Polished up the old Barometer with Brasso and added a new Royal Mariner Chronometer which also shows tides.A nice pair!
New Chronometer – 2 Dec 2015
Re-paint Hull Interior and New Squab Covers – Nov 2015
On the recommendation of Travis I contacted Steve at Resene 0274474821 who advised the following paint to be used on the interior exposed parts of the fibreglass hull: Resene Waterborne Smooth Surface Sealer - 1 coatResene Enamel Undercoat - 1 coatResene Lusta-Glo semi-gloss enamel white paint - 2 coatsAll completed (big job!) and looking very nice IMHO!Also... Continue Reading →
Underwater Clean and Check of Hull- Nov 2015
On the recommendation of Louis (neighbour at Chaffers) I contacted Dean Fraser (021-437 732) to do an underwater clean and check of the hull rather than hauling the boat out of the water. The diver, Murray, spent almost an hour in the water and completed:1. Installed a new 1" zinc sacrificial anode on the propeller shaft. The... Continue Reading →
Bosun’s Chair Up The Mast to Replace Spinnaker Shackle- Oct 2015
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 →
Wash Decks and Test Dinghy – 27 Oct 2015
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.
New Stereo and Cockpit Speakers – Oct 2015
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
Spinnaker Trial with Nigel and Albrecht – 24 October 2015
Crew: Geoff, Sam, Nigel and Albrecht.Marine Forecast: Variable 5 knots. Northerly 15 knots developing this evening. Sea slight. Fine. Brilliant clear day. Sailed out into the harbour at 3pm with the No. 1 Genoa and Mainsail chasing the light winds around as they changed from northerly round to southerly. Thanks to Nigel's suggestion we decided... Continue Reading →
Wgtn Harbour with Peter and Vaite – 20 Oct 2015
Crew: Geoff, Graciela, Peter and Vaite.Marine Forecast: Northerly rising to 15 knots this evening. Sea slight. Mostly fine. Late afternoon sailing taking advantage of a bright sunny spring day.
Wgtn Harbour with Stu – 10 Oct 2015
Crew: Geoff, Graciela and Stu.Marine forecast: Northerly 10 knots, changing southerly 10 knots for a time this evening. Sea slight. Mainly fine. Late afternoon sailing leaving marina about 4pm. Sailed out towards Ward Island with a nice Northerly breeze with the mainsail and no. 3 jib. Put the anchor down on southwest side of island for... Continue Reading →
G&G Two-handed – 29 Sept 2015
Marine Forecast: Variable 5 knots, becoming southeast 10 knots early afternoon. Sea slight. Fine.Took advantage of a beautiful morning to go two-handed sailing. Crew - Geoff and Graciela. Hanked on the No 1 Genoa and then negotiated our way out of the marina like experts! After sailing with mainsail realised southerly wind was going to be... Continue Reading →
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