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    Raymarine upgrade from 2008

    in TechTalk

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    I went down this track recently with a 57' Salthouse still with original 2008 Raymarine gear. Thought staying with Raymarine would be easiest and could reuse some components.... However after 14 odd years and several generations of Raymarine... found it was best to basically replace everything.... So all brands now up for consideration.

    For MFD's both Raymarine and Furuno are running quad core processors (faster)

    Garmin seems to often be first to market with new features but are always updating software as they find the bugs (you are their tester!)

    Furuno and Simrad are the main choice of the commercial guys.

    Ended up going with Furuno and did the install myself. Was impressed by the build quality and ruggedness compared to the Raymarine gear that came out.

     

    Xmas cruise

    in MarineTalk

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    Houhora is great. Safe access and sheltered. Yes plenty of current but nothing to really worry you. Two shallower spots where the channel makes a hard turn but again not too bad. Had HL in there and also took Freedom  (Salthouse 57) in during the middle of the night with no issues. Channel feels very narrow on the Freedom! 

    If you go to the top the anchoring choices are North Cape Cove, Tom Bowling Bay or Spirits Bay depending on wind.... but if going that far it's rude not to go to the Kings too!

    Sealing/wedging mast collar? Farr1020

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    Have a chat to Steve Ashley http://www.riggingshop.co.nz/ After he sealed the mast collar it's the most water tight it's ever been. He didn't seem to be a big fan of Spartite. 

    For inside the mast... A block of foam cut tight to fit then rammed up the mast to just below the lowest exit point. Then pourable silicon over the top until flush. It's good if you can heel the boat toward the side opposite the exit hole so the silicon sets on an angle and the lowest point is at the exit.

    90mm o.d carbon tube wanted

    in Classifieds

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    Can't really give a weight as there are big differences even between alloy poles depending on wall thickness and end fittings used. Weight difference for a carbon pole would be reasonably significant from a handling point of view.

    FLC... wouldn't a deck mounted pole be a PITA? Hard to access anchor locker, trip hazard etc... ???

    Wouldn't it be better to make something more like the attached image but somehow make the splash/bow wrap attach to the toerail? I reckon if you made a nice product (which judging on your other work wouldn't be a problem) it would be quite saleable!

    Key requirements to me would be...

    * Easily removable

    * Can use anchor while attached

    * minimal work to fit (creating an attachment for the bobstay is easy enough.)

    Next question would be how long? 1020's get a fair amount of weather helm... so a long prod and moving area forward could help. Would you also want to set up another tackline at say half way out the prob for a zero?

    Are there any existing classes where their gennakers would fit giving a cheap used sail supply option?

     

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    90mm o.d carbon tube wanted

    in Classifieds

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    4 hours ago, DoT said:

    I've got one close to your requirements. 83mm OD and 3.5 wall thickness as best I can measure. 3m long. Came from Kilwell some years ago, but didn't get used for the project I had on the go then, and is a bit short and a bit beefy for a 1020 pole.

    And yes, carbon poles are allowed on a 1020 - or at least I think that was the committee decision about 10 years back.

    Actually was never a committee decision...  The rules don't seem to specify a material. So a few have gone and got carbon kite poles.

    Interestingly there is no specified material for mainsails either.... just a minimum cloth weight. So you could build a carbon or kevlar mainsail... but it would be no lighter and very expensive! As the likes of 3Di / 3DL / Stratus cloth weight varies in different parts of the sail I don't think you could make a mainsail this way under the current class rules. Hence the current rules result in Dacron mainsails which to be fair are probably a great option.

     

    This Weekend's Achievements

    in MarineTalk

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    Sea Nymph / McDell Marine didn't build great rudders... maybe it was construction methods/materials of the time? They all seem to leak and gain bumps and hollows, I think due to the stainless stock which expands/contracts at a different rate to the glass and eventually breaks any seal. What have you done on the stock?

    Bay of Islands Sailing Week 2022

    in RaceTalk

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    Was considering doing the BOISW again after a few years absence (have done it numerous times previously and thoroughly enjoyed) but disappointed by the demise of C division with so few entries last year. It seems everyone is trending towards the "Island Racing" divisions which I would consider other than the fact there are only 3 races! Seems like a lot of effort to get the boat there and organise crew and then only have 3 races? I would have hoped for at least 2 races a day. Am I alone in this thought or do others think the same?

    SSANZ Triple 2021

    in ShortTalk

    Posted

    Although the notice of race prevents a simple reschedule (which I completely agree with as people make plans based on NOR) it doesn’t mean there aren’t other possibilities….

    The final race could be rescheduled but not count towards the series?  Many of the competitors just love the racing (and the last/shortest race is often the most popular) so if rescheduled could just be a standalone race with prizes accordingly. I don’t think anyone would hold it against SSANZ if this happened and didn’t affect series scores. I know several competitors felt short changed last year by losing a race and would be annoyed if it happened again.

    Secondly, now that two years in a row have either lost a race or looking like a distinct possibility… maybe it’s time to add a reserve date or options into the NOR next year? 

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    Yachting NZ double dipping still

    in MarineTalk

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    42 minutes ago, Psyche said:

    Actually survey monkey is cheap as chips, I could put one together at morning tea, I dont see any issues with these questions, in fact I might do a few "warm ups" if I can remember how to get dressed 🤣

    Explains a lot!

    So is it your wife or mother that dresses you funny???

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    Auckland Harbour new BY LAWS??

    in MarineTalk

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    4 hours ago, ex Elly said:

    Good news that they are not increasing the 12 knot speed limit to 18 knots, as was proposed. Seems like they have listened to my feedback!

     

     

    I'd rather have the limit increased to 18 knots....  12 knots is the absolute worst possible speed to choose as most launch's aren't quite planing so at at maximum possible wake creation speed. Either slower or faster is better!

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