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    Sold Boat

    in MarineTalk

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    Don’t despair. That $7200 saving will get you a nice charter in Whitsundays or Tonga. Our strategy was to downsize to save outgoings, do regular sailing on smaller or other people’s boats and spend the savings on a charter.

     

    Turned out that the actual approach has been join a syndicate (which has achieved the other people’s boat but) and regularly charter. With friends we get on a nice big cat and are way ahead of the expenditure we used to have.

    Crew.org Marine only Forums

    in MarineTalk

    Posted

    I only read Crew on my phone and it shows fora in date order so Small talk dominates the list, being the most active area.

     

    I’m happier not seeing it as it has tidied the lists up and I have already saved several microseconds not having to read the headings.

     

    “I can resist everything but temptation”

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    Crew.org Marine only Forums

    in MarineTalk

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    I am part of a bike forum and talking off topic occasionally is great, but then a lot of us know each other in real life so when someone says something outrageous or particularly idiotic you know where they are coming from. Always plenty of laughs. Sailing is the domain of cantankerous older males, and the ones who post regularly- well we are the worst of them all!!!

    It’s wise to never admit to being a cyclist. They seem to be the least popular of life forms. Healthy specimens though.

    SailGP

    in MarineTalk

    Posted

    Did anyone see the New York edition of SailGP?

     

    I’m not sure it is very compelling for us Kiwi’s to watch two Australians race each other. And Phil Robertson (kiwi skippering for China ) seems to always pick the wrong side of the course and turn a solid 2nd it third into last.

     

    New York is a horrible place to hold a boat race with heaps of current and gusty conditions -turns most races into a lottery by which I mean it is a lottery as to which Aussie will win.

    'Wedgie' anchor sail

    in TechTalk

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    Fantastic.

     

    I’ve hated the hunting at anchor for decades now. My Challenge 29 was truly awful in this regard. Best I’ve managed is when the rode is deployed from the prod of our Elliot 10.5.

     

    I’ve tried making little sails to deploy from the topping off the back of the boom but it’s never really worked because it’s impossible to control the ‘luff’.

     

    Is there any detail on how to design one of these?

    Auckland to Tauranga

    in RaceTalk

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    Legends was conceived for boats to participate as much as compete. We’ve tried to blend cruising and racing. That’s what makes it so compelling. We get lots of boats that won’t race normally but the regatta is at the right time to get boats that have Been in the marina for the winter to get out and up the coast.

     

    Auckland boats have always been invited and there has always been an Auckland start line. Has been a Whangarei one too. Initially it was a joint event with Whangārei/mercury bay and Mount Maunganui clubs. We want to see as many non racers as racers. The rules are drawn up to motivate people to join in. It’s about fellowship as much as boating.

     

    This thread was about Ak to Tga. Having a racing Mercs regatta will definitely be popular, at the right time of the year, but would kill any chance of A2T being revived.

     

    A Tauranga race week would be brilliant (because I live here). But we all suffer from shortage of volunteers as much as entrants and I doubt it would last long.

     

    Watching the trends, I’d say the interest is in short handed racing, so why not add A2T to SSANZ series?

    Non Skid deck

    in TechTalk

    Posted

    Carbon 10.5 main would be more than 5k...

     

    I've used what appears to be the cheap Chinese version of the ultralon foam. From eBay in asia. Way way cheaper - forget the exact price but think it was ballpark usd100 for a 2.4x1.2m piece. Simple enough to install and nice under foot and a couple of years in it seems to be lasting ok. But you don't get the option of it being nicely routed out crossways at the front and back to fit the space or customised words in it etc. You buy a sheet of it with lines routed in teak style spacing and that's what you get.

    But it's grippy, comfy, easy to clean, nice and light. I'd use it again.

    Thanks Raz.

    I know a main will be more. Much more. Way much more.

     

    I’ll look up the stuff you mention.

    This stuff is $130 per 2.4m sheet. So I’ll go and have a look.

    https://www.nzrubberandfoam.co.nz/shop/marine-products/marine-deck-matting-diamond-beige/

    Non Skid deck

    in TechTalk

    Posted

    Cheers KA.

     

    I’m not sure from your post if you’re saying you do the can get a quote or if I go to the supplier.

     

    I’ve sent a request off and will post the outcome when more info to hand.

    Non Skid deck

    in TechTalk

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    I went and took some photos:

    These from Ran Tan 2:

     

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    I really like the embossed name and the numbering on the traveller.

     

    IMG_1886.JPG

     

    This from a big cruiser nearby:

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    This is the sloping foredeck on Pork Chop.  It's hazardous enough in the marina without adding chop and the big kite:

    IMG_1904.JPG

     

     

    Non Skid deck

    in TechTalk

    Posted

    I know that this topic has been done, done again and then done over, but I can't find anything on this particular point:

     

    Pork Chop has a precariously sloping foredeck (Elliot 10.5) and I find Kiwigrip too slippery.  We've experimented with sandy type paints, but they wear fairly quickly.

     

    I'm about to look at TredGrip but I saw RanTan in Tauranga this morning and see that her cockpit has a cool bespoke matting of some sort (sorry, no photo, but it is really cool).  It got me wondering whether we should put some non slip type matting on the foredeck and perhaps in our cockpit too.

     

    Does anyone have any experience with this?  If so, what sort, where from and most importantly, how to affix to the deck.

     

    Ta

    SSANZ 2020 Round North Island Race

    in ShortTalk

    Posted

    This is the wait list based the Facebook post (in order). There are some familiar names on this list

     

    Ballistic

    Miss Scarlett

    Stinger

    Truxton

    Bruce Curson

    Coppelia

    Cory McLennan

    Provincial Cowboy

    Katana

    Arbitare

    Cool Change

    Odyssey V

    On the negative side it is a Pity a lot of boats committed to the Ssanz events and RNi in particular may miss out.

    On the positive this is one of the few races which has caught the imagine of a lot of people.

    Nostlagia - just some old photos

    in MarineTalk

    Posted

    theres heaps of these boats bobbing about with out an owner in the world ceramco was one and found a new owner and a smarten up , there’s one at Gulf harbour , there just doesn’t seem to be a life for these boats , shame ,

    By the same token, what to do with the 1/2 dozen or so 12 metre or AC class hulls sitting at Hobsonville point?

    How far back do you tow your dinghy?

    in MarineTalk

    Posted

    I'm with Chris.

    Its not seaman-like to tow a dingy far. Stow it on deck/davits/whatever.

     

    But, when I do tow mine, its on a short painter, too short to reach the prop. The painter is tied in a sennit, so it can easily be adjusted to any length - when towing it behind a launch I've had it right out - about 20m, at 20 knots. There is a bridle attachment on the dingy, helps it tow straight.

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    Prop for Yamaha 8hp 2 stroke

    in TechTalk

    Posted

    We bought one of the dual thrust props for our yammy 8. It was marvelous. Did the job in reverse, which is what we wanted. Lost a bit of top end and economy on go forward but we really wanted some stopping power for docking. Mission accomplished.

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