"Oblivion"
1970 Mariner 32 - Hull#6
Owners: John Roorda - Morro Bay, Ca. - USA
Previous Owners: Tony and Linda West
From Prevous Owner: Leo Jankowski:
Tony purchased Oblivion in 1994. Her name was Integrity. It was love at first sight. There is something about the lines of this beautiful boat that catch the eye. All of you, who are fortunate enough to own one, know what I mean.
Very little had been done to her since she was new. However, she had been very well maintained. As a result of the survey, the seller made a major price adjustment due to serious deck delimitation. This is a problem, which is very familiar to Mariner owners. The rest of the "needs to be done" list on the survey, I ignored. I had to have her.
Now, five years later, and many dollars later, she is as good as new. Tony completely rewired (both 12 volt and shore power). In 1995, Tony replaced the decks, installed a new head and holding tank, replaced the fuel tank and water heater, rebuilt the cockpit (saving the teak decking); L.P.’d the main and mizzen mast, and re-rigged. In 1997, Tony installed radar, and GPS, and modified and moved my headsail furling back to staysail position, and installed a new Hood Roller Furler to fit my existing Genoa.
In 1998, Tony hauled her again, and had her completely L.P.’d. At that time, he also had the rudder checked out and completely fiber glassed. Last month, out she came again for a new engine. Although the 4.107 still ran reliably, she was throwing some oil, and seemed quite tired. He installed a Yanmar 3JH3 40hp, 3 cylinder diesel. he launched and had no problems. She runs very quiet, and recorded 7kts at 2300 rpm on the sea trial. Of course, the installation was not without its curve balls. I needed a new prop, shaft, complete exhaust system, and had to add 500 lbs. of ballast due to the lighter weight of the new engine.
Tony put tons of love into Oblivion. I first met him in person at the survey. He was helping out Lori and Dave who had purchased and loved Oblivion a few years ago from Tony. The survey went well and from the very start I had already fallen in love with the Mariner. Never have I seen a better designed or more joyful boat to sail.
We launched from Redondo Beach a very early 0515 and Tony (a true mariner gentleman) pushed us out for the trip to Channel Island Harbor. We headed directly up the path of the full moon until the sun finally rose. Joined by a blue whale the trip was a dream come true.
You can find me most weekends doing boat projects very happy in Oblivion….
