Sailing adventures on our Whiting 29
Crew: Robert, Geoff Forecast: Southerly 15 knots, easing to variable 5 knots this evening. Sea slight. Fair visibility in showers, clearing this evening. Wet and wild weather but as it was the only opportunity take Robert out we did a short outing in the harbour. Left Chaffers at 1645 hrs and hoisted Mainsail and #3... Continue Reading →
Crew: Millaray, Graciela, Kerry P., Geoff. Forecast: Southerly 15 knots, becoming southerly 10 knots but southeast 15 knots about the south coast this afternoon, then easing to variable 5 knots this evening. Sea slight. Fair visibility in a few morning showers, then fine. Beautiful clear day with southerly breezes. Departed Chaffers at 1440 hrs. Millaray... Continue Reading →
13 Oct 2016 - Contracted Underwater Services to check/replace shaft anode. Their report was: "We have changed the anode on Halo. There was still life in the old anode but it was loose on the shaft and it couldn't be tightened."I then measured the Hull Potential from the prop shaft (inside the engine room) using the new silver reference electrode. http://www.boatzincs.com/corrosion-reference-electrode-specs.htmlMeasured-970... Continue Reading →
Crew: Geoff, Graciela, Jenny and Isabelle! Marine Forecast: Northerly 15 knots developing everywhere this afternoon, rising to 20 knots late evening. Sea becoming moderate late evening. Fine. Beautiful fine and breezy Wellington day so decided to go out for a short sail and introduce Isabelle to sailing! Departed Chaffers at 1350 hrs and after getting... Continue Reading →
Grew - Geoff Forecast: Southeast 10 knots, rising to 15 knots this afternoon. Sea slight. Cloudy. Forecast was good so decided to take Halo out to test the new ST2000+ AutoPilot. Left marina 1130 hrs. First did the calibration for the internal compass by motoring round slowly in circles then off we went. Started out... Continue Reading →
Installed new Raymarine ST-2000+ Autopilot. Purchased from Barton Marine. 3 year warranty. Installed new connectors and wiring for power and NMEA 0183 data connected to the output of the multiplexer. All works well so far. Did sea trials and calibration on 24 September 2016. PD. December 2021 After 5 years of not-intensive use the ST-2000... Continue Reading →
Crew: Graciela and GeoffMarine forecast: Southerly 10 knots, becoming northwest 15 knots early this morning, rising to 20 knots this afternoon. Sea becoming moderate this afternoon. Mostly fine. Lovely fine winter days so decided to go out for a short sail. As Graciela still recuperating from her shoulder surgery, her crewing activity was limited to... Continue Reading →
I purchased the In-Hull Transducer kit for installation of a NASA Marine Clipper Depth Sounder. The sounder doesn't require drilling a hole in the hull or hanging it over the transom. It has a nice big display and is a lot cheaper than alternatives such as Raymarine. This seemed like the best solution for Halo, our Whiting... Continue Reading →
Purchased the new Jabsco Manual Toilet plus new inlet and outlet hoses from Bartons Marine on 27 July. Had a few challenges getting the new hoses installed and watertight but after helpful advice (and a new 38mm to 25mm step down tube) from Mike at Bartons it all went in perfectly. All works very well.... Continue Reading →
Crew: Grant and Geoff. Marine Forecast: Northerly 17 knots gusting 20. Sea moderate. Cloudy periods After 2 weeks on the hard at Evans Bay Boatyard repainting hull with antifoul and various other maintenance items we were ready to sail Halo back home to Chaffers Marina. Grant agreed to come with me. After lowering Halo into... Continue Reading →
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