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Doug Harrison from MMYC built Wizzard along with it's sistership Tarantala?? He is still actively sailing Wizzard and may know the whereabouts of the other one which has some name changes, Andy

Prop off Yanmar SD31 where interlocking gear teeth are worn and sometimes slip. May be of use to some one

NZ Marine has a sample one https://www.mariner.co.nz/forms-documents/

I'm not sure the repair side but I had a Dolphin RIB and it was great as the pontoons were quite large which gave good stability and load carrying plus it didn't leak

If it goes brown or coppery when sanded, it is probably coppercoat or equivalent inter mixed with antifoul of various types

Back to the fire, if it was batteries then I would have thought that the water applied would not have affected the battery fire and the boat would have burnt until it sank. In this case the fire crew managed to douse the fire without sinking the boats. Initial investigation have been around the shore power wiring starting the fire with further testing to confirm this.

The boat that appeared to be the source was fitted with Lead Crystal batteries previously, unsure if they were still there, it was a large cost at that time, I don't know much about them except that they were costly

River Rebel's sails, boom, chainplates all gone, must have been hot - doesn't look to be salvageable. Fire was in a launch nearby.

Just got a reply from the riggers at Opua, they have feeders there, brand new for a $132.

No, no response from up there

Sailfeeder found, thanks for the feedback

Thanks for the info, I'll try the Opua rigger, I think Kevin Peet is working there

this has been asked for before, does anyone have a Furlex type B sailfeeder or have modified the newer model sailfeeder to suit. The boat I have been on lost it

If you are near Rotorua, the Kilwell factory has a huge range of carbon tubes with small defects and priced very well too. Their range changes regularly so its worth a visit, often