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Awesome, thanks guys. I couldn't see the reasoning in marring a near perfect surface to try and make it more slippery. Past 4 boats all I've had to do is tilt the outboard and corrosion-be-gone!

Ex owner of boat purchased a new Gori to replace the one lost between me viewing the boat and paying for it.

My Sail drive is coated in prospeed that is still in good nick. Fitting a new Gori folder in the next couple of weeks and have been told by more than one passer by that I should run it without anything on it for a season or so before sanding/applying any protective coating to it. I'm an inboard newbie so green as they come in this field... is there science behind this approach or should I take the sail drive back to bare metal and apply the Propspeed system to the whole lot? Seems sacrilege to sand the new prop 🤣 While I'm on it, exactly how far out from the sail drive should y

Does Nikki know you caught a portion of her butt in that pic? I know I'd be lynched if I did that 😅

Yes has thermocouple flame outs on all elements. The main oven element flutters for approx 30 secs or so once knob and pilot light switched off, then there's a distinct 'click and she's out. I was wondering if normal sign writing vinyl would handle the heat. The panel is thin stainless that was originally spot welded on the edge of the holes for control knobs but half the welds had let go and it was bent. I removed and cleaned it all up and will just rivet it back on when I've sussed the decoration of it.

The 1020 came with a functioning Mariner Prince 2 burner with grill but the boss requires an oven. So managed to get my hands on a mostly functioning Princess oven from trademe a few months back. Took some time over the weekend to fully strip the oven down and refurb/clean/reassemble with parts from the old unit. The thing cranks now and all elements fire up first click 👍🏽 Such a well built unit, compared to the crap available these days. The only thing that I need to do is somehow get the front panel sticker recreated so we have the gradients etc.

This looks suspiciously like my parents old ferro cement yacht 'Gryphon'. Would you say she was about 48 ft? Whereabouts did you snap her?

I'll have a look at the blanking plug when I go down to empty the dehumidifier/bucket out the forepeak from some idiot cutting anchor locker out just before lockdown 😅

Yes, have had a hunt around on the web. I've seen those guys and a few other offshore places that can supply, was just hoping to be able to support local...

Can anyone tell me who in NZ can supply spare/extra/replacement housings for thru hulls? Transplanting Electronics from one boat to another and sadly the Speed transducer housing doesn't look like it will survive the operation. From what I can see online its the tapered P314 Housing I need, Airmar part number is 33-092-01 Can't see anything on Lustys website.

I remember Ogling it at Tauranga marina years ago when it was a metallic copper colour. Thought it was a bit of me, think that was before I got my SR so must have been about 2003/4?

It looked pretty intact but I ran a moat down around the stock with a die grinder and just poured thickened resin in. The rudder is heavy but when I took it out a few months ago I drilled a few holes in it and left it standing on its edge and nothing seeped out so who knows.

Press ganged some bored locked down kids into linbiding the antifoul off my 1020 rudder on Friday only to find it has at some stage been faired with polyester/lightweight fairing compound and had blisters for Africa. Nothing that a planer and a weekend couldn't sort! Damn thing had more lumps and hollows than room full of camels anyway so I'll call it a win. 👍🏽

Ok if you're still with me I'm nearly done! Stepped back from full on racing when I got back to NZ, and spent the next few years riding some beautiful post classics for Les Delacy, a couple of Aermacchi's and my favourite of all - a methanol burning Rob North replica Triumph Triple. Got to ride this beast at the Island Classic at Phillip Island which for me was right up there in life achievements 👌🏽. In the meantime life got busy with yachting and kids, who are now frightening their mother by following dad's footsteps onto 2 wheels 🤣🤣🤣

Lucky enough to pick up a bit pf support over in the UK so packed up and moved there for 2001 Road racing season. Unfortunately for me "Mad Cow" pandemic hit the country super hard and most road racing including the TT was canned. Got to race a bit in Ireland and Oliver's Mount in Scarborough but a pretty lean year! 2002 rolled around and I did a few more Irish events as well as the TT and Southern 100. Was fun and I managed an 8th in the TT. Top pic is Church Bends Southern 100 2002 Next is Oliver's Mount 2001 Then Skerries Road Races 2001 Isle of Man TT Qualifyi

Ok the pics jumble up a bit but here we have me racing 99 CBR900RR in Open Sports Production for Honda on NZ, then sh#t got interesting with a trip to the UK in 2000 to compete in the TT. Took a Honda RS125R GP bike with me and leased an RVF400 over there. Went well with 2 Replicas and Newcomers award for 2000 👌🏽

Been riding and racing (mostly racing as the M.O.T and I had trouble co-existing in my earlier years) on and off for the last 30 years. Jeez that makes me feel old. Pics in order are; Riding 600 Sports Production for Honda in 98 at Pukekohe. Me on Robbie Dean's GSXR1100K War pig at Baypark around 93, My ZXR400RRSP at Taupo after winning NZF3 Champs 96/7 Racing Robbie Dean's 96 GSXR750 Superbike at a televised car/bike meeting at Puke in 97?

Thanks guys I'll hit John up

Would anyone be able to point me in the direction of a purveyor of such things? Current one was a bit dissolved and half of it tried to come out with the rig. Cast alloy, with a tapered locating square in the centre to match the socket in bottom of rig. I also want to drop all my stays off to someone and have a new set made, preferably for less than the value of the boat - any recommendations?

At 48 I'm flattered to be referred to as 'younger! The boat has an association sticker on transom and I have a spare in the care package but yes I will join up. I'd be keen to learn any history on boat. Past owner had it 19 years apparently and before then it was owned by Warren Vaudrey (think Vaudrey and Miller) We've just taken it back to Gel coat and it's been done at least once before, I'd say before most recent owners custody. Can't seem to find any race history

It's the original glass Fibre tube. It has a Grey (possibly high pressure drain pvc) inner tube that has recesses machined in it for the bronze bushes. The whole grey inner tube was spinning inside the glass Fibre one as when last installed neither of the locking bolts/pins appear to have been wound in. So it was like a c@ck in a sock! We redressed the rudder shaft, honed the bushes then epoxied them into the inner tube, repositioning them on the rudder shaft while it all set to keep alignment true. Will reinstall the whole lot back in the boat aligned with shims and locked in position.

"I've put up with holidaying on skinny Ross race boats for 6 years, I'm 42 now.... I deserve some luxuries" Wife's ultimatum forces purchase of run down Farr 1020

Since last installment... 19yrs worth of antifoul finally scraped off during the week, factory non-taped keel join sorted and 10 hrs of hands above head orbital sanding with 120g disc's completed today 😅 Now to find some 1000g disc's for the D.A and have a crack at the stripes 😔