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seems to have lost its furling jib/genoa

well done! LiveSailDie can also confirm that at least one of the fugitive’s police were seeking has been found to be onboard. this seems to suggest it was the helicopter grifter and partner http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/65986490/Couple-on-the-run-may-have-stolen-yacht http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11269769

even better bang for buck in the learner stakes http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/boats-marine/yachts/keeler/auction-847673548.htm

if your budget is 30-40k all up you may be better spending 15-20k on your first keeler and holding the rest for expenses this wouldn't be enough for a good cav32 but there are plenty of other 20-30' keelers that will do everything but offshore easier, less stressful + cheaper to get you soloing around the gulf right now http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/boats-marine/yachts/keeler/auction-847412384.htm http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/boats-marine/yachts/keeler/auction-846852982.htm or maybe this with a brand new engine http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/boats-marine/yach

google earth sat. pic yikes!

don't think our 7 orions could fly enough to provide that kind of coverage continual satellite coverage might do it but doubt they have the people, sats and funding to watch and track every yacht, everyday

years ago there was a guy stole a yacht down south sailed it out across the pacific about 100miles before he taught himself how to tack then sailed it back until it hit the beach just north of sumner

their trademe ad http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/boats-marine/yachts/keeler/auction-832236011.htm

from sa Unlike most here I have been around diamond shoals in January in 20' seas and 35 knots of wind. Should we have been there? Probably not but in a 80' maxi downwind really not that big of a deal. In a 55' cat f*ck that. I cant even imagine the pure luck and driving skill needed to keep from flipping that beast. 20' seas in the gulfstream is no laughing matter even downhill. Sometimes the waves are so steep they just break right on top of you other times off you go a 20 knots trying not to pearl dive into the wave in front. Great fun in a maxi other than the ones that break into the c

it was very windy and the top fell off

just back from an overnighter to Rakino wasn't game to squeeze in at crowded Woody + West bays so joined the stragglers a bit further south at Fowlhouse bay

thanks for taking the time to post the; detailed procedures, materials, sources and pics may it live long in posterity contributing to the diy database of working the new black steel so cool even jewelers use it

the start problem was that the starter wouldn't turn over suspected earths as could hear a relay chattering cleaned; loom -ve, battery to engine -ve and battery -ve terminal + cable faces still no turn after more pondering cleaned the battery +ve post, cable ends and terminal and the engine chugged into life not a moment too soon as in 3 hours vindil had to be off the mooring and at the finger wharf for a haul-out that was booked 3 weeks ago

the last few days have been plumbing the new craftsman cm2.16, (mitsubishi 2LE) back where the vetus 2.06 (mitsubishi 2LE) used to be the vetus had the optional zf10m gearbox with 2.72:1 reduction ratio the craftsman (cheap new/old stock) came with the standard zf10m with 2:1 reduction ratio so to avoid changing the propellor the plan was always to keep the vetus box also had decided to try and use the still good, 2006, vetus; engine mounts, starter motor, control panel + looms...but the vetus loom's relay box didn't fit the holes on the slightly different craftsman bell housi

this reinke 11m looks a steel http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/boats-m ... 813005.htm

yup, not getting anything with the loop back test so may try taking it back for another one meanwhile, the heart transplant team has finished with the heavy work so next week is sewing up the arteries and getting back to beat

32bit serial adapter for use on a winxp netbookj showing up fine in the device manager, no driver problems etc have found details of an adapter loopback test and will try it out tomorrow on the old netbook which i left on the boat have the adapter here but can't test it on this 64bit win7 computer if i can't nut it out tomorrow i may take you up on your offer

thanks for this coaching misremembered the pin number pin 5 was the one i was using , (1,2,3,4,5 top of serial plug, 6,7,8,9 bottom row) the nmea output from the garmin128 i think i have correct as i have the pinout and used it to connect the nmea to the vhf i'm suspecting the new super-cheap usb converter isn't working right...will see if i can test it somehow here at home

yes my bad, pin 5 not 9 have a good trip;o)

engine now here and sitting in the back of the car hoping to get it onto the boat this month but the recent mission has been to set up an old windows xp netbook on the boat as better, faster plotter than the clunky, slow 20yo furuno opencpn software is on the computer and have loaded it with digital versions of all the nz charts released by linz BUT, have not been able to get NMEA data from the GPS to computer via serial to usb converter - NMEA is good as it supplies gps position to the DSC VHF - serial to usb converter driver installed, device manager shows it com6, b

speaking of drones sunday? morning 1 these floated through okahu bay sitting on my son's desk after a rinse down with fresh water anyone with the correct remote free to pick it up

trademe moorings section the best place to get some ideas http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/boats-m ... ina-berths where will you live, will you join a club? http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/boats-m ... 422047.htm http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/boats-m ... 832067.htm http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/boats-m ... 808131.htm http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/boats-m ... 305113.htm

the factory will know what kind of fits people have done and so should be full of good info http://www.boat24.com/en/Sail+Boats/Pog ... il/175968/ http://www.boat24.com/en/Sail+Boats/Pog ... il/177629/ check out the fully description of this boat seems to use the nke gyropilot 40 hydraulic selfsteering http://www.nke-marine-electronics.com/e ... pilot.html http://www.boat24.com/en/Sail+Boats/Pog ... il/104591/

After an exceptional career and just a few hours after shattering the solo trans-Atlantic and 24 hour records, the trimaran IDEC was wrecked on rocks. After crossing the line at the Lizard, Francis had headed down the Four channel, passed the Raz de Sein in the evening and then, because he had a morning rendezvous at La Trinité, decided to slow the boat down by reducing canvas and sailing before the wind. His heading was to leave Penmac'h about 30° to the right, but, because he hadn't slept for a long time, he fell into a deep sleep. He was on autopilot and thinks it must have g

thanks for that link to the doco exert had already read so have now ordered the 'counter-version' through the library website http://search.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/ rose noelle drift shown on this nina search pic