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I helped pay for that boat as little kid. Still got the little silver plaque.
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21 hours ago, aardvarkash10 said:
Cut the drainpipe into three sections longitudinally. Reassemble the pipe around three circular formers.
Lay up your CF tube with lots of release coat on the drainpipe.
Remove the circular formers and knock out the three pipe sections one at a time.
I did this as an experiment and used plasticine and packaging tape to shape/hold/seal the joins. First version the joins didn't let go. Lots of release wax and it fell apart beautifully.
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As he said, please no.
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While the old 12m races were long and slow by comparison, the technical difficulty of sailing them well was demonstrable which made them compelling viewing for the purist but not much so for the novice.
I think the catamaran version took viewer engagement to another level for both novice and purist
But these boats are hardly worth watching. We can't see what's going on and can't appreciate the tech or tactics. The graphics on screen are uninformative and commentators don't know much about sailing. Mostly it's about watch who wins the start and then wait for the next race.
But I suppose we can never go back
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44 minutes ago, Psyche said:
lol! I'm imagining the boat righting and sending you into low orbit
exactly what I was thinking. "Don't dare touch that halyard!
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Thanks BP. Makes sense.
'Lazy' -agree. I don't understand why owners don't take deck gear and furled head sails off, even when in the marina when a blow is forecast.
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On 21/08/2024 at 8:10 AM, Black Panther said:
Big storm anchor one side. Both normal anchors in series the other. The little Danforth stern anchor was furthest from the boat and had buried so deep it was a days work to dig it out.
Biggest danger I found out later was internal friction, nearly lost everything but totally unaware at the time.
Since then regularly kick over a 2nd anchor if bad weather forecast. Good for peace of mind. And all chain.
Thanks BP. Not sure what you mean " each side?" Did you have 3 anchors out. Storm in the centre?
And had a stern anchor?
I'd have thought that with 2 anchors when there is a veer in the wind, one anchor might drag until the other caught and then would hold to the wind again. (Not the same as the eye passing over and 180 degree change when I could imagine total tangles and carnage.)
Nearly all the storm footage you see there is only one anchor set.
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9 hours ago, Black Panther said:
Anchors, there were three.
I've been wondering if any one has had experience using 2 anchors.
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But I'm sure I've seen something similar in real life.... not done it exactly, tho
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Just now, Addem said:
I wonder why selling Tom has veneer entered the conversation. None of the issues being discussed exist there. There is heaps of space in oriental Bay and a great waterfront for grandstands.
Does any one know?
Auto correct! I wonder why Wellington has never entered the conversation.
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.Be careful what you wish for. Retail is about convenience these days. We used to have a hammer hardware 5 minutes drive away at the local shops. A little more expensive than bunnings but easy and convenient when you need a hose fitting or something. Now it's gone and there's are only two hardware shops in Tauranga bunnings and mitre 10 a long drive away.
So, I am always happy to support burnsco or smart marine because I'll always want to pop in and buy 5m of rope or 2 bolts to finish my job and won't want to wait days for a delivery. I may be weird but...It means I buy stuff that I could get online cheaper but feel I've got to do my bit to keep them in business.
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I worry about low zoom gps losing important detail. My practice when embarking on a new or unfamiliar passage is to get out the paper chart. List the hazards and major way points expected and then transfer to the GPS. I then cross them off as I pass them.
For a night passage, an old seadog showed me the benefit of also making a light list. Has proved worth while at least once.
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5 hours ago, Guest said:
Mate and I planned to go out in 40+ in the gulf and practice Heaving to years ago. Never happened.
Do it! But Maybe not in 40 knots. First time I hoved to was a disaster and I wish I had practiced first.
Was a long time ago (40 years?) off kawau in a ply 21 foot quarter tonner. While being blown sideways the solid keeled dinghy got flipped because it couldn't go sideways at the same speed as the boat and ended up being dragged under the boat. While retrieving it one of the crew ripped a stanchion out of the (obviously) rotten deck as we lurched due to having too large a Genoa. Learnt a lot about the technique though, but have been wary of ply boats since.
The corollary to this was that we wisely decided to shelter in the lee of one of the islands until the blow abated and headed home in what became my first night sail. This was in the days well before gps and had to go through tiri channel in pitch black by Compass and DR. Nervous times but thanked my sea scout training.
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93 knots! There's got to be a story in that. I can't comprehend survival at that wind.
My worst at 55 knots gives me nightmares still.
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Talking with my neighbour in the marina on Saturday and he casually mentioned he was delayed leaving for Fiji as his lithium batteries had swolllen up and he was waiting to get them looked at. He said he thought that there was no charge controller on them. Sounds like a disaster waiting to happen so I asked him to disconnect his cables and perhaps move his boat away from mine. Perhaps I should also move mine away from his?
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17 hours ago, Black Panther said:
Of course, that's exactly what you'd try first, then if it continued to deteriorate sea anchor or drogue.
I've been known to heave to going to weather 25kn just while I cooked dinner. For anyone who hasn't tried it the sudden improvement in comfort is astounding.
Same for when someone wants to use the head. Way easier.
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Sounds idyllic. Not sure how that tech talk got in your thread.
Keen to know where you got that big mat. My wife wants one for next summer. (She just doesn't know it yet)
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"witnesses report a rogue wave. Even MNZ have conceded rogue waves are a real thing."
On my last cruise in March i was in 25-30 knots SE heading from slipper Island to great mercury. Big lumpy sea from starboard quarter. One wave appeared from abeam much larger and moving faster. It crested and hit athwart ships and moved us bodily sideways, I don't know how far. Tui is a Farrier 41 and we had the Boards up (running) if they were down I don't know what would happen- break the Boards? Flip the boat?
We were in +50m water. I don't know what that wave would have done to a boat when it got to 20m or 10m close on shore.
Yep rogue waves are real when inshore.
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Just looking at the 1050 for sale reminded me to post this.
Two years ago we wrapped our boat dark blue. Looked beautiful. Until bubbles started to appear on the hull. Surveyor tapped and concluded delamination. He said he was working with another boat with same issue.
Long story short and $000's later have just stripped and repainted. Turns out the builder didn't put enough effort into prep between layers and the heat generated by the sun on the dark colour encouraged separation. It occurred mainly in the fairing compound so a lucky escape.
Not really anything to discuss just offering a warning to anyone considering a dark paint job to think about the risks. Wish I'd known.
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7 hours ago, DBLRUM said:
Hi Clara
I have a Whiting 26 Quarter Tonner named "Sweathog" moored at Little Bucklands Beach in Auckland. I used to race but am in chilled out cruising mode now! I often have space for a few extra crew.
I run regular weekend day sails operating from Bucklands Beach.
Overnight trips are also an option if people are keen.
If you are interested in finding out more, please message me your email address & mobile number.
Thanks
Ian
That's a sweet looking boat
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On 6/01/2024 at 11:13 AM, Lukas49 said:
Hey, I‘m Lukas a 21 water-loving backpacker from Germany. I‘m sailing for over 15 years and I would love to go sailing here in New Zealand (maybe on a trip from the north Island to the south Island?). I just have some experience in open water sailing, but I‘m thrilled to get some more experience!
best wishes
Lukas
Where are you based. Not clear which part of both island you are in.
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I'm not a fan of furlers. Had 3 occasions where they have stuck which can be tricky. Also had a sock jam at the top of the mast - even trickier. Don't get me started on in mast furlers they must be a disaster waiting to happen.
As you say nothing beats letting the halyard go and tidying up afterwards. But I'm also well past sail changes on a pitching deck so have a furler and try to look after it really well.
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Prada can do it. It's all about winning the start. And prada seem to like taking the windward position. Until last night they'd shown that If they can get the right start they are hard to beat.
I'd rather meet ineos in the final as I think they tend to make more mistakes, out of bound etc