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    Boat Music & Setup

    in MarineTalk

    Posted

    The signature range fusion speakers are also very good.  Can be brought at burnsco or marine deals. I have run them for a while and they pump out damn good sound. Haven't heard the JL ones but I'm sure these are comparable and likely a bit cheaper. 

    Lotus rudder

    in TechTalk

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    Taranto, I enjoyed watching your movies of the circumnavigation of the south island and cruising Stewart island and Fiordland. You have done some miles in that boat well done.

    I owned an Alan wright marauder 8.4 for a while. Very similar to the lotus 9.2. I cut the whole back end of it out, transformed the boat and gained so much more space. I left the rudder on the transom  but had to cut it down and add a bit of carbon to stiffen it all up. I also rebushed the gudgeons with acetal tophat style bushes so the top acted like a washer. I have some photos somewhere. 

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    Police need your help

    in MarineTalk

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    Yeah I have heard the same story multiple times and it's always one of those 'a friend of of a friend got fined' stories but they know zero details. 

    Its pretty much business as usual out there on the gulf right now. Every bay is packed and people are rafting 5 boats deep. 

    Police need your help

    in MarineTalk

    Posted

    (SORRY THREAD DRIFT)

    Speaking of rum, my new favorite is black spot rum from Jamaica. Can be brought locally for a similar price to Mt Gay eclipse and rivals even the $250 bottles I have in my extensive rum collection. 

    Seriously worth a try.

    My 2 cases for the summer cruise turned up last week.... 

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    Boat Music & Setup

    in MarineTalk

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    Bluetooth head unit (fusion) playing spotify from my phone. Remote controller on the tiller. 10inch sub and 2 x 7.7 signature range fusion speakers in the cockpit, 700w 4 chanel d-class amp running the cockpit speakers and bridged onto the sub.   2x 6x9s downstairs running off the head unit.

    It goes pretty hard. Draws 25amps when cranked up and has a cooling fan for the amp so we dont need to use the cold Christmas ham to cool it like last summer. 

    Also have my ipod plugged into the head unit AUX cable but have been using that less and less. 

    Numerous playlists on spotify for different occasions. One big one that is a few days long that I keep adding favorite songs too and a few party playlists. 

    Not sure if this link to my long boat playlist works here.

    https://open.spotify.com/playlist/43ohpzDYWLbgpznbrpwYHt?si=-HNa0JHmQZmBLW8Jk7mdaw&utm_source=copy-link

     

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    Sealing the bow around a canting prod

    in TechTalk

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    Yeah neopreme boot is your best bet, then an additional cover to go on when its retracted. On Waka we had a fiberglass cover that we put on when it was retracted but you could use material. If its got a good drainage system for the locker then it may not be too much of an issue.

    Coastal Classic

    in RaceTalk

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    I was on the Ross 45 M1 for that race. Was a pretty epic hoon.

    For me though the 2012(?) On crusader and the 2019 on Motorboat II were better and we set records both times.  The beat in from the Brett both races slowed things down a bit but the bit to the Brett was super quick.

    Stainless tube bending

    in MarineTalk

    Posted

    Thanks for all the info guys.

    Yeah I did think that tube might not be up to it but I already had the tube kicking around home so might just give it a go if the bending is not too expensive. I was going to make the bends less than 90 degrees so the top was actually forced into a slight bend to help stabilise it a bit. If it doesn't work I can make a proper MKII version. 

    It needs to be light enough that I can remove it easily for racing. It's just s summer cruise temporary setup. 

    Stainless tube bending

    in MarineTalk

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    Anyone got a recommendation for a tube bending company or got any bending gear themselves and able to do some bending for me? More than happy to pay. 

    I want to make an arch for some solar panels on the back of the boat. 2 frames made with a 6m length each frame, 90 degree bends 1.6m from each end leaving a 2.8m top section between the bends. 

    Will have 2 x 150w pannels around 10kg each. 

    I have some 6m lengths of 25mm 1.2mm wall thickness stainless. Hopefully that's strong enough?

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