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For Sale and Wanted / For Sale: one-of-a-kind 1981 P323 modified for extended cruising

« on: May 23, 2022, 03:15:54 PM »

Start your cruise tomorrow, everything included.
Located in Fort Lauderdale, $35,000

• Start your cruise tomorrow, seriously, everything is here including the fuel
  Documented Vessel
  Completely self-contained and energy independent, the boat hasn’t ‘plugged in’ since last year.
  6 Gallon per hour RO (reverse osmosis) water maker
  Includes tender, outboard, and fuel tank.
  3 burner stove and oven and 12-volt DC refrigeration.
  Grill your first day out on a new stainless-steel rail mountable grill

Sailing:
All new standing rigging 2018
150% genoa with cockpit controlled furler and mast mounted halyard winch
Mainsail with dutchman lazy-jacks, 2 rows of reef points, mast mounted halyard winch, boom mounted reef winch.
Cockpit:
Edison Pedestal with sunbrella cover
New CPT AutoPilot
2 - Binnacle mounted RAM Ipad holders with waterproof covers, for navigation and/or Furuno 1st Watch radar
Binnacle mounted completely rebuilt Ritchie Compass with green night illuminator
Pedestal mounted USB & Cigarette Lighter power/charging station
Binnacle engine controls, for speed and F/N/R
Fold-Down Teak cockpit table
Remote VHF radio microphone/radio control for Standard Horizon GX 1700 (with internal GPS)
Stern Arch mounted - 630 Watts of Solar Power (dual 315 Watt panels), 400 Watt Wind Generator, Independent GPS antenna
Stern Arch - Dinghy Davits
Manual Bilge Pump
Volvo MD11C Engine start, Engine Alarm, and Instruments
Raymarine i40 Bi-data display with Seatalk  (Depth Sounder, Knot meter, water temperature)
2 speed self-tailing Lewmar 43ST winches (port and starboard), with sunbrella covers
Life Sling 2, Man-overboard retrieval system
Storage: 2 lockable Lazarette lockers, full length of cockpit, one each on starboard and port side, winch handle and line storage in cockpit combing on starboard and port side.
Deck:
Single speed lewmar cabin top winch, with sunbrella cover
Teak toe and rub rails
Teak handholds the entire length of the cabin
Cast stainless steel opening ports with screens (2 starboard side, 2 port side)
Powder coated, resealed fixed ports (2 starboard side, 2 port side)
Radar Reflector hoist to spreaders (port side)
flags hoist to spreaders (starboard side)
150% genoa with cockpit controlled furler and mast mounted halyard winch
Mainsail with dutchman lazyjacks, 2 set of reef points, mast mounted halyard winch, boom mounted reef winches.
Bow pulpit with anchor roller, anchor windless with wired control pendant and wireless control pendant, 45 pound Mantus M1 galvanized spade anchor
in-deck anchor locker with 200-foot of chain and rode for 33 pound Bruce anchor (second/spare anchor), anchor bridle with chain lock and mooring clip, and single line with chain lock.
Storage: Molded-in anchor locker
Navigation Station:
Custom Teak Navigation station with open shelf and closed locker storage.
Starting Battery Bank Monitor
Standard Horizon GX-1700 VHF with GPS
SGC SG-2000 Single Side Band (SSB) Transceiver with remote mounted head and antenna tuner, 28-foot stern mounted whip antenna, with SCS PTC-IIe (upgraded to Pactor III) Pactor modem for sailmail (email), GRIB, and weather faxes.
35 amp SSB power Circuit Breaker
USB / cigarette lighter power/changing station
New Teak & Formica Bulkhead between salon and navigation station
New interior LED lights and Light fixtures
Storage: Liquor cabinet behind Nav station seat, shelf storage and locker storage starboard side, large storage under nav station seat, under table storage with spring table top holder
Galley:
Large Ice Box – 32” x 22” x 30”
12 Volt DC Ice Box refrigeration conversion with optimized power controller
Hot and Cold Pressure Water with anticycling accumulator
3 galley selectable water storage tanks (20 Gal Port tank, 20 Gal Starboard tank, 40 Gal Center tank) for a total of 80 gallons water storage
3 burner gas stove with gas oven, pressurized alcohol stove fuel tank with easy shut-off control.
Storage for silverware, plates, bowels, pot / pans.
Salon:
Bench Seat/Sleeping Bunk port side
U-shaped salon with table, configurable to sleep 2
6 Gallon per hour RO 12 Volt DC powered water maker (pickled in March 2022)
Onboard Wifi station / AIS receiver transmitting constant GPS position, AIS Targets, Water Depth / Vessel Speed / Water Temperature converted from Raymarine Seatalk to WiFi transmitted NMEA 0183 sentences. All receivable by most navigation programs on phones, tablets, and laptop/desktop computers.
Storage: shelf storage above settee (one and two shelf), locker storage behind back cushions on starboard and port side. Bin storage under settee seats.
Head:
Natures Head Composting Toilet with power vent
Swing-out Sink with under counter storage
Shower with on-off wand, shower curtain, teak grate floor
Storage: Peat Moss compost media storage behind sink, locker above sink with shelf storage starboard side, wet hanging locker storage with two door on port side and shelf storage above.
V-Berth:
Custom bedding system for V-berth, (the best sleep you will ever have on a boat)
USB / cigarette lighter power/changing station
Storage: shelf storage ¾ length of berth on starboard and port side, 3 drawer with 1 locker and shelf storage port side, 3 bin with shelf storage starboard side.
Tender:
Dinghy Davits on the stern arch
9’ 6” long, 5’ 2” beam inflatable Achilles dinghy
6 HP long shaft Mercery outboard with 3-gallon fuel tank, hose and primer bulb
Engine:
Volvo MD11C 23 HP diesel auxiliary engine, upgraded alternator, and 3 prong propeller. Averages 5.5 to 6 .5 knots.
20 Gallon fuel tank with Racor housing and Filter
Electrical:
New DC Power panel with circuit on indicator added next to factory panel
New AC Power panel with reverse polarity detector and voltage meter
4 KW inverter (12 Volt DC to 120 Volt AC converter)
400 Amp/Hour battery capacity, 2 - 100 A/H Trojan AGM (bilge pump and engine starting bank), with dedicated Alternator/Solar/Line power battery charger and panel mount battery monitor
2 - 100 A/H Decca Flood Batteries (lighting, refrigeration, anchor windless, and house bank), with separate Solar/Line power battery charger, with PC based battery monitor for charge and power used chart, including a 400 watt wind generator/charger.
Solar panel series/parallel wiring selection manual selector.
12 Volt DC Ice Box refrigeration with optimized controller

Miscellaneous:
4 – 5 gal Jerry cans, diesel, 2 full
1 – 5 gal Jerry can, gasoline.
1 – 5 gal Jerry can with bottom spout, water
Hand held spot light with lanyard
Quarantine and Bahamian Courtesy Flags
2 -Fire Extinguisher, one in galley, one in the head
2 - 12 Volt DC fans, one is the salon, one in the V-berth
2 - New tinted opening hatches, one in the salon, one in the V-berth
Jacklines, harness, and tether
Manual Clothing washer and spin dryer
New Stainless Steel charcoal rail mount grill
Sunbrella Deck Awning
Sunbrella Bimini
Deck mountable Sailboat Hammock (great under the awning)
Vacuum oil changer with tubing, 2 funnels, and Baha Fuel filter with side fill adapter
4 Adult Life Vests (PFD)
6 - 8.5” x 27” fenders, 2 – 5-foot fender boards
Dock and Spring lines
50 AMP to 30 AMP adapter, 30 amp to standard 120 VAC outlet adapter, 45-foot 30 amp power cord
Extendable boat hook
Spares: submergible Bilge Pump with 1” diameter 8-foot hose, Engine fuel pump, Racor fuel filter element, MD11 engine starter, cylinder sleeve, and valve body, raw water pump impeller, oil filter, CPT auto-pilot belt, assorted stainless-steel sheet metal and machine screws, sealants and calking,
Storage: Galley – counter inset for silver ware, plate storage X 2, 2 shelf can storage, 1 shelf tall bottle storage, pot/pan storage locker under stove. Nav Station – Liquor cabinet behind Nav seat, storage locker under nav seat, storage under nav table. Solon – 2 shelf storage starboard side, small storge locker starboard side, under seat storage 2 settee sections starboard side, storage behind 3 sections of settee back cushions starboard side, storage behind 3 sections of settee back cushions port side. Head – Peat Moss bag storage behind sink pull-out, locker above sink pull-out, shelf storage about locker, storage under counter in sink pull-out, vented hanging locker port side. V-Berth – 3 storage bins (starboard side), 3 drawer and 1 half height locker (port side), full size storage locker under v-berth. Vented anchor chain and rode locker in bow accessible from V-berth.

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New Member Introductions / Introduction / New Owner

« on: September 16, 2015, 10:13:10 AM »

I probably should have posted this about two months ago, but I was so focused on getting the 323 home so that I could stop the flow of water into the boat that it just never entered my head to introduce myself. I purchased Hull #330 from a gentleman in NC, I live in New Bern, NC. I refurbish sailboats as a hobby, (ya, I know I'm insane... honey I bought another one... clearly so does my wife), and have focused on Pearsons for the last few. The first time I sailed a P28, I was amazed at how balanced the helm was, how stable the boat was, and how well the hulls were put together. I just finished the P28 and was looking for another project to start, I looked at a P30, P303, P33, P35 and the P323, I read the history of Pearson Yacht company and found it fascinating. I absolutely fell in love with the 323, I was like slipping on a pair of loafer you have owned for years... everything felt right. My boat had been pretty much abandoned by the owner for 3 to 5 years, not intentionally he had health issues so I can understand. Much of the wood forward of the main solon and some in the solon is rotted and every opening in the boat leaked and not just drips, but water flowed in. It was almost to the point where it might not be economically salvageable, and that just made me sad. I just could not stand to see this beauty die, so I bought it. Since bringing it home, new hatches, rebuild all the fixed ports, repacked the stuffing box, new mast boot, and new opening ports have slowed the flow of water to a trickle (just the anchor locker now). I can start to replace the teak woodwork now. I have a complete wood workshop and have been building furniture for years, so this should be the easy part. Anyway, I'm probably going to keep this one for myself when I done. Good to join you all.

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Ports & Hatches / Replacing opening ports with New Found Metal

« on: August 31, 2015, 09:57:52 AM »

I'm replacing all the opening ports with New Found Metal 414 SS ports, has anyone accomplished this? Any advice? This will be my next task next weekend.

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Ports & Hatches / My Experience in Removing Fixed Ports

« on: August 31, 2015, 09:51:07 AM »

Just an FYI for anyone planning to remove and rebed the Fix Ports. I found that using an oscillating multi-tool (DeWalt in my case) made taking out the ports a breeze. I removed all four in about an hour and a half, and I was talking my time. On my 323 it seems like it was a tail of two production crews, on the port size there was plenty of room between the fiberglass cutout and the port frame, but on the starboard side the glass was right up against the frame (this side leaked the worst as well). On the port I used the scraping tool on the inside and out. On the starboard I wound up using a saw blade around half of the circumference of the port just to give me enough room between the glass and frame to get the scraper in, and scraped the outside. The standard scraper profile does not fit between the desk and the bottom of the frame on the outside, so I took an old dull saw blade, grounded off the teeth, made it a bit shorter and thinner, put a little bit a radius on the end and I could slip it between the frame and the deck off the side of the tool. The saw blades are much more flexible then the scraper and I was able to give it quite a bit of flex. Once the frame is mostly clear of sealant and starts move somewhat freely, it still takes quite a bit of 'push' to get things moving from inside to out. I also noticed that there was a preferred side to remove first ( top or bottom ), I guessing it depended on how it was last put in. I also used the multi-tool to remove the old sealant from the old frame, the old saw blade worked so well I made a very small one to run in between the frame channels.

Lastly someone in the past tried to reseal the port while in place (common attempt), but I found a clear sealant which seemed like a modified rubber cement, it was not silicone. It was still sticky in some places and in others not bonded to anything. I haven't run into this stuff before.

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Electrical Systems & Electronics / MD11C Alternator

« on: August 17, 2015, 01:44:50 PM »

I'm just wondering if anyone has worked on the alternator on the Volvo MD11C. I just purchased the boat and have found that the alternator is putting out very high voltage, actually killed all the electronics except the VHF. In researching it seems that the voltage regulator is bolted to / and part of the alternator. Has anyone gone down this road before? Is it worth fixing or should I just purchase a new one?

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Engine and Drive Train / Stuffing Box

« on: August 04, 2015, 12:31:00 PM »

I have read all the posting about repacking the stuffing box, bought the tool, used 3/16" packing. Besides being a complete pain in the butt, I have one remaining question. I pulled out what looked like 3 rings of 1/4", and it took 5 rings of 3/16" to get the nut to where I'll have some adjustment in the future. Does that sound right? I've packed a lot of boxes, but I always replaced what I found, so this is a little weird.