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Addem

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  1. The Heading is a little more melodramatic than necessary but I'd  like to get hold of a fuel cap for a mercury outboard. 4 hp four stroke. 

    I arrived in the gulf last night to cruise for next 2 weeks and dropped it overboard. Any chance someone nearby might have an old one laying around? None in the country and 2 weeks delivery from Aussie. 

    It's about 50mm diameter. 

    Ta

  2. It seems it all just over the place depending on insurer, underwriter and (probably) the clerk processing the paper. 

    The Davidson I crew on had to do the gas (and replace most of it!) No survey or rig check. 

  3. I have a rotating mast from Matrix. Circa 2007 and time to redo the standing rigging. 

    I see they no longer exist and I'm keen to make sure I have the right skills looking at/replacing the top swivel which has to be the weakest point. 

    Does anyone have a good recommendation for this. I know there's been a few questions asked about riggers before but this is specifically about the specialisation of the rotating components. 

  4. Welcome to the forum. 

    Agree that Raven is a great starter boat and the next upgrade should be 30-35 foot for the money you're thinking.

    There have been lots of very similar questions like this asked so you should be able to dredge them up through the search. 

    The repeating themes are:

    Costs rise exponentially with boat size.  Eg If stay below 10.5m you save having to pay for a 12m berth. A 40mm shackle is something like 50% cheaper than a 60mm one. 

    Don't buy a do up. Buy the best boat you can. So smaller will be cheaper and still give you a great coastal boat. I'm Uncertain about off shore but if that is a future goal then stick with the best coastal boat you can get. Lots of people on here have different views on offshore boats but are all quite closely aligned on coastal ones. 

    30 foot boats are very good value and still accommodate 4 berths and infinite scope for adventure.  Imo when youre starting You get the same pleasure from a Cav 32 as a Cav 36 or lotus 9.2 as a lotus 10.

    GET A SURVEY. Nothing more needs to be said on this. 

    Have fun looking and keep asking around. Feel free to post your prospects here as Crewers will either know the model or even the actual boat and can tell you lots. 

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  5. We always go to the fuel dock at orakei marina. The gate is always open.  Or was when I was last using it a couple of seasons ago. It's not very busy and we've sometimes stayed a couple of hours while changing crew. 

    There's also public parking on part if the car park as it is owned by council. Still get the security as the Marina owners.

  6. On 2/01/2024 at 11:23 AM, Saltynuts said:

    The big head scratcher is what would a half hull of a catamaran look like and would it cost twice as much???

    My present boat is a cat. (F41). I wouldn't  do her as the lines are mostly about the bridge deck. 

    Keen to consider a Challenge 29 and Elliot 10.5 - and Frank is right - process is simple but time consuming. I took lines of Jetstream (C29) manually lotsa years back when I was looking at doing the same mod as Meister (a great boat - now for sale  https://www.trademe.co.nz/4462817748 ).  I hope I still have them. 

    Now to see if I can find a set of Elliot line plans somewhere. Anyone got any?

  7. On 31/12/2023 at 11:46 AM, Saltynuts said:

    Yeah I hear ya. There must be a lot of hours go into those. I wonder what upper price point they would still sell. People get very attached to their boats and fiscal responsibility would have limited influence over a purchase like that. Would make a fantastic present from a significant other...

    Anyway geat job 👍

    Too right. I'd live to have a few of my past boats.  How much would I pay though...dunno. it'd be interesting to know how many hours are involved. 

  8. OK. My  80s era boats all had higher booms. Moonraker, Challenge 29, Elliot 10.5. (Not completely sure about the moonraker it was a long time ago. 

    I wonder how many heads have been hit on these ross's. I think it'd only be a matter of time.  We always ban people from standing on coamings when running but you can't stop people standing in the cockpit in race conditions  Trimmers, helm, pit.  

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  9. 20 hours ago, Island Time said:

    Hmm, my boat the boom is well clear or your head, and the mainsheet is not in the cockpit. = no helmet needed :-)

    I recently sailed on a Ross 35 and was astonished how low the boom sits with the sail raised. Easily at shoulder height when standing on tbe cockpit sole (im not supe r tall) . Is this normal for these boats?  Are they reliant on the spring vang to pop it up in the gybe? Or has someone made a longer leech in the main ?

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