TaranakiBear

Good swell,cold and clear.Cracker day off New Plymouth.

Had a mate share this on FB asking to share it forward. PLEASE SHARE MAYDAY MAYDAY, SY Restless OSLO with Anna Viera and Jorgen Emmerik Andersen on board are slowly sinking in the south Pacific ocean, 11'19.876S 112'23.973W @21.07.2017 0030UTC. "We have a crack of about 60cm in length in front of the keel, where the mast base is located, no visible crack on the inside of the boat, it must be under the stringers.. . I have been diving and trying to fix the leak with epoxy sticks unfortunately not working, to reduce the leak we have tied a tarp from side to side under the boat. The

Yeah i did think about frost wedging, but i don't think it would get that cold in the shed. But maybe. Crack looks quite old, so i would say it was there before i brought it. Gutted i missed it when i brought it. Will have a decent look this weekend if i get a chance. Welding may be a good option.

Found this gem on the 07' Honda 8Hp today. Im guessing its due to over tightening of head bolts but i could be wrong, and not having any service history have no idea when it occurred. Cost of repair is likely more than the value of the engine - which is a shame as it has had very little use. Have yet to get a quote, but expect it will be dare, so no doubt a new winter project for myself if i can source a new block. Will have to manage with the trusty Tohatsu 3.5 for now. Has anyone seen this before? We have snow on the hill too . . . . .

Quicksilver 16

Awesome day here on Sunday, got out for a few hours in the orange beast, in light winds and a fairly large swell between the port and the Waiwhakaiho River mouth. Put the shits up myself a few times, getting things wrong on the downward side of the swell, upwind - but in all a great day of learning the boat (still need to learn how to use the pole - have been told iv'e done it wrong (see photo), and am yet to use the spinnaker. Cant wait until the next fine weekend, Living the dream.

Awesome stuff man.

Awesome

How did you end up getting on with this?

Hi everyone, thanks for the reply's some really good things to consider. It has been a fun few months since my initial post, and i have been out a few times with a few mishaps but nothing serious. Its all part of the learning curve. One of the biggest lessons was for my partner - sailing off the Taranaiki coast in a 16ft boat is nothing like sailing a 40+ foot yacht in the swimming pool conditions of the Bahamas she had seen on Youtube - now it is hard to get her on board. Im hoping she will come around in summer. Another lesson for myself is remembering to turn the fuel tap on th

Hi there, first post. Recently bought a quicksilver 16 so I could finally get into sailing. Living in Taranaki I realise that fine/windy weekends have been few and far between in the last 12 months, but with a bit of work to do to make the boat a mini cruiser/ over nighter it's all prep for summer(which will be a cracker). Yet to join the local yacht club but will soon. Anyone else on here in the mighty Naki? Or anyone else have a Quicksilver 16? Keen to see some photos of cabin for ideas. Thanks for the add. Chris