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    Hello from Taranaki

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    We used to take our Hartley 16 everywhere boi kawau and tecoma , these boats suite 300 kg extra weight in her guts , sleeps 3 or 4 , can fit a cooker ,and we had a sink very good learner boat ,wide , stable

    Marina eWof requirements

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    I think it's not a bad idear if a boat is plugged in long term it protects boat around them if fire etc etc , caravan she not have the same kind of thing to safe guard others ,problems Is it will swerl over to the 12 volt guys charging there battery off the mains for a couple of days maybe basically I think the whole thing is a load of crap , the power is supplied to the boat , how we use it on the end of a lead is our biz the fuse is there to stop any kind of fault out of the lead or am I being a bit of a rebble

    Impala

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    I remember a nice boat called impala , a fife 36 sailed out here in the 60 s , I used to dribble over it till 92 when I saw it in okahu bay looking sad. Then it dissapared ,till I herd its name a couple of years ago in haruru falls up north on a cradle looking worst ever , but I here the other day she's found a family that cares and it's all on for impala once again , solid teak , well built yacht , would like to know more of the rebuild ,

    Smaller foresail - depowering my rig

    in MarineTalk

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    Try , cut jib flush the mast no over hang , then roach the main , fully batterened , loose footed , and tension the battons to form some shape firm , and you will fond the helm soft in all weathers ,and it frees up the slot and she sails much better , ,so full hight jib , flush ish at the mast ,works for me ,

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    Another ridiculous lifejacket article

    in MarineTalk

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    I only get the life jackets out in fowl weather , but I always have a inflatable collar in the cockpit when I go up on for deck they are to much of a hindrance operating the boat , but if you keep in mind that I think your be ok on long trips alone I have the collar on . Yes we all could go over the side ,any time , but we don't like blue coat weekend worriers dictating to us

    Sanding and painting deck

    in TechTalk

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    My way , 17 years ago I did my decks on timber yacht wich need doing again now. My old fathers method was and works , sand to scuff all areas. Undercote , then use builders bog. Car bog type , quick drying , pink stuff , and fill the entire deck fill every scratch and mark , an hour later sand with 100 grit , orbital or hand it's not hard , then another two cotes of under cote , the paint soaked through the bog solidifying it for the top cote , then sand smooth , mask out the gloss boarders paint them with top lac , two cotes , then I use Tredgrip. With rubber granules In the paint , it looks like 80 grit paper when finnished and last years , you never have to remove it it does it it's self when it's had enough and you just touch it up , I am doing the same at pres , I looked at the other deck grips with the textured rollers and concluded it will look flat in time , hold dirt , and won't make 17 years , nor hold me in 30 knots doing a sail change at 30 deg , Mine is still ok , the color is fine. Grip is fine discoloured a little ,in places I am not rubbing off the old paint just doing over it with the new. It works and looks good , its soft under foot and grips sea boots well scrubs clean if you stain it just roll on some more

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    New prop

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    Chrisc no 3600 rpm is a guide my new engine with.a 16x9 three blades Volvo prop only gets 3400 and that's close , it's handy to be a little over pitched on MY VIEW for it's a little quicker off the mark , more power responsive manuvering in marinas etc if you ever get to full rpm your putting everything under strain , I can do 8 kts flat out , 6.5 all day at around 2600 rpm into Most wind and fuel is nothing , with a beta 20 three cylinder ,I don't know if this is the same with a launch etc

    iPads nav

    in MarineTalk

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    There is so many ipad map apps out there , I was looking a navionics , memory map etc what am I missing out on what others are there , good detailed charts , accurate depths , accurate Chanel track etc ease of use on long hauls , good vis day and night , I pads can be mounted ok in the cockpit these days easly and covered easly for view and shade from light etc , what are you guys using

    Robertson boat

    in MarineTalk

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    Yesterday I had the good fortune to meet Chris Robertson , I have one of his boats and have all ways wanted to meet , in tiri he sailed in and anchored, he's months of 90 , and excellent to talk to he came over and came aboard for a while to see another of his creations weathering well after 39 years , we had a great time and thanks Criss Robertson

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    Windmark anchor winches

    in MarineTalk

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    Ok I have 80 mtrs of 15. Mill rode ,and 15. Mts of 8 mill chain , measured on Sunday , cleaned the locker up , as good as the day I built it 20 years ago so I could go 60 mtrs rode , and some more chain say 25 mtrs what you think , the chain stows small to the rope and if it heaped up for some silly reason would not amount to any problem in the locker being wide ,what you think

    Missing Cat, Dad and little Daughter

    in MarineTalk

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    Well I see it , the wind was from the west , here. NNW sw and blowing hard over those times , so does that mean with a broken rudder on a cat that would sail on one rudder you would head into the wind and sail to Aussie , or turn and run for shore , in my view he only broke the law here buy not clearing customs here. ,remember they had no passports with them , they had to be sent on. So the arthoritys there a light handed on them to let them sail after repares to do customs else where , odd , the little boat was a hearty thing to stay together , most of thoes warram 21s are roped together from beams to bridge beams , vee diamential hulls quite buoyant and fast , good buoyancy with wide beams but it had a bridge deck to help ,If he said running for cover to Australia in that boat on one rudder he would had at times run a drouge on one rudder , could youkeep this boat straight on one rudder under drouge who knows , preferred not to had had the experence

    Windmark anchor winches

    in MarineTalk

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    Windmark winches. I spoke to the agent tonight. Not being a knocker , I came away from the conversation very impressed ,it's not the dollar as I don't care what it costs , it's a winch that fits the boat that what I want , first of all compared to the other models , these are smaller in dimension, less down in the locker , and small two turn capstan on the top is all you want , chain below , same weight as the maxwell who is bigger. Odd ,, the feature of using the capstan separate to the chain capstan is food for thought , hight is lower and others , and change out of $2000 bucks is a plus , but not the decider as yet Just another winch

    Deck winch

    in MarineTalk

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    Ok burning up carbs tonight Looking at anchor locker sizes to accomodate anchor winched , I stumbled accross a theory very simple , a cylindrical tube 450 x 800 that's all that is needed will take most warps and chain easy fitted up to the deck locker lid , comments please

    Deck winch

    in MarineTalk

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    Ok today was winch dedicated, measured the locker . Needs modification to achieve 300 mills above the stowed rode. Full width of hull and is 600 for and aft and 400 deep . Needs to be deeper , ok can do , but I see there is drum winches around that are electric that will fit , has any of you had experence with these , drum winches , one of these will fit they are 400 round 500 wide handle up to 15 mill rode and chain and a 100 mtrs and 700 llb load ,

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