1977 Pearson 365 Pearson

Go small, go simple, but go!” - Larry & Lynn Pardy
    If you are a cost-conscious cruiser looking for lower maintenance cruising, my 365 would be the boat you need. 
This past December I will have owned, lived aboard, and sailed Tethys for 20 years (almost 12 years in the Caribbean). I’ve spent the last 3 hurricane seasons in Grenada and  just sailed Tethys up from Grenada to Miami, arriving December 11, 2024.
     When I got the boat, the previous owners had set Tethys up with simple, mostly manual systems, the idea being to save the money and make cruising less problematic. I’ve kept it that way. Though semiretired, I still work on boats (have for 29 years) and I find that new boats have more issues than this older boat does. Less systems to go wrong!
      The vessel is registered as an Antique Vessel in Florida, and enjoys the benefits of the status!(Note: I will be taking all my personal things, tools, etc with me).
Great liveaboard for a couple: 2 cabins, & the head has a  separate shower. 

Engine:
-original Westerbeke 4-108 with Westerbeke/Paragon transmission SAO D (rear seal replaced 2019), Walter R-10 v-drive (kit rebuild in 2005), all with manuals; engine hours unknown…I’ve put 551 hrs on it. (I sail whenever/everywhere I can)
-New fuel lift pump 4/23
-injector pump rebuilt 12/2022
-Timing cover seal & gasket replaced (the cover was repaired)6/22
-New heat exchanger, thermostat, replace coolant 5/18 
 -Heat exchanger cleaned, new impeller in 11/24
-(4) new high pressure lines replaced 1/2013
-new shaft stuffing box hose 4/2011
- new cutlass bearing 4/2011 (no play 10/23)
-Racor filter upgraded to 500 series 2012
-new oil cooler 8/10
-Balmar alternator new in 9/05
-circulating pump replaced 8/05
-inertia starter rebuilt 3/05

Recent improvements and equipment (not in subject or exact chronological order):
-Haul out- 3.5 coats Trinidad Pro, 3/4 coat of Trinidad SLR  4/22
-New thru-hull for galley sink/cockpit drain 4/22
 -Sink drain hose replaced 4/22
-New shaft, strut, & gudgeon zincs4/22
-New North mainsail w/3 reefs 8.4 oz 4/22
-New dodger w/snap on sunshades for the isinglass.4/22
-New bimini 4/22
-(4) new 6 volt batteries 1/23(house bank)
 - New starting battery 6/24
-Replace glass in head porthole w/Lexan 2/23
-3 deck hatches have new translucent acrylic (have acrylic for  galley hatch)
-New main sheet deck blocks 4/23
-Strip coamings, handrails, cap rails, & brow (4 coats Cetol Light w/3 coats Cetol Clear Gloss on top). Reseated stbd aft handrail- the last of the 4- w/new bolts, and a lot of new screws & bungs in cap rail 1-3/23
-New mizzen sheet 6/21
 -New crane halyard 6/21
-New davit tackle lines6/22
-Raw water pump impeller changed 6/22
-Exhaust elbow nipple was replaced 4/23
-Anchor locker divider replaced 8/23
-Mast boot replaced 7/22
-New LPG Force Ten gimbaled 3 burner range/oven/broiler10/21
-New nickel-plated valves for fresh water tanks manifold11/21
-Skipper II head rebuild 10/24
-Replaced steering cable 1/22
-New headsail sheet 11/21
-New main, jib, mizzen, & staysail halyards 1/18
-Upgrade sheet winches to Lewmar #46ST 2/20
-Added 2 bronze aft cleats 2/20
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-New 20kg (45#) Vulcan anchor 4/23
-Primary Vulcan anchor w/200’ 5/16” G4 chain & 150’ 3/4” line
-(1)Lewmar Claw 20kg (#44) secondary anchor w/78’ 5/16”G4 chain & 100’+ 3/4” line.
-(1) 20kg (45#) Delta anchor & (1) 44# WM Danforth in cockpit lockers with unattached chain 
-(1) 5/16” G4 piece used 40’, (1) piece 7/16” G4 25’ plus sufficient 3/4 nylon line for both. And more long lines!
-Mantus chain hook w/20+’ of 5/8” nylon snubber
-SL SeaTiger 555 2 speed manual anchor windlass & handle
- lots of cleats for dock lines: (2) on bow, (4) midship with LARGE chocks, (4) for stern lines.

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-Dock lines.-Upsized 316 SS standing rigging  2004, (running mizzen backstays are 304 7x7 3/16” SS, replaced 2016) 
-Uniden VHF new, 8/24
 -ACR Global Fix Pro EPIRB (battery & GPS test passed 6/24)
-(3) offshore life jackets, (3) regular life jackets, (1)WM inflatable jacket w/ incorporated harness and re-arm kit
-LifeSling in custom valise
-up to date flares & gun w/recent out of date flares
 -(4) fire extinguishers
- All cushions covered in Sunbrella, in  good condition
-(4) LPG tanks:(1) aluminum 10#, (3) composite 11#
-LPG solenoid activated in galley (can be manually shutoff)
-(2) Boise speakers in salon (wiring in place in v-berth)
-Dual stereo
-All (but 2) LED lights (all reading lamps were changed a few years ago) (steaming & deck lights are incandescent)
- (4) 12v cabin fans: (3) Hella, (1) Caframo
-Whale galley foot pump with rebuilt spare pump & kit
-(3) Fynespray brass sink pumps: galley- salt & filtered fresh water, head sink fresh water
 -Whale foot pump in galley 
-Guzzler pump for shower
-(4) Henderson diaphragm manual pumps: (1) for shower/ head sink sump, (1) for holding tank overboard, (2) bilge pumps
-(2) 12v bilge pumps
-(2) 100 watt solar panels, (1) 75 watt solar panel, with Flexcharge NC12L12 charge controller and BlueSeas ACR
-galvanic isolator for shore power
-(4) various size fenders for boat & (3) small ones for dinghy
-folding teak cockpit table
-drop leaf was added to port salon berth (in 11/2016)
-rudder was removed 12/2016: stock cleaned / inspected, & stuffing box mount rebuilt
-Garmin Striker depth/fish finder & transducer 12/2016
(transducer o-rings replaced 4/22)
-Replaced rusty original fuel tank with 18 gallon aluminum tank.12/12 
-Engle fridge (original fridge was cut out by previous owners)
-bos’ns chair with climbers (can go up by yourself)
-handrails have all been reseated w/ new machine screws over the past few years
-(4) water jugs, (1) gas jug, (1) diesel jug
-telescopic boat hook
- mooring bridle hook
  -anchor roller platform replaced with Ípe 2012
 -new cast bronze (yet to be installed)  365 strut from original        mold with cutlass bearing and bronze machine screws
 

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Sails:
-New main in 4/2023
-Hank-on  9.3 oz working jib. New in 5/17
-hank-on 8.3 oz 115% genoa. New in  7/2017 
-130% hank-on genoa
-Mizzen (hollow-cut) 7.4oz w/1 reef (was replaced new in 2010)
-green & white mizzen staysail in very good condition
-storm jib with own sheet lines.

Dinghy:
- Marine Systems davits (rated120 lbs)
-hard polyethylene WM 9.6 dinghy (made by Water Tender) adapted w/ lift eyes and drain for davit use
-(2) 7.5 Evinrude outboards with spare parts and a 4” lower unit extension spacer, clutch rod & shaft 
-4# Danforth dinghy anchor with 6’ SS chain & about 25’ of nylon line
-4# folding grapnel dinghy anchor

Work done by the previous owners:

-all new standing rigging (up-sized, 316 SS), new chainplates, new spreader bases, new main mast step (keel stepped), new halyard sheaves and pins, new thru-hull hoses & clamps…