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Old 12-09-2011, 10:41 AM
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I'm glad my story is boring compared to some of the nightmares you guys are telling.

My Pearson 30 was on the hard, and I negotiated with the son of the registered owner, who agreed to my terms and signed it over to me. The boat was clean, and came with a full suit of sails. Nothing crazy.

The boat was very... basic. Not equipped for racing or anything, only primary winches, no boom vang, no tiller tamer or autopilot. It was marginally equipped for spinnaker flight with a pole, and pole lift, but no foreguy, and a tiny spinnaker built in 1968. The very tired main has no reef points in it.

The Atomic 4 spun to life easily after sitting un-touched for about 2 years, and has run well for me since. It does need an oil change and a valve adjustment though.

I slapped some fresh bottom paint on it, replaced the shaft packing and went sailing.

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