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Removed meters and meters of 3 phase house wire and similar spec'd switches from the kids trailer sailor, moved the nav lights from the cabin to the pulpit, added a stern and anchor light, installed appropriate wire throughout with no Micky mouse ridiculousness of multiple chock-blocks, swapped out the cabin light and new switch panel in a lovely wee varnished plywood box. AND IT ALL WORKS
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learned something new yesterday
came back into okahu bay about 2pm
about 50mt off the concrete ramp
If you have navionics and turn on the 'sonar chart' you can see that big long blob of mud - the guys in the yard told me about it, there's also a rock that's roughly in line from the end of the jetty and your mooring about a third of the way from the jetty which isn't marked. I used to take the Spencer up to the jetty but only 2 hours either side of HT and knew to always go wide of the sea wall.
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Rehab, Booboo made an awesome post right here, on this forum and suggested others do to, so that this community on this forum have the info right here.
I don't really get your point... are you saying this wasn't a brilliant idea?
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Yeah, PYBC hosted a couple of years back but it's again dropped off the radar.
Reliving glory days isn't everybody's cup of tea
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I'm glad its not just me that finds this exciting.
I nearly bought Strawberry Letter when she was recently up for sail simply because MB was coming back.
These are such neat little boats - I'd love to see the 1/4 cup revived (again) with MB in the pool.
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Wow, there was a lot in there. Seems I do as much communicating off the grid as on so-to-speak
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Well I'm going to get in early and say I'll crew.
Pretty much for whoever on whatever.
But David, in the event you do go, I'd love to join you on the Spencer...
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Just sold my 40yo cruiser, got some money out of it but largely accepted that if I wanted to sell then I had to take a hit, especially having watched identical boats sit on TM for months to years and not sell with a price tag of just a couple of K more.. Saving for the next one now. Tom/Pork Chop, I'll take it off your hands for about 1/10 of her value
I love the old timber boats - one of the things that will determine a 'real' boat for me is the smell - plastic boats don't have it unless they're packed full of lovely heavy cabinetry. Which is fine, cause I race on other peoples boats.
In the mean time I'm going to have to content myself with the kids wee t/s, which, incidentily, is glass over DD Kauri
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Hey IT, the content of this post is awesome - much thanks Booboo - do you think we could have a sticky page or something put up, maybe even attached to the front page for both regulars and visitors for all eternity?
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Kauwau me thinks
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Guys! guys! Stop with all the McPorn, it's really NSFW, or my fragile mental state
Oh yeah,.. and waaaaay off topic
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Epoxy goes pretty soft when heated up, so really not a long-term fix.
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I think calling most boats toys sort of understates it, I reckon they are a vital mental health tool and should be subsidised by the government
Speaking as a mental health professional... Hear Hear!!
Com'on BNG - it's not all doom and gloom on this thread - much of it has been about the positive benefits of boat ownership - even the old shitters - with a healthy dose of cynicism thrown in
Post hanging off the top of the mast, I'm now replacing the halyard. Feeling lucky right now I am
stainless wire splinters Incidentally, my insurance company didn't want to know about my 1974 Jappa because "..it's only going up in value" Bloody thing is full of rust.
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Yup, and my old Kiwi boat lives another day
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I think they only scanned the first page anyway.
Good publicity though huh IT?
I discovered a new and exciting way of getting quite nauseous today - spend an hour up the mast while on a mooring in Okahu Bay.
However I now have my spinnaker halyard, anchor light and wind indicator back up there.
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Everyday sexism. It's a thing. I think there's even a website...
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Hi Erice, I sent you a long winded reply.
Re the OB idea, the high, pointy back end it problematic - this guy made it work: http://sv-ulladh-log.blogspot.co.nz/200 ... chive.html
Personally I hate outboards... noisy, heavy, fuel guzzling things that ruin the lines of a good boat. I love being able to carry them into the garage and rebuild them on the bench though
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Hi Erice, I have the wee Spencer next to you, I did feel a bit guilty the other weekend when my engine started first pop then we sailed off the mooring anyway while you were working away...
On the the recommendation of the Yanmar chaps at Westhaven I took the bits of my donkey (YSE8) to these guys http://www.enginerebuilders.co.nz/ in Ponsonby. Probably not the cheapest but not horrendous and, well, as you probably heard, my donkey ticks over nicely despite my abuse.
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But this is an unnecessary thread drift.
Yeah, I've been thinking WTF...
Getting back to topic - The Entertainer - I think what he's asking if a fair price for what you get ...again, if I had the coin...
On the other hand, just been talking to my mate who needs to shift his 1/4 tonner - heaps of out of control fun - who'd like to make up a micro consortium for some wet and wild times on a Friday afternoon?
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Dambo there are a couple of nice ones for sale at the moment...
I know, I know - Splash Palace would be mine if only I had the K'ching
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I'm sure that racing horses and many other past-times can cost a lot more.
Motorcycles. Especially race bikes. A combination of checking into the responsibilities associated with having kids, not actually enjoying the risks, but a major factor was the cost. Boats (real boats with flappy things) go much, much slower but your chances of injury and death are significantly lower AND in my experience cheaper. 15 years ago my last road bike cost me in about 3k in ownership and maintenance - the fuel bill is unknown - and any time around a track was mostly in addition to that.
What others are saying about the family/kids stuff resonates with me also. That and Priorities.
My parents worked incredibly hard to provide a lovely big house with landscaped gardens, orchard and vege gardens but most of the family outings were to garden centers. When my first born came along my (then) wife bought a sidecar* for her motorcycle so we could continue riding around the circuits with the kid in tow (*incidentally - best way of having all the disadvantages with none of the advantages of a motorcycle except for free parking in town. Oh and it destroys the bike)
We bought a little boat that needed some work and haven't looked back. I'm also one of those that bought a cheap boat that was on the verge of being sunk/chopped up/blown off its mooring/otherwise destroyed, I've sunk $$$$ and countless hours into it. Along the way I've learnt heaps, met some awesome people and become something of a teacher myself to others with old sh!tters - sometimes I curse it and think that I still should sink it/chop it up/drop it off its mooring/otherwise destroy it or put it on Trademe for a dollar, save up and buy something better. On the other hand, even with the cost I've put into it, it's worked out cheaper than my previous hobby and to be honest given not just me, but my kids, something f*$king awesome - they still recount stories to their friends of waking up in such and such a bay, fishing out the back of some island, sailing to their friends houses on Waiheke and their land locked friends are entranced. This sh!t is invaluable and more than off-sets the decision between sell and save for a few years verses having a boat to go sailing on.
On the other hand, I'd put my old sh!tter on TM for a dollar if I had the coin to buy a 930 right now.
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My 40yo plywood boat is worth nothing (maybe the value of the lead in the keel) but it sucks money which means I can't afford a 1020 at the current market rate much as I'd love one...
So, as someone
in the boat brokerage industryCan we expect to see some cheap deals coming through soon?
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am the new owner of vindil
Yay. I have the Spencer right next to Vindil. I've been watching her for the last couple of years wondering what was happening - so pleased that someone's going to do something with her - she's such an awesome looking little boat.
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Wow, that look pretty light engineering!
You haven't seen the bolts in a Spencer then!
Actually a good result. 
stainless wire splinters 
Stolen Yacht
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f*ck, I knew our distant cousins were backward, but this takes the cake.