Frank
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Rosenfeldt and Kidson have Iroko, its not particularly expensive for an exotic hardwood, I used it to replace some teak grab-rails
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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
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Here is the link to the topic of the sinking / rescue
In that thread, there are various links to his blog page, face book page and news stories that give a lot of insight into his trip, and the cause of failure.
Excellent , thanks for that !
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I have read recent news articles on the unfortunate loss of Waimanu, a Townson 32.
It seems that she was punching into a decent sea and a shroud let go, then the collapsed mast punched a hole in the hull etc.
Can anyone confirm the point of failure of the shroud ie, was it that.....
- The chain plate tore free of the hull.
- The hull structure failed around the plate
- The chain plate fastenings failed.
- The wire parted at the swage or failed in itself.
Just curious as it may have implications for other boats of a similar vintage and construction.
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We bought a 38 ft ocean going Yacht in very good nick. 140K. Even so it will be 160k or more by the time it's back in blue water mode.
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- Relatively fast (i.e. can plane) Will get a boat that surfs but actual planing? Even in that last winter series race when it blew 40 plus for a time, hardly anything planed properly.
- able to be single handed, 34-40ft Yes any boat in that range.
- some cruising up to the islands Yes virtually anything that weighs 5 tons or more but the better it is at cruising then the less of number 1
- coastal and harbour racing (AKL) Yes
- 60-80k range. Hmmmm
- He's tired of DIY... Earth to Dr Watson, its a boat!
Young 11 (rough) or a Farr 38 (Protocol was asking 70)
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I think you need to narrow it down a bit as that is actually quite a big size bracket and so price range as well.
If he is tired of DIY and does not want a Shitter then he should get a well equipped and maintained 32 to 34 ft GRP vessel for that sort of money, nothing bigger in my experience.
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Peacekeeper (Carpenter 29) did the Auckland -Suva race a few years back. They are rock solid boats with a really good strong rig on them. I think Stormy Dawn did the round North island too. They would easily handle an off shore cruise.
Funny that, I own one !. Stormy Dawn won the RNI race.
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Always buy the best of the type you're after, if you cant afford it then either borrow or choose a different (usually smaller) boat. Second hand boats are dirt cheap compared to new.
Agree ! and I have had a similar experience to Chariot looking at a boat in Havelock Marina, the interior joinery was very "Amateur Hour"
It Looked fine on Trade Me though, so yes photos hide a lot IMO, a good broker that you know and trust is the key.
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IT rest of my sails are Norths and well over 20,000 on them just done the main and went Norths expensive but nice sail. Quite a number of the Doyle sails up in the tropics same story.
I just binned my Dacron Windward sails no3 after 25 years , was toast for racing after 6 but did the job for cruising thereafter.
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Anecdotally boats that are mint and present well, no matter what age still seem to move smartly, our new Hood 38 a case in point.
But they are in the minority and there is a lot of tired stock needing thousands spent of them due to decades of deferred maintenance and equipment upgrades.
Case in point, older boats tend to have underpowered engines, replacing that can be half the value of the boat, before you even start on Electronics, running and standing rigging, sails, deck equipment, hull jobs etc etc.
If you can find the boat that has had money and attention lavished on it , that is the one to buy, even at a healthy premium, the rest sit on Trademe and look " ridiculously cheap."
Good luck !
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I was at Lusty & Blundel last week sussing a pump and I saw one that the packaging was titled 'Shower sump pump'. It was a Jabsco, I think.
Mmm I think those are the submersible types.
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There was a common little Jabsco pump that commonly used for this type of thing, which could be what you have. It has a separate motor driving a toothed belt that drives a larger pulley. Does that sound like what you have? The internals are a diaphragm that is lifted up and down which does the sucking. They are a great little pump, bit very pricey. The advantage is that they will run dry and they will suck gungy water and small bits without blocking like a centrifugal pump will. Either the diaphragm has a hole in it, or maybe a valve has blocked or jammed if it has not been used for a bit.
The plus with this, if it is what you have, is that there are kits available to fit to them.
Or you can fit a cheaper centrifugal pump to the sump and go that way, but you have a greater chance of them blocking. Although with the two I have on board, the issues have always been hair blocking the filter and scunge blocking up the float switch.
Or you could also replace it with one of these. I have the Jabsco version as our main holding tank pumpout pump and it has worked flawlessly for many years and never blocked.
That looks like a real grunter , might be a bit much, I'll check out Burnsco on the weekend.
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Got a new boat last weekend and it looks like the pump that drains the shower sump is not up to the job. Its not an immersion pump but sits about 400 mm above the pan with a hose to the sump. There is the usual coarse and fine filter set up, neither are blocked.
Any suggestions as to a good model/type of pump for this application ?
chrs
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Maybe a radio controlled one, deployed when the NRC fan worm inspection dive team are spotted approaching.
The NRC are not a fan of worms ...sorry, couldn't resist :-I
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A common way to attach the lazy jacks is to a batten in a sewn sleeve/pocket along the top of the stack pack. This is how my one is done. I can provide a pic if it would help?
I had a quote for a stack pack on a 38 ft masthead yacht, its about $1800 with sunbrella.
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I hope you have not paid him anything? That is just nuts. Double the quote with no explanation? WTF.
I am pissed about the "attitude" I got,
But, I'd be blowing like Mt Krakatoa if I was in your position with this rigger.
I have had a similar experience, what was quoted over the phone was the price of the materials but not the labour. The final price was double what I thought, it was poor communication on both parts.
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Not really. Most pleasure boat engines die from corrosion, not over use!
If oil test is good, compression and oil pressure is good, no odd sounds, the engine is likely fine.
My Volvo MD 7B is still doing sterling work , DOM circa early 80's ? Had new injectors and the head re-built last year... hours ? god knows, Oh and sea water cooled !
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hey David, thanks for sorting out my membership on here!
I bought a Warwick Stratus 747 back in June. used to be named Chinook III; I've renamed her Mercury Rising. she hadn't really been touched in 18 months and was well on her way to becoming a reef, with jumbled/missing electrics, a 15hp outboard that had been left in the "down" position, and no wardrobe save for a spinnaker in great condition. I've scraped all the barnacles (and all the paint!) off the bottom and re-antifouled, ran new wiring, dropped the boom 600mm, begged/borrowed/bought some sails, got the rigging replaced, and Damian sweet-talked the shellfish-encrusted prop with an old winch handle until she turned -- then I sanded and painted the stern leg.
oh, and I cleaned, cleaned, cleaned, and cleaned some more...
future plans include installing a solar panel and a stereo, upgrading some of the deck hardware, and other small projects. it's been a crazy 3 months; I can't believe how quickly they've passed.Damn good boats those, still quick even today.
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www.facebook.com/kwarttonzeilers
Interesting page if like 1/4 tonners
There a nz www.facebook.com/NZ-14-Tonners-509576052707184 page being set up and the call is to revive the class like overseas.
How can you go past an ior vessel down wind kite up and death rolling and wondering is this going to end in tears??Got in this situation awhile ago,pole squared and down haul on tight main out and she started rolling,FAaark is it going to stop,turned to 1/4 the wind and she stopped,most fun i have had for ages not!
We used to strap the spinnaker sheet well fwd to stop the kite oscillating,it certainly helped. When I asked a sailmaker for a quote for a "Bag" recently he said he hadn't heard that term for a long time and had made nothing but asymmetrics for years.
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Out of curiosity what sort of money would we be talking about for a stack pack on a 40 ft yacht ? Just wondering if anyone has a rough idea, i'll get a quote at some stage.
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The whole book by James Baldwin is a good read. A circumnavigation in a 28 footer.
Nice work ! I will read that book !
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The bird problem seems to come and go on my boat, some seasons there is nothing and then for some random reason they become a problem again. Terns nesting in the folds of the mainsail have been a hassle. Now I cinch the boom cover tight with bungee and that problem is fixed. Other people tie a line about 6 inches above the boom and string bird netting over it and down to the lifelines and it works well but it is a hassle to rig.
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The problem for the brokers to be fair is "Tyre Kickers" and unrealistic vendors, both are time wasters and I have certainly been guilty of the former.
I'm not saying some of the criticisms here are unfair but maybe the prospective buyers should be a wee bit honest with themselves too , just saying
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The loss of SV Kelaerin
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Sounds like they were rolled by a rogue wave, whats the bet the boat is still floating?