Priscilla II

Yup welcome to Westhaven. The marina that makes you feel all snuggly and warm to know that you are being charged just a infinitesimal amount of bitcoins to be able to park anywhere near your superyacht. Try it out on my pier. Parking is maxed out by cafe customers and the new traffic management system is to no longer tow but ticket. Come on Westhaven management think about the customer the sea creatures ie berth holders. Imagine how bloody mad the whole place will become when the commercial building platform develops.

Jim has stepped up and called a spade a spade. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=11953679

How the hell does that full blown twit Mike Hosking manage to force his bloated egotesticle bullshit into the living rooms of this country. For christ's sake he is just a introducer of news clips, not even a properly trained journalist. On a $mil or more. His verbal diarrhea in granny Herald is simply a daily joke. Tantrum over for now. Back to the Townson recently lost. The skipper comes across as a pretty switched on guy and his comment about the value of the liferaft safety course he attended is a timely reminder that being in a upside down raft and being able to right it needs to be

POAL living on borrowed time. Here is their latest piece of spin;https://poal.maps.arcgis.com/apps/Cascade/index.html?appid=de22907ddb784d26bf60639763828d2d

POAL ACC Panuku AT have all had a hand in the planning fiasco that the harbour is now very much the poorer for. During the discussions to secure Westhaven Marina back into public ownership a overarching waterfront governance body was mooted to no avail. The whole harbour is fast becoming a piecemeal mess. Have a close look at Councils decision to site the AC bases. They are battle weary of the whole western reclamation tank farm area. The failed court action to have Mobil remediate the heavily polluted tank farm area has the Council shouldering the entire costs. The present bulk storage

Must have gone sailing.

Fake sailing.

Wynyard wharf is adequate in length to berth these monsters but now a portion of that has been committed to the Cup . The bozos in council continue to wreck the harbour and it is definitely time for this to stop.

The hosting fee of a estimated US$80 million is a massive leap skyward compared to the fee paid to ACM for the last Cup in Bermuda. ETNZ Inc shareholders are looking to the public for a bonanza bonus pay day. Whistle dixie you greedy selfish blackmailing pack of thankless twits. Take it to Russia Italy Zimbabwe, so off you go bozos and good riddance . As previously stated ETNZ has received great dollops of public loot and would have ceased to exist long ago without the public financial support. ETNZ ask not what your country can do for you, ask what can you do for your country.

Chris ,did you check that the gearbox morse control cable correctly engages the gearbox, ie has sufficient throw. I too have had some gearbox dramas post a recently completed self done diesel heart lung transplant. Cone gearbox TMC40. Original gb ratio not correct so run in period consisted of inability to run up to correct revs, changed prop to seek a solution(easiest) but still had black bum, still not correct. Changed gb ratio (always carry a spare gb ) and voila all was sorted, until at 200 hours gb failed to engage and drive in forward, removed and examined oil, metal in oil,bugger.

Archangel

Completed new sliding hatch garage. Bloody complicated time consuming task,make mould,laminate ply, glass ply, sand, prime ,undercoat,go to boat ,attack old garage with skilsaw, beautify ugly 45 year old black hole, prime,undercoat, fit new garage, pray that no epoxy was going to ooze out and jamb sliding hatch,sand,prime,undercoat and finally top coat. Yippee, now whats next....

Pay a professional to fix and voila you may be poorer but not deflated.

Just reconstructing my companion way sliding hatch garage. Looking to install a 50w Goflex solar panel direct stick to said hatch garage. Solbian do a 47w panel with inbuilt charge controller that pretty well runs out at the same accumulated cost of the required bits and pieces as the Goflex. Any opinions?

Hah, another well constructed and sturdy girl. Similar layout to the Rhodes Cifero that is in Westhaven and still on the market I believe. https://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/boats-marine/yachts/keeler/auction-1449942558.htm

Here is a Gladden 44. Admittedly old school compared to the Davidson. In my view nice older well built spacious cruiser with 90hp Ford placed where all engines should be. Where you can farkin get at them. 100k maybe a little more to open discussion. https://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/boats-marine/yachts/keeler/auction-1330994086.htm

Trying to get my head around the lack of detailed information that has been posted. No info on the status of the engine or mechanical systems. Overall at a knowlagble glance she appears tidy but the Seratone reflects her age. Reserve has been met at 65k which is enticing and a commitment to haul and allow for survey is a positive. I am not normally drawn to a boat of this size given the known annual costs of my 45 year old 10m woody. What does a boat of this size cost to own? Marina? Haul and service? General annual costs? Raw Cotton which may be larger but in immaculate condition fai

Councils never break even. That concept is definitely not in the DNA of a TLA.

Yamaha 3hp. These outboards are the ducks nuts. Forward and neutral. https://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/boats-marine/parts-accessories/outboards/auction-1460589978.htm I highly recommend a Yamaha 2hp and as mine lasted well over 12 years and only ever replaced the impeller. Brought a shiny new one. Nice and light.

Thanks for the info. Got big farkin fright when speed bore bit disappeared for its entire length . Luckily the rudder is well supported by 4 pintels and the nasty bit only held the flag staff atop. Flag can go as it’s a joke colonial travesty and I have simply now have yet another bit of my wooden log that now sits as many others do on my shelf of boat memories. Looking over my collection is a real journey through the last 15 odd years for this yacht. The piece I admire and miss the most in a both practical and aesthetic way is my Samson post. Finely crafted teak wonder that surrended to

What is the best type of epoxy timber sealer preservative to apply to my rudder stock. Have removed a portion of the top of the stock after discovering dry rot. EPG in Rosebank Rd. Evadure . West resin thinned with acetone. Bunnings Norski Replace entire rudder with carbon fibre one and be done with the rot.

I get great results from Move It. Dilute ,sponge on and leave or apply with spray bottle. Not caustic and fabric safe, great on teak deck,sails,sheets and covers. Have not applied to wife but pretty sure it would be effective. Why would you want to buy salt to make salt water,last time I looked the ocean is not a bad place to start. Go for a sail and clean your boat the natural way.

What a beauty the Namsang was. Stolen from NZ owner by an American ex owner/ scuzzball and lost in a river. I remember she had a solid stainless steel sliding forward hatch that also included the anchor capstan. I may be wrong but she was originally a ketch rig and then converted to a sloop rig which made the old girl creak and groan. Solid burmese teak hull real old school build.

Yup, folks its time to stop these buggers stealing our harbour. http://stopstealingourharbour.co.nz/

Ring this guy 09 2782504. $3.00 per litre.