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  1. Yes, I must admit that had crossed my mind as well, they are awkward puppies at the best of times.
  2. I have been looking into options for a life raft and was keen on a 6 man Crewsaver in a valise. After making a scale cardboard model to the stated packed dimensions I found It cant fit it in the cockpit locker which was the preferred option , its close but not close enough. Next Option then is to get a smaller 4 man raft or stow it somewhere else, the two other options seem to be the deck or maybe in the fwd V berth which wont be occupied when passage making. I'm not so keen on the deck option even though I see it is common because I would be worried about it being washed off . The boat
  3. +1 for "head for Coromandel and work your way up via eastern side of the Gulf" Predominant NE weather is a PITA on the northland coast. Get to Happy Jacks and the cross the Colville Channel in half decent conditions , the Auckland side of GB has it all, Good diving and fishing, plenty of Kai, nice sailing in the lee of the easterlies, great anchorages and scenery .
  4. Thanks for the replies , good points made
  5. Our Heavy 38 ft Cruising yacht has a 3 bladed Max Prop but it came with a spare 2 blade fixed pitch propeller of the same Dia and Pitch (18 x 17) The 2 blade unit has a comparatively generous blade area and I am wondering if it would be more efficient than the Max Prop . My reasoning is that the Max Prop does in comparison does not seem to have an aerofoiled chord profile and has little if any twist in the blade. I am no expert on this topic but I assume compromises have to be made for feathering units. My experience with 2 blade folding propeller on a sail drive is they seem to have plenty
  6. For every person who swears by CC there seems to be another who says it didnt work, you pays your money you take your chances.
  7. I agree, why mix old and new tech, Just use a DC-DC charger, I'll be retrofitting one to my own Carpenter 29 next season with a smart shunt, BMS and Battery protect. We have the same batt set up as yours for now but with the new kit its also future proofed for Lithium. I use Victron , its pricey but of good quality and well supported, there are other good brands too but whatever you use its best to stick with one brand as these days they all talk to each other with digital smarts.
  8. I always use the hole saw trick TCT versions are inexpensive these days , glass, metal or whatever they go thought it all. Just pot the new one in over size hole with epoxy slurry, don't need the gland nut.
  9. Tow it outside of the environment and sink it , remove pollutants first
  10. Thanks for the kind offer Addem , I just got the loan of one from a 40 ft monohull very similar to our boat.
  11. Headed to Fiji next year with the Island Cruising NZ Rally, does anyone know of a reasonably priced pre-loved drouge or one that I can beg borrow or rent ? Yacht is 11.2 Metres and 12.5 Ton , hope this is not an unreasonable query, chrs
  12. When a painter sprayed my C29 it was touch and go on the dew point so we put fan heaters in the boat and I slept on board , we got away with it except for a wee patch near the anchor locker. On another note a number of fellow club members have had durability issues with 2 Part Poly applied over an epoxy base, myself too. It seemed to fade and chalk up after three seasons or so and the lunch room consensus was that the UV was encouraging some sort of chemical interaction with the epoxy. I'm sure the Altex manf instructions say its OK though and with the number of coats you have put on it
  13. Anybody have knowledge on this rescue ? I heard they had steering issues but it looks to be nice vessel, I suppose it will drift or be sunk outside the environment. https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/474235/ocean-rescue-underway-for-two-sailors-on-damaged-yacht-in-the-tasman-sea
  14. I've had a Carpenter 29 for several years, it is a good Middle of The Road racer cruiser, the Young 88 and Ross 930 are faster.
  15. I'm at the tail end of a campervan project with two panels on the roof, the folks at Half Moon Bay Electrical strongly recommended putting them in series. Feedback they received from customers who had made a change from Parallel to series was that it made a big difference. It was something to do with getting more bang for your buck when the sun was low at either end of the day (don't shoot the messenger, this is just what they advised
  16. Fist Bump ? are they both saying YES !
  17. Would definitely be interested in any updates, here is me mildly anxious about taking a 12 ton 38 ft BrickS**t house Hood 38 to Fiji next year and he goes to Pitcairn in a 17 foot Plywood boat, the guy is an absolute inspiration !
  18. That's good to hear, no product is perfect but I reckon PVC with modern moisture wicking undergarments would keep you pretty snug and dry in all weather. My first store branded breathable jacket was an absolute joke in moderate to heavy rain even when new, now I have a Gill inshore but I suspect it wont be much better, we will see.
  19. Contact the author Brian Peet he has plenty of stock or did up until recently , PM me if you want his number. I have a copy , its superb.
  20. If you cant afford the step up from 20K to 30k or 40K then I would look hard at the affordability of the proposal because you will quickly burn through the difference in price band on Opex
  21. Frank

    Spare Anchor

    Never heard of that one before but it seems like it could work well.
  22. Frank

    New Genoa

    Brent is good, I have been a customer since I purchased my first keel boat, very helpful and customer focussed. The only other loft I used was Windward Sails, I don't think they are still going but Damn those sails were fast.
  23. That last one could be Oz
  24. We looked at those and came close to purchasing one before watching a few videos that compared the time it took to boil water with various options compared. Gas and Induction were hands down the fastest, while the Wallas Stove was comparatively slow, it does have the option of an accessory top that functions as heater but that adds more cost. I think they were about 7K when we looked at them last. With induction most folks just pulled the $100 plug in unit from a storage drawer and sat it on the benchtop in this way there was no bench space permanently occupied by the cooktop.
  25. We are on the lithium journey on a land yacht, our plug n play $90 Harvey Norman induction top draws 2000W at full noise. We are using a 3KW inverter and 320 AH LIFEPO. On lower cook settings which we will generally be using it draws a lot less. In Tests at home it boiled a litre of water in a pot in 1 min 45 seconds. we will also have an 800w Jug and 800w small microwave. Cant be bothered with an oven on the yacht or the van, I'm a lazy cook and I want to leave all that sort of thing behind when on holiday.
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