Kiteroa 8 Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 The 3 Baker brothers re-launched their Young 8.4 at Weiti over the weekend. Looks pretty good, and given their reputations as top dinghy sailors, no doubt they'll be a tough edition to the Weiti fleet. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
203 0 Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 Looks awesome done a great job! When would I be able to get a ride... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Vorpal Blade 89 Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 Very well done, the Public Image looking awesome in its third incarnation, do they know they even have a soundtrack that lots of people heard, over and over and over and over on a continuous loop tape heres a pic from one of the very first races we ever completed, it used to break heaps of stuff and earned the nickname public damage Quote Link to post Share on other sites
203 0 Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 The 3 Baker brothers re-launched their Young 8.4 at Weiti over the weekend. Looks pretty good, and given their reputations as top dinghy sailors, no doubt they'll be a tough edition to the Weiti fleet. also ..where are the life lines that go around the boat? they still to be fitted? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 After much swearing, actually managed to remove and replace the exhaust elbow. Had to remove a fuel line and undo part of an oil line to get to the last nut. To the rescue was a ratchet ring spanner with a hinged head. Why have i never had one of these before??? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BvanVugt 0 Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 Saturday Went out to the boat with dad, ran the engine, checked how much diesel and water were on board, and went up the mast for a once over before the summer cruising begins. We were planning on sanding and varnishing but the weather wasnt great and it looked like it might rain Sunday Rode over the bridge!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Atom Ant 0 Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 The 3 Baker brothers re-launched their Young 8.4 at Weiti over the weekend. Looks pretty good, and given their reputations as top dinghy sailors, no doubt they'll be a tough edition to the Weiti fleet. also ..where are the life lines that go around the boat? they still to be fitted? yes indeed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PaulR 3 Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 To the rescue was a ratchet ring spanner with a hinged head. Why have i never had one of these before??? They come in sets and cost $$$$$$$$ Another useful set occasionally, are short / stubby ring+open spanners. Likewise a socket set with hollow sockets so they can be used on threaded rod, no matter how long, where as normal sockets have the arm / extension etc fitted into the end of the socket. With hollow sockets, the wrench arm fits around the socket. http://www.maintechmro.com/holo-12pc-go-thru-socket-set-1-2-drive-mro.html Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wheels 544 Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Those ratchet spanners are not too expensive now. Or should I say, there are cheap ones as well as expensive available. To add to the list of wonder tools there is also a ring spanner that has the strangest of shaped ring jaws that tightens onto any nut in it's size range. No not self locking. It has a fixed ring jaw and sits lose on the nut, but as you bring it round, the shape of the jaw ends up cominmg against the flat of the nut. And of course, the angle drive, so you can get at a bolt/nut in some tight out of the way place. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 Steal a mates boat from a mariner...check Sail away for the weekend and enjoy.....check Tear the main.......... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wheels 544 Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 Fitted an electric toilet to the aft cab ensuit. Poured some insulation under the freezer, with a slight mishap that now means the freezer is sitting 50mm higher than it used to and will have to add a 50mm trim to the seating to rais it above the freezer lid Oh well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
col j 0 Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 go rum racing, practice man overboard drill (attached to jib sheet), go to the viaduct, meet some american girls. wake up hungover and take future perfect north, test out new leisure furl boom. makes things a bit easy really. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
B00B00 330 Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 Fitted pressure hot and cold water to the marauder, even have a shower on the back now!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 This has taken a fair few weekends to build but its all coming together now. Can't wait to hear it... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 you sew quilts? That is bloody impressive Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 Can't even sew sails properly! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 A Wet and Windy Weekend! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 This has taken a fair few weekends to build but its all coming together now. Can't wait to hear it... Hay Peter. How's it sound?? We all want to hear you playing tha beautiful 'quilt' & watch you sew that quitar. Come on man - share the joy. Oh - do H-28's have sails big enough to sew?? Ha ha ha ha ha Haaave a fab 2012. Hope we get to meet sometime this year. 'Party-time' would be a grand occasion. Ciao, james Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 Hi James yes strung it up and it goes well, sounds just like a Martin D28. I torture guitars so you will be waiting a while to hear me play it but if I can get someone who knows more than 3 chords to play it I'll post. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 We attacked the backyard jungle. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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