It seem the hardest thing about buying a new boat is coming up with a name. The past 2 boats we have owned have had names that we were happy with but the name Jenny M was the previous owners wife and Chris says it has to go. The original name was Sea Questor, not sure about that either. We always liked the name of our first boat "Alli Kat" named after our girls Kate and Alli but it's really a name for a catamaran.
Found this '85 Hunter 34 shoal draft sloop listed on craigs list priced at "make me an offer". She was on a private mooring up the river from our home with a siezed engine. Turns out the owner passed away while having the engine torn down and the boat has been sitting neglected for the past year. The wife(Jenny M) knew nothing about the boat and hadn't been aboard to even check on things. Bought the boat for a great price assuming that we would install a remanufactured engine and still be ahead of the game. The sails were good and the interior was great with new upholstery even though there was lots of mildew to be cleaned up. A bonus is the mooring being included in the sale and it is only 2 years old.
Seatow (AAA for boaters) came thru towing us to our dock with the costs covered under our old membership from Andros. Have spent the past week cleaning interior and pulling out the engine. Upon closer inspection have decided to repair the 3 cylinder Yanmar myself with the guidance of our friend Dan (a professional mechanic). The engine seems to be in great shape and we assume seawater got into the cylinders from cranking to long with the seawater intake open. When these engines don't start water can back up thru the exhaust and enter the cylinders. New pistons, rings, and machine shop work on the cylinders and head hopefully will make it alive again.
Found this '85 Hunter 34 shoal draft sloop listed on craigs list priced at "make me an offer". She was on a private mooring up the river from our home with a siezed engine. Turns out the owner passed away while having the engine torn down and the boat has been sitting neglected for the past year. The wife(Jenny M) knew nothing about the boat and hadn't been aboard to even check on things. Bought the boat for a great price assuming that we would install a remanufactured engine and still be ahead of the game. The sails were good and the interior was great with new upholstery even though there was lots of mildew to be cleaned up. A bonus is the mooring being included in the sale and it is only 2 years old.
Seatow (AAA for boaters) came thru towing us to our dock with the costs covered under our old membership from Andros. Have spent the past week cleaning interior and pulling out the engine. Upon closer inspection have decided to repair the 3 cylinder Yanmar myself with the guidance of our friend Dan (a professional mechanic). The engine seems to be in great shape and we assume seawater got into the cylinders from cranking to long with the seawater intake open. When these engines don't start water can back up thru the exhaust and enter the cylinders. New pistons, rings, and machine shop work on the cylinders and head hopefully will make it alive again.
Chris doing the heavy lifting!Pulling the engine was a breeze. Using the winches, boom, main halyard and a spare vang the two of us were able to get it out and onto the dock with ease. (neighbor helped lift it into my truck)
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