I spent about one year sorting out the best suited racer/cruiser specially suited for San Francisco Bay.
This particular model is fin keel, this means that you can head up into the wind as much as 30 degrees off wind.
Its keel-stepped mast and a full range of instruments makes it suitable for ocean coastal cruising.
After finding unspeakable liquid in the bilge due to broken mounting impeller bolt, I decided to reconfigure the installation with a flexible connecting hose to prevent future breaks.
The trusty Oberdorfer Raw water pump seals can be replaced easily of they start to leak. Part number is 11691, available from http://www.pumpsandpartsonline.com for $ 50.00 ( 2016)
The seals include upper and the lower seals plus the middle cylindrical seal.
My tardiness in replacing the fresh water pump of the cooling system - weeping hole dripping with antifreeze - resulted in a 1/4 of a cup of antifreeze in the bilge.
After disappointing service from the original raw water pump, I decided to switch to Oberdorfer pump.
This requires modification of the base to fit on M35B engines
The cockpit includes the cockpit table and drink holder bar.
Below the captains seat there is a shower head with hot and cold water.
Behind the captain seat is the swim ladder
The stuffing box and the 6 ply hose was replaced recently with 4 new aluminum straps.
The 3 strips of 1/4" flax is Gore-Tex that provides long life with less friction. It drips less.
She is equipped with 2 anchors and an Maxwell 800 electric windlass with canvas cover
One anchor stored on the anchor roller is 44 lb Bruce with 50 feet of chain and 200 feet of rode
