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    Unusual Outboard Brands

    in TechTalk

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    Yep, 3 yrs on and my Yammy has been faultless.

    Run dry after each outing (which is quite regular) and serviced annually. Never fresh water flushed. Had to poke a bit of wire up the water outlet as it had salted up a bit once a year ago. Would never go back. Actually feel a bit stupid for going there in the first place.

    SSANZ 100

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    Report from The Entertainer:

     

    Our race lasted about half an hour give or take. We hoisted our MH Spin at the start on port and snuck out from under an 88. We had great pace and were sitting pretty in the front bunch when we looked back to see the general carnage coming down the harbour towards us. Colin looked at me and said "whatdya think", I said "I reckon we'll be able to ride it out" which in hindsight was probably a bit optimistic. The squall hit a bit faster than I thought it would and she went down like devine brown. I should add we've had her out in much worse conditions, in worse sea state without a hint of stuffing it so I kept thinking she'd just pop up and we'd plane off...but she kept going down. Next I thought she'd pivot off the bow and we'd flop over and maybe the kite would get a bit of a flogging...but she kept going down. My feet by this stage were braced on the traveller and I'd lost steerage so was just waiting for whatever. Whatever came by the way of the tip shearing off the very top of the mast which meant we lost backstay tension which inverted the mast breaking and/or bending the spreaders the broken section then sheared the halyard which enabled us to gather our wits.

    A good lesson in sheltered water easily recovered from where no one was hurt and we could debrief with a coffee and fruitcake (not humble pie). With a full crew at the back of the bus we may have been able to ride it out but not short handed.

     

    Probably wont be ready for the next race damnit. Anyone need crew, I think Col would be keen, you might not want me on board...

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    Keel upgrade

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    I did the keel of The Entertainer recently and it made a huge difference (given my sailing hasn't really improved). Do not underestimate what it will cost. I didn't cut corners (I didn't do any of the work myself) and put in completely new floors which tie into a partial ring frame which has also made it possible to carry alot more rig tension. I just used a top plate (recessed flush with the hull) on the can bolted through to big washers in the floors and there is absolutely no movement. Mike Rees (Rees Castings) helped heaps and did a great job on the bulb and can, talk to Mike if you want a straight-up opinion. 

     

    PM me if you want pics, drawings and idea on costs.

    Unusual Outboard Brands

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    I bought a 9.8 2 stroke Parsun for my 930. It ran sweet for 4 months and died with the family out at Rangi. I took it back and it took a couple of weeks to sort out what was wrong (don't ask me I'm not a motor type of guy). Ran sweet for another 3-4 months and died again. I took it back to the dealer and said get rid of it I don't want it which he did and I have since bought a yammy and very happy. Just my isolated experience, but not a good one.

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