Pearson 365 and 367

Here on Vancouver islands' Westcoast, summer has yet to arrive. I'm refinishing the brightwork on the cockpit combing and toe-rail. Managing to find decent weather enough to do this. Lots of overcast, rain. Good wind but it usually blows up the inlet (from the south). Probably require a hundred tacks to sail her out to the Barkley sound. Nobody does this of course. But can ride back up easy enough. How did they do this in the old square rigged days I wonder?

Hi,

I've set up my "Public" folder on my "Mobileme" site so that you can download the Owner's guide and now Upload files as well. At least I hope so, any Guniea pigs available?

https://public.me.com/rlskipp

Password is: pearson

(Small case exactly as shown!)

Just to restate my intentions here. I have added some pages at the back of the owner's guide with drawings of the Sloop version of our boat as well as some system drawings. I will add all other rigs later. I hope to use this site to allow for others to upload drawings. (Even rough ones, I will contact your for clarification and refine them) The idea is to eventually compile a general and I hope useful Handbook specifically for our boat.

Feel free to add any photos, drawings, even ideas that I can draw up. But be patient as this will be a long term project. Also, I have only a wireless connection from the marina office which isn't always reliable. It's Sunday morning now and everything is quiet so it seems to be functioning for the moment.

I have one request for now. Does anybody have their rig set up with all lines leading to the cockpit? I'd like to draw this up, even a photo or two to include it in the next update. I will try and re-post the manual at least monthly with updates. There's a lot of good ideas and upgrades on our boats and so it might be nice to have a single source for reference.

Thanks!

WOW! A real horror story with sea monsters!.... It sounds like it surfaced right underneath and got his tail stuck between the keel and rudder then panicked and thrashed about to get free. Hmmm....,Maybe there is something to be said for a full-keel boat!

I'll be watching for more entries to see how they make out. Must be an odd experience for you to see this occur to your previously owned boat.

Thanks!

I'll keep trying.....

https://files.me.com/rlskipp/tk8720

Maybe? Their "help" files aren't very.

Please try again and let me know.

Hi,

It may take some trial and error to set this up.

I have uploaded the manual to my Apple "Mobile me" account.
It's the first time I have used it for this purpose so I'll need somebody to let me know if it's working.

https://public.me.com/rlskipp

It may take awhile. The marina has WIFI internet, but it's slow and sometimes unreliable. Also, am I.

But I try....

Hello All,

I have scanned and compiled into a PDF document the Owner's Guide for our boat. It's about a 12 MB. File. I'd like to post it somewhere accessible to all if this is possible.

It includes a Parts catalogue and I have added some drawings I have done of my boat and a few systems at the back. I also numbered the pages and created a proper Table of contents.  My thinking is that we could use this as a document to add other drawings, plans, photos even of our various projects and upgrades that could be a ready and useful reference for all. Over time it could evolve into a "Handbook".

In any case I'd be will to spend some time, as other projects allow, to work on this and update it from time to time.

I'm interested to know what others think.

~Richard

Good point. I think condensation does account for quite a bit of the problem. But I have had some obvious signs of leaking around the fixed ports. And I also suspect, as Dale has suggested, that I have some leaking at the through bolts on the T-Track for the jib. So, I will get on to these in the spring. It's still pretty cold here on the West coast of Vancouver island, just had a dump of snow last night.

I also have some dry rot problem at the blocks supporting the bowsprit. This is not the original one and it looks like the wood chosen for the blocks wasn't quite up to the job. Anyway, that's another job to tackle in the spring. I'll be going through Dales' extensive list in the Spring as well.

Thanks!

-Richard

Hi,

I checked the water tanks and found water collected in the space in front of both the starboard and port side tanks. More on the port side though. It has nowhere to go once it's found it's way there. So I sopped it all up. On the port side I could see a slick where the water is following the contour of the hull. The hoses all seem to be good. I followed the lines to the junction under the sink in the galley.

Having examined the T-Track bolts from an access panel in the galley, I suspect, as Dale mentions, that these are the most likely the problem. At least partly. On the Starboard side, the water is collecting on top of the tank. So, this could be those same bolts. I've also had to change the Navigation table dome light recently which was badly corroded from water leaking in. The suspects in this case are as Dale also suggest the seals around the fixed port holes.


Thanks Mark for the link to the antennae. I have looked into an antennae before. Possibly the product you use will work for me, but I bought a different one that made similar claims that failed to improve the reception. I just don't know enough about the technology to know what's what with these things.


I should mention again that the climate here is exceptionally wet at this time of year. Days and days of rain at a time. So, if there is a place on earth where these sorts of problems can turn up on this type of boat, this is the place it will happen!

Yesterday we had slushy snow and I cleaned it off a couple of times during the day. This morning I sponged out about two cups of water from around the mast step. The step is in good shape, not the original, and has only some surface corrosion. I'm pretty sure it's an aluminum one. My concern was that in this case, I worry that with it being submerged much of the time, that the bonding system could be transferring low current to it, and working against the intended purpose. I'm fairly certain that it's fresh water, (but I'm not going to taste it to find out!)

By the way, I dug up the original manual for these boats. Would it be of any general use to scan and make up a PDF? It might take me awhile, but I'll be happy to provide this as a resource.

Thanks Mark for the ideas on the mast step. I think that operation is a bit beyond my resources for the moment. I will watch more closely when I fill the water tanks. I used to lift the settees and open the tank caps and monitor the situation while filling them. But then I got a little smarter and now I time them with an iPod clock.
Still, I have to run them completely empty to do that accurately.

I'll check those hoses too.

Thanks Dale for the kind words regarding my website, photos and drawings. I will look into having them published.

* I should note that I have only intermittent wireless as provided by the marina here. It's amazing that it works at all as I am at least 200 meters from the office and there's a lot of fishing boat masts and electrical gizmos between here and there.

I am really delighted that the Pearson Yacht club exists! For now, as a newbie I'll be using it a lot. But later hope to become a contributor. Owning and living on the boat has been a life-long dream. This morning, despite the chill and fog, I went up into the cockpit and enjoyed my morning coffee watching mergansers swim by. Quite often there are eagles, herons, seals and sea lions as well. And the inlet is renowned for it's very fine salmon fishing. Later in the summer I hope to get out into the Barkley sound where Ling cod and halibut are available.

By the way Dale, I believe that the screws w/ bolts on the T-track are the ones leaking -thanks. And I was planning to re-seat the stanchions this summer as well. I'm making a list of all the things you mentioned and will have a look.

Thanks a ton Dale for all that INfo!

I'll have some things to do over the next few days! I think the mast is sealed tight, so that's not a suspect really. The step, I believe is fairly new, and an aluminum one. There's closer to an inch of water that accumulates though. I sponge it out into a bucket. Not sure how many liters the bucket is, probably 7 or 8. This is a rain forest here in the Northwest and so we gets days of rain at a time.

I'll be crawling all over the boat in the spring. After I bought the boat I returned to Korea for about seven months and so have only been living aboard since last August. It's great getting to know her, Next step will actually be taking her out sailing!

I'll have lots of questions in the coming weeks, months, years.

Thanks again!

SV Lady Brassey
1977
P365 Sloop #175

Hello everyone,

A technical query:
...
I have a couple of issues on the boat which I would like to enquire from the group. I find that water keeps accumulating in the bilge. It's located in the Pacific Northwest (Southwest in Canada!) , so we got a LOT of rain. But, where is the most likely point of entry? I attempted to use silicon as a stopgap solution around the base of the bowsprit blocks where it seemed to be the most likely culprit. But that didn't help much. I have found in the few places where I can access the deck to hull bolts that indeed there is moisture. So, am I looking at having to redo all those bolts? The thought is a bit overwhelming. Here's another idea. Tell me if it has any validity please.... The teak rail cap at the hull-deck joint in badly in need of varnishing or oiling. I'm thinking I'd prefer the latter. So, if I were to do this (in the Spring-once the rains have stopped) and then ran a bead of Sikaflex on either side at the base, and one along the joint where the two pieces of wood meet, would this seal it?

Another thing that concerns me is the the mast has a low point in the bilge and water persistently collects there submerging the mast step. Since this is a bonded system, could this, in fact cause accelerated corrosion? And why is that area a low point? The shrouds and stays are not particularly taught, although they may have been overly so in the past I suppose.

Optional background read:

I joined this site over a year ago but this is the first posting. I'm living aboard my Pearson 365 sloop here at the end of the Alberni inlet on the West coast of Vancouver island. This is my first boat and for now is primarily my home. But I still hope to acquire the skills and money to outfit her as a passage making cruising boat. There's so much to learn! But that's really the fun of it. So far, the extent of my cruising experience has been a four day passage here from Victoria. I brought along two crew, my brother, and an experienced sailor. It went without a hitch. Though, due to the time of year (late autumn) and schedule (4 days), I have to confess we motored most of it. Sailed out the first gusty day into the middle of the Straits of Juan de Fuca under a double reefed main. I got a little sea sick, but it happens to everybody, right? ....right? On day four we sailed most of the way up the Alberni inlet under spinnaker. Very exciting. The winds up the channel were gusty and we sped along at speeds varying from 2.0-7.5 knots!

I spent seven years teaching English in Korea to earn the money to purchase her. I planned to remain longer in order to outfit her properly. But other matters have called me home. I am a graduate of Fine Arts and so am employing those skills to create art which I plan to sell at various vendors starting in the spring.

Thanks, ~Richard Skipp

Here's the URL for my blog about life on the boat, art, weather, etc.

http://web.me.com/rlskipp/RLSKIPP_Blog/Welcome.html

Hi All,

I've just joined up. Bought my 365 here in Victoria, British Columbia. She's a sloop rig, hull number #175. After looking at a lot of boats I was delighted to come across this one. The plan is to upgrade a few things over the next couple of years and then go global with her as time, money and abilities will allow. Have to upgrade myself too. I'm a photographer, artist, and English as Second language teacher. (ESL) Been doing the latter for a few years in Korea. Will be returning again for awhile. You can see some shots here, as well as of my favorite subjects, birds and other animals.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/9582072@N06/

I love this boat! She makes me happy just being aboard and messing about. Lots to learn, not that much to do fortunately as she's in pretty good shape. Can't believe she's 32 plus years old.

Anyway, have fun!

~ Richard Skipp

Hi All,

You can ad my boat to the list. She's a 1977 sloop-rig, hull number 175. I've just purchased her here in Victoria, B.C. Canada. Plan to upgrade her to take me on a long, long cruise in a couple of years.

Richard Skipp