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I'd be happy with that!

Thanks Lateral. I have a full w/shop manual for the engine and it looks like it should be tedious, but not difficult if thats the problem.

Oil filter was all I have checked so far since its easily got to and right next to the seacock for the engine. It was fine, dammit. Cheers for the leads harrytom, I'll take a close look at the feed pipe when I am next aboard.

Returned from a short jaunt to Waiheke this afternoon and found about 100ml of engine oil in the bilges. The engine is running fine, starts easy etc, no unusual banging and knocking, no smoke or other signs of distress, so I am assuming its going to be something simple that has failed (crankshaft seal or similar) not something catastrophic. Access requires the usual training as a muscular gynecologist with contortionist tendancies, so before I dive in has anyone got knowledge of a "common issue" to start me off on diagnosis?

best deal I can find at $329 for a brand new epirb with gps, guaranteed 10-year battery life. Its been priced like this since February, so not a sale going on. https://www.jaycar.co.nz/gme-mt600g-marine-epirb-with-gps/p/DC9071

Note that consultation is open until 14 February 2021. There is a LOT of information provided in the review report. There is also a lot missing and key from this discussion is detail on which vessels and how many of them produce a more disruptive wake at 12 knots than at 18 knots. There is also no clear comparative risk analysis ie is the risk of the increase in speed limit overall higher or lower than status quo. I suggest that, if you are going to make a submission, you read the report and reference it in your response. Govt wonks love that sort of thing, but it also may prompt

In broad terms, when the battery is fully charged or near fully charged you will see maximum battery voltage and negligible current. Your figures look to be reasonable - its trickle charging just enough to maintain the voltage.

Hartley launch built by a friend's dad who got tired of the perceived shortcomings of other people's builds - "Miway"

Experiment over. The problematic seam has released further along. A new dinghy is now a reality. HI says rigid inflatable. We shall see.

Thanks IT - that would have messed with me....

what config steps did you have to take IT? Is the key transferable? I have OpenCPN running on an older laptop in Linux 16.04. Its slow, but lightweight electrically and physically.

emailed them 48 hours ago. Awaiting a reply...

Sounds like a plan Winter - PM me your contact details!

necromancing the thread... Any info on haul outs in the South Auckland / East Auckland area? Brooklands in Clevedon can't handle our 10m, 1.7m draft keeler, so I'm looking for a haul out and hardstand for waterblast, sand and antifoul action. I have a pwtrol waterblaster, just need 230v supply for sanding and painting (airless spray).

good to see BP down there. A shame there were not more of the keel boats there to view.

Thank you. For a while there I thought I was missing some spectacular clever technique. Turns out I was watching video that shows even the professionals get it wrong. At the very least, something to keep the towed vessel's bum pointed at the following sea would have been useful. Parachute, trailing warp, anything....

wtaf are they trying to acheive there?

I cheaped out. Mtre10 has self-adhesive vinyl patches for backyard swimming pools - $3.50 for a pack of 10, about 50x50mm each. I ran a bead of Sika 123 along the seam of the pontoon about 100mm either side of the leak, and then feathered the bead so it ran smoothly into the upper and lower sections of the vinyl. Once that had gone tacky, I stuck the el-cheapo patches on along the seam and over the sika bead, overlapping the patches about 10mm. I rolled them down onto the vinyl and then waited 24 hours. This is a lifetime for me - I'm teenage impatient. The next day I redid

and deep!

After my first attempt, I have a tiny leak that is on a section of seam covered by the transom frame. Everything else is holding well. The leak was there before, but much larger. A photo of the soapy water test result is in the linked images. I think what I will do is make a large-ish patch to cover the section of the seam that is a problem, get that sealed, then rebond the transom frame over the top of that.

Actually, its been in place snce the relevant Act of 2009. A National Government was in power then, n'est pas? Phase 2 (the more invasive bit that KM had his fun with) is carried out under 2017 legislation - again during the time that the low interference government who were commercially astute ran the country. A requirement from the Septics in essence. Of course, this is a nation that requires you to take your shoes off and have them inspected before you get on a plane, but you can carry a loaded semi-automatic weapon in public and dressed in full camo gear... The love of theatr

yeah, I accept that the dinghy is near or at end-of-life. The chemstry of flexible polymers rules the roost here and the reality is that a plastic that starts to expel its plasitcisers is heading to the dump pretty soon. The people I spoke to (and who gave the idea of professional repair the thumbs down) were recommended and were in the position to just take my business if they were less ethical. My approach is therefore by way of an experiment in frugality and optimism. It'll get a water test in a couple of days time so I'll know then if its worked, although that might only be tempo

Over the weekend, the transom pulled away from the pontoons on our 12 year old inflatable. And one of the oar clips. Sigh. I was told that sailing was only slightly more expensive than burning $100 notes, but I foolishly laughed this off. The manufacturers were helpful, but not hopeful, and a second opinion agreed - age was against a cost effective professional repair. The phrase "throwing good money after bad" was used by both. So I watched several youTube clips on the process, read the very clear instructions on Lancer Boats website and threw a little bit of good money at

yesyesyes, but its all just ROPE to me! A damn good thing they are colour-coded these days - my Skipper (and a fine Skipper she is) can just yell at me to pull the one with the blue trace. Thanks Addem - a very welcome bit of education.

I had a very satisfying elimination this morning. Nothing disappeared until I flushed and even then, it continued to exist. Like the language of boats (why is a rope a sheet - its not flat, white and on the bed), the language of science can sometimes seem non-sensical. Its not meant to make sense to a non-scientist. Its a rum thing. Or is that rumb? Pass the bottle - lets discuss.