Frank

Sounds like Black Sikaflex then, well Lanokote won the day since Tuf Gel is $26 for a very small syringe pack.

Try contacting Hutcheson boat builders in Tauranga, If they can be hired Terry may know where . This yard did a bottom job on our Hood 38 built in 1986.Having seen a planer set up I don't think they would save much on the labour cost better to pay a contractor to do it. I gather the process on the Hood was quite long and involved, after planing the hull was repeatedly rinsed with fresh water to (I think) get rid of salt contamination. The laminate moisture content was measured until it reached the required level then it was re-faired and 2 layers of CSM added using vinyl Ester, more fairing

Any suggestions ? just trying to maximise the chances of disassembly a few years down the track

Rosenfeldt and Kidson,

Vic get a Vesper AIS https://www2.vespermarine.com/

Chrs Guys all good input, good point about the cable run. Its a quantum 2 microwave model and so does not have a magnetron.

Morning folks. We are upgrading our radar from analogue to digital (Raymarine) and the current transponder is on a pole bolted to the transom. As we have recently added a boarding platform and want to free up access space we are planning to move it to the mast . The geometry all checks out so it will fit ok with adequate sail clearance etc. I would be interested to hear of the pros and cons with having it on the mast as opposed to the transom. Matt ..........? chrs

I tried something cheaper called NyOil and regretted it big time, it swelled with submersion and almost completely froze the rudder. Replaced with Vesconite.

Dig that puppy out and pet her in a museum !

Morning all, I have a seawater cooled Vovlo MD7B, (3000 SERIES ?) long story but I had to take the thermostat out of the watercooled exhaust manifold. I cant put a new one in due to corrosion damage but the manifold is fine otherwise and they are eye-wateringly expensive. The motor did not seem to mind and still came up to temp but perhaps a bit slower, no biggie. However I recently replaced the impeller and now the flow is such that it runs way too cool. Clearly the old impeller delivered a degraded flow that was nevertheless about right. I have a digital temp module with an alarm so i c

This guy might be useful too, he is in Auckland http://brookhouseonline.com/nmea_multiplexer.htm

Commiserations Matt, Small consolation but at at 10,000 hours you have had an outstanding life for that motor. Also a head job will push the restored compression to the next line of defense, ie the rings or block, so its perhaps more than co-incidence to see this, post OH if there was a latent defect. We recently had a self inflicted fuel supply blockage with our Perkins 4108, found that eventually and fixed it, meantime had half the system apart which caused failure of the Racor primary filter selection cock, 2 more weeks to suss that, 4 weeks later we are back in business. The si

Well I suppose they are not tools as such but still handy.

A selection of Jubilee clamps, a tube of the red high temp RTV and a few short hose pieces , have saved my bacon a few times. Also some cheap electrical choc block

They keep trying https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/27/science/barnacles-ships-coating.html?action=click&module=MoreInSection&pgtype=Article&region=Footer&contentCollection=Science&login=email&auth=login-email

Fitted new boarding platform, Raymarine triducer and sanded the hull for antifoul. Parrot dog at 6pm fell asleep watching Netfix.

Thanks for the suggestions !

Anyone know of a high density foam i can use to shape a hull transducer mounting pad ? The alternative is to use a hardwood like iroko or Jarrah then epoxy seal etc. I thought the foam might be more stable. chrs

What do you think Matt ?

The broker at Opua told me they have a particular problem with oyster growth on hulls something to do with the oyster farms abandoned a few years ago.

Got the right boat for it

Sounds like they were rolled by a rogue wave, whats the bet the boat is still floating?

Rosenfeldt and Kidson have Iroko, its not particularly expensive for an exotic hardwood, I used it to replace some teak grab-rails

Stunning Interior and If I ever Built another boat, I would steal with pride some of her features. On the flipside if you like wood but not the maintenance that goes with it go for GRP and then go cabinet maker crazy inside. Plus a carvel hull in the 1990's ?? gawd if you are a fanatic wood- o- phile at least do strip plank or cold moulded. 30 hp seems hopelessly underpowered for a 53 ft yacht that must weigh 15 tons or more, I'll concede they have the track record to prove it was adequate, still 100hp sounds better

Excellent , thanks for that !