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Is that a real CQR or one of the junk copies Manson's made? There is a huge difference between them. A 35lb plough should hold your boat ok, particularly in both those bays which have good holding. After you dropped anchor did you back down gently (not like some launches going astern at about 10kts) to make sure it has set and then give it a little more throttle to dig in. If you are just letting the boat drift back it may not set, just hangs on the chain. When I had a plough i used to count on it taking about 5m dragging across the bottom to set. A new gen anchor such as my Ro

A left field idea - you can make a temporary test rig by using a 12V light bulb. Find a small one around 6 watts or so with a holder, solder a reasonable length of wire to each end. Connect this to a 12V source and to the field terminal on the alternator, of course after unplugging the lead. Check the alternator to see if it needs a separate 12V supply to excite the windings. This will put a bit of a load on the alternator so you can at least get an idea if it is something other than the Regulator. You can of course just direct jump a 12V supply to the field terminal which will make

Engineering suppliers generally carry it, certainly AES, maybe Paykels. Otherwise any of the Beaumont St bandits (or wherever they are now)

Fridgetech will have them

have a look at the shaft diameter on your Maxwell Nilsson and compare it with the skinny shafts on the lightweight stuff the likes of Lewmar supply

one of these? you need to take them apart from time to time (like annually)to grease the cone clutches, this could be why it is running slowly. Before resorting to an impact driver if you can get your hands on a really big soldering iron try heating the screw head to loosen it up. Once you unscrew the top clamp and carefully slide the drum and gypsy off you will find a spring and 2 keys. Take a photo of how they are located, they are different lengths. Nilssons still have manuals for downloading on their site

it was a bandwidth issue, DSB as it name suggests is Double Side Band/Amplitude Modulation, whilst Single Side band speaks for itself, uses half the bandwidth. Marine SSB is upper sideband whilst amateur (HAM) is lower side band The change was an agreement by all signatories to ITU to introduce VHF and SSB world wide. NZ was a late adopter.

Did you hit any floating logs - they are a real menace? The Royal Vancouver Yacht Club run's it main race series in the winter because that is when there is some wind

and in the Kimberley's in Western Australia you need a croc proof fence on the boarding platform!

this is what a lot of ex and present yachties say. Ran into a sailing mate at easter, he had moved on from his 1104 to a Riviera, said they had been sailing less and less, and only rolling out the genoa. Eventually made the change and very happy with it. I am sure in many cases as the years move on mum says if we are going to keep boating it has to be a launch. And yes, the difference is a yacht is more about getting there whilst a launch is more about being there.

Alot of launches are owned by ex yachties who obviously find it suits their boating needs better. There also current yachties owning launches eg Mike and Emma Sanderson with their big blue Fleming "Windward", usually seen carrying an assortment of small yachts for fun for them and the children when they are anchored. I owned a launch when I lived in Perth, more suitable for my lifestyle at the time and I could always get a sailing fix on friends yachts

Dr Dave's course notes when I did it in 2017 Module 2: MAJOR TRAUMA · Examples – Hit in head by Boom during an uncontrolled Gybe, hit by an exploding winch or block etc · It happens… In Moreton Bay last year, Rum race. Gybe and hit crew on head with boom à Intracerebral bleed and many broken facial bones + depressed skull fractures · TAKE YOUR OWN PULSE · SAIL THE BOAT FLAT!! People commonly forget this · ABC = Airway, Breathing, Circulation · Conscious? ?breathing NO · If no CPR · N.

Great tools, actually always made in USA https://www.kleintools.com/history

I suggest if possible treat this like moving to a foreign country, ie don't sell up everything and cut your ties to "land" until you have had a chance to try the lifestyle and see if it works for you. You should also think about how you see using your boat. If it would mainly be on marina/mooring with the occasional cruise I would suggest (I know it is almost heresy) to think about a displacement launch. More space for a given length, single level (almost) livng and long term less maintenance. I know a couple who have been liveaboard in Auckland for over 10 yrs by choice (they have a big

Shelly Park (up to ~40'), but you have to become a long term member and do your rostered days on the haul out Sandspit allows non members to haul out (up to 12t), https://www.sandspit.org.nz/180-2/

Antal Carbon Standup Block - 75 x 14 $100

2 x Toyama Hybrid Gel 6V 225 Amp hr batteries -T105 form. 6.5 yrs old but still plenty of life, better than AGM's $200 the pair

Hutton's have a very limited supply of components http://www.arco-winches.com/products/spares I do not believe they have large items such as drums. Whilst worth checking with Huttons, I think Sound's only realistic option will be to watch Trademe Photo is the guts of a Maxwell

That's a good set up. If you are the "chatty" sort suggest get yourself a HAM licence and the radio can be "opened up" to work on HAM bands

I like to take a slightly different approach. The VSR basically turns your 2 batteries into 1 and effectively limits the charge going into the house battery (because the starting batt will be at a higher level of charge), which is the one that will require more charge. So I would use one of these, buy from Defender in USA https://balmar.net/products/digital-duo-charge/ Ideally you want an external regulator for the alternator (if it can receive and external field signal). If you want to look at an upgrade I have a pair of 6 V 220 ahr hybrid gel batteries (used but still in

do you know the model no's? An ICOM Marine radio would be one of M700/M710/M802 Tuner AT130 or AT140 (for 802 only) just checking if you have a marine set or a HAM set eg 718.

for the small cost I would spend the money. What Radio and Tuner do you have?

so based on the details of Centaurus http://www.aussieairliners.org/shortfb/a18-10/a1810.html and I reckon that must be Captain Musick's Pan Am Sikorsky in the foreground, which would date the picture around 1937-8 http://musickpointradio.org/captain-edwin-musick/

send the picture to Waitemata Woodys and you will be sure to get an answer

Her replacement, designed by Roger Hill. Slightly more cruisey (not by much tho) version of Kotuku and Cation Looks like original plan to build her here did not work out https://www.powercatsnz.com/index.cfm/newsroom/ the guy must love his green!