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Three coats of antifoul applied, gland seal reinstalled. Mrs Aarvark gamely attempted to cut and polish the cabin top but retreated in the face of a daunting area and minimal improvement. Lots of activity at Panmure Yacht and Boating Club as pre-Christmas panic takes hold.

^this is good advice. A larger ts (thinking Nolex 22 or 25) is big enough for two people to be comfortable, and the retractable keel means you can navigate most areas of the Tauranga Harbour. Also big enough to explore outside the entrance - across to Mayor Island, or up the Coromandel coast. The option of sailing on the Rotorua lakes or Taupo is also a good thing. And a trailer boat has storage and maintenance advantages, balanced somewhat by the maintenance of the trailer itself. and your tow vehicle.

....and its back together. I'm glad we waited to do it hauled out. The gland housing had three packing rings in it and we replaced them like for like. However, the new packing takes up more space - it hasn't compressed over time like the old packing. On top of this, there was very little space between the rear of the gearbox and the shaft log. Consequently, the shaft had to be pulled sternward to allow the gland housing to be threaded back onto the log. I then had to "encourage" the shaft back into the housing with a block of wood and a 20 oz "Gentle Persuader". Once in pl

OK, cut now and fitted to the housing. The three new rings are significantly thicker than the old ones that came out and there are only three threads visible on the housing - there was at least 6 with the old rings. I'm taking this as a Good Sign.

who doesn't like a freshly made bed?

tauranga harbour is pretty shallow everywhere. Consider actual draft. A bilge keeler would suit there really well. Jon has said it first - survey. you will need one for insurance anyway, and you will need insurance for a marina berth or a mooring. For a cheap as chips option, Raven 26. Lots of other choices though.

Ok, turns out Blackwood's carry gland packing and it comes in standard engineering dollar pricing, not boat dollars. You even get your work discount. I did find it on AliExpress at about 20% of the NZ retail price, but the 20 day delivery made it unworkable.

Is that a lead acid battery filled with seawater?😁

Suntan lotion

Photo is after I'd wiped it clean. It has had about 500g of grease in the last 20 hours of running - there is no shortage of grease! Blackwood Engineering had the packing, so I am going to learn how to repack the seals this evening with a chopping board and a sharp razor blade.

Thanks K. I'm not inclined to double the value of SO by lashing out on dripless seals, so I will be rebuilding this system. If it was just a bit I'd be ok but it's about a litre an hour of run time and slowly getting worse.

Yeah, a very nice old brass item, but a 1/4 turn goes nowhere and it still bleeds saltwater furiously...

Leaking profusely. Steady dribble into the bilge under all conditions except stationary. Tried tightening it, no significant change. Pulled it off today. I have no idea what it should look like, so experienced viewers are welcome to comment. Shaft looks fine. No grooves or obvious wear.

Classic CD. There is no 20 minute job that can't become 12 hours with a bit of poor design foresight

This weekend coming. Hopefully achieve a bit of keel fairing then antifoul....

8-inch grinder with a flap disc...

What are you insuring? Is that keeler or trailer? Because I'd love me some $220 insurance on our $16k keeler!

thats the skipper.😁 Oh, you mean teh fabric thing? Yeah, washing 3 months of birdshit off the mainsail cover... Yeah, the pole is a bit redundant. Someone in her history had racing pretensions. Not us!

Did nothing at Ponui. It was bloody great.

nothing to add, but what a great thread this is! Special mention for the lady who writes books about marine toilets and "knows her sh*t". Appropriate.

A death on the water. Sounds like someone took a boom to the head. Really unfortunate for family, crew and organisers, and commiserations to everyone aboard the yacht.

Everyone focuses on flushing toilets, but the majority of auckland sewerage is grey water, a lot of it commercial and industrial. That makes the 250l claim a page ago quite plausible especially given the total water consumption in Auckland. Survivor bias helps explain the lack of any recollection of historical water-borne infections or outbreaks of disease. Bear in mind, the current thinking is that the most likely cause of Queenstown's recent infection outbreak is one infected person pooing in Lake Whakatipu. You all can swim or whatever if you like, I'll stay out until the all cl

everyone knows that their sh*t don't stink in Parnell

Nice article. Good luck guys! https://www.coastalclassic.co.nz/post/how-a-1-reserve-trademe-listing-reunited-these-sailors-with-an-old-friend?fbclid=IwAR2aceLj28pC1cU2HQrf30B4FHL9wUsHgwJxAV5U8ritOTyGVQbEn-rkteM