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true deck jewelry. And I mean that in an admiring way, not derogatory.

Don't be so hasty with that. Like anything 40 or so years old, there are plenty of sad GOP, ply, carvel, steel and aluminium boats around. There are also good ones. In your price range you will probably be kissing a few frogs before you find a prince and whatever you buy will need maintenance or repair of some sort in the first year, so don't discount any particular construction unless a surveyor tells you to stay clear.

Haha! Great nickname for it. If you want to avoid grease, try the various teflon-based dry chain lubes for mountain bikes. Designed to do all the things you need in a winch pawl - corrosion resistance, dirt-sheading, low friction, non-binding.

Buy and definitely replace all the springs. Springs of any type work harden and evenually crack and stop being "springy". Buy a pair of pawls as spares but you will probably never need them. Correct. Grease the pawls, the springs, the pawl recesses and the running faces of the drum individually, then wipe MOST of the grease off and assemble with just the smear of grease on all the components. Use a good quality marine or waterproof grease. Do this every 6 months whether you think it needs it or not - even if you haven't used them in that time.

Panmure Yacht Club. https://pybc.org.nz/facilities/boat-maintenance/ Dawn is the Office Manager, Steve Hill is the Yard Manager. @Winter, you still on the hard there?

Hmmm, not so bad that I wouldn't send them around again. I'd definitely replace the springs though. Get the brasso out - we expect to see a high polish on these when you are finished!

yeah, we have this arrangement with a grease cup on top of the housing (not a picture of our actual set-up) I am thinking of removing the cup and doing this instead - imagine a grease gun at the other end of hte white tube:

yeah, I had intended to stay historically correct...

No on both counts. My experience with this yacht so far is that if I adjust something it breaks or it is already at the end of its adjustment. In light of that, I'm inclined to redo the packing so at least I know what I have - and its not expensive.

negotiate it. We paid for everything on our purchase, but we also basically stole the yacht, so swings and roundabouts.

Hey Harry - got any pictures of that? I thought it might be a good way to go, especially if I can fit it semi-permanently ie not via a grease nipple

this dude. Sells on Trade Me, but operates from an industrial unit in Takanini. Knows his sh*t.

^concur. Pull them off and do a really good service on them - they are simple devices and built to be serviced by the mechanically inept, so don't be scared of them. With the loads on a 20' TS, they will outlast most other components on the yacht.

1974 means its coming up to its 50th birthday. If its unreliable now and you don't know its history, Its a gamble to keep using it - it will fail at the most difficult time in your sailing life for sure. this article sets out a formula for sizing. I'd go a step bigger in Wellington given the likelihood of "difficult" conditions. Here's some more thoughts directly targeting your boat size. I would be balancing weight and portability against thrust as key factors. In that size range and leaving some of the questionable cheap options to one side, simplicity is probably more importan

this is useful

Or more likely the split pin

It burns!!!!!

I dont think I can afford that.

I went a step further and gave myself a good spanking with the wooden spoon and two hours in the naughty corner. I'm now up for assault.

So, post-Cave Creek when all the ex-bushworkers were managing so well and getting stuff done without that pesky H&S stuff getting in the way...

I believe there is a balance point somewhere between inbreeding and mongrelisation. You need industry knowledge, but you also need an outsider's view. How you get those two things and then balance them is a trick that eludes many organisations, public and private.

Yuo both mistake structural or managerial failings as proving a need for deep practical understanding. I'm not saying MNZ is effective. I'm just pointing out that no organisation that size is necessarily better from being led by subject matter experts. Case in point - Air New Zealand: Ralph Norris is acknowledged as one of the most effective CEO's Air New Zealand ever has had. He came from the banking industry. The current CEO came from supermarket and big box retail. Chris Luxon - Unilever. He sold soap. Rob Fyfe admittedly used to be an aircraft engineer in the airforce, but

I'm pretty sure the Road Transport section is not staffed entirely by retired truck drivers either. Maritime NZ has three core functions (according to their website) and none of them require anyone at Department level to operate a vessel. The DO require skills in legislation regulation, coordination, industry consultation etc The skills required to run a government department are not the skills required to be an operator of a device controlled under the department's function. Its a laughable argument to suggest that everyone right to the top of any organisation must have career workin