harrytom

cav 26 peterson designed built by cav yachts for the 1976 boat show

went for a sail today and see how close we can reach

got to keep some of the shores icons. Mon desire gone,masonic hotel gone The esplanade gone,oh yes the most important one.The velvet touch gone/use to be up in the arcade along from the mon desire.

I had a pressure type bottle that screwed on,auto greaser,when you put your stuffing in(usualy 2 strips)make sure that the joins are 180 degrees to each other,so water cannot get through join.

From what I have seen of the pilot boat,it comes around north head and aims for no1 buoy,so i think the swimmer has gone along way offshore and if he was training would you not have a support dinghy/kayak etc for the just incase he ran out of steam? bit like young guy jogging with ear phones on crossing the railway line at Ranui last week,didn't hear/see the train and it would be the same imo the pilot boat,pink head very hard to see or mistaken for beach ball,need to wait for the full enquiry!

if its the old style with packing get 2 wrenches,back off one nut,the one towards stern and wind forward nut towards back nut,depending on gland should 6mm/8// packing material,once nipped up check grease in cap,usually on top of gland,fill with with grease and wind cap down,when stationary no drip,when motoring should get a slight one /two drips per minute,not a big job but usually in a tight place with limited access,what sort of yacht do you have now Shane?any pictures.

seems to be the problem every where now,mussels/oyster shell etc must be disposed of into a rubbish bin etc,can no longer return to the sea,cannot understand why because that's where the damn things come from.

we get 4kg bottles filled in manurewa at the www.cylex.co.nz/company/wormald+cylinder+test+station-17952672.html most are doing swappa bottles 9kg due to compliance costs of running a fill station,hence why 4kg may become obsolete

Ha Ha "Scottie" perseverance paid off this season,Being the only yacht to do every race,4 x 1st 1x2nd 3x 3rds,so might of got series points.admittedly we have sailed better this season and a few races have favoured the smaller vessels due to the big boys not marching away in the light. At work so to go sailing told the boss these are the hours i will be working,yes i can get away with it as we fail to retain staff,we use temps so temps get no say. I can see this changing in the future though.

Did a sevices regatta in 1987,good day out and after function

lumleys was good to me when I had a total loss, house/cars at state but boat was over the top, I am with youi,(I know the stories) but the price is right,no survey required on a 35+yr old yacht,just is the mooring recently surveyed,Don't know what their claims are like never made one.but the policy looks ok been with them 3yrs.

Thanks "Slanty",Have you tried any of the chinese sites for parts. As an example our hp laptop fan shat itself and a tech crowd wanted $280 to fix,my 17yr old geek student went on line and got free shipping and fan for $9.95. in the mix for some reason he got sent 20 air/water temps sensors for free and has since on sold them.. Not doubt the USA sites have their gear made in china so might be able to miss out the middleman?

nah she didnt turn up,good 2 sail reach all the way to te kouma,too shy for a kite,start was 11.00.first boat in 3.00pm farr 1020 we finished 4.15 cav26 so awaiting handicaps.not looking good though

about to go to boat,race to coro 11.00am start,nw,will be a kite ride if no2 gets out of bed?

due to the climate change event we have put start back 1hr,why who knows

face it,your an easy target,you don't honestly think noise control are going to turn a stereo off at a sunday morning gang pad??

You do realize that noise control cannot enter your property to measure the noise.It must be done from the road side.Did you ask to see his/her decibel reading machine??cannot go by ear alone.

wonder if you could cart wheel one1?

awesome footage though http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=11834968

windyty i find useful www.windytv.com

Had a davidson m20,pretty much go anywhere boat,had we not had a compound to leave rigged,would of lost interest real quick,rig park trailer,get trailer,wait at ramp,derig nah.

$25 average tamiki river

Twosail, why a trailer sailor??any particular reason. At that price you can find a perfectly good raven,reactor or tracker with change left over to make what ever improvements you want. as far as taking Farr 6000 to Gt Barrier no problem at all,like everything else weather dependent. All the toys you have mentioned are great till they pack up.learn to use a chart and compass first Just re read and you need to store at home?how often do you plan to use it?? rigging and de rigging every weekend becomes a pain and if launching westhaven and leaving trailer overnight becomes a cost.

Boat owners are such an easy target,according to the ACT leader David Seymour,we are all "rich pricks" made that statement last April the 9th 2016 at fish symposium meeting I attended,will never forget that comment.