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  1. Warren Holybee

    Really bad day.

    I don't know. I never planned to take time off work, but to resign and do the puddle jump after. I should be in an even better financial position to do that now. But not sure I should, if I like this job and am happy with it and the hours, maybe continuing to grow a cruising kitty and skipping...
  2. Warren Holybee

    Really bad day.

    Yeah. The new place is only 1 block away from the old place. I will be getting a nicer apt, but still staying nearby and walking to work. Even with the nicer apt, I am figuring I will net $600-$700 more spendable cash after taxes and deductions.
  3. Warren Holybee

    Really bad day.

    Great news! I got a call from a company I applied to 8 months ago and had written off and they offered me a job for $25k/year more than what I had been making, with better working hours. I had to accept it of course, and I think life is going to be much better in 2024. :)
  4. Warren Holybee

    New owner, 1979 382 "Island girl"

    Yeah, I think I prefer bronze. SS is cheaper, and I think stronger, but brittle. SS will break, and bronze will bend a bit first. And bronze won't rust. The sprocket in the pedestal is Bronze. The knurling for the break is worn smooth on mine, and the replacement is stainless. And expensive...
  5. Warren Holybee

    New owner, 1979 382 "Island girl"

    Yes, i think edson sells replacement axels and maybe new bushings to press into the sheave. Edson seems to have moved away from bronze for most things. The new sheaves are aluminum. I think bronze is better. I would remove the whole assembly for inspection. The plate was made from steel, and...
  6. Warren Holybee

    Really bad day.

    So I will run my ideas by you guys to see what you all think. 1. I had been planning to work on Eliana the next 6 months before joining the HaHa in October. The 2 big items would have been be a new windlass (surprisingly I have no windlass at all) and a cutter stay. Also need a new liferaft, as...
  7. Warren Holybee

    Ventilation Hatch in the Head?

    The front hatch was waves/blue water and that hatch failed first. The hatch under the boom was rain. It leaked much less but still failed quickly. If i recall there was a weird way to close them by sliding the cylinder up. It didn't slide smoothly, and would not stay all the way up, but fell...
  8. Warren Holybee

    Really bad day.

    In the end I am sure it will be better. Thinking this morning, I actually have a lot of options, and 2 of them don't involve selling the boat.
  9. Warren Holybee

    New owner, 1979 382 "Island girl"

    That block might have been for a bosun chair(for someone to pull themself up), but having the snap shackles would be a really bad idea for that. And it might not be enough purchase. You can use any halyard for a bosun's chair that gets you where you need to be. Preferably 2 halyards, one to...
  10. Warren Holybee

    Ventilation Hatch in the Head?

    I had installed two expensive Marinco solar vents in the hatches. I installed them a few days before my trip to Hawaii, and they leaked the whole way. Even closed, they dripped water. By the time we got there, the tiny motor had rusted in one, and the tiny on/off switch corroded in the other...
  11. Warren Holybee

    Really bad day.

    I don't want to go into it, but I had to resign my job today after more than 6 months of my boss lying to me. I couldn't cope anymore. Today was to be my annual employee evaluation, and I expect it would have been fine. But a quick discussion beforehand and I decided I needed to give notice and...
  12. Warren Holybee

    New owner, 1979 382 "Island girl"

    Nope, nothing to do with a spinnaker or pole. It's far too heavy duty. My Vang is exactly like that, even with the snap shackles. If your vang is better than this, then this is probably original, and was just tossed in a locker when it was upgraded. Or, it could just be something on board for...
  13. Warren Holybee

    New owner, 1979 382 "Island girl"

    It looks like a boom vang. If you have another boom vang, maybe this is the old one. Do not try and use it for a preventer. It will rip the stanchions out of the deck, and if you use a strong point like the genoa track you risk breaking the boom in half. A preventer must go from the end of...
  14. Warren Holybee

    On today’s edition of “Dumb Newbie Questions”…

    No tabbing that i am aware of. One light is in the locker forward the chart table, the other exactly across from it behind the hot water heater. Maybe its thicker because of its depth below the waterline? Its obviously below the waterline, but its close to the seam between the cored above...
  15. Warren Holybee

    Chart Table Project

    That is pretty nice!
  16. Warren Holybee

    On today’s edition of “Dumb Newbie Questions”…

    I have become pretty heat tolerant after my time in the tropics. The greatest advantage of dorade vents is that they are open when it is raining. When it is 80-90 degrees and raining, it really sucks having everything closed up. The inside of the boat turns into a hot humid sauna. Far more 382s...
  17. Warren Holybee

    On today’s edition of “Dumb Newbie Questions”…

    My first boat was/is my Morgan 382, Eliana, just after having completed ASA 105/106. It is not too large for a first boat, or for single handing. I circumnavigated and about half of that was singlehanded, and some of that was not in nice conditions. The question of size is going to be more one...
  18. Warren Holybee

    A "Happy heart" has found new owners

    Second the recommendation for West System. Use 40 grit or a grinding wheel to remove the the shiny "blush" from the resin you are bonding to. The bond will be as strong or stronger than original.
  19. Warren Holybee

    A "Happy heart" has found new owners

    In case it is the reason for asking, it is NOT the same resin that causes other boats from the same era to be plagued by blisters. I believe it is a polyester.
  20. Warren Holybee

    Eliana Haul out.

    Yeah, well who buys a boat because it is a good financial decision anyway? What made the choice for me to keep Eliana was 2 part. The first was that if I bought a $100k boat in 5 years, it would still need 3-5 years work before I really liked it. That would put my next cruise at 8-10 years from...
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