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Cheers. Garhaeuer is out as 4x price as much as I like their tractorish design. I have bought their clutches before. hard on lines but don't let go. All metal.

Anybody traded with them lately? I'm looking at 2x Lewmar footblock jammers for gennaker sheet. Way cheaper than anything here if i buy at current US$ freefall. Conversely. Rutgersen from Sailutions foot block any good? I will have secondary tie off. Although, Lewmar has better FB on operation. I don't want to remount my secondaries.

"The trailerable AF-33 and Smart Solutions, the only completely metal-free paint in the test, also repelled barnacles. Both, however, had moderate coats of algae that would require cleaning to remove. " Practical sailor- test https://www.practical-sailor.com/boat-maintenance/paints/bottom-paint-test-checkup 2012 updated 2021 Another update here https://www.practical-sailor.com/boat-maintenance/real-world-antifouling-testing A lot of the paints are not available here. I think Micron CSC is the only one available here. I bit the bullet and went back to International Ultra

A decent feed today isn’t what it was even 10 or 15 yrs ago. Because you have fishing skills to can still catch them but the gross breeders are, ahh, rare. We have got used to having to work for a plateful. And baking the whole fish instead of filleting. Went to port Jackson recently, had to dive and chum with kina to get a response. Ended up with dinner, but I should have just shot a couple or Parore while I was collecting kina. Would have been a lot easier. I don’t spear much any more, and definitely not species that are slow breeders like red moki. ( Who mate for life and practically swim

Yip, good idea, I’ll try one handle and see if it works. Devil of a job getting old glue off so don’t want to waste effort to do over. Can’t see getting 5200 off being easy. Last time I added the cross linker demodur but I believe you can just use 999 neat. Demodur is like liquid gold at $80 for a little vile that’s basically useless after you break seal on first use.

Any body had any luck with 3M 5200? I have some over and don't want to waste it. Will still clean old glue off with MEK/acetone and sand. My 999 has gone off and don't need half a litre.

yep, scollies off Mckenzie bay, crays around Rangi in '79. Not hard to get a feed off noisies. Should include GB an all offshore islands from astrolabe to NC. Let the larval stream do its thing. Five yr minimum. Successive govts couldn't have fckd it up any worse, curious to know if private enterprize could do any better. Not that the resource should belong to PE.

I get your point but; You do *need* a bms for LFP if you want any credibility with insurance companies or over anxious berth mates. Or, you want to try and prolong the life of your LFP by a few cycles .Also not having one could suggest legal grounds for lack of safety provisions on *your* installation in the event of injuries. Strike one-diy, strike two -no bms. Or visa versa. My needs are piece of mind in terms of reasonable eventualities. Besides, data is cool.😆 Good bms’s are cheap ! Also I’m getting old and forgetful.

I've heard it suggested that you don't need a BMS for LTO's just an active balancer, as you're not likely to get in the individual cell HV cutoff zone. 2.85x6= 17.1V, so charging at 14.4V would need a serious cell fault.( realising that back out of the knee, rested, is probably in the 2.6V (15.6V) area) Now I am out of the marina I may still pursue the LTO, but will have a bms with active balancing. I can see why your windlass was loving it, 14.4V with very little sag! Makes one wonder the limit V the SM/windlass windings are designed for.

With all the effort to get to start line, having to swap out your LFP would be a mile too far! When are they going to wake up on LFP? 6 cells or five LTO ? " although the LFP was actually just fine", So you did try starting your motor off your house bank? What BMS do you have? (I think you mentioned way back, but cant remember.) I'm all set up to switch to house LFP for emergency start of motor with the three switch setup but never had the need. Unleashing the LTO (6 cells) on your boat glowplug circuitry as you said may result in dead glow plugs at very least. My 3GM

So, you installed LTO? I delayed as start lead is still working. And insurance co scratched their head harder than on LFP.

And you can patch and polish?

Ability to bend rules is directly proportional to how much clout/money one has. Why would we think NZ was any different? Wishful thinking?

Apparently most of the UV inhibitor is in the clear. Its a primer and top coat all in one, but comes out satin, so if you want a gloss, clear over; or mix in 25% and do all at once. Also takes acrylic lacquer over readily. I remember doing multistages of prep, 410 fairing compound, hi build interlux surfacer and lastly tie coat but the Altex 2P topcoat. (15yrs ago) It didnt stick very well as it turns out. I ran out of interspray 900 and they didn't sell 1L. 4L was like $400. What ever I do has to be thick and be adhesion tested. I'd wager the durapox will adhere be