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I expected a bidding war for these lovely old shot glasses, but no... I was the only bidder ...

Well, I've begun the process of getting Island Time ready for offshore again. So far replaced the forestay and backstay, and on inspection of the port backstay chainplate noticed some deformed and cracked glass. So began the 1st structural repair I've ever had to do to her in a lot of miles and 26 years or ownership I cut out a bit of the inner skin to find some very wet plywood mush. This was somewhat surprising, as she is a Coremat hull and divinycell decks. I did not know there was any ply in the laminate anywhere! But it turns out there were two sections - the backstay chainplate

Thanks for the words of caution... I have checked all that out... everything is bog std Mitsi, filters, fuel pumps etc... It is only the seawater pump (and I will have a spare) and heat exchanger (will have a seal kit)/ exhaust manifold and a quieter air intake that are the only engine components that are aftermarket. Drive plate and transmission are the TMC260 from Twin Disc. I am leaning towards the opinion that these may be one of the better quality marine engines out there.... for certain only time will tell. Will let you know Cuzzies opinion when the time comes.

+ 1 for phosphoric Acid. That's what barnacle buster is. Easy to buy, and a food grade acid. You can leave it in the engine overnight without issues, it has no effect on Aluminium, rubber, paper gaskets, or sealant. I've been using it for years on my own boats and customers ones without a single problem.

1020 all day long, active class association and plenty to choose from at the moment, will out perform the other with all the room you need for cruising. I had one for 10 years, moved on to a Young 11 for a while but i would rate the 1020 better than the Y11, not for outright speed obviously but for comfort, room and class racing. Try and get one with a new motor, and the best sails you can, most will need an interior tidyup but normally there is nothing to scary rig or structural wise to worry about (get a survey obviously).

Hanging out in San Francisco as we make our way from Alaska to Chile. Went out to welcome the Mexican navy ship in this am. Went were tje only boat apart from tug and fireboat, oh yeah and photo boat. Git a fly over too which was cool as cloud was low and so was the plane

Ivermectin is/was all the rage in the BOI, but the latest is that it no longer works. IDK? I spoke to a paint tech a while ago and he said its application, location and season dependent, what organisms the marine environment is supportive of, temperature, end use and so on. That's why some people swear by Altex No5 and others have a very average experience. If someone uses it in a marina with low water movement and it works, that does not necessarily apply to a tidal location with lots of freshwater runoff. Too many variables to promote or condemn paints by what's written on the tin, th

You don't get empirical evidence unless people discuss it . And eventually after people have tried it and talked about it someone starts a study and lo, it becomes science.