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 →

Crew: Geoff 4 April -Motored Halo round to Evans Bay Quick Slip. Met with Murray plus Barry from Totally Marine to investigate cause of the vibration in the prop shaft. Barry confirmed my suspicions that the Cutless Bearing is worn. He agreed to quote price and availability for replacing the bearing to be done hopefully... Continue Reading →

We flew to Nelson from Wellington and arrived at Halo in the Nelson Marina to discover the 12 volt house batteries were completely dead as a result of the stereo being left on plus the solar panel (and the whole boat) being covered in a thin layer of ash from the recent Nelson bush fires.... Continue Reading →

Crew: Geoff, Tunch. Motored Halo round to Evans Bay Quick Slip. Hull wash down and replaced Zinc Anode.

I purchased a new XB-6000 AIS Class B Transponder manufactured by the New Zealand company, Vesper Marine. The install on Halo went well. The XB-6000 uses its own internal GPS antenna. For VHF reception and transmission we connected it to our existing backup VHF antenna which is attached to the push-pit of the boat. The... Continue Reading →

The old Lewmar SuperHatch above the cabin has always leaked and seeing as it is no longer produced and there are no spares available, I looked around for a replacement. Found that the NZ manufacturer Cule Marine www.culemarine.co.nz produce a model CLW30 which was almost exact same size. Ordered it via Bartons Marine.After a bit of adjustment of the roof... Continue Reading →

Travis from TS Marine carried out Annual Service Inspection as per manufacture's recommendations:  Run engine to temp checking charge rates gear shift and operation. Replace engine oil and filter. Replace fuel filters and bleed system. Replace V BeltCheck hose clampsCheck gearbox oil level Check battery OKNext year we will replace gearbox oilRemove and inspect impeller Clean out water strainer.Engine hours: 246.2    Travis... Continue Reading →

I have completed an upgrade of the NMEA 0183 data system on Halo. We can now plot a route on the OpenCPN chartplotter in the cabin (Microsoft Surface Laptop running Windows 11) which sends the course via Wifi to the multiplexer which outputs it via RS232 up to the NASA GPS Repeater on the bulkhead... Continue Reading →

18th May - Motored Halo with Murray round to Evans Bay Slipway. Loaded on to quick slip and water blasted the hull and then boat taken into position on the hard for painting etc. Purchased the antifoul paint from Bartons: 4 lt. International Ultra 2 White, 1 lt International Ultra 2 Black, and 1 lt. International... Continue Reading →