I second all of Dan’s comments. My biggest issue is the way the engine-driven water pump is located/oriented; you pretty much have to remove the pu,p to access the cover plate in order to replace the impeller. Not something I’d like to have to do in a seaway…
Otherwise, I love the boat! Easy to handle (or single-hand), and she sails beautifully. Fred Street -- Minneapolis S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI :^( On Dec 3, 2014, at 8:58 AM, Daniel Sheer via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Pegathy has an HM35F, which is supposed to rate 35 hp. It was installed in > the mid 90's and has about 2700 hrs. Still runs very well - started right up > in freezing weather when I had her hauled two weeks ago. She's configured > with the OEM nav station starboard. There's access in the front, after > removing the panels, one of which has four built in drawers which need to be > removed first. There's an ~9"x18" door on the port side well into the > q-berth, and starboard access from the lazarette in the cockpit. Once you > empty the lazarette, panels come out and it's wide open - provided you've > wedged your body (or hang your torso) in the lazarette - which does have a > flat floor board to crouch on. I and even I, circumferentially challenged, > old and inflexible as I am, can get in, but it ain't pretty. > > There's an access port cut in the bottom of Pegathy's cockpit above the oil > filler cap. That makes things easier, else you need a hose on the funnel to > add oil or coolant. Checking the oil requires emptying all the crap from the > q-berth, removing the cushions to get the door off, putting on a head lamp, > and crawling in. The oil check is on the right (that is the port) side of the > engine because the v-drive requires they put the engine in backwards. > Changing belts, water pumps, or alternator at the stern end of the engine, > which is actually the front, is done from the lazarette or the q-berth, > depending on which belt or whatever. It's doable, just a pain relative to > having them at the companionway. The v-drive is on the forward end (back) of > the engine, so aligning the shaft and checking the transmission oil are > easier. > > So the answer is ...... you actually can get to everything you need, even > change belts in a seaway, but it's usually twice the work or more. That said, > how often do you change belts? Answer: 4 raw water pump belts and 1 > alternator belt on the trip from Ft. Lauderdale, where I bought her, to > Baltimore. Not one more in three seasons since the pulleys were smoothed, but > with way less total hours than the Florida trip. We'll see when I take her to > New England next spring. > > I didn't and wouldn't let the access issue stop me from buying the boat. She > sails like a dream, and is shoal draft (~5') for the Chesapeake, very > comfortable, very stable, and quite dry. And I like a boat with less > freeboard that keeps me closer to the water. I like to pet the dolphins (yup, > did that). > > Dan Sheer > Pegathy - C&C LF 38 > Rock Creek off the Patapsco
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