SMU's Crew 4 Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 Oh yes...the beautiful cream decks were on my kill list too. Great way to get into race trim???? Enjoying the pics! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
smithy09 50 Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 Was that you who came charging through the start/waiting room in the fog KM? I thought the skipper was brave!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
smithy09 50 Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 Was a big tourist alloy power cat. Bit silly. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Battleship 100 Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 Was a couple of weekends ago but was epic. Left Tauranga on Friday morning, got to Issy bay at 10pm for a sleep. Got up the next morning did the last SSANZ race. Got the Gun for our division. Rafted up in Issy bay for some rums with a friend who brought us over Fish and Chips from Waiheke. Got up the next morning and sailed back to Tauranga. Had an awesome run home 12.5 hours from Issy Bay to A beacon. Five hours from the Mercs to A beacon mostly two sailing but got the A3 up once the wind dropped to 20 knots. Had a couple of lay downs but mostly good. Got some footage two sailing in a 35 knot north westerly under reefed main and no.4 hitting over 20 knots at times. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Clipper 343 Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 Sounds like a good weekend - you guys did well to take the gun, by a pretty big margin.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Battleship 100 Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 Cheers, got a bit lucky but you need that sometimes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Battleship 100 Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 Had a recent nose job. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DrWatson 369 Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 Just going through some photos and found this, felt like it illustrated things we like. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Black Panther 1,568 Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 Today I discovered the woman who sits behind me at work's grandfather owned Moturekareka and is the guy who bought the Rewa and had it towed there. She had these 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
eruptn 90 Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 New lids for the anchor locker and of course an anchor to suit. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Battgirl 23 Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 Very nice well done Quote Link to post Share on other sites
eruptn 90 Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 Pre-season rig check completed; Windex, VHF aerial, Wind kit, lots of sheaves checked, masthead light, steaming light, spreader lights, spreader boots reset, stays , track cleaned, resealed all cable entries etc ... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Black Panther 1,568 Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 Fresh squeezed orange juice. Splash of vanilla . Mt gay silver. No added sugar must be healthy. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RushMan 31 Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 Pre-season rig check completed; Windex, VHF aerial, Wind kit, lots of sheaves checked, masthead light, steaming light, spreader lights, spreader boots reset, stays , track cleaned, resealed all cable entries etc ... For bonus points you must drop the mast while motoring, navigate under two bridges, raise the mast while being passed by large motor palaces that are kicking up a 0.5m wake. 32 foot, mast head rig, telephone pole for a mast section! The joys of sailing in Perth Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Clipper 343 Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 Spent a most enjoyable weekend herding a fleet of Nigels around the inner gulf. Hard work for everyone with that wobbly wind though. Watched a Platau, a E7.9, a C40, a Supertanker34 and Stieny 2. In 4nm all of the smaller boats had put 600-1000mts on Stieny, that was an interesting watch. Shepherding is probably better than herding. All boats had smart drivers who were kitted up as solo sailors who value their lives would expect to be. They were all very good from the safety angle. you missed the E1050. Or did you just assume it would be quicker than Steinlager 2? Thanks for being RO, hope head wasnt too bad in the morning. But next year, please dont forget to order some wind. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Black Panther 1,568 Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 What or who is a nigel? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Clipper 343 Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 What Knot me calls singlehanded sailors As in "Nigel No Mates" Strangely, 10% of the series entrants are actually called Nigel.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
funlovincriminal 157 Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 I both resent, and resemble the direction this conversation is taking Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Crazyhorse 47 Posted October 28, 2018 Share Posted October 28, 2018 Rebuilt a morse. $400 up for a new telegraph put us into valium mode. The old MV-1 was seized, years of salt getting in and no grease. I jokingly said to a friend as I removed the back of the gear box "this is usually when a spring flies out..". A spring and a ball bearing flew out. Soaked it in diesel and got the neutral button freed up, stripped it down and added a grease nipple. Works! What a job hooking up the cables..Another story. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Crazyhorse 47 Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 Pulled my mainsheet and jib tracks off, drilled out oversized holes in preparation to epoxy and re-drill then reseal the bolts (they were starting to leak). Had the same on the jib tracks. Are they counter sunk on top? We used a sealant a year ago as the water was getting down through the counter sunk screws last year. Didn't have to remove them. Not a problem since. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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