Steve Pope

Latest Professional skipper mag gives a very different reason for the Tauranga debacle, As per the Mag, basically the ship was sent into a 50+ knot wind with 5 +m swell, on a low tide. Apparently the engine didn't fail, until it had picked up the stb bouy, relevant chain and 10 ton block in its propellor and this stalled the engine, leaving it to drift on the outgoing tide, only being stopped from running ashore after the tugs were recalled to assist. Fingers are being pointed at the harbour authorities for sending an underpowered ship (apparently well known fact of this class of ship) into a

The Euro is what did for the Greeks, everything worked (in Greek fashion) with the drachma, endemic corruption, offshore fiddles for the big boys, but somehow it all worked ( Italy similar but with the mafia thrown in) How Greece worked is spelt out in Pitmans book of Law! The only thing said about Greece was:- A contract in Greece is an agreement to continue negotiations!!

Only until the bow falls off!

I think you have to understand Greek culture, Greeks tend to promenade in the evening, often ending up at a / the local Taverna for a late meal around 9 / 10 o/clock. During the day the same Taverna feeds locals / workers with very reasonably priced tucker. No noveau quisine. Would be hard to find in NZ as most restaurants want to cater to the upper end of society. Ie those with lots of dough or expense accounts. NZ is in reality a low wage economy that would do well with copying the Greek way, just need a couple of million Greeks.

Rainbow charters (B.o.I.) back in the 1970 /80's had a very manageable dinghy, rowed extremely well, can't remember the design, maybe someone elses memory is better than mine.

Not a lot of water in Herekino, much better to go into Whangape, quite an interesting Harbour. We spent a couple of weeks in there. We went several miles up the river. You shouldn't have a problem at the entrance (keep to starboard as a rule, but no.1 eyeball will be the best guide. once you have found it) tidal of course, you need to find a hole to accomodate the keel. We used a drouge to keep us in the stream (at Anchor) on the outgoing tide. Incomng tide wasn't an issue as you were captive in your "hole" Before we learnt the drougue trick we were deposited high and dry a couple of times.As

????????? to much oil, too tight alt belt???? Hard to visualise either causing the engine to do what it was doing ???? Sounds like tui beer ad, "all good now" yeah right!

I have one on Gwalarn, I have thought of having another made as it is 38 years old. Any acrylic supplier in NZ should be able o direct you to a local business that can make them to order. Apparently it isn't that hard, heat, a former, either male or female, several folk to help move the soft acylic, to the former. ( on a cotton sheet). hey presto, your dome.

I've been out of crew.org for the last week, (not sailing unfortunately) Logged in expecting volvo to have come up with an answer / solution while I was otherwise occupied. Please poke them with a stick Doc, the suspense, the suspense, ???

Any bolts, fittings, etc. that pass all the way through will always drip unless you find a way of insulating them. I have an alloy hull / deck, every metal fixing screw that screwed into the deck beams / stringers would drip. We stuck thin foam strips along the stringers and used nylon machine screws to hold the ply up. No more drips.

I would doubt that you are the first Wolwo owner to have that problem, Big companies are often slow off the mark with things that can / have come back to bite them. A bit of perhaps, superfluous information, the Wolwo D-30 is a marinised Perkins 403D -11, as used in generators, small diggers, etc. etc.

12 revs 3 x cylinders, so 1 cylinder / piston, valve, cam lobe, not a lot of clearance between the piston and cylinderhead at tdc.??? I hadn't realised that it showed only when hot, another dimension.

Isn't he heading for NZ? sounded very kiwi to me, I struggle to see what the Tongan Navy are hoping to achieve, policing an uninhabited reef at this time, that is and has been a safe haven (way point) for yachts people.

B on B shouldn't be a problem, dry or water lube, rain, spray, Ain't broke, don't go there.

Could there be a problem with the engine drive plate?? I've no idea what brand Volvo use, but it is probably bought in. Otherwise I would look at cam shaft, or even crank shaft, (Broken but still rotating) it seems about 1/2 speed which would fit in with the video, which gives more credence to the camshaft.

More or less like a sculling oar, it has connections that automatically set the angle of the blade so all you have to do is move it side to side.

Coast guard has to be the easiest, nobody fails. Then you learn on the job. Were you once Scubash in another life?

Fresh Water, Honey, the bees can't vote.

I have an Aries around somewhere, I'll dig it out if your interested.

Gaucho probably is a suitable craft to sail across the world, "if" it is sound condition. There are so many parts of a yacht that don't show their condition until tested. A storm is generally where they will show up and that is the last place you want that to happen. There are quite a range of yachts (similar to Gaucho) already in NZ on the local market for considerably less than eu78.000. Recently a Roberts 43 (steel, in very good condition) sold for around $80.000 NZd. Most yachts that are being imported from Europe are what I call AWB's (all white boats) Benetau's, Bavaria's, Jenneau's etc.

leases website is probably "Legaseas" web site. well worth a gander.

Done

Sandspit YC is a bit further North, they have mixed class / cruising, races and the bonus of Kawau bay area to practice in.

I guess your daughter is a Variant on a theme?

Raced on variant back in the 70's, sailed extremely well and often surprised larger yachts with its ability, It was a fin keel, not twin keels.