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I can only get around 50A into the house batteries. Charging goes into a 3 way battery isolator to the house, start and thruster battery banks. Biggest issue right now is that the new balmar smart regulator is set on the Lifepo4 profile and cuts out all charging when the house bank is full until they get down to around 90% again. Anchor winch feeds off the start battery which isn't ideal when the regulator has shut the alternator down. Fine to just drop the anchor but if you have to reset a few times the start battery gets very low. I can put the solar into the start battery if needed.

Could work for me. I currently have a 100A balmar alternator and MC614 Smart regulator charging 400AH lifepo4 but the whole setup is under performing. The charge is split 3 ways to the bow battery bank, house and start. I was considering changing to a DC-DC charger setup.

Nigel I have one you can borrow for the race if you want.

Top marks for that observation! Its the Kinsman, David designed and built it for his brother Alan. My brother and sister in law have brought it have been giving it a birthday. Going back in the water shortly. There is a other one that lives on the end of our wharf too.

Huge cockpit!

Don't you worry about us Cam..... Great first outting last night. Sails pretty well. Kids had a blast rafted up to their mate

Haha, well it's not exactly a palace downstairs so got to make the outdoor space a bit more usable! Kids are planning a boat warming party out at the weiti river mouth Beach tonight with all their mates. Not sure if I'm invited yet... I'm just amazed that there is literally nothing online about these boats.

I just brought this little boat for the kids to play with. I was told it was a moonraker 17 but on the trailer yacht association rating list they only have a moonraker 16 and 18 in that size. There is another sister ship on trade me also listed as a moonraker 17. Can't find much info online about them. Can anyone shed some light on which one it might be and any other info. Seems like a pretty sweet little boat. Kids seem to be happy enough. Going to give it a test sail over the weekend.

He's a total liability. Been aground up the river here regularly. Not quite sure what's going on with him but he does some VERY strange and unseamanlike things. Last time he was up the river he had a screaming match with the police...

Everyones getting sick of a certain Ross 930 beating them all?

I have an iridium go that I would sell if you still want one.

we headed to the mercs very early this morning. Absolutely glamor here.

You can still anchor at lots of places at the barrier. Just the Bradshaw cove area, broken islands down to tryphena and whangapara is restricted. Fitzroy, angles cove, Catherine Bay, and the whole outside is still fine.

Mainsheet caught the boat owner Clive in a crash gybe. Very sad news indeed.

Where is the boat currently registered? You need to get a certificate of cancellation of the current registration and have that officially translated to english before you can register in NZ. That normally takes longer than the NZ registration. France for example needs the boats original registration document sent to France before they will cancel it. It's a major pain in the ass. We contacted Maritime NZ early and had all the paperwork done so as soon as we sent the document they did it the same day. We actually departed New Caledonia on the french registration and arrived

Yup he's done all my surveys and pre purchase inspections and does a really good job.

Fine looking schooner that looks like it's about to slide off the grid there PB!

Yup that was a fun ride! We have some epic times on that little boat.

The latest on NZL 20.

Yup we had an awesome day out there but the old main finally gave in. We tried to carry on with just the jib but it was pretty slow so we decided to get home and pack it up before dark. Just a simple seam coming undone and a very easy fix. I have a new main half finished anyway as I knew that one was right at the end of its life.

Saw this picture on Facebook today.

Pretty sure you need to remove the cannister. They are usually more worried about it inflating in an overhead locker and blowing the locker apart!

That almost looks like a class legal 1020 genoa track there Cam.... 😆

Would think this one is ideal for you. https://www.trademe.co.nz/4089656082

Yup totally. It's been a shocker.