Priscilla II

April 25

2 hours ago, B00B00 said:

Friends of pur saw the boat in Fitzroy a few days ago.

Storm in a teacup.

Great news someone should tell the authorities.

April 24

Anybody seen Julie or her boat Blazing Shadz.

March 29

7 hours ago, waikiore said:

Sorry actually 4%, might have to follow Priscillas lead

Don’t follow my lead I’m in the process of returning to being skinned alive by Westhaven😩

One positive as a purchaser is the outrageous berth fees have crushed the value of vessels.

March 21

Still got to rig her but I think it’s time to go for a putter…

March 6

I need a survey done in Auckland any recommendations.

February 24

I’ve gone with Carbothane for something different this time around.

https://nz.carboline.com/products/product-details/?prod=0859&global=true

February 4

Nervous moments on the router table reducing the Navy Whaler oars by 300mm in length and shaping the new handles.

They are nesting nicely now and the new mainsail just arrived all 7.8 sqm of it.

January 28

12 hours ago, Frank said:

Fabulous work, too Nice to put in the water.

Actually I am thinking it will be a shame to finish her maybe I could do like Lex did with the Haparanda and cut the Morby down the middle and in half grow her a bit now that would keep me occupied .😀

January 26

9 hours ago, ianz said:

Looks amazing. Looks a lot like the Stornoway 12 by Paul Fisher. Dad and I built one a few years ago the Stornoway also has multiple chines. We did a stitch and glue, your shiplap finish looks fabulous.

Thanks for that.

Francois Vivier designed Morbic 12.

I have gone with Carbothane 133LH as a topcoat over Interprotect epoxy primer and the satin finish is a welcome relief from high gloss.

Other positives with Carbothane is the recoating time is indefinite and it’s bloody damned hard as😀

January 24

Final coat will going on today…

January 24

Rebuilt the fire box on the wood burner.

Getting it apart was like one of those Chinese puzzle box’s .

The one thing I have learned in retirement is a nice snooze paves the way from confusion to success.

January 23

January 16

Crikey you really do get a lot of choice regarding trim control options for your money😀

January 5

Thanks for the recommendation I will contact David.

January 5

The Morby is getting close to the end of the build and it is time to order the mainsail.

I am looking for a sailmaker anyone got any preferences.

December 21, 2024

2 hours ago, Black Panther said:

Anyone able to tell us in plain English what they've been up to ?

Here's a start...

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/in-depth/517985/allegations-of-bias-inconsistency-in-olympics-yachting-selections

December 13, 2024

17 hours ago, Bad Kitty said:

Jeez that's heartbreaking!

Not necessarily...

November 25, 2024

Thinking about using KiwiGrip on the Morby sole is it possible to refine the finish ie less stipple?

November 17, 2024

Anybody got a Starling rudder they’re wanting to sell?

November 1, 2024

Centre board case exhausted my teak stock got one piece left just long enough for the all important tiller.

October 5, 2024

19 minutes ago, K4309 said:

Think you need to go through your post and change the present tense for the past tense

'Can' should now be 'Could' or 'Did'

Well it most certainly “ found a submerged object”so that part of the mission was a success.

I note that the crew muster was 75 but the bunk capacity was 66 so some crew must have been on watch.

October 5, 2024

“Missions that the ship enables include coastal and harbour survey, underwater explosive disposal, underwater search and recovery, and limited mine countermeasures,” the NZDF said. The ship supported Navy operations “across the maritime domain”.

“The ship can survey harbours and approaches prior to larger support ships landing support equipment and personnel, whether for combat or disaster relief. It can support the ongoing mission to eradicate explosive remnants of war in the South Pacific.

“And it can undertake salvage operations to find and recover submerged objects.”😀