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    Boat refit videos

    in MarineTalk

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    Have been watching Madz since his channel first started, entertaining stuff. Good on him for selling his house and moving aboard full-time. Although I do wonder about his new boat and sailing it across from England. It didn't ever seem that seaworthy

    LPG, kerosene or meths (alcohol), which would you choose

    in MarineTalk

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    Not have gas? so a simple gas detector wasn't the answer?

     

    I have been percolating on this one for a few days and have some reasoning behind my current set-up and future travels.

     

    No to gas as it is one more fuel I need to carry. Currently have 400lt diesel on board and kero for the stove/oven and lighting. Run leds also so the kero is not crucial for lighting, have 400w solar and three house batteries. WIll need to replace fire box in the potbelly in the next three years, so may consider replacing it with a diesel heater.

     

    With now having the need for three fuel sources, diesel, kero and wood/coal would it be wise to reduce it to two?? Do I want to increase it to four sources needed?? No, hence one of the reasons I don't have lpg on board. .Also with my long term travel plans lpg id not an option for resupply, but wood/ coal is.

     

    Plans to leave the yacht unattended for a few months at a time is also a consideration and I just want to lessen the risk of  something going pear shaped 

    LPG, kerosene or meths (alcohol), which would you choose

    in MarineTalk

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    I was living in Opua when that Cat blew up. Apparently it was caused by a gas leak that built up in the bilge. The owner went on board after a few days away and lit the stove.........

     

    After seeing the cabin top that had landed 100 mt away I decided to not have gas on board any more. Currently have a charcoal bbq on the back of the boat, kero three burner cook top . Also rebuilding a two burner kero with kero oven. Planning on installing a fan in the oven also. Have a small potbelly that I tend to cook on most of the time especially in winter 

    Trailer sailers

    in MarineTalk

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    Thanks for that, great info! When you mention wiped out...how/why did that happen and how did you rectify it....I thought it was hard to capsize a yacht...well keelers at least.

     

    Ummmm.... google chinese gybe.......

     

     

    I have crewed on a sixty five foot yacht and that happened to us....

     

    In my yacht we had 800l water ballast. Had it set up so we could drain the water when running downhill, so we had on this day. 30 knots behind us, keel half up, about 100l water left on board, hitting sixteen knots while surfing down waves, wind gust from 90 degrees, all over........ lol. Mast in the water, my crew mate overboard and one rather pissed off dog who was asleep in the cabin.

     

    So not really the sort of situation you would put yourself in as a novice or not well aware of what you or you yacht can do.

     

    How did I rectify it?? Gave the dog a pat and told her it was ok and gave her a biscuit, problem solved!! Just got things back together and did it all over again although did put one reef in the main.

     

    But that was an example of knowing what the boat could do and pushing it all the time till you know it inside out and running on the edge of your ability. 

    Had I been sensible or had the wife on board we would of had three reefs in the main and sailing under that only doing about six knots and having a pleasant sail, even if a bit wet.

     

    Wouldn't sail like that now but my yacht isn't designed to do that. If it ever started surfing down waves I would be pack my underpants with brown smelly stuff.

    I personally think a 20ft fiberglass boat designed for cruising is the way to go, lots of choices so get out and start looking and learning to sail.

    Trailer sailers

    in MarineTalk

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    Does the size limit you to certain distances? Eg an 18 vs a 22 would the larger be more sea worthy? Like an excursion offshore to say gbi or mercury islands etc or does size not matter as much as build model/design?

     Ask Andrew Fagan about that one, I think Swirly World is only 17ft?? It comes down to basically the sailor and then the boat.

     

    From my personal experience we started off as young kids in the p class etc. I then had a break for a few years and started up again in my late 20's with sailing a sunburst and moved on from there. 

     

    Anyway to cut a long and rather boring story short I went with a 20 Jim young and sailed it everywhere for a few years until I decided I would like more comfort. While I was still in the trailer sailer mode I got a farr 7five00 ( sorry five key has stopped working) and towed that all around the country for five years. Then as it was a wanted model and easy to sell I sold it and went to a farr 40. That had to be sold after a divorce and now I have a 32ft liveaboard ferro hartley that owns me nothing.

     

    So for my 2 cents worth I would recommend something around the 20ft range that is a known design with easy resale. If the bug bites then you can move it on quickly and buy something else that suits where you are heading. If you are happy with it then you have a good boat.

     

    Distance out to GBI etc really depends on the sailor and knowing the limits of you and the boat. I happily sailed my 20ft across cook strait many times, it was a very wet boat and loved to get up and plane in 20 knots of breeze, never felt unsafe and only wiped out once when hit with 40 knot gust that I wasn't expecting.

     

    Some people head down the path of going bigger as time passes by and they do more sailing and further away. And then some like me find us heading back in the other direction and back to a smaller design but just as seaworthy but easier and cheaper to run

     

    Join or volunteer at a local kids sailing club or with Sailability NZ and you will learn to sail. Always good to get the basic's on board, when I started back into sailing I did a year with the local yacht club in Picton and sailed sunbursts every week. Go and talk to people who have the same boat designs that you are interested in. People love talking about their boats and you will soon enough learn the bad points and maybe get out on a few.

    One "idiot moment" leaves yachters (sic) destitute

    in MarineTalk

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    Very sobering

     

    I went down for a look this afternoon, sobering doesn't even begin to describe it.

     

    It looks like at high tide it will have about four feet of water around it and it isn't a small yacht. It would take some serious gear to get it back in the water and the tides are only getting smaller. 

     

    Will post up some photos in the next few days, I am just waiting to hear back from the owners to see if they mind. Have also offered them the use of my yacht if they need a liveaboard for a ,month or two.

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    Skipper wanted for Auckland to Wellington

    in Crew Finder

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    I wondered about that, but as above I then worried that someone might read it and take it seriously, this being a public forum.

     

    Bit like the trailering statement..... I must have been so wrong for trailering my farr around the country for over five years, it weighed in on the weighbridge at 2800kg laden up with gear for a month long holiday. My clutch and brakes survived and I survived and so did my family.

     

    It is a shame that those with no knowledge seem to find the need to promote their own self importance by appearing to know what they are talking about yet have not a clue. Best people like that stick to discussing the quality of rechargeable torches and other such things.....

    Sailing Akaroa to Wellington

    in MarineTalk

    Posted

    Last time I did that trip we had 20 knot NE for the whole time. Due to time constraints we couldn't wait and it was a uncomfortable trip. Motored into 2m chop for thirty six hours to get to Wellington. First time I did that trip we had 40 knots SW and it was a blast, put up a bag as soon as we got out to sea and never took it down till we turned in Wellington Harbour.

     

    So make sure you pick your weather and are confident in the reliability of the boat and yourself

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