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  1. Trophy was donated by SSANZ if I’m not mistaken
  2. Ok next ? Can I upgrade the MFDs now and use existing radar, course computer wind and depth etc and which MFD will fit in hole in panel and stainless box that E80s are now in ? Plus I’ve got navionics card for whole pacific, what will this work in or if buying new mfds just get new charts ?
  3. 90% of my nav is iPad and navionics, if I could get radar and ais off the old system to overlay on navionics plus maybe the fish finder too I’d be sorted
  4. Jon

    Self priming pump

    As above, a small piece of anything under a diaphragm will stop it lifting. So bench test, see if it will suck water up a two metres of tube out of a bucket, if not strip the pump, it would still work when flooded but not suck a vacuum
  5. Didn’t mention have digital radar (2015) and have a evo gyro that I was sold to integrate but doesn’t, still in the box. So if I can keep the good bits will it all interface ? Forward sonar and VHF etc not me Maybe next year
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    Self priming pump

    Pump should suck it up Unless it can suck air somewhere ?
  7. So your saying just save the money for the big upgrade, So I’ve got two E80, wind with two displays autopilot ST7000 depth speed tri data display ais course computer electric drive on steering gearbox How much of this is useable and what’s the ballpark number in SBD (standard boat dollars = $1k)
  8. I’ve got the same era Raymarine gear, all still going fine BUT, wondering if I should be buying cheaply this gear that’s being removed and replaced as spares or just save the money and put it towards the inevitable full replacement ?
  9. It was a winner until it wasn’t Going south early after Piercy was a great move but getting from inside Colville channel to outside Mercury Islands was the killer. After that it was just how long it took is wiggle across the gulf
  10. Who would have thought we could get a cyclone at this time of year ? must be climate change or something This was always going to happen, they should have sent a barge out as soon as it grounded (harbour master that is) there job is surely to look after the harbour ? who pays, we all do, same with clearly abandoned boats on moorings. This isn’t a third world back water
  11. Take beer and time, and also beer
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    Weather apps

    Looks like Channel Island blow to bit at about 0320 this morning
  13. Question When does an grounded wreck become abandoned officially ?
  14. Jon

    Soft shackles

    Martin that’s clever for a cruising boat wouldn’t work on a race boat that wants to peel headsails
  15. Try clamping it in a vice and run a hacksaw through it but don’t over tighten the vice Maybe a new key but epoxy also sounds good
  16. Jon

    Young 88

    If your not looking at doing class regattas buy the one that’s best setup that you can afford motors are the biggest thing then standing rigging, you will spend more doing a boat up than buying one that’s done
  17. It’s a French thing, lots of the big shorthanded events there have a prologue Thinking is a short race will keep turnaround time to a minimum as fleet will be closer so minimising chances of sailors getting infected between legs Plus a one off race wasn’t what we originally planned ( I know 2 races isn’t 3 but it’s better than 1 ) If we’ve been too conservative then we apologise but our understanding is this can happen and we want to give everyone enough time to prepare. Working on finalising courses at the moment, high probability that they will be somewhat triangu
  18. Jon

    Nowcasting

    PredictWind yes not free but they have lots of extra ones around that is really useful
  19. Not sure, keep an eye open for a Wright 11 called La Di Da
  20. Either your names Mike or I have someone you should meet. Picture Towson 32, stern lazarette, two legs waving in the air. Still makes me laugh thinking about it.
  21. Soon, another week as we are just finalising SI’s Poulito has been told they can enter the country on a sports exemption so are in the process of applying Your end of the fleet is mostly unchanged
  22. Our understanding is yes We may need to watch numbers at briefing, stopovers and Prize givings Fortunately we are at 43 entries so with race management we will be right on or just under 100 people Biggest worry would be the reintroduction of regional boarders, no talk of this however so fingers crossed. if we can sail but not across boarders then we will still run the event within the Akl boundaries in some form, is the backup plan anyhow.
  23. Best storage I’ve seen for paper charts was on a wooden yacht with deck beams with two bunny cords fixed so charts stowed rolled up under cabin top Says he who sailed fro Turkey to NZ via Panama without any paper charts.
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    Something Fishy

    We saw flying fish in Port Abercrombie in the first week of the year, blue water inside the barrier too which is not that normal, so where there’s flying fish there will be mahi
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