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leave them attached, simply buy new ones and give the original owner those?
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so far other options not panning out so keen to sort out a deal, you inbox seems full so PM or email craig@verde.co.nz
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Airship keel is now off. Apparently the nuts were loose, but the bolts tight as a whatzit.
Was planning to go the Redline route and put in new floors between the existing, but thinking now just to go the Entertainer route and just replace with what we need. The logic is: 1. we don't actually know much about the existing ones; 2. we can put new ones in to align with new bolts.
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I have a six person, not currently in service but I will have it serviced for a cat 3 race in November, so it could be done for the coastal. In case your other options run out.
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Well, I'm about to actually get the keel done on Airship - boat comes out Monday.
The can is ex-Recreation and 1840mm long, new 720kg bulb by Mike Rees Castings. The fin will be faired to a new profile from Brett Bakewell-White.
The work will be done by Matt at MG Composites in Welly.
I'm currently trying to work out what documentation is needed - based on series date of around 1983 the YNZ regs indicate full-on ISO certification is not required unless I want Cat 2 or better. But obviously I want to know the structure will support the new loads, and to get Cat 3 I need a level of design documentation to satisfy the Safety Inspector (that bit at least is stated in the regs).
If budget allows I want to also replace the cockpit.
Here's a big shout out to Redline and Ptown for pics and advice from their keel jobs.
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Kaiarahi is a third bigger than Arahura, will do similar volume in two return trips as Arahura did in three.
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The Stena Alegra has been leased, overhauled, and renamed Kaiarahi
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From the KiwiRail staff newsletter, article by Julie Buchanan:
After 32 years of service and more than 52,000 Cook Strait crossings, Interislander ferry Arahura made her last return journey between Wellington and Picton on Wednesday 29 July.More than 500 passengers booked her final sailings to say goodbye. Her final journey was one to remember, with news crews from One Network News and TV3 News covering it in their 6pm bulletins. Passengers enjoyed a complimentary glass of bubbles on arrival, music by the band Uncle Monkey, Zappo the magician for the children and memento gift packs were handed out to passengers.The ferry joined the fleet in 1983 and arguably her greatest moment came on 16 February 1986 when she responded to a Mayday call from Russian cruise liner Mikhail Lermontov. Arahura under the command of Captain Brew arrived at the scene at about 9.30pm; her crew helped many of the 743 people onboard by transferring them via life rafts and boats to the ferry. It was a dark and raining heavily but nevertheless, Arahura’s crew with the help of some passengers worked through the night to get people safely on board.Over the years, Arahura has clocked up almost 13 million kilometers and her design has stood the test of time. She was the first ship in Australasia to feature a modern bridge and at the time the cockpit-style design of Arahura’s bridge was cutting-edge.Her maneuverability and capacity to smoothly handle even the toughest weather was soon recognised and not surprisingly, she became the darling of the Interislander fleet.Following Wednesday’s final sailings, Arahura will be farewelled on Friday night with a Wellington harbour cruise carrying early crew, first passengers and some VIPs. -
Me and a couple of the crew emptied the 'ship out ahead of pushing her into the shed for keel and cockpit replacement. This week I'll be cutting out the false floor and grinding off the interior gel coat.
Then I made pies roast lamb and vegetable pies for the race management team, but the racing was cancelled, so guess what I'm having for lunch
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"This is a moment. People should watch it. They should sit their freakin' kids down and say, think about this technology. Think about people who worked on this for 25 years to bring this knowledge... It's a long way to go to the outer edge, the very edge of the solar system."
http://www.stuff.co.nz/science/69604570/nasas-new-horizons-space-probe-finally-within-sight-of-pluto
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/newhorizons/main/index.html
(Kind of makes KM's project look positively flippant)
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I have a neck injury which is aggravated by the weight or fit of inflatable PFDs. Spent a bit of money going through the basic Hutchwilco inflatable then a Kru (better) then settled on the Spinlock Deckvest auto inflate.
I now have an offshore version with tether attachment (harness) and the inshore Deckvest Lite (no harness). The Lite is snug and compact to the point I am not aware of wearing it. And it doesn't aggravate my injury.
Hasn't accidentally inflated yet.
Pretty sure the same were worn by several on a boat in the recent Central Triangle without accidental triggering. -
Was in Bunnings a couple of days ago and did see cylinder connections with a tee.
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I think one of the things about DSC-equipped radios is you can have the radio on and volume turned right down but it will alert you audibly if it receives an emergency signal.
I've got mine set up with a list of my friends' radio ids so I can select the number and channel and my friend's radio alerts him to my call and switches to that channel.
The VHF is a Standard Horizon with built-in AIS receiver. I have it connected to a separate GPS, but the later model has GPS built-in. The AIS is very useful to show if there's a big ferry coming my way out of sight around the point.
Back to topic - DSC doesn't seem to be promoted in NZ but it seems to me to be a worthwhile tool for both emergency and normal comms in a vessel's vicinity. I'd still have that EPIRB and flares (laser preferably) though - no harm in setting if all off when things go pear shaped.
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Quick question - who has their VHF on at all times when onboard their yacht / boat?
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Was this a delivery of a new purchase?
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Whiting half tonner?
I think Candu II might be for sale in Welly.
Last I saw she'd been refit inside.
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Yesterday I went sailing.
Bart put the new rig in on Wednesday. Gordy got the boom finished at short notice. Matty G did some fiddly bits. With Rodney yesterday morning we finished running all the other bits of string.
Then we went sailing in a cold and wet southerly.
It's good to be sailing on your own boat again.
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So it sounds like get a vsr that ISN'T dual sensing, get a MPPT solar controller (maximizes solar), and put in a three way splitter.
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The stbd engine charges the stbd start battery and, via the vsr, the house battery. The port engine charges the port start battery.
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The other boat has three batteries - 1 for the house and 1 for each engine.
Starboard start battery has a BEP VSR connecting to the house battery.
I didn't install the VSR and I can't tell what model it is, except it's not labeled as one of the newer DVSs and it doesn't say it's dual sensing.
Now I've hooked up a solar panel via a regulator to the house battery. Just checked the house batt and it's at 13.7 v. The solar regulator indicates its giving float charge. The VSR light is on indicaing it's operating, and the start battery is also showing 13.7 v. The other start battery is down at 12.7 because it has no charging source without engine running.
Can I assume the VSR is a dual sensing model?
This would be a bonus, which leads me to think all I now need is to replace the solar regulator with a dual output one to feed the other engine battery.
Interior fitout Ross 830 - Bare bones cruisable.
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For cruising my 930:
Yep, it's just a movable tent