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Thanks IT.
Did you feel there was enough racing? I've always wondered what it'd be like with only 3 v short races a day.
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Sounds great. Not having skytv available its been a blank from.my perspective. I normally watch every race but it's not on YouTube for nz.
I'm keen to know how Lyttleton worked out as there was a restriction on numbers. Not sure if getting down there from NI would be worth 40 minutes racing each day?
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We're you at the Sail Gp? I'd be keen to hear what you thought from a sailors perspective. E.g wasnit worth going to?. You could post something on tbe sail GP thread: Sail GP in ChCh.
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1 hour ago, Black Panther said:
Lots of options for disposal. Overboard when out of the river, a couple of the houses ashore here have asked for it on their flower garden, yc has a dumpster....
The advertising says once a month with 2 people aboard. Never really checked as not an issue.
That is amazing.
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Holding tanks being dropped in tbe harbour by liveaboards is a problem evidenced by a simple sniff on occasions ive stayed on board at Bridge marina so you can expect some tougher regulation/enforcement soon.
Id definitely look at Composting as BP suggests.
BP - itd be fgood to know how often and how you have to empty your compost? (i was going to type empty your head but it didnt sound nice!)
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I think they deserve something better than staying aboard. The punishment they are taking seems to be extreme.
I wouldn't back any of them to finish this leg. It's a long way to go.
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4 hours ago, strath said:
When we get back the the marina we pour at least half a bucket of fresh water, plus a spash of blue stuff, into the toilet boil, pump it out using dry boil action. Dont seem to have any smell troubles.
While the other two solutions proposed are what I'll probably do, I feel like a complete dummy as i don't know what a dry bowl action is? If you mean the empty bowl switch, I've tried it and the salty organism filled water doesn't purge.
Also, for clarity the roten egg stink only happens the first flush when the head is first used. But takes an age for the odour to dissipate.
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I'm hooked on the boat building channels and the only sailing one i watch is the Sailing Brothers. Just real life simple sailors - no click bait.
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On 6/03/2023 at 5:10 AM, Frank said:
Seems like you were down the coal hole for a wee while on that very tidy installation. I started using some of that blue coloured additive when I installed the holding tank on our Carpenter, it seems to stop the horrible smells. I'll fess up and admit I don't know what its environmental credentials are like, just add a capful when flushing a no 2.
Does anyone have a solution for the stagnant water in the water feed line which reeks to eternity when first flushed after sitting for a week or more?
I put the blue stuff(from Rv shop) in the bowl but can't get rid of the seawater in the line (which is quite long in my boat) - this goes off and stinks really bad.
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14 hours ago, aardvarkash10 said:
Dragged it half way across the gulf in two days. Had minimal water in it, only visible ingress at the location we patched
Does it have the rubber bung in the sole? I had one of those and it would pop out from hydraulic pressure when being towed. Something to watch.
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So, Sydney day one (yesterday) was as eventful as last year.
Ben Ainslie was the star turn (again) - lost a man overboard between the hulls still attached to his tether. It’s a must watch for anyone who wants to know what happens when you are dragged through the water at 40knots. Watch from 37.50:
TNZ had a disappointing start in first race but recovered OK in races 2&3 and could have been alright if day 2 happened. It’s now been cancelled because another weather incident during pack down after first three races trashed a couple of boats with Canada’s rig destroyed. Good video worth watching on Stuff (but as a technophobe I can’t work out how to post the link)
My gripe about SailGP is not that they record everything in km/h but the very short nature of it. 3 x 10-15 minute races each day leaves me feeling like it’s sailing lite. It’s a lot of effort for about an hour racing over the weekend.
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4 hours ago, waikiore said:
Stripped the headsail off the foil last night on the cruiser as it was easier then, than after coming back from adron weekend on Sunday, hopefully am being over cautious but having seen the carnage in an Auckland marina when they came loose in a real blow it was an easy decision
Best decision. I’ve never understood why this simple precaution is not taken by everyone, nor insisted on by the Marina management. At the least it reduces windage on the rig but a few years ago one of these storms clipped Tauranga and the (small) number of headsails that unwrapped was hazardous.
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I definitely go with if you love it, it is worth it.
I do, and it is.
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Thanks Matt.
a bit to absorb here. Tui is a F41.
the equipment quoted is NAC 3 vRF AP core pack, Triton controller and RF300 rudder feedback assembly.
we’ll do the pump inspections but did this a year ago and all looks in good order.
Not sure we’d be needing H5000 but I’ll check the cost difference. Not sure I’d be cooking at 19knots with a genniker up!
cheers.
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Thanks A. How long have you had it?
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My Raymarine autopilot ha died after 17 years.
I’ve been quoted to replace it with a B&G unit as we have B&G kit for everything else.
we have hydraulic steering on our Farrier Cat.
has anyone used the B&G? Good or not good? Easy to use/reliable etc?thanks
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Hi frank. pM me. I have one for a 12m catamaran to lend.
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On 15/08/2022 at 12:29 PM, Ex Veladare said:
Enertec Marine Limited do the servicing up here Adam, they are great to deal with
Cheers
Thanks EV.
James at Enertec was first class to deal with. Very responsive and seemed to genuinely care that we got going again.despatched parts etc promptly.
Great service and Highly Recommended.
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Thanks IT.
pressure is around 800.
it makes water at the service tube (to bypass the tanks) but won’t fill the tanks.
so I guess it is a valve or switch problem?I’ll give enertec a ring.
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Does anyone know who services spectra water makers? We are in Tauranga. so preferably someone local.
FYI It has stopped making water to the tank but does through the discharge line.
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I had a Moonraker TS with similar issue. I fitted rollers instead of the plank. But the issue was the angle of attack. The boat is floating level while the trailer is on an angle so the leading corner of the keel was contacting below the centerline of the rollers and had to jump over each one until a certain point was reached when the angle became less. In the end I doubled the number of rollers at the critical area where initial contact was made.
it wasn’t cheap but easy enough for DIY to add two galv angle iron bars beside the plank, drilled holes and used SS Rod with split pins.
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Ok. Thanks I’ll try all those ideas, especially bench test.
the pump is rated to self prime to 1.8m so obviously a pump failure.
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So. I just watched a highlights package of the final. Who thinks Phil R went out the boundary on.purpose to make sure he could lay the red pole? He's a very cunning guy. If was intentional it worked a treat.