Saturday, October 1, 2022

Changing of the seasons

Tomorrow I turn 73 years old. My old body isn't up to the task of handling a 33 foot sailboat any more, and so it's time for me to let Event Horizon go; to let her begin life again under a new owner, and perhaps a new identity. 

She is a 1974 Morgan Out-Island 33. If you know anything about the history of boat construction practices, you'll know that her hull is overbuilt. This is because. before about 1982, boat builders didn't fully believe the strength of laid-up fiberglass hulls, and as a result, ended up building those hulls to the same thickness as they had historically built plywood hulls. The result is a very heavy, very strong hull.

Over the years she has provided me with much peace and joy, but entropy proceeds apace: the cost in time, money, and personal energy for her upkeep continues to rise, while my ability to pay it declines, and the great distance between where she lies and where I live exacerbates the situation. 

So, as much as it pains me, I am offering her up for sale. She has a few repairs that need tending, and she is overdue for bottom and paint jobs. I will work toward getting her ready to go, but if you or someone you know would like to take her on as-is, and save me some expense and labor, I would be willing to cut someone a significant break on the price.

She has a full suite of (old) sails, and a 19 hp Yanmar diesel auxilliary that likely needs some major maintenance.

Here are a few pix from her last refit. Admittedly, she doesn't look anywhere near this good right now, but with a few dollars worth of attention, she could...

Stern view
Port bow
Starboard side. As you can see, her full-length keel draws about 4 feet or so
Port side showing full-length keel


Mast height is about 45 feet above the water line, if I remember correctly

Since these pictures were taken, the paint has oxidized, and there is some very minor collision damage on the starboard side, near the stern as a result of jostling with a boat in the neighboring slip during a named storm - the boat never sank, nor did it take on any significant amount of water, though. There is a crack in the clear part of the hatch over the head, and the dodger has since deteriorated to the point it had to be removed, although I still have the aluminum frame.  The pictures are pretty old, and I don't have any newer ones; but she could look like this again, with the right owner. 

If, after all this, you're interested, then send me a private message on Facebook.



Sunday, September 5, 2010

Hot Time in the... Country!

We just got back from a short trip down to see Event Horizon.

Sunday, August 29, 2010

Uh - oh!

Something is haywire with my phone. About an hour ago, I noticed that I had missed a call. The odd thing is, it said I missed the call last Thursday, and I've pretty much had it welded to my side for the last week! Anyway, the call was from Veronica, at Two-Way, and while she didn't say exactly why, her request that I call her back, or call Charlie's cell phone, left me with a sense of foreboding.

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

New Blog Site

This is a placeholder post, not a real one.  It was originally intended to give me an idea what my blog looks like in "preview" mode, but now it just marks the day that I created this blog on Blogger/Blogspot.

Sunday, August 15, 2010

Boatyard Blues

With the last blog entry, I brought you up-to-date on the trip North from Daytona. We were under something of a time constraint on that trip, because we had only a limited period to get the boat out of Florida, and then we had to send proof of that fact to their boat registration unit.

Saturday, August 14, 2010

The Rest of the Journey

OK. So it's been (quite) awhile since I updated this blog, but there's been enough going on in my life that, at times, I've wondered whether the whole idea of cruising wasn't one of my worst.

Thursday, June 18, 2009

Moving Day

I've never been so tired from not working as I am this evening. Seriously, the day's work consisted principally of sitting on my duff, while I guided Event Horizon up the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) from Daytona Beach to Palm Coast. It took about 6 hours to make the 28 miles, and I feel like I lost a fight with a Mack truck.