col j 0 Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 my kind of immobiliser deals with the person. but i spose ill let it slip if i can come. good on bow and up masts...just spend too much time on too many at the moment. Link to post Share on other sites
Atom Ant 0 Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 C'mon Smithy, you've owned it for a day now! Where's the 1st day owners report? Link to post Share on other sites
smithy09 50 Posted February 13, 2011 Author Share Posted February 13, 2011 Sorry AA. Tough weekend with one son sailing all weekend at Kohi and the other Sunday at Murrays, so little time to report, but I'll get you something tommorrow. Love the boat! Link to post Share on other sites
smithy09 50 Posted February 13, 2011 Author Share Posted February 13, 2011 OK. Got down to Westhaven at 4.15 or so on Friday and got a quick rundown from the previous owner. Then together with a mate, his son, and my two boys, set off for a quick sail up to Rangi light to see how it works. Getting the main up is a doddle with an electrica halyard winch.. The batten cars work really well also. Just put up the cruising #3 to keep it simple and set off up the harbour in about 10-15kn. In the puffs she powered up really fast even with the small sail on. Everything worked well though, and it steers great. Runners are just another string to pull and just adds one more complication to tacks and gybes, especailly with inexperienced crew (and skipper!) Coming back from just beyond Rangi light, we put up the 3/4 kite with the small alloy pole, again just to see how everything works. The wind dropped to under 10kn and we had a quiet drift into Bayswater, putting in a few gybes while it was quiet to see how it all worked. Got everything down, and into Bayswater by about 8.30.. All good, no damage, Kids and Mate loved the boat. Personally I know I have a lot to learn, and it will all be diferent in 20 knots.... Link to post Share on other sites
smithy09 50 Posted February 13, 2011 Author Share Posted February 13, 2011 The dramas started the next day.. We had a 2 day opti regatta at Kohi, so it was a busy weekend, but we had left the boat's dinghy behind at Westhaven. So inbetween races on Sat I took teh RIB up to Westhaven and picked up the dinghy then dropped it over at the boat in Bayswater. Had a look inside, and found water almost up to the floorboards.. WTF?? Left it, but came back that evening to pump it out. 200 litres or so later and it was dry. During the sail, I found the log was u/s so I pulled the paddle wheel and found it covered in crud. Cleaned it up and replaced it, but I must have got a bit of crud or seaweed or something caught around the O ring allowing a small dribble to come past the O ring.. Duh! First sail, and I almost sink her.... Link to post Share on other sites
JK 28 Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 You should have brought her over to Kohi, she would have made a good finish boat! Link to post Share on other sites
smithy09 50 Posted February 13, 2011 Author Share Posted February 13, 2011 Not enough time, and knowing my luck, probably would have hit Bastion reef... Link to post Share on other sites
Marshy 30 Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 Getting the main up is a doddle with an electrica halyard winch.. The batten cars work really well also. You will learn to love that electric winch for anything, especially the spin sheet when you cant be bothered winding... And the batten cars are awesome, was worth the two days i spent up the mast drilling and tapping the bloody things on! Link to post Share on other sites
smithy09 50 Posted February 14, 2011 Author Share Posted February 14, 2011 Agreed Marshy. It is a really nice Gucci extra. I wouldn't like to have a main that size on a luff rope. It would be a Mare wouldn't it? Still got a lot to learn about the rig though. Probably the wrong man to ask, but what would you reccomend for yearly maintenance? Surely not stick out every time? Link to post Share on other sites
John B 106 Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 Sometimes those removable log plugs don't seat right down Smithy, they have a little locating tenon to get them aligned bang on. If that isn't right it'll sit up a fraction and leak. Congratulations again though.Photos look great. Link to post Share on other sites
smithy09 50 Posted February 14, 2011 Author Share Posted February 14, 2011 Hi JB. Yeah could have been simple operator error, but I would prefer to blame it on marine growth.. Link to post Share on other sites
John B 106 Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 Good idea, I think I'll use that myself. Link to post Share on other sites
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