Battgirl 23 Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 Congratulations for surviving the trip and your rather steep learning curve Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kick Ass 47 Posted August 7, 2018 Author Share Posted August 7, 2018 Congratulations for surviving the trip and your rather steep learning curve Wouldnt say it was a learning curve, we knew the boat was struturally good and had good gear. The crew that did this delivery were very experienced in many ways to over come all issues thrown at them and they did an amazing job bringing her back in a safe manner. It just would be nice to jave owned a boat for some time before doing a trip like this but then again the most prepared boats have issues as well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kick Ass 47 Posted August 7, 2018 Author Share Posted August 7, 2018 I must say I'm marginally impressed that while plummeting, hand in hand with a 10.5mt yacht, you take the effort to suss the speed it's happening at, that's a tad hard core The luxury of modern technology and you can look back at your history of every movement the boat has made! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Clipper 343 Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 ‘What do we know about 1050s?’ Well, on Saturday I learnt they were slower than an anchored meister.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kick Ass 47 Posted August 7, 2018 Author Share Posted August 7, 2018 ‘What do we know about 1050s?’ Well, on Saturday I learnt they were slower than an anchored meister.... Haha we had height and speed with that anchor down! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
splashprincess 17 Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 Meanwhile in a different part of the world recently I happened to take a snap of a racy looking boat heading out for a sail from Sausalito, California. When I made it back home I showed it to He-who-knows-more-about-boats, who agreed with me that it looks very "Elliot-iish" and a search using the Sail number of the YNZ site confirms it is indeed an Elliot 1050 Basic Instinct. Anyone know anything about how it's in the States? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kick Ass 47 Posted August 12, 2018 Author Share Posted August 12, 2018 Kick Update: So she was in need of some much needed tlc, she was pulled out of the water the following week after arriving back in NZ. Have since been working on the interior stripping all the varnish and made the call to paint out all cabinetry and bulkheads as most of the teak had water damage. Have stripped all doors ready to be re varnished. Also the cockpit was swiss cheese with all the fittings that had been bolted over the years and the coamings were heavil rope burned. Have take this opportunity to have a fresh start and optimise the systems for short handed sailing as that is the manority of the sailing we do. Photos show everything undercoated ready to sand and prep for top coat. The job list is still very long! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jon 360 Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 “She’s a pretty big job” 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Island Time 1,235 Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 Ausy’s, no surprises there.... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
markm 30 Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 I think started life as "Working Girls" and went to the states in the mid nineties, not sure who or why. Have it in my mind for some reason it had been set up for charter work in the states but that's a very vague thought. Meanwhile in a different part of the world recently I happened to take a snap of a racy looking boat heading out for a sail from Sausalito, California. When I made it back home I showed it to He-who-knows-more-about-boats, who agreed with me that it looks very "Elliot-iish" and a search using the Sail number of the YNZ site confirms it is indeed an Elliot 1050 Basic Instinct. Anyone know anything about how it's in the States? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kick Ass 47 Posted August 12, 2018 Author Share Posted August 12, 2018 Ausy’s, no surprises there.... Not wrong there, don’t think they did stuff all maintanance over there just raced it hard. But it was my opportunity to own a boat that i couldn’t normally afford. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jon 360 Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 Who said recently Buy the best boat you can nearly afford, then start spending money on it. Looks like you will end up with a very nice boat. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kick Ass 47 Posted August 13, 2018 Author Share Posted August 13, 2018 Who said recently Buy the best boat you can nearly afford, then start spending money on it. Looks like you will end up with a very nice boat. Thanks, luckily she has all the good gear on her and thats where the big money is! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The big T 41 Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 Pretty sure Basic Instinct was always called this and was last owned in NZ by Clive Davis or Davies (was Manager of Volpower). Sold to America where Clive and a mate of mine crewed on it in a Transpac. Signwriting still the same. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Marshy 30 Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 Working Girl was built in NZ by a friend before it went to San Fran. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
khayyam 68 Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 https://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/boats-marine/yachts/keeler/auction-1742862184.htm?rsqid=0545fe159d1b43bcbc0ff71af96f56f7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
smithy09 50 Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 Nice boat by the looks, but good luck getting that price in today's market. She's a tough one. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
khayyam 68 Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 Nice boat by the looks, but good luck getting that price in today's market. She's a tough one. just to be clear, she's not mine. just saw it on TM and remembered that there had been a discussion here about how few come to market... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
El Toro 97 Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 The 1050s tend to hold their prices more than most Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fish 0 Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 Well, negotiations only ever bring the price down... What is probably more relevant is accepting a fair offer in this market, and what it actually sells for. Unfortunately boats aren't like houses, we can't look on some website to see what it actually went for in the end... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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