Steve Pope

As a point of interest, Ive foundwhen anchoring in a tidal harbour , I have found having a small to medium sized sea anchor streamed over the stern when anchored in gut or hole in the tidal stream that has rocks or other nastys outside of the chanel was a one of the better things I have tried. When the tide ebbs it keeps you in the centre of the flow. when the tide turns at full ebb I would pull it up onto the transom as the sides of the chanel will keep you in it as the flow returns until you reach full tide. Then you stream the sea anchor once again. It is at full tide with no flow tha

I've got a 37 foot CBer that would sit nicely on a trailer, just need a tabernacle for the mast and an overwidth permit. Oh and the 4wd tractor and trailer..

The average Kiwi family generally can't afford to buy fish in the first place. Let alone scallops. I remember a country calendar program about the Flounder fishery in the Marlborough Sounds having failed and not recovering. The local commercial flounder (Once upon a time) fisherman didn't seem to be able to join the dots that he may have had some responsibility. All natural resources are finite!!!

Wow!!!! How lucky are you!!!, maybe you don't need the motor at all! I often think about the small boat sailors (early version of Countdown grocery deliverers, I supose) that delivered stuff by water on the Kaipara or similar harbours 150 years ago. They would have to have known every current, sand bar, safe bay, often sailing single handed, no Nanni's then, just maybe a big oar.

Normally only used after changing the filter or cleaning the water trap, usually, as aardvark says, when things have turned to custard in unpleasant conditions. Often on a yacht that is used infrequently, there is a build up of detrius in the fuel tank, this usually becomes apparent when it is all shaken up in the conditions he mentions, (murphys law) and you have had to install a new filter etc etc. Invairiably it is the same time your wife / partner realises she has been conned, and she becomes certain that she can find better things to do whenever you suggest going for a lovely ro

I have used an Outboard hand primer pump instead of the almost inaccessible engine one for the last 18 years, still using the original one, Definitely recommended!!

A lot of Marine diesels don't bother with an air filter as there is a shortage of (no) dust when you are out at sea, unless you are sailing close to the Sahara or somewhere similar. You can certainly fit one if you choose, but I think?? your air pickup isn't designed for one. It certainly wont have any effect on your current problem.

Yeah! one of the more dramatic highsides in recent times, with all the electronic stuff available the riders can almost get away with anything. Tyres most probably???

I seem to remember that Wallas stoves were fitted to police? customs? pilot? vessels. Their was an article in Skipper Mag a year or 3 or more back, about a new build. They could be used as a heater as well. The price back then was beyond the reach of most yachties. Of course the Dikinson diesel stoves are still available, but much more suitable for Southern waters on fishing boats. There was / is? an importer / agent in Invercargill / bluff.

The dye was put in it for that very purpose, the fear of going blind, of course any quality alcoholic knew the solution, (Not a pun) very much as as Harrytom says.

It is good and healthy to be scared, as the sea takes no prisoners, The number of people who are blown up by gas on boats is probably equivalent to the number of swimmers who are taken by sharks, or probably a lot less. Percentage wise a fraction of a fraction of a fraction 1/4 of a percent maybe. Because most sailors accept there can be danger, they minimize it by being extremely careful both in operation and shutting the gas down when not required. Careless sailors are usually eliminated early on, whether using gas, Kerosene, Meths or any other inflammable heat source.

You can make your own, I did.

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Not sure what a Broadwater stove is, I have a Mariner that was working when removed to replace it with a later type that I was gifted. I also have a Paul Luke one, quite large off an American yacht. Old tech.

just a thought and it may have already been mentioned, Fuel tank air vent, may be blocked, mason bees do a very good job! that is in the hose / pipe and almost invisible. Many small motors have had there exhausts glued up between startups.

possibly the run time is too short for the engine to get warm enough? perhaps the plug you are using is in the wrong heat range? Faulty plugs? Sump over full? broken / damaged oil ring? Take it for a longer run and see if the problem still persists. From what you have written, it only started since you have been doing short runs.

I have found motorcycle gear far superior in the wet compared to marine stuff available, both in price and longevity. Not that I have used it onboard, and only at speeds of up to 100k's +- on my bike. The downside is that in hot weather like we have had this summer it is difficult to get sufficient cooling while still reasonable protection from road rash. Whereas on the yacht you can strip off the WW gear as the temperature warms up. Kaiwaka gear was (is?) reasonably priced. I often think that you need to see what the longline and crayfishermen are wearing for durability and waterproofability

The first set (well used) about 3 years, the second set (my wifes) that had seen very little use and spent most of its time on a hanger onboard as she often had better things to do, was first noticed around 4 years but may have been shedding the coating as there was white bits below in the hanger locker. It took a while to join the dots. Gill may have done an upgrade since then? These ones were bought around 10 years ago. but they certainly appeared to have a limited life span, heavily used or not.

Just check the inner coating, I have had 2 Gill OS jackets that have shed their white rubbery coating, basically rendering them useless as waterproofs. Otherwise stitch away!

Alloy and steel hulls (in good condition) are far superior to anything else for long term live aboard use and possible abuse. All other stuff, motor, rig, rigging, etc. etc. are common to any yacht. A survey is recommended as to hull condition, thickness, etc. A lot of Bruce Roberts steel designs (as an example) were built in the 1970 / 80's are still around and many are in good condition.

a good time to scrub! sorry, sponge the wee barnacles off!

58 now 77, we are all bullet proof up until were not, heading to the Barrier in the next week or 3, solo.

Don't let a triple bypass stop you, I had a triple bypass 20 years ago and it was the purchase of my current yacht 2 years later that got me back on track and physically into better health. In those 18 or so years I have covered most of the East coast of the North Island and down to Whangape and the Kaipara on the west coast ( at least 50% of my sailing solo) as well as several back and forwards to the Islands. I'm sure that medical techniques now are far more sophisticated than they were 20 years ago. I've had 20 with hopefully more still to come, maybe you'll get 30, Don't give up!

Any Ferro boats still in the water today will have proved itself many times over. I had friends who sailed one almost everywhere possible world wide over a period of 25 years, the only major hull repair was when they were hit by a fishing boat somewhere around the Azores, they had quite a bit of seepage but were able to continue onto the UK, pull out and do a replastering job, once done you wouldn't know it had been hit. A yacht built of anything other than steel or Alluminium (or ferro) would most likely have sunk at the collision point. When the fishing boat crew apeared they quickly left th