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Thank you K4309 for the referral and link to Mooringbnb. I followed through the link and also had an email conversation with Peter of mooringbnb. Peter was very helpful. We have used mooringbnb to locate and book a mooring in the general area we are interested in. All good so far. afu

Trying to find a mooring we can rent for two days in Schoolhouse Bay location of Bon Accord Harbour. Dates are 16 and 17 February. Boat is 10M long. Have tried the harbourmasters office. They were unable to help. Does any forum members know anyone who may have a mooring available to rent for those dates. Please PM me with contacts if you have any information. regards afu.

Summer 2017. Evening shot as we sailed out the Rangi channel on our way to Kawau. It was a memorable night race.

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Raced a Hobie16 for many years called it "Cooking Fat" Another H16 in same part of world called "Happy Ending" Not to overlook the Formula 18 called "BarFinder" a.f.u

Try Dwayne at Yachtspars. Looks like the type of track and slide bearing they use. PM me if you need a phone no. We had issues with our Harken mast track system last night. It was pretty vigorous - almost too windy for Tigga. a.f.u

Clicked on the link and looked at all the photos from those years. Lots of nostalgia there. I did my Cherub sailing in Nelson in the mid 60's and sailed Pandora (ex Neil Pryde) and June (a Wagstaff design).Sadly do not have any photos. The popular design back then was the Spenser MKVII. I wonder if anyone has photos of these boats in action.

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We do it the same way with our zero on Tigga. Seems to furl OK. This is a good tip too. We will add it to our zero furling process. a f u

I have unbolted some fittings on my boat. Inside the deck they were fastened through a Stainles Steel backing plate. The backing plate appears to be sitting on a thin layer of a rubbery like compound something like Sikaflex. Is there a method or chemical to clean this stuff off the fibreglass? Or do I have to do it the tedious way and carefully scrape it off with a sharp chisel or similar. a.f.u

Peter Mander and Jack Cropp. My boyhood yachting heroes.

Talk to Solas Propellors in Christchurch. http://www.propellers.co.nz Ph:0800 776 774 They have a wide selection of props to fit most applications. I get the 4 blade high thrust for my 9.8 Tohatsu from them and it works well. a.f.u

Good explanation Knot Me. I am thinking of replacing some of my stanchion wires with Dyneema or similar. What would you suggest? a.f.u.

My boat is fitted with Lewmar clutches that on the whole do a good job. One of my crew members remarked that the clutches holding the vang lines were hard to lift the lever and release when the rope was under load. Do any forum members have any suggestions for rope clutches that are easy to release when under load? a.f.u

My boat is rigged with 1/4"" 1x19 Stainless rigging wire. The rig is now 8 years old. The boat is raced regularly on Auckland Harbour. Can any forum members advise me on on the expected life of this sort of rigging wire? a.f.u