I've been considering buying a 38 or 380 and now this thread has me wondering.
Lifs2shrt, are you referring to a 38 presently listed for sale in Marina del Rey? - which mentions in the ad that the keel was dropped and re-bedded? That seemed odd to mention, to me; I don't remember seeing that noted as a selling point before.
I am encouraged by Christian's comments, however. And here's to his credibility - Thank you for your YouTube videos, Christian. I'm just a couple years younger than you, recently retired and still wanting (lifelong) to cross an ocean, and now your videos have me thinking of a line from the film, Inception: “Don't you want to take a leap of faith? Or become an old man, filled with regret, waiting to die alone?”
I have another question if it's okay to raise it in this thread. I spoke with a broker in Rhode Island last month about a pretty 380 he has listed for sale there,
Wind Dancer, and he disclosed that it has difficulty shifting the transmission following a new pedestal install. He says they haven't figured out the issue so far and he thinks it may involve a transmission replacement. Can anyone advise how difficult doing that would be? I've swapped car engines and such before but is that more a job for a yard?
I was almost ready to hop a flight for that one, but then the transmission.