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Priscilla II

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  1. 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.
  2. 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.
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    New prop

    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.
  4. 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....
  5. Pay a professional to fix and voila you may be poorer but not deflated.
  6. 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?
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. Councils never break even. That concept is definitely not in the DNA of a TLA.
  11. 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.
  12. 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
  13. 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.
  14. 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.
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    Namsang

    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.
  16. Yup, folks its time to stop these buggers stealing our harbour. http://stopstealingourharbour.co.nz/
  17. Ring this guy 09 2782504. $3.00 per litre.
  18. And the wheels on this train wreck went round and round. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=11414875
  19. Canopy & Squab Shop under Sails Restaurant by L pier.
  20. Its all about to get very very ugly and expensive. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=11405837 The public should not be pouring funds into this dysfunctional pack of bitchin losers.
  21. From memory it ended ended up at the bottom of the Gulf somewhere out between the Barrier and Coromandel.
  22. Nam Sang. Man, she was one pretty yacht. Owned by a Auckland car dealer if memory is correct and then liberated by false pre-tenses offshore by original American owner. Sadly this magnificent lady ended her days sunk in a river somewhere in the USA.
  23. Maybe Greg Young would have a opinion when it comes to disappearing yachts.
  24. Thanks for the post BB. On so many levels this thread invokes a lot of happy emotions. I was introduced to becoming a sea person by my father. Despite our differences and difficulties I have managed to pass to my kids and grand children the greatest gift that I in a lot of ways inadvertently received from my dad.
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