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From Ran Tan racing Facebook page - We have confirmation that the crew is now safely aboard the Mexican fishing boat! We can't say enough about the Coast Guard and other agencies that made this rescue a success. Their professionalism, as well as the fantastic decision making and actions of the guys on board made this possible. We are overwhelmed and so appreciative of the outpouring of support and wishes that have come our way in the last 24 hours. The Ran Tan family stretches far and wide. We have all been so lucky to be part of the ride! Looking forward to seeing the guys soon

From Ran Tan racing Facebook page - An update on Ran Tan II. At 0530 this morning the keel let go completely and disappeared into the deep blue Pacific ocean. Ran Tan is still upright and stable in the slight seas. Liferaft and dinghy launched. Boys just had a cold beer, crackers and cheese. Waiting patiently for their next ride, a 1000 ton Mexican tuna boat out of Ensenada. They are about 4 hours away. Thank you so much for all the messages of support and encouragement. Unfortunately it looks like a sad end to a very fine yacht.

I've been with AON for over 20 years with 2 keelers, an E7.4 and now a 90 year old classic launch. They have been great. Full racing cover on the yachts and 250nm off shore coverage for the launch although I wont be using it.

Nope - Modern Plastics now at 9 Stanway Place, Ellerslie, Auckland 1051. He is generally pretty helpful.

Keep them full, minimizes the air volume that will condensate water. Less air, less condensation.

I'm not sure we should be posting our security tactics on a public forum?

Seems to work fine for me on android? In fact its awesome.

Sweet, that's an awesome turnout.

If everybody paid everything on time the world would be a better place so they have every right to squeal if you pay late.

Good to see Abitare and Krakatoa back in the game after losing so much ground around the top. Its not over til its over.

Perhaps our measurement scale has become so accurate we are worried about stuff we never used to worry about too much? Just get a new deviation card every few years which we should do anyway. its been happening for ages.

DYKSTRA Bestevaer 56 for me. http://www.dykstra-na.nl/designs/tranquilo/

Hardly junk, she would come up alright with a bit of sustained love. Shes only 20 odd feet so the project is not that massive. However you would need to be a committed wooden boat owner to take her on.

^ I specifically remember him leaving one up as well and like you thought he was nuts. Perhaps he picked someone up on the way up the coast.

Catch a few more, smoke them and make them into spicy cajun fishcakes and free flow freeze them for future enjoyment. Have you got a smoker on board BP yet?

The other thing to consider is that your average land lubbers view of what is a lovely bay to anchor in is usually the polar opposite of reality. Just anchor out in front of our bach! Yeah right.

What Native said, re-groove and get new straight sharp edges and lines and a greater area of bonding. When using sharp tools make sure you work with the grain of the timber or you will dig holes to hell.

Woodside Bay earlier this year.

Yeah, I hate the fact that it has the same name as mine as over time people get stuff mixed up...

Whats the substrate of the hull below the waterline? Glass? Racing smooth or a bit of cruising texture...? If its too rough (and it doesn't take much) it gives the little buggers the ability to get a 'mechanical hold' like a climbers fingers in a hole. I have had a superb run out of #5 and look after a couple of +65 foot displacement launches on it that are also getting 2-3 years also so I'm kinda surprised.

3 coats sprayed October 2016. First wipe by divers last month and still mint 21 months later.... Going to delay haul-out til Autumn 2019 on that basis. Boat gets used a lot and lives at Westhaven. Pretty much the same experience as I had 2014 - 2016 so why the wildly different results? I know Opua is bad for barnacles perhaps Lyttelton as well?

I'm with AON, $1100 p.a. incl GST for fixed sum insured $135k, 5 mil liability, $500 excess, on a marina, 90 year old boat, survey every 5 years. So at 0.81% of boat value/p.a. I'm fine with that.

Make sure your port cover has as much overlap as possible so the MS 'Gasket' has as much area as possible to bond.... more is better. Also tighten it down lightly so you don't squeeze the sealant out, tidy up and come back and nip up the fastenings a fraction after 24 hours.

Nah, this is me, 1928 Colin Wild. A bit more pedigree than a NZ built Chris Craft design

That was interesting thanks for the link lateral. I was trying to recall that one and couldn't but then I realised I was working in Northern China in 1994 so completely missed it. Time flies..