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Good to hear you were doing something Squid. i was thinking about you probably sitting in that darn office as I was sailing across your side of the Peninsula.

Friday we managed tio get 80Kg of old Genny off and 105Kg of new genny back onto the boat. We were going to head out to meet Shanson, but ran out ot time, so left early Saturday morning. Arrived at Motahei to find Shanson and crew at Anchor needing a new Fuel filter. A slight oops with a fuel valve meant an old disused tank foulded the filter. New filter, bled system and off we went. A good 18kts gave us a fantastic sail across to Maharangi. Last night we watched the nail biter of a game and this morning we motored home. Fantastic time.

Well, like most Kiwi blokes at a BBQ, I could give lots of suggetions.

Awe mate, when is that going to need testing??

Just got in at 1.45PM. Missed Bathurst start, darn. Oh well. Removed the old genset, measured up for new frame for new genny. Never simple is it. Will Have to reroute the main tanks Balancing fuel lines and it is going to be a tight squeeze but it should go in OK. Fitted new Raw water strainer and found I was short one adaptor. Made a new mounting bracket for the pump and now it is fitted in a different orientation to get rid of stupid bends and impossible to get at bolts.

I will take your word re the sails. But that may not help with pointing. However, what angle you getting???

Wait!!! New boat purchasing comes with an extra cost on Crew. Essay required. You need to post a new thread in Marine Talk. Key notes are to include, Boat. (Pictures are worth bonus points) Story of trip.

Saturday....Worked on Bilge pumping system and think I have all that sorted at last. Got old genset ready to remove. Sunday...couldn't be bothered going out to the boat in the rain. The only down point of the boat on a swing mooring.

long as spelling is the only mistake you make, I would say that was a good achievement.

Interesting you say that. Because the guys at CSL said no you don't want the flux gate because having so much steel in the boat, the magnetic field changes as you heel over. So instead they have this stereo GPS antennae. Two receivers about 18" apart. So the differences in signal times apparently act like a Rate gyro and the course is more accurate than a flux gate.

As long as you are having Fun J. That's all that counts really.

Strange, I usually go home broke.

Will you be handing out freebies AA I keep being told to wash the Car, but I figure on two points. One, the Dirt is protecting the Paint from UV and two, it gets washed regularly in Auckland when it rains. Looking pretty grey out there now. Wondering why on earth we didn't go get the boat this weekend. Really don't care that it's a bit lame out there, we just want the boat up here now. Next weekend is not looking great again. Yesterday I fixed the Lawn Mower, so as Dawn could mow the Lawns. Then we went for a good long walk, first of the season. Really got to work hard this y

Wow, I didn't realise it took so little. Dr Dave, I also didn't know Alcoholics drank it. Sooo does it give you a buzz or something???

I perhaps should add, there are many Glycols. Not all are poisonus. Glycols are and Organic compund from the Alcohol group. Ethylene Glycol is the Poisonus one. Diethylene Glycol. There are Tri's and Pents and so on, but Di is used in the making of Polyesters and urathanes and Paints etc. Polyethylene Glycol is not poisonus and can be found in foods Propylene Glycol is not poisonus and is often used in medicenes, food aditives and external body products.

Ummmmm, it gets absorbed through your skin. I wouldn't be putting it on my toes. It might kill more than just toe jam.

Get the paint cleaned off and allow it to dry and then see what is soft. As Motorbike found with his, the black stuff was not actually rot, but old sump oil and diesel that had soaked into the timber and softened it up.

Without reading the links first, the big problem with Evadure was descovered about 10yrs (or probably more now) back. That being of it being porous. The Solvent evaporating would leave "holes" in the epoxy and it was found that timber coated in the stuff still took on water. It is also debatable as to whether the biocide in Evadure actualy helps or not. Sure it kills mould, but the epoxy pretty well locks it up anyway. A coating of a low viscosity solvent free Epoxy will work just as well in many situations. But if you want to penatrate into timber, a bit of solvent in Epoxy, or the premade

It is just simple anti-freeze. In fact, the cheapest ones tend to be the more plain basic. The expensive ones are usually called Corrosion inhibitors. But even if it does have a bit of corrosion inhibitor in it it doesn't hurth anything. Now the one thing you do need to check is if it is a pure glycol or a ready to use, which is the glycol diluted with water to be used directly. Not an economical way of buying it diluted. Ummm, never heard of it "opening up the pores" of timber before. I would be careful of such a claim. But after talking to motorbike yesterday, he also said he had heard tha

All bigger than 10m if my ability to convert from Imperial to Metric is anygood There seems to be that magic mark in size around the 12m point. Below and they all seem to be "Sports/Day sailor" type designs and 12 and above start to take on the "Weekender/Cruiser" style. The ability of making good sea miles each day is all OK if you have the right wind driections. I thiunk that tends to go to custard sailing around NZ though. For instance, I have been waiting for months now, trying to get a decent weather pattern to get a simple distance from Napier to Auck. The has been nothing so far. Eve

I doub't you will find anything in the Cat range in 10m. My view is that you have to get a very big cat to start getting any decent living space and then you end up with big costs. Like special Marina Berthing, haul out and that you hav two hulls to maintain rather than one. Make sure you go into this with all things considered.

Someone want a cheap Ally Cat?? http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/boats-m ... 594196.htm

Rob, we sold our home and bought a boat and lived on it for a short term. Still have the boat and love it 7yrs later. A few words of advice though. First off, it is a major change and at least for us, it was me that struggled with it the most. But there is a rule of thumb that all doing this must live by. Once aboard, DO NOT make and rash decisions for at least three weeks. it takes that long to start to settle. And expect to to struggle at first. It is not just the space you are living in that changes. It is your entire life and life style that changes. Get your wife on a Basic boat handlin

Oh well, 70ft of anything would feel spacious.

Interesting to hear your point of view AC. Personally I am the otherway. I find them closti...Chlosti....too confined. The ceiling height is too low for me. A mono feels bigger and some designs are bigger than others of the same length.