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Technically 2 weekends and 10 weeknights work but finally the 830 is beginning to look a bit grown up. Full bottom sand, interprotect and 1st coat of antifoul on the weekend. Non skid applied to decks, just cockpit and cabin top to do now. Mast base fitted. Stanchions bonded and bolted, modified Pulpit and Pushpits fitted. Deck layout finalized and Jammers bonded in place. Winches on, instruments fitted, cockpit floor aft lockers and quarter berth portlights installed. Keel lifting blocks bonded and pinned, limiting plate studs bonded in. Inspection port cut in side of keel trunk (well abov

TBH I never had an anchor light or steaming light on Gaucho, guess I was just more irresponsible then... Are you saying that whilst sailing I can have a port/starboard on the pointy end and a 360 degree white light (anchor light on the top of the rig and no stern light? Maybe I should have a look for the colregs... My issue with going for pulpit or topsides mounted ones is pretty much to do the aesthetics of white or black light housings on a slime green hull or the fact lines seem to get tangled around pulpit mounted ones and rip them apart..

Thanks I'll give it a go

It all looks very nice but it's a bit overkill and above my pocket this late in the rebuild unfortunately! May have to make one out of a bi-colour and a stern light, or heaven forbid drill MORE holes in the boat and fit some regular ones...

Decided the simplest, lightest and most effective nav light setup for the 830 would be a single masthead tricolour like I used to have on the SR. Problem is, they appear to be a bit thin on the ground at the usual chandlers, unless you want to pay $250+ and end up with something of a size that would negate the righting abilities of the keel bulb! Is there nobody that does the small ones of these anymore? doesn't even have to be LED, would settle for an old school bulbed item! What am I missing?

Could be a go Jon, may be able to rattle up another if you are short

Just back from a month in Thailand with the family... 4 whole weeks behind in Ross boat reconstruction but am hoping to get her in before this race.

I was talking to the chemist at work about what to do with the antifoul on the stern of my 830 as on the mooring unladen a good deal of the hull won't be immersed and I was wondering if it was worth doing it. He said this area is called the inter tidal zone and is a real problem for marine coatings. It slaps and gets wet long enough for nasties to grab a hold but is dry long enough to ensure the biocides in the antifoul wont work properly. I imagine the issue you are facing is a similar story.

That thing is sick! Looks like it belongs in the bat cave

Thanks guys sorted now

RFD or similar quality, one to suit a small 5 year old and one for a lean 7 year old. Crotch strap would be mega. Need by Monday night What's out there? 021 766546

Sunfast racing at Marsden Cove, broken Lower spreader. Steady stream of small boats heading south too. Not a lot of fun to be had with short waterlines in this stuff obviously

Crikey! That looks like the exact unit. I'll pull the old one out of the rig tonight and run the verniers over it.

It's tiny, around 85mm round section with the main track riveted on. It's 500mm shorter in the hoist than a standard 830 one too... so I am steeling myself for the ridiculing and name calling. Shapeshifter may well become "Stumpshifter" I guess it's because she originally ran a ballasted centerboard and would have been too frightening with the full monty...

Sweet - thanks guys

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I collected the rig on the weekend, it's deck stepped and uses a base with a pin aft to help step the mast like a trailer sailer rig. Sorting through the boxes of junk I have found the broken remnants of the original base, and have taken measurements off it in the hopes of finding a replacement. Whereabouts could I lay my hands on one of these cast aluminium beasts at short notice? Rather not have to get something made if I can help it. Also, going to need a pair of lower spreaders, to suit 28 degree sweep approx 1000mm long suitable for wire rigging. The spreader root is a basic slot wit

Great to see the old girl back in her element! - Well done on the refit.

This weekend just gone was also jam packed full of family type stuff and a couple of Thugby games so what should have been a half day job to get the rudder system sorted ended up spanning two days and an evening. I wanted to through bolt the gudgeons from the inside, glueing the stainless bolts in so they became studs on the outside of the hull enabling me to get the gudgeons off easily in the future if required. This wasn't going to be an issue on the upper one as the bolts would be reachable from inside the motor well. The lowers however were separated from prying eyes, fumbling fingers an

Ok, plenty of non boating stuff going on over the last couple of weekends but managed to squeeze a bit more alone time in to tick another couple of items off the list. Bathurst weekend was internal strengthening time, I wasn't entirely happy with the lack of structure in the stbd side of the keel case so opted to build a kitset ring frame to tie it to the floors, stbd chainplate and bunk fronts. Using CAD (Cardboard Aided Design) I made templates up and then traced them onto 19mm ply. I laminated three bits of this together to make a 57mm thick frame which I then glued, coved, taped and glass

Sweet thanks everyone VB I'll grab that 15mm ID one off you. I'll give you a call

Anyone got lying around a little piece of carbon tube for making a bobstay hole through the knuckle of my 830? I know I could get something sent from Kilwell but we are talking a little offcut...anything with an id of 15-25mm and a max length of 100mm. Cheers!

Yes the SF3600 was immaculate and showed almost no signs of being sullied... unless you happened to read the keyboard labels ... priceless

Went there yesterday with a shopping list for the 830 refit. Got a great deal on a GME multimedia sound system and VHF. Very helpful guys on their corporate stand. Wanted a full set of coastal wet weather gear, and decent life jackets for the kids.... didn't find either Also took roughly 45 mins of slow, deliberate driving around the lower part of the city to find a park thanks in no small part to all the roadworks. The weather was mint however!

You flatter me Richard.... my only skill in that boat was NEVER GIVING UP! anything to haunt you on those long short handers in theTravelling Man