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Oh ok - maybe someone repaired her then ?

I think the Lidgard Lionheart is also no more. She either was sunk by dragging anchor in the Haapies in Tonga or fell off a cradle in the Med. Both those boats were Lidgards but not sure which one was Lionheart.

While not exactly marine this series is pretty interesting to anyone interested in methods of carbon fibre fabrication etc:

Only supposition of course but if crashing off a wave caused a crack in the hull to my mind it would more likely account for the rapid filling and failure of the pumps to cope. If there was a crack in the hull below the cabin sole it may not be evident as to where the water ingress was coming from. Having said that of course as everyone here has been commenting it could be just the windows that were the cause of the flooding. I guess we will never really know for sure as the yacht is unlikely to be salvaged.

No mention of this boat rolling over in the account published. Neither is there mention of dismasting. In the GGR several boats rolled and lost their rigs. None of them that I can recall lost windows or sunk. I still think structural failure is a possibility.

You would have to wonder if there was some sort of structural failure as well as the windows. Sounds like the boat sunk quite quickly, that would need a lot of water ingress.

I did as suggested by Steve Ashley and removed a halyard sheave box near deck level. If you don't have a hole there I imagine cutting one around 50-60-70mm dia should be ok - check with a mast fabricator Next shaped some flexible foam to approx mast shape and pushed it in through the hole and down say 15mm below sheave hole. (Flexible foam - might have used the stuff Burnsco sell for seating - not sure.) Then spread flexible sealant from Sika on top of foam and left to set. This was a few years back so can't remember the name of the sealant but it was not silicone. As Steve mentioned it was

Best not to bother - just take off the plastic and leave the stainless - better for the wire. Thicker wire is better - I think it is now required for eg cat 3. Not sure of sizing.

Tend to agree really. Gusty winds in the sounds so mostly motor everywhere and very few places you can anchor - too deep. Golden Bay is nice but quite a small area and only 3 or 4 reasonable anchorages. For the sounds and Durville island you need to become a Pelorus or Mana member to use the moorings. While we were at Durville a Given cat from Noumea had real difficulty retreiving their anchor as it was jammed under the many logs in the anchorage. Fishing down there is not great either with Blue Cod under severe restrictions. As WV said Fiordland and Stewart leave it for dead. Port Pegasus is

Trad boat with a Rocna anchor !

Mana cruising guides for Fiordland and and for Stewart island are must haves for this trip.

Garmin Inreach rates

Inreach enables texting via bluetooth on your phone to anyone anywhere and vice versa. Also in an emergency you can push the emergency button and communicate with your rescuers the nature of your emergency and the type of assistance you require. They are able to tell you when and how they can assist. It is a useful backup to epirb. Being so small and light and with a rechareable battery it has many uses eg in a dinghy, climbing tramping or cycling. The monthly cost is a drawback but there are several plans and you can stop and start the subscription and change plans at any time. Tracking inter

We did that trip 5 years ago over Feb/March, was a fantastic trip over 2.5 months. Did it anticlockwise with absolutely no time pressures, just waited for weather windows so no dramas. Highlights were Kaipara (just been back there for a month and a half), New Plymouth, Westport, Jackson Bay, Milford, Doubtful Sound, Preservation and many other of the Fiords and a particular highlight was Port Pegasus on Stewart island along with many other anchorages on the east cost of Stewart Island. Also called at Dunedin and Akaroa then non stop home to Ak over 4 days in a really good Soueasterly. Need goo

NZ ROCNA - 20kg on 12.6 m boat , never dragged even in Fiordland in 50 knots with only 55m chain. Anchor is now around 12years old. Peter Smith recommended 20 kg for local cruising or 25kg for offshore.

Filled up 200 litres from empty there in October - definitely no water.

Had diesel bug from Orams but that was around 7 years ago - did you buy from Orams or the new facility?

CAV messy horrible things. Changed ours for Racor. Grotamar additive from Smart marine or Transdiesel is good but also not cheap.

Found photos here: http://www.classicyachtcharitabletrust.org.nz/trust_boats.htm?boat_id=17 http://www.classicyachtcharitabletrust.org.nz/gallery.htm?gallery_id=82 https://givealittle.co.nz/cause/daring-rescue/gallery

With aerials, 4 batteries, pelican case, 2 chargers etc. $500 Ph 0276526196

Our one does have a sump plug - replaced it with a magnetic one. Once I removed it after sucking the oil via the dipstick tube but got very little extra oil.

We still have original water pumps, heat exchanger and exhaust elbow. I have dismantled both the heat exchanger and the elbow and they are mint. Interestingly this model - 4jh2dte - has no zinc although other Yanmars do have them. I have fitted a zinc in the salt water piping just in case. Also fitted a second water filter after the saltwater pump to catch any broken impellor blades otherwise they end up in the gearbox cooler. Have also an aqua alarm in the seawater line after the first filter. This is adjustable for flow sensing and has saved the engine on numerous occasions. Best insurance f

Got one of those and no issues apart from right top burner takes a while to light due to flame failure device I think. Not sure how hot the door gets but we do bake bread in it. Better check the gas line I guess.

More than 3000 hours, around 20 years old and touch wood absolutely no issues. 60hp 4cyl turbo generally run at 2500rpm (max 3400) and carefully serviced every 200 hours (150 is Yanmar recommendation). No oil used between services. (Also has regular coolant changes) I hear parts are not cheap but to date haven't needed any apart from filters bought from Transdiesel. The other thing I do is run it in gear at 1500rpm for an hour with bursts up to 3200 in neutral every 2 weeks without fail.

We go there most years - Houhora is a great place. Usually anchor just past the the little island on the right going in. There is plenty of water for 1 or 2 boats just out of the channel. Very sheltered. We draw 2.1 but 2.5 or so would be fine probably even 3m draft. The first left hand sharp corner when going further up the harbour is a little shallow at dead low but we haven't touched. The rest of the way up to the wharf is deep as. Diesel and water available with the grocery store 5min walk. The game fish club is great also. As mentioned it is likely a mooring will be available unless ther