It's now almost two years since Halo got its last antifoul. Time for a bottom clean and refresh before we do the Wellington Women's Regatta! I made a booking with the Evans Bay yard and motored the boat round to the slipway on Monday 16th April. First job was to water blast the hull while... Continue Reading →

A recap on some of the Halo jobs I've been working on recently. Harken Traveller Repair Our wonderful Harken Windward Sheeting Traveller has started getting increasingly difficult to move. It came to a head during the Waikawa Regatta when it was totally stuck at one stage. I was advised by the professionals that I probably needed... Continue Reading →

I decided that we needed to get a heater for Halo after some rather cold nights while cruising outside the summer season. After looking at other boats and talking with boat owners it seemed a 2KW diesel powered unit was the way to go. I ordered a Chinese knock-off unit through AliExpress. OK there would... Continue Reading →

Annual Nanni engine service by Isaac from TS Marine Ltd as per manufacturer’s recommendations.Drain and replace gearbox oilDrain and replace engine oilReplace impellerClean out water strainerReplace Racor 500 fuel filterReplace engine fuel filterReplace oil filterReplace engine zinc anodeReplace alternator beltCheck start and house batteriesEngine hours: 534 Power Cord I also got the boat power cord checked and... Continue Reading →

Took Halo round to Evans Bay yard on Monday 30 May. Water blasted the hull and cleaned the topsides with acid wash. Did some paint touch-ups on the bow. Got 2 x 4L tins of International Ultra 2 antifoul from Barton Marine and applied over a few days. Replaced the 1″ zinc anode on the... Continue Reading →

Annual Nanni engine service by Isaac from TS Marine Ltd as per manufacturer’s recommendations.Drain and replace gearbox oil Drain and replace engine oil Replace impellerClean out water strainerRepaired broken bracket holding relays etc.Replace Racor 500 series fuel filterReplace secondary fuel filterReplace oil filterEngine hours: 464 We found the impeller had two vanes missing. Isaac fished them... Continue Reading →

Crew: Geoff. Forecast: Southerly 10-15 knots. Sea slight. Fine. Motored Halo round to Evans Bay arriving at the slip and onto the travel lift at 1345 hrs. Hull was in pretty good condition since the last clean six months ago in September. Most growth was under the keel, and rudder, around the prop and shaft, and... Continue Reading →

Annual service inspection by Travis at TS Marine Ltd as per manufacturer’s recommendations:Drain the gearbox oil and flush several times before setting level. Remove and inspect impeller and replaced. Clean out water strainer.Replace drive belt.Repaired broken bracket holding relays etc.Clean and touch-up blue paint.Test start battery. Failed load test. Engine hours: 396. Parts:Racor 500 seriessecondary fueldrive belt... Continue Reading →

New MaXtek 2 Burner & Grill Installation - June 2020 I finally decided to replace the rusty old Mariner cooker. The burners were clogging up plus the flame had a dangerous feature of blowing out with a gust of wind! After lots of shopping around I decided on the MaXtek 2 Burner & Grill purchased from... Continue Reading →