Pearson 365 and 367

Thanks. looks like alot of work.

Pat

That is on my list of projects, also.

Thanks

Pat

Thanks for the info, on how you attacked those hoses, that's this weekends project, next is the starboard water tank, the tank is dirty and the baffles inside are broken, not sure what I'm going to do about them, thinking of cutting the tank open and putting one of those flexible water bags in there. Any one done this or is there a better way to fix the tank.

Thanks

Pat

The forward drain hose on the Port Side, goes down next to the kitchen storage area then along side the the storage locker, then to the Thur Hull just above the Water Tank. It is old and started leaking, I can't get this this hose out, I'm thinking of cutting a hole in the side of the storage locker to access the hose. Then I should be able to cut it in half and pull the top down and the bottom up, then I will need to figure out how to get a new one in there.

Pat   

Thanks for the welcome and the reply.

The gear shift lever is a little difficult to find neutral but I tried this a couple of times, and the shaft never stops spinning, and when I have it in neutral, and increase the rpm, it doesn't seem to spin any faster or push the boat.

My concern is that the prop is spinning, maybe not enough to push the boat but enough that I could wrap something in the prop.

Pat

New to Diesels and V-drives, I have a new to me, 1978 365 Sloop, with the Westerbeke 40 and Paragon Transmission and the Walter V-Drive. I bought the boat from some folks who only had it for a few weeks, a partnership gone bad, so I was not able to learn much about the boat from the previous owners. So, I'm hoping the board will help me out a little in understanding the boat and it's systems.

I just finished installing a holding tank, a definite requirement around here. It is small, I put it under the Starboard Vee berth, but it will work for the 2 of us and pass the requirement of having one. Now I want to make sure the engine and drive train are in good running order.  

I see the model Plate on the Transmission, but it is unreadable, is there another way to tell what model, what was standard on the 1979 model. I saw in Sea Dragon's website in the manual, where the shaft is not suppose to spin when the trans is in neutral, mine does, I'm guessing this also means the prop is spinning, not a good thing. It doesn't seem to increase spinning when the rpm's are increased. Has anyone else experienced this, what is require to repair this.

Also, I want to thank the board for the info about the pencil zincs, checked mine and definitely needed to be replaced.

I'm signed up to take a basic Diesel class at the end of August, I need it, but in the mean time, I was looking over the engine today and I noticed this line hanging down unattached at one end, it looks like it has a fitting on one end and the other is connected to, I not sure what.

I attach some pictures.

Maybe someone can tell me what it is connected to and what the other end should be connected to.

The first picture is the end, with the fitting.




The second and third picture is where the other end is attached.






Thanks

Pat

Please add me to the list.


1978 Pearson 365 Sloop Hull #195

S/V Tia Maria

Owners:  Pat and Brenda
             Huntington Beach, CA

Tia Maria is currently slipped in San Pedro, CA.

I have recently purchased the boat, I'm looking forward to becoming a active member of this forum. I'm sure I'll have some questions, as I start my new adventure.

Pat