Geoff, Peter and Nigel met up Saturday morning to repair the broken spinnaker shackle which involved hoisting one of us up to the top of the mast in the bosun's chair.  First tried hoisting up Geoff. Used the Main halyard on the bosun's chair and the Genoa halyard as a safety line on the harness.... Continue Reading →

Gave the decks a good scrub with water and Sugar Soap with Sam's help!  We also inflated the dinghy. Quite quick to inflate but after floating it off the stern of the boat for an hour noticed the air pressure had diminished somewhat. Will need to check where the leak is and patch.

Installed new radio 1 x Fusion 6in 200w 2-Way Speakers (pair)1 x Fusion MS-RA205 True Marine Stereo with USB and VHF Receiver1 x Fusion MS-NRX200i NMEA 2000 Remote Control Also added a USB outlet on the panel to play music from smartphones and pen drives as well as charging. fusion-ms-nrx200i_manualDownload fusion-ms-ra205_manualDownload

Wired up the new batteries and repaired some of the old wiring.Installed new Ctek charger adaptor on main panel connected directly to Start Battery.See Specs Page for updated Electrical wiring chart.

Did measurement of the power consumption of all devices on the boat:  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1BVUDbUxx8YhdkFe8LrYbmSFKEjpJVQlVcFrQClP4FNs/edit?Purchased 3 new batteries from Travis at TS Marine: 2 x Deep Cycle House battery - Hella Endurant Cyclemaster MDC31/130 - Flooded Lead Acid 130 A/Hrs each, 24 month warranty. 1 x Cranking Start battery. Hella Endurant Boatmaster MMF27/780 - CCA 780, MCA 910 Maintenance Free , 24 month... Continue Reading →

First Nanni scheduled engine service. Done by Travis of TS Marine Ltd.   Replaced:  Oil filter, Fuel filter, Engine oil, Replace faulty grease nipple for prop stuffing box.

The original wooden box made by Kim fell apart on the first outing, so I tracked down and ordered a perspex model "MP-8-7" from Sr\eawothy Goods in the USA: https://seaworthygoods.com/collections/panelvisor Looks much better. Hope it lasts longer!

Relaunched Halo with engineer Travis Stoddart, completed sea trials and Nanni engine commissioning, and motored Halo back to berth at Chaffers Marina.  Other work completed while in dry dock: Removed old (dead) Humminbird chart plotter. Installed new Nanni A4 engine control panel in hole left by Humminbird. Removed old Navman Speed Gauge and thru-hull transducer.... Continue Reading →

Our new Nanni 21 HP Engine! Nanni.n3.21 BrochureDownload

Winds too strong today so decided against sailing. Had sandwiches and cup of tea on board. Fixed the starboard small winch by disassembling, cleaning and reassembling. Working great now.