Sailing adventures on our Whiting 29
Sanded and re-painted antifoul paint on the hull. Used 1 x International Ultra 4L White mixed with some 1 x Ultra 2 Black to make the grey colour. Also contracted Peter Delany to repair and spray-paint the bow nose and the stern, especially where the old exhaust hole had been plugged up. Also removed the... Continue Reading →
Crew: Geoff (first time single handed) Marine Forecast: Variable 5 knots. Southeast 10 knots developing this morning, Cloudy with poor visibility in rain from this afternoon. Departed Chaffers Marina at 0900 hrs and motored out into the harbour. Beautiful still day. Great to be out after a longish break. Passed Point Jerningham and then south... Continue Reading →
Removed the old original fused switch panels and replaced with new BEP circuit breaker panels purchased from Bartons Marine. 12-way (BEP 902NMH) and 4-way (BEP 900DC). Re terminated all dodgy cable ends with new crimp lugs. Included a small switch beside the 12-way panel to switch on the green back lighting for night time use. Updated... Continue Reading →
Crew: Joanna, Stu, Graciela, Geoff Met Service Forecast: Northerly 10 knots developing this morning, turning southerly 10 knots late evening. Sea slight. Fine, apart from a few cloudy periods. After a long bout of crappy weather in Wellington we finally got out on Halo for a blat around the harbour on a beautiful autumn day. First time... Continue Reading →
Crew: Peter, Mark, Graciela, Geoff. Marine Forecast: Cape Terawhiti 15-20 kt northeasterly winds, fine, 1-1.4 mt swell. Following our first Marlborough Sounds adventure, and collecting Peter and Mark in Picton, it was now time to sail back home to Wellington. To catch the best tides for an easterly crossing we needed to be leaving Tory Channel... Continue Reading →
Thur 31 March - Picton Our first day in Picton relaxing after the excitement of the Cook Strait Crossing yesterday. We walked the coastal route to Bob’s Bay. Lots of tourists in town (and on the track) from the cruise ship which was berthed in Shakespeare Bay. Dinner at Le Cafe with Gerard and Rose... Continue Reading →
Ordered the 90W model SN-H90W-12 solar panel *and and NI- TRACER 1215BN MPPT 10A PT Controller from Enertec Marine. Easy to install and works well. Updated electrical wiring diagram. See Specs page. Replaced with new 100W Powertech panel from JayCar in March 2020 ultisolar-tracer1215bn-tracer2215bn-tracer3215bn-tracer4215bn-manualDownload
Crew: Simon, Peter, Graciela, Geoff. Marine Forecast: Cape Terawhiti 10-15 kt southerly winds, clouds clearing, 1-1.5 mt swell. https://youtu.be/TwLqXRmMRYo Graciela and Geoff slept the previous night on board so we would be prepared for our 0630 meeting with Peter and Simon (our guide and mentor) and our planned departure for 0715. After final safety briefings we... Continue Reading →
Crew: Peter, Malcolm, Graciela, Geoff Marine Forecast: Northeast 10 knots rising to northerly 15 knots this morning. Easing to northeast 10 knots again late evening. Departed Chaffers at 1300 hrs on another beautiful breezy and hot Wellington day. About 10 kts of wind so decided to err on the side of caution and use the... Continue Reading →
Crew: Nick, Marianna, Jono, Graciela and Geoff. Marine Forecast: Becoming southerly 15 knots but southeast 20 knots about the south coast this morning then easing to variable 5 knots everywhere early afternoon. Northerly 10 knots developing this evening. Departed Chaffers Marina at 1500 hrs after the safety briefing. Winds were very light southerlies initially so we... Continue Reading →
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