Jon

Ha'apai ?

Beat Beat Beat I can see the battle lines of the 2017 RNI forming already Hopefully the big boat wins ah Smithy !!

Ask the Revs crew from the RNZ and Truxton decided to ditch their Sq top for a pin head and won.Square tops with a full and fresh crew, reefing offshore can be tricky but with two tired crew that's when bat cars and sails start getting damaged and then jammed The cross over seems to be out 30' under this and you can get away with a sq top but over that and its all about systems and that's what BooBoo and Damon have been optimising. Shorthanded sailing is about keeping the boat at 90%+ of it optimum 100% of the time

He's already gone bigger main, not square just more roach Square tend to be a problem shorthanded Now let's watch them test the new prod to death in the coastal, if they finish it will be good to go for the RNI I'm picking

Most likely Steve But don't stay in too long or you will fall into the wind shadow between Whangamumu and the Cape "Shot the gap" or 'round the out side like a buffalo girl' ????? That's the real question, I've always gone through and said next time I'm going around ???? "The definition of insanity is to keep doing the same thing but expect a different result"

What you really need to know is what's happening with the warm current that runs down the east coast. It's often close to cape Brett then runs outside the Hen & Chicks then outside the Mokes then kicks south at the needles The catch is sometimes it runs inside the H&Cs and therefore speeds up so that makes going outside beneficial, but rarely it runs the other way ie south to north. It's usually not that fast at this time of year but speeds up as the warm currents come out of the pacific The other major area of concern is tidal flow at bream head Other than that sail north and tu

Glass verses wood Wood, easy to fix Easy to see damage Needs fixing asap, if left will get worse Painted so will need reprinting at some point Glass More robust Only needs a cut and polish every few years Damage can be hard to find and fix depending on where it is Once you paint a gelcoat boat it will be no better than a wooden boat in that respect Hard to beat a well built and maintained wooden boat Lots of people under maintain glass boats as they generally get away with it but you can't do that with wood so you will soon know when you go and look, if it a 20+ yr old woode

Joker There's a 6.7 that's too small for a family of 4 but they sail really well. And a 8.2 that would be ideal as they are water ballasted so light to tow but twice your budget is what's being asked and more Don't be afraid to offer 25% less than asking price, most TY are hard to sell and getting quite old You should settle between 10 to 15% under asking price or your wife will fall in love with one and you will just buy it.

Trojans are similar if not slightly slower than a Noelex 25 but with a higher SRI (self righting index) Very family friendly as far as TY go If you want performance then get a Ross 780 Here's something to use as a base for comparison http://www.nztya.nz/uploads/113077/files/Rating_Current_from_August_2016_-_Listed_by_Rating.pdf

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/boats-marine/yachts/trailersailer/auction-1125954114.htm

So looking like you'll make the last SSANZ race then

Once you've used AIS you'll never go back

A few said they had trouble seeing us, the orange light was working all night, but it all depends on what traffic is on the waterfront behind and how many street sweepers with orange lights as well. We always anchor about 200m off the end of the wharf, we had our race tracker on and we run AIS. We will be a lot easier to see in Isslington bay for the last race plus if you finish the last and shortest race after dark you may have to take your own time as we could be busy.

Do you think you get all or enough of the old oil out going down the dipstick tube, I really like taking the bung out of the sump and leaving it whilst I change the filter, sometimes I'll also pour a cup of clean oil through just to make me feel better. I can do this with my genset as it has a hose off the sump, but there isn't enough depth in the bilge under the main engine to do this, so seriously thinking of getting a hose made up to attach to sump bung then attach the other end to a small plunger pump Probably just being anal but it always makes you feel good after a good oil change an

Thanks Winter, will do the same when I'm ready most likely

Where did you end up getting your pump Winter ? Something I've got on the to-do list and I'm sick of the stupid little hand pumps that the hose comes off and drip oil Last three oil changes were as follows Fiji Panama Spain

We have a C02 extinguisher with a head activated head on it in the engine bay as opening the door to extinguish a fire is going to fuel the fire Like this https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR1rx4Hd2MUltvVMJVrh9iZfYr48jtRhc55ujKUz2n4sLyANO4_I3RmMbxK0g

The raft up in Issy bay is taking shape as well

The big question is Will Smithy make the cut for race three It's going to be the big one what with the shortest course and finish in Issy Bay

It's amusing how BPs attitude to NZ registration has changed seeing he will be legally residing in NZ in a NZ registered vessel offshore $1000 doesn't seem too higher price compared to losing your pension ? Not having a go at BP here but just interesting how people's perception can vary greatly depending on where we are standing at the time Don't get me wrong $800 that I paid two years ago or over a K now is daylight robbery but if I needed NZ support in what ever form whilst sailing around the Pacific/world then it's cheap support / insurance and I've never been anywhere that NZ regi

Bought a Highfield rib nearly a year ago and am very pleased with it

Sighted heading for the Tamiki river from Issy bay direction early arvo yesterday

Yes it was the male that was the wrong person It's often the case that "assumption is the mother of all fuckups"

Yes I know of a major brokerage who missed a very large sale by only talking to the wrong person recently. It happens all the time And just remember flash cars and suits often equal DEBT

I think what the doomsayers are missing is the only ones hurting are the ones exiting boat ownership It's all about the difference between selling and buying, If your in boating for investment then your dreaming mate We listed our boat for less than I thought it was worth and definatly less than it owed us but it sold in 4 days ( probably lucky ) but we can buy a lot cheaper also in this market IMHO there are people out there that aren't meeting the market, some because they don't really wish to sell and others because their dreaming, but there are always options in any market.