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General Discussion / Re: Looking to Purchse a P 323

« on: November 12, 2011, 02:39:09 PM »

I would hire my own survey or any boat I wanted to purchase, as I did with my P323 over 20 years ago. It is a great idea to be there for the survey so things can be explained to you. This survey was done for the current owner to make the boat look good for a sale. Your survey would tell you if you are getting into trouble, but most importantly, I would not buy a boat without a test sail to see if everything was in working order. When I purchased my boat, the original jib furler has bad bearings, so I needed to replace it. that was also reported in the survey. If the boat has been on hard ground for several years, who knows what is growing in the fuel tank. That would need to be drained and refilled to keep the fuel filters from getting plugged up as starve the engine. Sea Trial is important to see the working condition of the sails as well.

I hope it works out for you. I have never felt safer on a boat than I do on my 323.

Regards,
Ed

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Boat Handling / Re: Backing up my P323

« on: November 12, 2011, 02:05:41 PM »

It is good to get with other P323 owners to help each other understand the boat's performance characteristics. With mine equiped with the diesel, the port side dock is my preference. That way, in reverse I can just keep the rudder straight, and let the prop walk take me away from the dock. This year I was stuck with a Starboard Dock, and need to constantly fend off in reverse. The only benefit is the ability to come into dock, put the transmission in reverse, and have the boat hug the dock due to the prop walk. I have a 3 blade fixed, and am looking to go to a 2 blade folding or perhaps a 3 blade folding. I would hope the 3 blade folding performs close to the fixed. I know from prior boats, the 2 blade folding needs to spin faster, but is close to matching the 2 blade fixed.