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Wow very envious

I like the idea of escaping the Marina monopoly

Dont forget the RM970 - as the hull is built out of goodstuff she could be built in Kiwiland - I cant believe no one has tried under licence to produce them, yes yes I know the hull and decks are currently under 20% of a yacht cost, however deals could be done. Just imagine new yachts built in NZ how radical

Now that is really cool, almost enough to tempt me out of the kauri log, not sure how she would go on the wind though..

Careful round Kelly Tarltons now, the only moorings with decent draft are out by the wavescreen

Doubt it, he has been building in Devonport all that time since doing his time at Gladdens in Milford.

She is well built and if rigged as designed with a modern lug will sail exceedingly well, of course has a modern Yanmar for docking purposes a true trade wind machine . I just hope that because local riggers dont understand what a lugger can do they dont try and change the design. I have personally designed and built a carbon lugger and was astounded at the controllability and performance possibilities with this rig, often people see you and think that is a quaint gaffer- till you sail by planing....

Thats the old Waitemata, this one Wakatere? has jets and foils , one big one between the hulls and smaller trim ones aft, one wonders if they knew they had hit something why they didnt stop, for there seemed to be no question it was her from early on.

What has the new pilot boat hit ? Quick haul out and a lot of Police taking photos...

They are great fun to build, though the liver takes a hammering during the friday night -"oh I wouldnt have done it like that sessions" with visitors, there is a house in Orakei with many marks on the beams downstairs -one for each bottle of red wine.

Those skylarks are all takes on the original nutshell, designed by Joel White. Unfortunately like the local copy dont quite look as good. For our Nutshells we did a bit of FAA and reduced the thickness of most bits knowing that they would be glassed with 6oz . So built out of Gaboon ply the hull glassed without paint is under 20kg . they are meant to be 7'7" long -though mine ended up as 7' 8" . Because of the hull shape she stays dryish inside except for extreme conditions, I have seen her clear the water in 45 knots on the nose but never flips, likewise with our keels they tow straight

Still using my nutshell pram, ply glassed, it has to tow in all conditions carry the whole crew and sail around the bay for social visits as well, was amused this year to hear a youngster exclaim as I approached the dinghy dock off Lidgard house -hey look at that rowing a wooden boat -old school !

Hey BP how long is your tubeless RiB and what brand was it?

Running the normal Tenob ss bracket with the double up spring set for an 8hp long shaft Honda, its well balanced however I do use a block on the release handle, just pull the string and shift motor to required position.

As an Aucklander, I have to say we have dodged it again about 5 knots and all the cranes still working around the viaduct..

Design of boat? how many zincs? what is bonded too them?Where does boat live?

The model for this one not too clear yet, I guess we can just check our lines - might pull the furling headsail off.

And a couple of fishing boats

Winters coming..

The Grotomar and Fuel right work without Biocide

The other westhaven fuel dock the original one at Orams does not dose their Diesel as they dont have the long run from tank to bowser that Go Fuel has. 94 cents a litre there.

Have only got a small good quality panel on the hatch garage and am having trouble turning enough on to knock the batteries down a bit, so have decided to forget the e wof thing.

Not sure that I agree with you wheels, some of the older diesel additives have no biocide in them and are quite safe, warranty wise with your new diesel, they say that they have emulsifiers in them to carry the moisture through the diesel easier such as Diesel power, Groco or some such name . They also wont reduce the lubricity of the diesel as many of the biocides do. But preferably as already stated buy fuel from a high turnover outlet keep your tanks full and maintain good filtration before the engine.

Have experienced the same pre approval thingy at Tutukaka, annoying in this day and age that it does not sort itself in five minutes after the completed transaction. Be aware that Go-fuel at westhaven are treating their fuel with Biocide and advertise the fact as a plus!! No diesel manufacturer that I know of will recommend putting this in. Clean fuel is what they want not additives added to mask moisture in the fuel and kill the resultant bug. The fuel shops around Auckland know only too well the result of this dosing on injectors and injection pumps.

And for the PSS face seal type you can now get a collar to prevent it creeping on the shaft , and the spares kits are readily available