Sailing adventures on our Whiting 29
Crew: Geoff, Graciela, Malcolm. Forecast: Variable 5 knots. Changing southerly 10 knots this morning, then becoming northerly 10 knots in the afternoon. Sea slight. Fine. In preparation for Saturday's Island Bay race we took advantage of a nice day to do a bottom clean at the Evans Bay slipway. We cast off from Chaffers at 0950... 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 thirty-five year 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... Continue Reading →
On Friday I motored Halo round to Evans Bay for a 9 am appointment with Sven at the Travel Lift. I washed the hull and then Sven parked Halo on the hard stand. New Speed Through the Water Sensor With Sven's help we enlarged the thru-hole to fit the new NASA Clipper Electromagnetic Speed sensor.... Continue Reading →
Have now completed a full replacement installation of all the masthead equipment and cables. I made good use of our Mast-Mate ladder system with multiple climbs up the mast over various days with assistance from Peter, Murray and Paul. Big challenge was getting the new cables through the small hole inside the mast step. I... Continue Reading →
During preparation for the 24 Hour Endurance Race the old 7-Amp Ctek battery charger suddenly stopped working. It was out of warranty so after the race I purchased a new ProMariner 12 Amp charger from Burnsco using the vouchers we won for coming 2nd Place! I have wired the new charger directly to a charger... Continue Reading →
Peter and Geoff took Halo round to Evans Bay yard on Saturday 1 Feb. Water blasted the hull and applied new antifoul. International Ultra 2. Cleaned the topsides with acid wash. Peter did some paint touch-ups on the bow. Cleaned boarding ladder with Grunt. Replaced the 1" zinc anode on the prop shaft. Cleaned log... Continue Reading →
Annual service inspection by Travis at TS Marine Ltd as per manufacturer's recommendations:Run engine to temp checking charge rates gear shift and operation. Replace engine oil and filter replace fuel filters and bleed system.Check hose clamps, check gearbox oil level.Drain the gearbox oil and flush several times before setting level. Check start battery battery failed load test. Remove... Continue Reading →
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