[ILikeRust]

Sounds like I don't need to worry about overhauling, as she's running like a sewing machine at this point.

I have no plans to go outside of the Chesapeake Bay and environs, other than maybe next year or the year after, I'd love to take a longer cruise (week or two maybe) down the ICW into Pamlico Sound and back.

There is no way I'll be taking this boat out in blue water or, say, to the Carribbean or anything like that. Purely mid-Atlantic coastal cruising, and mostly short trips (like 1 - 3 days at a time).

When I go for a day sail, I run the engine about 15-30 minutes max going out and then another 15-30 minutes coming back in - just long enough to clear the inlet and get out into Hills Bay enough to raise the sails and kill the engine. Same thing coming back in - I sail as far as I can, depending on wind direction, before firing up the engine and dousing the sails.

I'll just address the known issues right now (head gasket, slight surface rust) and keep up with the good maintenance.