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Expert advise needed to help me decide which tiller pilot I should buy. With endless budget I would go for Raymarine EV-100, unfortunately I have to deal with a few more thing therefore I have to save some coins... However the TP which came with my "new" boat is a crap. Another misfortune I can't let the tiller go even for a very short time which is probably the disadvantage of the spade rudder. In theory I only need to use TP for doing sail changes, I mean reefing or dropping sail. Longer legs I have an Aires wind vane. As I already had a Raymarine St 2000+ (on my old boat) I know that is ve

Also the anodising process starts with a very aggressive etching and it could destroy fine details. I just tried to anodise my gear selector lever today, finally I dropped of to the powder coating place. It has a shorter lifespan, but no risk to damage it.

If you want a backup, probably better to keep it separate from your boat's network. At least that is how I would do.

Very nice day was indeed, I hope the youngsters enjoyed as well. Tacking back is very unusual, at least for us who mostly going out in N-NE which is lot more stable then the W. But this time of the year we can't be too fuzzy...

Nothing, not even a cell phone in a dry bag... they didn't even know the life jacket has a whistle in a pocket. Hopefully they learned the lesson.

A quick overview of our Saturday sailing, which could fit to a few existing topic, but because of the complexity, I thought better to start a new one. Against all (professional weather forecasting) advise, we took our chance on Saturday and went out sailing in Lyttelton in a slightly gusty N-NW breeze, ready to turn around any minute if we feel uncomfortable. However we sailed all away out to the head alongside with a few other "brave, risk taker" in very bright sunny afternoon. The wind started to drop as we got closer to the open sea, so turned around with the hope of enough wind to return

I guess no such thing as good or bad stuff on the bottom, all depends on the use and application. In my case Vivid worked very well in Lyttelton. I stripped the bottom back before I put new barrier coat and Vivid on Waimanu, and after 13 months I cleaned effortlessly, then I put her back to the water for another couple of months before the next coat (second season). As far I know, in our area this is a very acceptable result. For the record, I used her quite frequently even the speed barely exceeded 4.5knts (for obvious reason). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDgi-OM_Muo https://youtu.be

Thanks for the compliment, I was hoping to join you but some unforeseen circumstances halted me to contact you, Anyway I hope you have a great trip down the coast and we will see you around soon.

Thanks for this, Irish Mist is another Charger she has a very serious race track as she used to called Renfreight and won the Cape to Rio race earlier. Irish Mist was actively raced in Nelson in the recent years. The main difference is in the rig, as Topaz has a "short" mast and masthead rig with same size fore triangle as the original. Only three built with short rig for cruising.

Hahaha, actually it is in a very good serviceable shape. As you can imagine I have a few, more important thing on my to do list but who knows, one day, maybe....

Right, I think I will become an expert in this as I just purchased Topaz and already brought her "home", to Lyttelton.

Thanks marinheiro, this is all correct, Angelo was very kind and helpful, unfortunately he don't know too much about this specific boat (even only 3 masthead sloop built).

Hi All, I'm in a boat hunt with a tight budget, with wild dreams. I found this boat very attractive (at least for me) and I'm going to purchase after hull inspection. However, the boat has a very little history as the current owner had lots of thing to sort out rather than investigate about the past. I just wondering if anybody could help to find out a few things about her mysterious past. First thing first, when she has arrived to NZ, what was the sail number when arrived, is she been re-named in NZ or if any modification has been done on her in NZ, especially on the rigging. Also I woul

Replacement bulb (LED) will not solve the main problem which is the corrosion on the fixture/bulb. In my point of view worth it to get purpose built LED nav light for long term.

Waimanu II is sold now.

Semi experienced crew available for yacht delivery. Details in PM. Cheers Arpad

Where are you going next weekend?

I did not take it personal, I was asking the same thing earlier in this topic that's all. At this point I'll be a visitor only, I have a mooring in Cass bay and I can't feel pressure yet. Obviously on hot days a bit challenging to get the dinghy to the water, but it is ok. Maybe later on... once Waimanu II is sold.

I'm not saying... I just asked... Looks pretty impressive anyway

You all right, hard to get boat around you when it is really spectacular. I wish someone see us around Godley head on 30th December. I usually taking pictures of yachts passing by , I have a small collection already, we should start a new topic "Who's boat on the picture"

Thanks for the explanation, I was hoping it's not only to increase the number of berths. I can hear you really like it already. It looks much better than ever and you all right this is just the start. I can't wait to see when it finished.

Anyone knows why the berth positioned 90 degrees off, compare to the old pile moorings? Did the most common wind direction changed in the harbor? Also could be very awkward to get in on the SW part to the floater where the large poles are (presumably to protect the marina from drifting vessels entering to the dry dock. Other than that looks pretty.

A most recent one (nothing outstanding... just sailing)

Thanks for all your thoughts, I think I'll go for the DSC version. Would be great if more people got it (obviously with knowledge to set up) and more and more people made some effort to get vhf operator licence along with call sign and mmsi number as it is a must have to set up the DSC capable vhf radio properly and take all advantage of it. Without those things is just worthless I agree with that. Of course this will not replace epirb (which also should be registered and kept up to date).

I just received my new genoa from Murray, 6 weeks from he measured up (that is what he promised then). Unbeatable price, good material. Fits perfectly and sails very well. I'll go for main as well.