Greetings All!
I come to you as a a new boat owner, a novice mechanic (with a can do attitude!), and a beginning sailor. With the passing of a close friend, I have inherited the sailboat that I got married on. We have shared a lot of great times and adventures on the SV Peace, our friend has been teaching my wife and I how to sail for the past few years. He has always been the one to take care of the boat, he was very intelligent and very mechanically inclined. He put the Atomic 4 motor in about four years ago. It has been running beautifully and has had regular use (have to motor in and out of slip with very strong current).
Peace is a 1966 Pearson Vanguard 33 sloop rigged, beautiful, old boat. She needs a lot of work, but she floats and she sails and her motor is strong. At least for now. Even with being put in under five years ago, overhauling the motor is part of the restoration efforts we are inheriting with the boat. It looks like it wasn't painted because it is covered in rust, especially thick on top of the head which is not good when I want to change the head gasket. I have some mechanical knowledge and a fair amount of practice working on my own cars and I have the confidence in myself to learn, take my time, and do things the right way. A large part of my desire to work over everything by my own hand is to gain the confidence in the function of each working part as I look it over, learn how and why it works, and work on it myself when needed. Then as I learn the condition of each part and take the mystery out of propelling the boat I can feel much safer when relying on the motor for safety and know what to do when something fails.
I have been delving into thorough research already learning about the motor and other moving parts and gosh has Moyer Marine been a good resource! As have these forums and the wealth of shared experience and kindness found herein. The digger I deep, the more I find that I need to do. Some projects do come with a sense of urgency, in order of importance for safety of me and my Family, safety of the boat, and safety of the motor. I'm really looking forward to sharing my experience, learning yours, receiving guidance, and offering what I can when the time comes. Thank you for being part of this community that helps so many and thank you for having me.
Fair Winds and Following Seas,
Justin Scott
I come to you as a a new boat owner, a novice mechanic (with a can do attitude!), and a beginning sailor. With the passing of a close friend, I have inherited the sailboat that I got married on. We have shared a lot of great times and adventures on the SV Peace, our friend has been teaching my wife and I how to sail for the past few years. He has always been the one to take care of the boat, he was very intelligent and very mechanically inclined. He put the Atomic 4 motor in about four years ago. It has been running beautifully and has had regular use (have to motor in and out of slip with very strong current).
Peace is a 1966 Pearson Vanguard 33 sloop rigged, beautiful, old boat. She needs a lot of work, but she floats and she sails and her motor is strong. At least for now. Even with being put in under five years ago, overhauling the motor is part of the restoration efforts we are inheriting with the boat. It looks like it wasn't painted because it is covered in rust, especially thick on top of the head which is not good when I want to change the head gasket. I have some mechanical knowledge and a fair amount of practice working on my own cars and I have the confidence in myself to learn, take my time, and do things the right way. A large part of my desire to work over everything by my own hand is to gain the confidence in the function of each working part as I look it over, learn how and why it works, and work on it myself when needed. Then as I learn the condition of each part and take the mystery out of propelling the boat I can feel much safer when relying on the motor for safety and know what to do when something fails.
I have been delving into thorough research already learning about the motor and other moving parts and gosh has Moyer Marine been a good resource! As have these forums and the wealth of shared experience and kindness found herein. The digger I deep, the more I find that I need to do. Some projects do come with a sense of urgency, in order of importance for safety of me and my Family, safety of the boat, and safety of the motor. I'm really looking forward to sharing my experience, learning yours, receiving guidance, and offering what I can when the time comes. Thank you for being part of this community that helps so many and thank you for having me.
Fair Winds and Following Seas,
Justin Scott
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