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We need a valuation of a full set of secondhand Raymarine instruments that were flood damaged in the January storm.
Any ideas on who to contact?
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Two of us, forty years, three yachts, no arguments. It all comes down to the people in the partnership!
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The leeward pole man is definitely the depth sounder, it's shallow there. And those bows seem to be making a comeback in some of the recent designs.
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One metre of water through my workshop. Lots of power tools took a bath. Thought I'd let them dry out with a bit of help and then pluck up courage to pull the triggers. Not super hopeful!
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Now that's worth a try. Thanks for that.
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Seems a pathetic thing to bring up but we've replaced some quite old ones in the last couple of years and the new ones self destructed in a few months! Anybody got an idea which brands last a bit longer than that?
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My mate's currently got eight old optimists that we have a couple of race days each year too. Heaps of fun, just not much room, hence buying at least a couple of old lasers We swap boats each race and everyone has a turn at Start Officer. Most of them are aluminium, of all things, so the barging at the start is something to see. And hear! Minimum age sixty to compete.
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Thanks! Not sure where the green shed is but I'll have a look. I've sailed a few old lasers but have to admit I don't really know what to look out for. I gather cracks around the mast step is one thing to watch for and not leaking I'm quite keen on! Other than that, they don't have to be anything flash. We reckon we'll just swap boats all the time as a rudimentary, keep it fair, handicapping.
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Anyone got an old laser they'd like to pass on? A mate and I keen to do some muck around match racing against each other.
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Plus 1 for the Delta, way under rated. 3m long and I could just haul it up on a halyard on my own. I think the Sunburst would be a lot heavier.
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Agree with Fish re lubricating the track, especially for hoisting. We had a few problems of the same sort but did two things which now make it very easy to get up and down, and we're 43ft with a large, heavy mainsail.
Firstly, we eased the bearing for the spindle at the mast because we discovered that was one part of the problem, it was just too tight a fit. Now I can raise the main by hand (at the mast), at least halfway before it needs to be winched.
Secondly, we abandoned the furling line, exchanged the aluminium winch handle socket on the drum with a stainless steel one, and now just wind it down with that. There's usually at least two of us so one winds the furling drum at the mast and the other controls the halyard. Much faster, easier and way less problems. I can do it on my own with gritted teeth and a bit of ingenuity.
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And we had a Piedy. Twenty boats or more and super competitive. Spent the first year coming second to last, consistently. And the Feltex, four days of racing over two weekends. Buddy magic time for yacht racing!
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I don't understand why there aren't 20, 30, 40, or 50 Goat Island type reserves in the Gulf. They would just take up a small fraction of the Gulf area and would surely make at least a small difference.
I was up at Kawau for the weekend and saw several instances of people fishing, catching only small ones and throwing them back in. Do those small ones actually survive?
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I presume those panels behind Ran Tan's wheels fold up into a platform for the person on the helm. Just wondering how they work and whether they were custom made or something you can buy off the shelf.
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The Delta is a Ron Given design and although it's glass, it's pretty light. Sails way better than any of the other sailing tender types. Looks really nice too.
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One of ours has died, anyone got one they want to sell? Or suggestions for a replacement?
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We draw 2.7m and were up there in March. The channel's narrow but deep enough as long as you hold your breath in a couple of spots. We tried to anchor upstream from the wharf to not be in anyone's way but too many moorings and bit dicey on the depth so came back and anchored in the pool off the wharf hoping we weren't going to be a nuisance there. A big fishing boat came right up beside us and we prepared to receive an earful but he offered us his mooring while he was away for a couple of nights and said we were fine where we were anyway. Nice people up there.
There's not heaps of room so probably depends on how many boats go in there at the time. Shallower draft boats have a few more options.
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Many, many years ago, we took my mate's uncle out for a sail on the Piedy on a reasonably blustery day. At one point we crash gybed the Piedy same as always and after a minute or so, realised uncle John, who'd been sitting near the stern, was no longer with us. He was wearing full wet weather gear and boots, no life jacket. Hey, it was a Piedy and a long time ago!
Anyway, we went back to get him, a bit worried he was going to sink out of sight with all that gear on, and found him happily floating on the surface waiting for us. He'd done a lot of sailing so hadn't panicked. He'd quickly grabbed the collar of his wet weather jacket so that there was a big bubble of air trapped in the shoulders of his jacket and lifted his boots up so they had trapped air as well and was on his back patiently waiting to be hauled back on board. Said he'd always wanted to test his theory. I've been meaning to try it,…. for about thirty five years.
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Will you guys please,please, stop telling people what a beautiful place the Gulf is. If anyone asks me, I always say it's awful and they wouldn't like it.
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Trying to attach a photo of the guilty party but it won't let me. It'll be me for sure but what am I doing wrong?
Just looked at the the one Clipper posted and ours looks slightly different. BEP with "campmaster" on the regulator, blue solenoid casing and black tightening wheel.
On the solenoid, "VR2 12v DC, Compatible with 600-GDL Gas Detector"
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Ours was a BEP John, and like Clipper says, a shitty electrogalv bracket which is never going to have a hope in a marine environment. The one I replaced was also BEP and was about eight years old too. I thought I was doing the right thing by fitting a new one when the hose was replaced.
Now wondering if I should contact BEP because I don't think it's a minor issue if more people are having problems with them. You'd never realise there's a leak unless you can smell it or test with the soap solution. Well there's the big bang method I suppose.
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Sounds like it's back to climbing out into the cockpit every time we've finished with the gas. Wonder how many others are slowly leaking gas and also wondering how they can be sold as "fit for purpose".
Value of Raymarine instruments
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Sorry IT, haven't seen it yet.