After a two year search which involved looking at 25 boats or more and researching many 0thers, we decided to purchase a 1978 38' Cheoy Lee Sloop. We bought the boat in Fall River, MA and sailed it home on July 6th and 7th, 2007. The trip home was memorable because of dense fog in Buzzards Bay (never say the bay at all), a broken head, a failed steering system, an amp/charging problem and a couple of squalls.
The head was fixed with a rebuild kit shortly after we arrived home. (see next blogs). The steering problem was temporarily fixed with a few hose clamps (see next blogs) and the amp problem was partially solved when the alternator belt let go and was replaced. In the picture you will notice that the speed log and depth sounder are working. In time both of these instruments will fail.
Needless to say the boat arrived safely and we enjoyed several long weekends before the boat was pulled out of the water to begin the restoration project. This blog is will be a diary of the project.
Please follow along as I learn more about the boat, restoration and hopefully see the final result.
The head was fixed with a rebuild kit shortly after we arrived home. (see next blogs). The steering problem was temporarily fixed with a few hose clamps (see next blogs) and the amp problem was partially solved when the alternator belt let go and was replaced. In the picture you will notice that the speed log and depth sounder are working. In time both of these instruments will fail.
Needless to say the boat arrived safely and we enjoyed several long weekends before the boat was pulled out of the water to begin the restoration project. This blog is will be a diary of the project.Please follow along as I learn more about the boat, restoration and hopefully see the final result.
3 comments:
I have a 1979 Choey 38 ketch rigged. Wood masts are not in good shape and I am considering new mast and to re-rigg as a sloop. Can you provide the length of your mast and boom. Thank you, Joe
Joseph, the mast is 57' to the cabin trunk. The boom is 14.5'. They are both Z-spar. The upper shrouds are 3/8 and the lower shrouds and stays are 5/16. I think when I re-rig it I will make the stays 3/8th as well.
Joseph, one other thing. The Z-Spar is a Z800E model.
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