[We're screwed]

 

[H28 yacht purchase delivery gone wrong]

They always tiptoe around the skipper and crew.

[Beer & Guiuiven S4]

Improved visibility? 

[Free to a good home.]

I have a milk crate of old books relating nz maritime history.  In a storage unit in Whangaparaoa.  Any takers?

[B&G Zeus 2]

You need to get in touch with Matt from Island Time . 0221539176

Pretty sure he's out sailing, so maybe Monday.

[Emergency Procedures]

Four, please.

 

Yes, score one for the multis. ( I have never understood the multi vs mono arguments.  I've sailed both, I liked both.)

[Emergency Procedures]

I'm with Martin 

[Emergency Procedures]

Does it say whar size/manufacture the boat was?

[SailGP]

Almost as if  they designed it so this would happen. 

[We're screwed]

Try to keep it that way, 9nce commercial interests predominate it's all downhill

[We're screwed]

https://youtu.be/Mpkk08ShEik?si=MPSLs7AdLm3RX2Kc

[We're screwed]

 

[This Weekend's Achievements]

Saw Sundreamer anchored up the Hatea river yesterday. 

[SailGP]

2 hours ago, Frank said:

That will buff right out !

Not so sure,  might have to resort to duct tape for that one. 

[One advantage of a bigger boat]

Just now, LBD said:

After a week with 6 on a on a 36'.... I can think of another advantage...

Most we have had for an overnight stay is 12 dancing girls.  ( remember the crew.org Xmas parties?)

[Forestay Chainplate]

Hopefully a couple of halyard will hold it up.

[One advantage of a bigger boat]

On 1/01/2026 at 8:43 PM, K4309 said:

You mean to say that on a big boat you just loose stuff all the time, and if you had a smaller boat you'd know where everything was?!?

Pretty much

[One advantage of a bigger boat]

I asked Angela if I should get another bottle of rum before departure.  She said there was plenty.  I wasn't sure so I decided to go through a few lockers and do a Stocktake.

 

 

18.

 

 

 

[Christmas cruising]

 Mid January for us.

[Sail drive anode.]

Biggest problem at gulf harbour is they wanted to charge for an extra hour in the hoist to do a 2 minute job.

[Connecting to 12v tv]

Mine just plugged into the back of the tv. Done. Everything else was programming. 

[Connecting to 12v tv]

1 hour ago, bigal.nz said:

Sounds like you need a chromecast. You might need to set it up via hotspot on your phone since it sounds like you dont have a modem/router on the boat.

Exactly how mine operates.  Took a little bit of fluffing around to set up, but works fine now.

[...and this, friends, is why you should fix stuff...]

At the time i was asking if anyone here had a contact in UK who could help with the boat for his family. 

[Warning Will Robinson]

RNZ did a piece on this today.

[Laminated timber tiller, finishing recommendations]

Angela in Stepping Out, 1997, or is that something different?