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We implemented the solution posted by S/V Pilgrim and had no regrets. The Todd Tank fit beneath the sink cabinet in the head like a glove and the ability to have the three stages of bilge pump was a valuable design - never did install the third stage pump, but never needed it. I would...

Wow, time flies. We did sell Williwaw just as COVID became a household word. It has been a disorienting change to me and I apologize for not closing the loop here on the Owner's Board. We were lucky to find a Morgan when we went shopping for our boat, and just as lucky to find this group of...

Thanks Jim - I sure get the "younger" part. Only wish Williwaw was in the shape she is now when I got her six years ago - I knew years ago (after the first overnight passage) that an autopilot was in my future. Just had no idea how much was involved in installing the solar, the battery...

We’re looking for a new home for Williwaw, our Morgan 382. Life’s just become spread too thin between the Boat in Pensacola and our lives in Alaska. We've realized we just haven't got the time on our hands for extended cruising and reduced our asking to $37K. The boat has just been...

We've dropped our asking price to $37K having realized life is not getting any easier and time for cruising is not in the forecast for us. This boat is absolutely ready for extended cruising, enough solar amps and batteries aboard to run the refrigerator and Garmin Autopilot all day and all...

Big Thanks to both of you! It's about 105 miles to the Anchorage (the closest W-Marine) and I am making a supply run tomorrow. Whew, it's not something to guess at, and it looks like a perfect time totime to shop-up a new Main Sheet.

Can anybody hazard a guess at how long the main sheet is for a 382 with the aft-mounted traveler? West Marine is offering line at 40% off and that's the last line on Williwaw we should consider replacing. Problem is we're in Alaska and she's in Pensacola. Thanks for any educated guesses!

It was our concept taken to perfection by the guys at Blue Coral in Pensacola. I had given up on feeling confident with any way to mount three panels on stainless tubing over the canvas Bimini. We'd been wrestling with davit designs for years too. Combining them all turned out to be the...

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Oops, lots more to say, but posting procedure got ahead of me: Here's some info about Williwaw - will post some more photos too. Have lots of pictures so ask if you'd like to see more...

We’re looking for a new home for Williwaw, our 1980 Morgan 382. Life’s just become spread too thin between the Boat in Pensacola and our lives in Alaska. Including the dinghy, outboard, all electronics, spare parts, and about anything else of value onboard (tools, kitchenware, etc) we're...

Jay, There's an easy fix for a broken sail. Just before a good friend came to FL for a sailing adventure, our old Genoa started to blow seams due to old UV-damaged thread and no used sails worth the $ were apparent. We managed to salvage the Genoa using a 6" wide roll of 8oz Dacron tape and...

Over time I've rounded-up a couple splicing links - one's more than strong enough but larger than the standard links, the other is standard size with tiny points cast into one side and holes in the other - you're supposed to pound the points down like built-in rivets (I'm unsure how strong that...

I just installed a Garmin Reactor 40 Mechanical Refit Kit and Garmin Class B Compact linear drive with an Edson Tiller arm into Williwaw (a M-382) Got the CC bill and did the math today. It cost $5279 for all the parts. materials and a bit of welding and machine work. Includes: all the...

Thanks Jim, in the FL panhandle we mostly anchor in shallow water too. WIlliwaw came with 150' of G4 and no windlass I wasn't keen on hauling up a lot of chain so I hacked 50' off the chain and connected it to some 3/4" nylon that all stayed in the upper deck locker for an interim measure...

Oh my, that's a lot of information. It's heartening to hear I may be able to get the Hurth out without moving the engine. and I may be able to fit the red donut without cutting the shaft. Looking back at old photos it does appear there are a few inches between the prop-nut and the rudder...

Seems to be a good bit of chat about repairing and replacing transmissions but I'm wondering how to go about the remove/replace procedure.. Williwaw's Hurth 150 is leaking itself dry in less than 6 hours of running so I bought a new one from TAD and plan to install it in the spring when I get...

Terry, thanks for the info! I rebuilt the chain locker bulkhead a couple years back and gave thought to moving it aft to make more room, but the V-berth bunk is short enough that I did not want to make it any less comfortable, so I left the bulkhead in the original location. I also kept the...

On Williwaw we installed a Plath windlass aft of the old anchor locker, ran a slanted hawsepipe thru the old locker so it centered above the chain locker below. The chain locker bulkhead had decayed so it was replaced with a glass-sandwiched piece of coosa board and then the v berth was...