harrytom 679 Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 Did the same in Man o war bay,there is a live cable running out too pakatoa and also a dissued cable further north in the bay,towards church bay,we picked up the dissued one and secured a rope round front of plough and it slide off,Boat next door got it the night before,Oh well at least we wouldnt of dragged 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
waikiore 445 Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 Ha Priscilla I bought some Navy whaler oars at the Torpedo bay auction and for the last 25 years they have had another life as a Nutshell pram lug rig set of spars . (quite good Oregon) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MartinRF 62 Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 Assembled and launched boat today. Long, sunny day. Relaxing after much needed shower now. Rigging some other day. Monday hopefully. /Martin 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aardvarkash10 1,065 Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 Today I replaced the manky mooring lines. Went mental and used 16mm. Thimbles one end, eye splice the other. Very chi-chi. Now I smell like duck sh*t and I have cramp in my fingers. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
harrytom 679 Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 1 hour ago, aardvarkash10 said: smell like duck sh*t Swap your duck for fish, disassembled 8 rods n reels,1st proper clean in 3 months ,thought boat cabin was clean but nope surprising what 1 finds when 1 starts digging. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Psyche 728 Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 Someone saw 44kts in the puff, we had a little lie down after the photo was taken but nothing broke so that's an achievement https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1028390682133930&set=a.587703092869360 1 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest 109 Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 That Genie partially under boat looks broke. Hard to tell, but did you duck for them or bear right away? Fantastic shot! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LBD 169 Posted August 25 Share Posted August 25 Spot of sanding and varnishishshshing (Sorry paint fumes from working in the tent made me sthlurr my typing) Converted the main to loose footed and filled in the old sail track recess with a new strip of oregon. And installed the recovered upholstry Red wine, tomato products, beetroot, green, red and yellow curries are now banned substances on board. 5 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aardvarkash10 1,065 Posted August 25 Share Posted August 25 We have white upholstery in the Volvo. It's from hell. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LBD 169 Posted August 25 Share Posted August 25 12 minutes ago, aardvarkash10 said: We have white upholstery in the Volvo. It's from hell. 😬... special coatings and scotch guard etc, but yup I am worried... however the admiral wanted slightly off white. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aardvarkash10 1,065 Posted August 25 Share Posted August 25 Well, when the senior officer makes an order... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Black Panther 1,692 Posted August 25 Share Posted August 25 Angela said pink. 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Zozza 324 Posted August 25 Share Posted August 25 New companionway treads coming together... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Black Panther 1,692 Posted August 25 Share Posted August 25 Looks like you have a bit of finishing to do once the stairs are finished. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Zozza 324 Posted August 25 Share Posted August 25 1 minute ago, Black Panther said: Looks like you have a bit of finishing to do once the stairs are finished. Just a little 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Priscilla II 410 Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 I don't think God intended teak trees to be steam bent but I have sinned and succeeded😀 7 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Black Panther 1,692 Posted September 11 Share Posted September 11 Blue water again. I'm taking a leaf out of the Bad Kitty playbook and using starlink to piss people off 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Black Panther 1,692 Posted September 11 Share Posted September 11 Must have the aerial upside down 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aardvarkash10 1,065 Posted September 12 Share Posted September 12 Are you in the northern hemisphere?😁😁 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Zozza 324 Posted September 21 Share Posted September 21 More watertight companionway work. The cat is ambivalent to the whole project despite my enthusiasm 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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