Frank 157 Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 Decided to model my fathers first boat which as a youngster started my love of the sea and sailing. Dad said she was a Great Lakes Bonny design but the interweb reports nothing on that so my guess is she was marconi rigged Seabird Yawl (oxymoron I know with a modified cabin. The Seabird is the correct length and matches her hard chine hull form so I'll do a mash-up from this baseline, a few vague memories and the partial image on an old photo. laminating in the vertical plane should be fun for a change. The recent purchase of a thicknesser has kickstarted this half model binge, so much easier when you can create any thickness at will. Seabird Yawl vs 2 Model.pdf Quote Link to post Share on other sites
motorb 26 Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 I suppose nobody would have a bosuns chair handy at Home Bay, Rotoroa? We had a shroud cover kindly land on deck today and it's a few more days till we get back to westhaven... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Island Time 1,235 Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 Tie a Swiss seat - works ok, but not real comfortable ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Vivaldi 53 Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 43 minutes ago, motorb said: I suppose nobody would have a bosuns chair handy at Home Bay, Rotoroa? We had a shroud cover kindly land on deck today and it's a few more days till we get back to westhaven... I’ve got a full body harness on board. Currently in Huruhi Bay. If you want it your welcome to pick it up. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
motorb 26 Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 4 hours ago, Vivaldi said: I’ve got a full body harness on board. Currently in Huruhi Bay. If you want it your welcome to pick it up. Direct message sent. Much appreciated! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aardvarkash10 960 Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 SO has an Eno gas stove and it's a pita. Expensive parts, safety cutouts have a will of their own, I'm over it. So we went back 35 years and got a Marine Stainless 2 burner Kero stove. I love it! I have tried running it on a mix of different fuels because of the cost of Kero @ $6 a litre!!! In the end nothing burnt quick or clean so it's back to Kero but it's Jet A1. Buying it 10 litres at a time from the local airfield. This is a quick test run before it gets fitted next weekend. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Black Panther 1,587 Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 I lived with that for 8 yrs, good stove. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
K4309 258 Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 3 hours ago, aardvarkash10 said: SO has an Eno gas stove and it's a pita. Expensive parts, safety cutouts have a will of their own, I'm over it. So we went back 35 years and got a Marine Stainless 2 burner Kero stove. I love it! I have tried running it on a mix of different fuels because of the cost of Kero @ $6 a litre!!! In the end nothing burnt quick or clean so it's back to Kero but it's Jet A1. Buying it 10 litres at a time from the local airfield. This is a quick test run before it gets fitted next weekend. Where did you get the stove from? Is it a new model or a hand-me-down? I see a new stove in my future at some stage, but am trying to kick that can down the road as far as I can. The LPG options available don't look nearly as good as the one I already have. My father and grandfather used to have primus brand camping stoves, i.e. a top notch kero stove. Not sure if you can get them now, I expect they cost moonbeams of you could, they were very good stoves. Bit of a knack to lighting them with the meths. Love the smell. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aardvarkash10 960 Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 12 hours ago, K4309 said: Where did you get the stove from? Is it a new model or a hand-me-down? Hand me down. There is one on Facebook market ATM. Selling in Gisborne I think. With an oven. A bit grubby, but easy to clean up. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Psyche 633 Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 Experienced a lovely dawn bugle reveille followed by some cheerful bagpipes from a rafted up you know what IMG_5569.mp4 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Frank 157 Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 On 28/01/2024 at 3:53 PM, aardvarkash10 said: SO has an Eno gas stove and it's a pita. Expensive parts, safety cutouts have a will of their own, I'm over it. So we went back 35 years and got a Marine Stainless 2 burner Kero stove. I love it! I have tried running it on a mix of different fuels because of the cost of Kero @ $6 a litre!!! In the end nothing burnt quick or clean so it's back to Kero but it's Jet A1. Buying it 10 litres at a time from the local airfield. This is a quick test run before it gets fitted next weekend. Mate those are Gold ! we have the Seven Seas Marine version jetted for Methylated spirits its 50 years old and still going strong. We buy fuel from TMK in 20L containers without the dye which otherwise clogs the jets. With Alcohol there is no smell but the Kero burns much hotter , only sticking with Meths because my wife is prone to seasickness and doesn't like the kero smell. Spares can be purchased here https://www.caravancamping.co.nz/shop/specialist-stoves/stove-parts/stove-parts-general/ Meths here https://www.tmkpackers.co.nz/products/ 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Frank 157 Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 Made a boat, this was my father's first and only keelboat, he loved sailing but mum didn't like anything that heeled over so he sold it and built a ferro launch which was pig heavy and did not really heel much, but she still refused to go on it anyway. Its all done from memory and an old photo but I'm fairly certain it was a 1916 Seabird 26 hull with modified rig and cabin. The second photo is the Shelly park cruising club members greasing the timber planks for a haul out session in the early 60,s lard from the freezing works was used as grease, yes rats were a problem at the club and still are.. Dads Boat is 2nd from left above the man with the hat and pipe, hard chine hulls seemed to be common back then, simpler times I suppose pre GRP. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Frank 157 Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 What My Son did on the weekend, He made a set of Lumineers for the Saloon Cabin, did a nice job and the work a treat 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aardvarkash10 960 Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 25 minutes ago, Frank said: What My Son did on the weekend, He made a set of Lumineers for the Saloon Cabin, did a nice job and the work a treat Nice housings! Teak, or mahogany? SO has pelmets over the cabin windows and I fitted LED strips under them, four circuits individually dimmer controlled. Great indirect lighting and turned right down you can find your way around the cabin but there is no point source to mess with your night vision. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aardvarkash10 960 Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 38 minutes ago, Frank said: Made a boat, this was my father's first and only keelboat, he loved sailing but mum didn't like anything that heeled over so he sold it and built a ferro launch which was pig heavy and did not really heel much, but she still refused to go on it anyway. Its all done from memory and an old photo but I'm fairly certain it was a 1916 Seabird 26 hull with modified rig and cabin. The second photo is the Shelly park cruising club members greasing the timber planks for a haul out session in the early 60,s lard from the freezing works was used as grease, yes rats were a problem at the club and still are.. Dads Boat is 2nd from left above the man with the hat and pipe, hard chine hulls seemed to be common back then, simpler times I suppose pre GRP. Shelley Park was where Mrs Aardvark's parents sailed out of. Doesn't look a lot different now! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Frank 157 Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 5 hours ago, aardvarkash10 said: Nice housings! Teak, or mahogany? SO has pelmets over the cabin windows and I fitted LED strips under them, four circuits individually dimmer controlled. Great indirect lighting and turned right down you can find your way around the cabin but there is no point source to mess with your night vision. Recycled Mahogany, pelmets are a good idea, might have to steal that one ! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Frank 157 Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 5 hours ago, aardvarkash10 said: Shelley Park was where Mrs Aardvark's parents sailed out of. Doesn't look a lot different now! It hasn't changed at all, lack of road access is the main reason and long may it remain so 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Black Panther 1,587 Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 Absolutely nothing to do with sailing other than explaining why we haven't been out lately, but this is the biggest bruise I have ever had. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aardvarkash10 960 Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 Should we tell the family to be more gentle on you next time? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aardvarkash10 960 Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 Just back from 12 days out. Original intent was Gt Barrier, but the weather gods decreed two weeks of windless conditions. So we lazily toured the islands and anchorages available around Coromandel. We didn't regret it. Stops included Te Kouma, Woolshed Bay and Deep Cove on Whanganui Island, Waimate Island, Moturua Island, Motuwi Island, and Happy Jack. Apart from Te Kouma and Chamberlain's on our last night, we had a maximum of 3 boats in sight each evening. Deep Cove we had to ourselves for 3 days. Along the way we had encounters with dolphins, orca, a number of hammerhead juveniles, and a large unidentified shark that jumped and barrel rolled 10m off us at Motuwi and put us off swimming for the afternoon. We were gifted and delivered fresh snapper by some gnarly old guys fishing in a mussel farm one morning, and we had brilliant if windless conditions the whole time. 130 litres of water, 30 litres of diesel, 3 litres of Kero, 2 dozen beers, 12 assorted wines, a bottle of port, 2 bags of coffee, and far too much food kept the yacht and us going. And we worked out we need something a little bigger than a Sarabande for comfort. 1 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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