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    Townson 36 in Sydney Hobart?

    in RaceTalk

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    back to OP, Nevenka did do it in 2005 (I think) but not sure that she finished. I heard they ran out of beer and withdrew, but that may just be malicious gossip. She has done a lotta miles on Peters watch, including RNI, countless SSANZ races, White Island to name a few.

    Peter still owns her and she lives on N pier at WH I think. He's a good guy, loves a chat and knows Townsons backwards. Nevenka has been in the Mummery family since the first bit of Kauri was cut for her.

     

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    Primus stoves

    in TechTalk

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    Does primus do an actual 'oven' with burners on top?

    My Mariner Princess needs help but parts are scarce, someone who will work on it even scarcer, so i may have to change it. On top of the changes mooted for LPG supply it seems a forgone conclusion 

    Eutectic plates with LFP

    in TechTalk

    Posted

    Thanks CD. 

    I do like the idea of temp controllable as per the unit u mentioned. Has it got seperate compartments?

    When my system was working it was on or off, and when on, freezing every bloody thing was only a matter of time. 

    Hopefully Darrin can help.

     

    Eutectic plates with LFP

    in TechTalk

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    Slight drift here but in coming months I will be faced with dealing with an out of service compressor driven system. What I mean by that is that as a consequence of a lack of use, I think my system has de-gassed itself, and I guess - this has caused a vacuum effect which has deformed the s/s fridge/freezer box. No cold beersies for me atm :(

    So - I need to take stock of the bits I have, determine if they are salvageable, determine what the cost of returning to service would be, and then compare that to the cost of changing to a more 'efficient' system. IT - I recall you saying you are a reseller or agent for ozefridge? Can you offer some assistance in all this, or refer me to someone who knows?

     

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    Battery selection

    in TechTalk

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    I have to replace my start battery. The experts have u believe its gotta be a 'marine' battery. Seems to me to be another way of extracting more wedge Roughly 100% more.

    As an example - 57MF 530cca 12v car batt =$133 but double that for a 57MF M, also 530CCA.

    Seems like mmms must be bloody valuable.

    Isn't 12v 12v no matter what? 

     

    Subletting Pile Moorings

    in MarineTalk

    Posted

    I'd definitely call AT moorings. They are pretty helpful, but you will have to know with certainty which mooring number it is. There are limitations over how long you can own and rent a mooring out to someone else and i know where i live this caused a few harsh words. The situation u allude to is not uncommon and in ATs defence i think they do try to sweep the rats out from time to time. 

    Is it a swing mooring or a fore n aft pile set up? I think that has a huge bearing on your questions - if piles, likely the super shitty owns em and the 'owners' gear is the rope connecting your boat to the floaty ring thing (and tbh - get your own. You don't want to go floating off up the creek one day because the ropes are knackered and let go while you are at school/work or asleep). If its a swing mooring or similar could be quite a different ownership situation.

    I have a fore n aft weight /chain arrangement - I own the gear but 'lease' the space and it costs me $500/year to have my stuff inspected. If something wears out that adds to the cost.

    If I wanted to rent my mooring out for a while I would want to cover the wear and tear too. So if he is charging you his lease cost plus wear and tear, surely thats not so bad is it?

     

     

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