Battgirl 23 Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 Well done BP that's a great step up from driving to Opua loading the dinghy etc. You must be chuffed your baby is only walking distance away now Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Black Panther 1,584 Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 True, also means a whole bunch of jobs can now get done. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
funlovincriminal 162 Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 This is where I got to the other day before clocking up some miles on Vlad the Verseys. I'll chuck a serious quantity of carbon on the boat today. They aren't going to break now so by the time it's glassed in I could use it as a lifting point. The plan being you can do nuffin, not anything, unless you can steer. I am running an overbuild program but that's easy to do when replacing 10kg parts with 3kg bits that are 20 times stronger. That entire transom mod in gudgeon gizmo just on 5kg. The 2 set of gudeons I pulled off, 6kg just for them alone. I also had a fibre glass construction guru in yesterday to give her another once over, He said "F**k you do know how to over engineer don't you'. I heard "You are building a seriously strong boat" so I'm happy. tt.jpg Looking sharp K.M Must come have a looksie Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philstar 61 Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 looks like you're stil in the northern hemisphere bp Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Black Panther 1,584 Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 I'll try again Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Battgirl 23 Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Now that's a decent bimini set up BP nice Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Black Panther 1,584 Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 We are discussing ways to make it a hard bimini then put solar panels up there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ScottiE 174 Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Nice! If you're going to do a hard Bimini Put the main sheet up there on a curved track a as well! Have a chat with BK, Mrs BK eats that sort of design work up for breakfast I'm told. Did a similar thing on Krisis a while back now and cookie still seems petty happy about it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
erice 732 Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 looking very stately! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
smithy09 50 Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 This is where I got to the other day before clocking up some miles on Vlad the Verseys. I'll chuck a serious quantity of carbon on the boat today. They aren't going to break now so by the time it's glassed in I could use it as a lifting point. The plan being you can do nuffin, not anything, unless you can steer. I am running an overbuild program but that's easy to do when replacing 10kg parts with 3kg bits that are 20 times stronger. That entire transom mod in gudgeon gizmo just on 5kg. The 2 set of gudeons I pulled off, 6kg just for them alone. I also had a fibre glass construction guru in yesterday to give her another once over, He said "F**k you do know how to over engineer don't you'. I heard "You are building a seriously strong boat" so I'm happy. tt.jpg Looks seriously strong KM. Excellent work! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DrWatson 375 Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 Ok so it wasn't this weekend... finally signed on a committed bow(wo)man for the boat Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wheels 543 Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 Good work there Doc. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
erice 732 Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 big day well done Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Island Time 1,235 Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 Congrats Doc Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Black Panther 1,584 Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 Congrats Doc!!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SloopJohnB 323 Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 I can't match the Doc, well done by the way one of my sons and I did the 6 hour IOM race at Hobbs Wharf on Sunday changed every 1/2 hour. We finished 4th. 9 boats started 4 finished high rate of failures, we just missed 3rd by 1 lap. When we downsided the rig from A to B I had an accident when putting the boat back and knocked the rudder and rotated 90 degrees very hard to sail, took ages to get the boat back thanks to swimmer. We completed 113 laps I think the winner did 126 laps. Got a few things to do on boat to improve things like the jib sheet getting hooked up etc etc. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Black Panther 1,584 Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Just a very pleasant day at Tiri Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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SloopJohnB 323 Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 Years ago I can remember doing a race on Sundreamer. Richmond, Round the bottom end of Waiheke or the Cow & Calf around Tiri Navy Buoy and back to Richmond. If the grey cells are alighted it took us 28 minutes to do the Nauy buoy to Rangi Light. It was a blowing a good NEly,we were was a tight reaching, and I was on the jib sheet winch down to leeward in the fire-hose. Nearly as good as screaming down to White Island on Roulette 2 with the kite up, the bow wave was round the side stays coming up higher than the boom, the Silver Fox had the tiller wedged between his legs and just rocking sidewards to her tracking straight, and the speedo needle was hard up against the pin. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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