harrytom

painted around 10.00am sunday and finished by 12.00 could feel the cold coming,sun bright light wind,find out wednesday i guess

did cockpit floor/seats on saturday,maybe too cold as grey is very light almost off white,will it darken in time?no biggie though

did mine last weekend and looks great,probably next time would remove but I am lazy

guess lake taupo is staying

instructions say remove tape then smooth edge,so it could be a 2 person job,damn double the beer?

once resined,is it possible to undo?as mine is of lake taupo,boat was built for a boat show in 1976 and owner was having it shipped to taupo

settled on kiwigrip(grey) from burnsco,now need the weather next week to play ball Grr

ok time to paint decks,what to use?anyone had any luck with acrylic paints and special roller? want to go to a grey,as beige/deck cream never seems to stay clean.Going over the top of a grp deck that has anti skid patches.thanks

looked at a Akron yachtmaster at last years boat show,the rep was busy and took my details and never made contact,so no contact whats their service like?ended up with a maxxon and very happy!

Being the Brave sole that I am,waited till she went to work and used her carpet cleaner on the front runner and yep looks real nice now,squabs at and she caught me and took over(bonus)engine painted so interior all done,next weekend hopefully paint decks.

who needs daverts?

Dad,check youi policy,boat v car?

After using the yacht for the last 2 yrs,thought must be time to clean inside,if it removable it came home,pulled out stove and yep not the most pleasant job with what was hidden behind,i am sure last owner never cleaned there or crawled down quater berths. Tomorrow attack motor and bird sh@t on deck

Thanks for the replies,really needs doing and I have put of long enough,

Have a yanmar that's showing signs of rust etc Want/need to paint in place(removing not a option) what's best?degrease first,wire brush rust areas Now what primer to use?? top coat Vht paint?

Yep mine started in "p" at 10 yr went to starling at 12yr,5ft 11 80kg,to a sunburst,now 16yr ,yeah if you must go out today(keelboat)i will check with mates first. starting to show interest in PT. 6ft 2 102kg

just thinking that with tube unstayed,once you get a slight bend in it,easy enough to kink but then again vessels been using tubes for years,guess that's why mast is not triangular

we have all chain mooring with a eye,through the eye i have hook with chain to bollard with a doubled rope from eye back to mast,mooring rated for 10t and my boat is 2.5t so do not think it will move.top of panmure river.3 yr inspection,was looking at bucks till insurance co want 18month inspections due to ferry traffic. Had a mooring years ago in torpedo bay and with the arrival of the quick cats mooring wore out in 2yrs

dumb question,why are prods not made from triangle tubing or is triangle unavailable?

what can I put around to stop the shags without hurting them?hoping cooler weather they will disappear,took dodger off for repairs and that's when it started,going to put dodger back on but need to remove stains,will try oxalic acid. biggest problem not using vessel as the old house moving trick and she who must be disobeyed has stuck her foot down hard.

what is the best stuff to remove shag poop?never had birds pooping on mooring before but last 6 weeks has become a nightmare,water blaster removes but stains staying on deck. and yes there is ropes strung for n aft with rags. do not want netting incase birds get caught up.

ok i buy a boat and know nothing about cat1 or anything what can/would the powers to be do if i just sailed off with no intention of sailing back to nz?have me arrested at next port of call? As Chrisc writes, i am attempting suicide so no charges?If I want to waiver my s and r so be it,by the time someone realises i am missing it would be to late to notify authorities? look at Johnny rae just did it!

I rather silly back in 1986,took a hartley 16 from kawau to gt barrier,se 15/20 knots,no phone or rt had flares,i knew the risk and just went, if the ynz/maritime knew what i was doing could they stop me?? I do not see the need for cat1,you want to sail off fine with me but sign a affidavit first. no difference to me racing and signing the form saying i conform to cat 3,only time i would get caught out is there was an inspection or possibly the sh@t hit the fan would the race authorities then be in the gun for accepting my entry??

if it is age.would ynz stop a 16 yr old??

I am of firm belief that if you want to go offshore it should be up to you.But sign a affidavit?stating if unheard of in 8 weeks no search to be conducted as I have taken all steps to protect myself(in the event of a solo sailor)Did Captain cook get a survey or even have charts?What about Christopher Columbus set out to find the new world and prove the earth is not flat?the list goes on. If our authorities are so concerned with kiwis heading offshore why do they not step in the cases of overseas vessels which are not equipped properly?yet we still send s n r out to these guys. I know o