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Sounds like an inlet problem. A while back a friend's aft head was displaying similar symptoms. I tracked the feeder hose back to the seacock, and discovered that it had a 90 degree elbow attached to...

1950s. There were a couple of photos of it in Seaspray at the time. She looked good sailing the other weekend.

Worthwhile? If it is and will be for you, then go to it!Y> If she comes up anywhere near as good as that mint one in the photo, I'd guess you'll be happy.

One point though, she looks to be...

But of course! ;) :D

Alas it was actually in the mid fifties |:(

It was even worse once. When I was a kid learning to sail a Zeddie at Picton, she was moored off the foreshore. At that point she had that raised foredeck and an even bigger and uglier goofy house...

Indeed! And a fine "how to do it" photo essay.

Showing off her bum .........

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..... and away she goes...

Showing off her bum .........

The pics in the first post were taken back in February when the "Jessie Logan came out here (Westpark Marina) for a bit of titivation.

The ones below were taken the same day as those in my...

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The sailing pics were taken on the same days as the ones in my "North Head" thread. The ones of the "Logan" on the hardstand were done back in February when she came out here (Westpark Marina) for a...

You going to tell 'em? :d Not me!:p

Ooh yeah! When you see sights like that, you realise the value of what these guys did. Really worthwhile, eh?

Got some of "Jessie Logan" taken the same day on the upper harbour. I'll post them as...

The item on the long and intricate history of the Lanes was most interesting. I knew very little of it - me hedjumacation progresses by leaps and bounds watching the blog.

Have a very vague early...

Very nice too! It's really the best way to do this - replaced the skylight in "Kotiti" with a similar if far less elegant-looking one. It opened in any direction I wanted, and had a strong handle...

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"Thelma" ghosting in traffic
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"Rainbow" coming to North Head.

Thanks Rick, but it didn't work for me. Almost certainly something I'm doing wrong....

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"Rainbow" coming to North Head.

Thanks Rick, but it didn't work for me. Almost certainly something I'm doing wrong....

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"Moana" goosewinged. As you can see, there wasn't much wind that Sunday.

Phew! This is a tedious business. Perhaps...

"Moana" off Cheltenham Beach

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"Rawene" off Cheltenham Beach

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Taken from "Sirena" about ten days ago. We were coming back from the Fred Lidgard Memorial Trophy race at Kawau, and had Bruce, our Club Photographer aboard. His original pics are about a gazillion...

Don't do it, John, don't jump! I've read it - got a copy somewhere. And, yes it's a good read. I'm not sure if Hayter knew how to sail or not, but he must have had some boating experience, growing up...

Phil Bolger noted that his Advanced Sharpie recovered reassuringly from knockdowns. I would assume that this was due to her high freeboard giving her proportionately greater depth (DEPTH, not...

Are we using a sledge-hammer to crack a boiled egg here? It's a wee plywood pram, for goodness' sake! I wouldn't bother with epoxy. just prime it and use oil-based exterior house paint inside and...

Yes, it only got a passing mention in Sea Spray (he said without actually digging out that year's issues :p) but there was a fair bit of coverage in the news media as I recall - if anyone has the...

I echo the remark above about using the genuine article, the original model, rather than a copy. On "Kotiti" I had a locally made 45# plow (No names, no pack drill ;)) as the bower and a 35# genuine...

Clarification, not criticism; Greymouth is the port town at the mouth of the Grey River.
A place to stay away from unless you have to go in, IMO.
Many years ago a friend was coming back from...

Twodogs' Law of Marina Berthing:
1) The size of the cock-up is directly proportional to the number of on-lookers.
2) If there are more than 5 people standing by your berth watching, you might as...

Pretty much says it all.
The bucket'n'chuckit thing is all very well if you're in sheltered water or anchored, but doing it in any sort of real seaway is inviting disaster of the messy kind. (Don't...

Ooh yes! Mate of mine lost his boat in the Parengarenga entrance a few years back. Good place to stay away from except in very settled westerly weather and the right tide. Another friend scared...

Why? Is there a reason you want to rig her with a lateen sail? Particularly with a traditional type that has been rigged another way, it can be a mistake to put in a rig not suited to the hull. We...

I think there is misunderstanding here; no box keel that I can see, just a fairly hefty skeg keel. This will present difficulties in putting in an outboard well, and a lot of it will have to be cut...

Yes, come on John, where is the cave?

I agree with the comment above about gold plated brass fittings - they should of course be brass plated gold fittings; much more authentic :p :D

Sure is!
Thanks for all that, Wade, it's really fascinating!
Re the polynesian voyagers; the big outrigger canoes (proas) were somewhat more than dugouts. Given that the hand the polynesians were...

Yes to the natural coating, if they come straight from under the hen. Don't clean them, don't even wipe the "chook manure" off.
Fresh eggs keep fairly well without any coating, but will keep longer...

That's the way to do it in a twin screw boat; leave the helm alone and use the gears - and the thrusters if you've got 'em.

Schooner "Spray"? I think not!:p

The "Sydney merchant and open boat enthusiast Mark Foy" also gave sailing the Mark Foy or handicap start - great for social (and sociable) racing.

Isn't this just repeating (I forget his name)'s project as recounted in "The Brendan Voyage"? That sea-going, covered in curragh was about the same size

Gettin' better and better!

Just keep polishing. And polishing. And polishing. And .............................................

Thought I did, Alan. Did my email with pic get through?

Cheers, John

The one set from the fore-topmast head to the bowsprit is an assymetrical spinnaker (some might say "gennaker") and the big quadrilateral one between the masts is a variation on the fisherman; when...

Getting better by the day!
How do we post pics of our boats on there, Alan, or is it best to send them to you.?

Re the date of "Kahurangi's" build, her design was featured in the (UK) 1951-52...

Marvellouser and marvellouser!:D As soon as I get a shot of "Sirena" I'm happy with I'll send it to you.

By the way, "Kahurangi" was designed by Arthur Robb, not Percy Vos who built her.

I agree Bright Thread is a beauty; I once suggested to Phil that she should have been named Bright Jewel. But - she's a cat yawl, not a ketch, and Phil was a big fan of cat yawls - there's a...

The disadvantage of stowing a dinghy right way up is that it tends to accumulate all sorts of sculch; mooring lines, boat hooks fenders etc.
The advantage of stowing the dinghy right way up is that...

Me too, and I am that old! (Though when I think about it, there were a few small steel craft about.)
I have no memory of it, of course, but my parents used to go fishing in a 5m (about) open clinker...

I've had and liked a couple of wood/coal stoves aboard. In the conditions that make lighting them desirable, they suck the dampness out of the air and fire it up the flue. The dryness ads to the...