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    Farr 1104 or Stewart 34 offshore?

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    I'm currently pondering boat options for an bit of offshore work. 

     

    Planning to spend around $50-65K to buy the boat and then over the next couple of years putting $60-75k into it to customise and set it all up for cruising either trans tasman and up the Great barrier reef or up to the islands. I like the idea of getting a basic boat and getting it how I want it rather than spending more upfront (but probably less overall) to get something with all the fruit. I won't be loading it with too much gadgetry and fancy systems. Maybe a watermaker and a fridge/freezer. 

     

    Prefer tiller steering, and wan to stay around 35-37ft. The boat will be club raced and CC maybe RNI as a shake down.

     

    I like Stewart 34's and the Farr 1104 as options (have sailed an S34, like the look of an 1104 with the open transom - especially like the look from photos of one on Trademe at the moment). Don't want to have a complex rig (so prefer no runners).

     

    Something that would sail off say .74-76 PHRF+ would be nice without being a full race mode boat.

     

    Just wondering has anyone been off shore on either and can share experiences.

     

    Anything that I should consider? I like the look of the T34's too but they are a very different boat. I currently have a 930 so a Townson may be a bit boring in the racing department.

     

    Also with regards to Cat 1, is the stability work already done on some of these boats so I can save money there?

     

    Any other boats worth a look?

    Marinas going under housing?

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    I think that the PR strategy of the developer appears to  be to promote the benefits for the everyman and inoculate against opposition by positioning boaties as wealthy freeloaders. 

     

    He's begun to smear boat owners and I'd suspect we'll see more things emerging that highlight how boaties have been getting subsidised for years etc. (facts don't matter only the emotional reaction of the public remember , just like Trump, Trudeau, John Key, Jacinda etc) - I've been around politics enough to see the game and it's already well past kick off.

     

    So boat owners need to combat this by starting a counter narrative. Just complaining about the developer won't be enough. Things like promoting the hard working tradie who takes his family boating on a budget soon to be denied, sailing for the disabled, disadvantaged, promotion of PCC and RYC and the accessibility they provide to sailing all needs to happen too to counteract the idea that Westhaven is full of gin palaces owned by greedy bankers and the like.

     

    Not that this directly affects me, I pay $1100 a year for my berth in Whangarei, but it could be the start of a worrying trend.

    Deck Paint?

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    I did mine with Kiwigrip, and agree it gets bubbles etc pretty quick but on the upside it just needs sugar soap and wash to prep, doesn’t need a perfect surface (hides everything) and is one coat and done.

     

    Expensive though. I went super coarse finish and a year in if lots of use it is still fine. My boat is raced so gets a hard time from crew, don’t really clean it or anything just use it.

    Oh ROT!

    in TechTalk

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    Thanks! Will do if the yard doesn't do the job. Going to walk over now for the quote...

     

    Don't ask how I know, but at Norsand make sure you get the quote in writing and make sure it's firm! 

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    Pettit Vivid disappointment.

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    Up here the barnies are like bloody limpet mines! A big cat hauled out here today, barnies a lot less than us but still lots. Asked the skipper how long in the drink, 2 months! Jotun black on it.

    Now check this out. We had a little water getting into the deadwood ballast seam and use a product that refused to allow any antifoul to stick to it, so gave up and left it. When we hauled out in Opua, NOT A THING WAS STICKING TO IT! Slime yes, but no barnies. We decided to paint a test spot on the side of the keel and hauled out saturday and not a single barnie in it! Our dinghy spends a lot of time on the painter and fouls up so going to use it as a test subject and paint this "stuff" on it. Will let you know how it goes!

    Water has been super warm this year, I got 32 degrees in the harbour in Feb. Barnies have loved it. Even the clearer parts of the harbour are nutrient rich so barnies have been crazy. If you aren't diving the boat every 2 weeks to clean off the slime you'll get barnacles starting after say 4 weeks then after 5-6 weeks they get big and well stuck.

     

    None of the antifouls seem to work. The best option seems to be go for harder paints like vivid or ultra and clean regular. 

     

    My experience seems to support this. Barnacles once on your hull, don't tend to fall off either.

    MDR 720 Transducer Paint. Totally useless!

    in TechTalk

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    How often did you dive on the boat?

     

    This summer in Whangarei has been real bad for Barnies.

     

    I antifouled with ultra in January and dive every 3 weeks, still have to flick of barnacles. Just the nature of Whangarei harbour.

     

    If you haven’t had a swim for 3mths in Whangarei (or Opua) I reckon you are doing ok.

    Boom repairs- can it work

    in TechTalk

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    My current boom is made out of an old mast tip.

     

    My boat is a R930

     

    It’s 4.4 metres long and around 75cm back from the clew end are two opposing irregular holes around the size of a 2 dollar coin around 1/4 of the way from the bottom, will try and get some photo’s., but could have been attachment points when it was a mast.

     

    They worry me as while the boom is pretty heavy duty it’s an obvious weak point.

     

    Just got a quote on having a boom built and it’s a bit of a stretch at the moment so was wondering if these holes could be welded or repaired with a plate or sleeve?

     

    Any advice? Will try and get some pics shortly.

    B and G fish finder transducer - what’s compatible?

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    I’ve got a Vulcan 7 and was wanting to add a transom Mount fishfinder transducer That can plug into the Sonar port. It says it can be done in the manual but I can’t seem to find any info online as to what Transducer will fit/work, was thinking a lowrance or Simrad might but the ATL guys say no. I don’t want anything fancy, just a transom Mount on a suction cup that can be deployed whilst fishing. Depth and speed com from the through-hull transducers already.

     

    Anyone have any ideas? Anyone done this already?

    Square tops - how big?

    in TechTalk

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    True, me tackle is a bit bigger ("Wellington" keel) and the boat is heavy (Volvo 9hp ballast), but I don't have any issues with the ST compared to the pin head that was on there when I bought her.

     

    Upwind, in moderate conditions I don't have any greater heel - so long as the leech is left open to get the twist required in the upper 1/3. Just need more outhaul and a bit less vang, and the sail really looks after itself. I would still reef at the same times once winds are over moderate.

     

    What I do have is a small 'flattening reef' at 150mm (or 200?), that I use solo over about 15knts, that is well worth getting in any new main (IMHO).

     

    Downwind is where you notice the extra sail area of the ST, great for those pesky no extras races! It is rare to have up too much sail going downwind in a R930!

     

    Reaching is the area I am still working on, in the CC this year I couldn't keep the boat balanced from Hen & Chicks with the wind on the beam. Coming home I experimented with using a (bigger) A3 instead of the A5 and a reef in the main. That did seem to help.

     

    So, I think a std keel and ST are a good option.... esp if the rig is designed for no strings at the back of the boat.

     Thanks!

     

    The current main is quite an oversized, big roachy main which gives less helm and heel than the slightly more bagged out class main.

     

    Thinking to go around the 45-50cm mark (So 10-12% of foot).

     

    Will definitely get a flattening reef then 2 reefs for cat 3 and to bring the head down inside the runners (@MH for reef 1 and Hounds for reef 2) so to windward I can tack in the heavy stuff with both runners on if I have too.

     

    Can always chuck the pinhead back on for the real heavy stuff if the need arises. 

     

    Right track????

    Square tops - how big?

    in TechTalk

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    Had 12% first and then stepped up to 20% ( foot length). Thing you will notice most is the ease with which you can control ragging when the breeze gets up. Wouldn't go back to a pin head.(Ross 8.5m)

    Magic! Looks like most of the 930’s are in 20% range too.

    Square tops - how big?

    in TechTalk

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    I'm just in the design stage for a main to replace the aging Dacron main on my R930.

     

    Definitely going to a square top as the rig is free of a backstay and was designed with one in mind.

     

    Question is how big to go? Anyone switched to a square-top with any advice. I've picked up that you can go a bit bigger because of the way they twist off, but not sure how big to goon an already reasonably tender boat.

     

    Sailing will be mostly harbour courses and coastal stuff. 

    Cat 3 -securing washboards/hatch

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    Just getting a newly acquired Ross 930 ready for Cat 3 and was wondering how the securing of washboards and hatch bit is checked off, any easy tricks for doing this.

     

    Currently the washboards are a 3 piece set-up and simply slide in.

     

    Any quick easy ideas?

     

     

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