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  1. He did say it was in response to a now banned ingredient ... which itself was advertised by the marina as no longer permitted. Now here is a left field idea... I have worked on a barge that could be at sea for months then would enter a brackish water environment for a time. All the fouling would die and much would fall off. Would there be a case for a landlocked marina to have a pair of lochs that would allow the water in the marina to be maintained at a salinity level that would not sustain marine life?...
  2. Yup I am sure, the local Altex Rep has been involved with the poor performance I have experienced and clearly blamed a recent formulation change. Was more a matter of a particular ingredient being removed or substituted with a lesser active product.
  3. Ditto... will be changing mine in March away from #5
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    Birdsall Plans

    How about that... went out to my boat on the mooring in Nelson two weeks back and there was Contour of Cuthill on the mooring right next door to me....
  5. I am a Tillerist and I like the lack of wheel/pedistal clutter. But about the autopilot steering ram, is it hydraulic and is it free to move when not engaged? Have you considered the sweep of the tiller arm when the pilot is working, how fast will the tiller move and will it hurt when you are in the way?
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    SailGP

    You have to wonder after their last race... what a shocker of a start.
  7. Funny noises that come and go with boat movements and swells are almost always a consequence of resilient mounts flexing. This became more prevalent with the introduction of resilient engine mounts around the 80s onwards. You may have the alignment correct stationary, but under load or as the boat pitches and rolls with "G" forces in different directions, the mounts flex and the drivelive goes out of alignment. A further complication is a down angle gearbox... under prop thrust, the forces are trying to lift the rear of the engine, even when motoring in flat calm water. An
  8. Psychotic?.......Others need to be the judge of that... But you are right about finishing a project, I pretty much walked away from one twenty odd years ago, that I had put a few years into. It has bothered me ever since, probably because of the dreams that went with it at the time. And as for $.. I am the same, do not cut corners, "do it once do it right". Good luck with the dream project.
  9. Neat to watch this, I have spent a bit of time around some Thai yards, very similar except for the luxury of a slipway. Thanks for posting
  10. OOOoooo ....This is gunna be expensive.... mind you that is only an estimate!
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    Neat Video Links

    Thanks to MartinRF who found and posted this one on the forum in 2021....
  12. Knowing what you know now, are you glad you used Kiwigrip three years ago?
  13. So who has older applications of Kiwi grip... say 3 years or more. How is it standing up to wear and tear, what are the opinions on the durability and behavior underfoot, have you ever touched it up and would you use it again?
  14. LBD

    Starlink

    Thanks DF.... hope it all works well for our trip.
  15. Thanks for the replies guys... I have been pondering this problem and also how to manage the aesthetics on a somewhat classic timber boat. Thinking I will go with a below deck hydraulic cylinder acting on a bell crank arrangement with a shaft through the deck then an arm and link to the tiller. The cylinder will have a simple bypass solenoid valve ... putting pilot in standby or turn off, opens the valve and hand steer away.... maybe.
  16. LBD

    Starlink

    I look forward to reading your comprehensive review.... 😁
  17. Okay so pootling around bays and marina I would leave it disconnected and when making a longer passage or when I want to raise sails alone, I hook it up. Thanks
  18. Does anyone have experience with a Raymarine EV100 tiller pilot set up? "Does one need to remove the actuator from the tiller to steer the boat when the pilot is turned off ?"
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    Starlink

    Is any one using a Starlink Mini and the Roam / 50 GB plan on their boat?
  20. No yer don't... I use plain white vinegar, works great
  21. nothing first hand I was only told about it. Dismasting is on FB
  22. We had a pretty good run, 8 days Vuda to Whangarei. We went further west than most, kept the Nelson option open for a while. I heard others were not so lucky, a dismasting and an abandoment.
  23. We are giving Sat a shot.....
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