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I was saddened to read this today. Only 62 years young. https://www.yachtingnz.org.nz/news/legend-new-zealand-sailing-passes-away?fbclid=IwAR2YNXXyvijyFpCM7zg8jlYq-b3b9f_e8Cn1viUuoG89unj6XaOsUijvXVo

Thanks for the input all, for some reason i never knew salt water boat soap existed! Looks like a trip to Bursco and some elbow grease are on the adgenda this weekend. BTW Wheels, shes 42ft of Comalcos finest, barely a timber fibre in sight 😎

For those of you in Auckland, how are you cleaning your decks and topsides without using fresh water? We usually give the boat a good soapy scrub this time of year with plenty of fresh water and a hose, but with the water restrictions in Akl we'll need to use seawater. So question is, is there a decent saltwater detergent that we should use? or what are others doing to stay presentable? Thx muchly

My advice would be to get a mobile data plan and stream it. As Wheels mentioned and in my experience, TV aerials on boats are a pain in the ass unless you throw considerable loot at it. As a tip, when we've been cruising in remotish spots, a mobile hotspot gizmo in a bucket pulled up the mast will give you pretty good range and data speed

My thoughts as well. It'd be a great donor boat for a racer/cruiser project - 2/3rds of the costs are saved right there A rented chainsaw, a skip and a weekend would take care of the hull.

I use white Petite Vivid White primarily because my hull is alloy and Petite Vivid doesnt contain copper. Seems to work fine but does need a regularly wipe to stay looking good.

Ahh, i get it now, its a riddle If a pregnant nanny, a green lawyer and a refugee are fishing the Northwest passage of Waiheke. who's the bloke with a bucket on his head?

It all depends on the marina. Westhaven put a tape measure on my boat when i tried to rent a 12m berth. It turns out that 12.8m is larger than 12m and hence they insisted i rent or buy a 14m berth with the associated costs. Hence i packed a sad and left. I've been on a 12m berth at Hodsonville marina ever since and no ones mentioned a thing

Possibly a bit long and heavy, but we have on of these in our boat shed on Stewart Island as an all purpose hack. They row well, and can sail and motor. https://waitematawoodys.com/2015/01/15/own-a-seabird-3-2m-dinghy/

The rhythm and noise sounds to me like compression exiting the engine, possibly through an intake valve? Is there any blow-back coming from the air filter? Bit odd that its a not regular though.

That'll buff out

Ditto, although I'd add another item to my management plan Head in sand Fingers crossed Don't let them go flat So far its working a treat

Thanks all for the offers of acid! Luckily my neighbour had some so i used that over weekend and it did a great job. The offending part was soaked overnight and came up a treat. Its now installed and the problem seems to be resolved 👍

Ahh, memories. We had a good fleet of these in Napier in the late 80's early 90's when Nev Pearce was running the class. I had Frisbee. We nearly cut the boat in half when a Noelex 22 tacked on top of us off the marine parade. Dynamite downwind in 25knts +

Many thanks for the offer, but I'm at Piha, the part is in my shed and the boat is at Hobsonville