Antipodean Boats Connection

[Phil Y]

I'm exactly having a hard time day to day due to mental health issues. I'm not posting much but I expect to in a little while. My dog is a big help.

I thought you meant you'd come back here when your insanity returns, implying that only the insane would spend time here. Which of course may be right. I think Bear is a wonderful dog and Im glad that you have found him to look after you.

[Stiletto]

Best wishes Bruce. I'm glad you have such a good pal.

[WX]

Sitting on the back verandah yesterday afternoon with a beer and watched a blood red sunset.

[skuthorp]

Sitting on mine tonight with coffee and cake after a wake for a local woman who died last week.
Wind still SW, but not as strong.

[WX]

The whole Tweed Valley was socked out with smoke today. Pretty much a twilight sun all day. There's a southerly predicted so it may clear, anyway I bought some P2 dust masks today just in case it gets worse.

[WX]

Sitting on mine tonight with coffee and cake after a wake for a local woman who died last week.
Wind still SW, but not as strong.

Was she a close friend Jeff?

[auscruisertom]

First time experiencing 41.5 degree temperatures in Gahynda Q , we will appreciate getting back to the GC tonight.

[WX]

Weeks of dry weather and the days I plan for part 2 of the cabin side repair rain and thunderstorms are predicted, bloody typical.

[skuthorp]

Was she a close friend Jeff?

Not particularly, but the family has been here since 1948. She was a concentration camp survivor born in 1929. He was in a labour battalion but died 10 years ago.

Beautiful night for sitting in the tree house and being deafened by kookaburras overhead. A few ales by my side. After a week of SW gales proscribing sailing today…..no wind at all, all day.

10.15, still as. A bright 3/4 moon with a big ring around it. Grandma would say rain is coming.
A great night for a moonlight paddle if I'd thought of it earlier.

[WX]

Should have my "new" camera this week so I thought I'd hunt down a remote control app for it. Found what I wanted for the tablet but my iPhone 3 is just too old. I might have to resurrect the Samsung...or buy a new phone.

[skuthorp]

I cleaned out the Mac this morning. It becomes a receptical for tools etc. if it's on the floor. Maybe later this arvo a paddle and a swim. 37c forecast.

[RFNK]

Been hot and smoky here today but the southerly has come through as I type. It's supposed to be around 30 knots but nothing like that yet.I'm building a kitchen so no boat work for a little while. But, soon!

Rick

[auscruisertom]

We count ourselves lucky our smoke haze pollution levels have been moderate in comparison to down south, with the well established Northerlies helping our air quality. Interesting to note smoke levels increased in the hinterland while stopping by Carol Sibley’s place .
Carol is getting on with life the houses have just received a new earthly green paint job and she has installed a Solarhart hot water system, and has been cleaning out the shed

WB gaff rig and other work is proceeding at a snails pace further impacted by injuring my bad leg.

[RFNK]

How's this for a trailer!?

They've just launched a big cat here this morning and the new mast arrived on this trailer - from Qld.

Rick



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[skuthorp]

Wooden Boat Regatta meeting tonight. We are well ahead of schedule and this meeting has been postponed twice as not necessary. We have found that most stuff can be sorted out on email or the phone. One email meeting one committe member was in the air over the Atlantic, another on a ferry off Croatia.
Entries are up on this time last year, but we might get 50 of one class, Sailfish. We are their virtual Nationals, seeing they are not a registered class with the governing bodies anny more.
Deliberately so I might add, too much red tape and fees.

[WX]

We count ourselves lucky our smoke haze pollution levels have been moderate in comparison to down south, with the well established Northerlies helping our air quality. Interesting to note smoke levels increased in the hinterland while stopping by Carol Sibley’s place .
Carol is getting on with life the houses have just received a new earthly green paint job and she has installed a Solarhart hot water system, and has been cleaning out the shed

WB gaff rig and other work is proceeding at a snails pace further impacted by injuring my bad leg.

If I had known I would have got you to photograph the new paint job on Jim.

[Phil Y]

Meetings. I remember those from my time in the corporate world. Stupid waste of time. Lots of people all have to be in the same place at the same time.

Phone call or video hookup. Same time, different places.

Email. Different time, different places.

Guess which I prefer.

I guess the stupid waste of time comment is a bit of a giveaway.

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[auscruisertom]

If I had known I would have got you to photograph the new paint job on Jim.

Sorry never even made it down to the shed..

[WX]

Serious rain last night with thunderstorm and some hail. Laid in bed listening to it bounce of the roof and thinking please no big stuff.

[WX]

Sorry never even made it down to the shed..

No worries, I'll visit in the new year.

[Phil Y]

Serious rain last night with thunderstorm and some hail. Laid in bed listening to it bounce of the roof and thinking please no big stuff.

That's got to be good!

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[auscruisertom]

Found this old block complete with stainless bearings and bronze sheave, despite looking very weathered it came up rather good an hour later.

I am also searching for a set of tufnol or bronze cheek blocks for WB reefing if anyone has an unused set sitting around.DD345093-44BA-4FF3-B8D0-75C61620F881.jpg

[RFNK]

No bronze or tufnol ones here Tom. I replaced Masina's cheek blocks with low-friction rings. They take weight off the boom and work well.

Rick

[WX]

That's got to be good!

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Looks like more tonight, I think I will cover the car in case we get big hail.

[WX]

Light rain only; better than nothing. It's a pleasure to see wet ground.

[skuthorp]

Continuing cool here, some drizzle yesterday, 23 mil. last week. But some heat by late next week. We will get it eventually. Hopefully sunday will be reasonable for sailing. Last two weeks 30+, and nothing.

[auscruisertom]

No bronze or tufnol ones here Tom. I replaced Masina's cheek blocks with low-friction rings. They take weight off the boom and work well.

Rick

Thanks Rick that may well be the safer option especially since I will have to see exactly where my mainsail will be sitting on the boom.

[Phil Y]

How did you go with that hail Gary? Looks like it got a bit wet and wild around the gold coast.

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[auscruisertom]

The wild weather on the Goldie was patchy in the Palm beach to Tweed area we received steady light rain with some heavy showers while Southport got hammered with flooding.
Of all the days to install my chainplates I had to pick yesterday .

[WX]

How did you go with that hail Gary? Looks like it got a bit wet and wild around the gold coast.

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Missed out on the hail as far as I know. It's a hot one today with a possible storm later. 4.5 miles out to sea this morning there was a sea mist, not heavy but definitely there.

[WX]

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[Phil Y]

Surprised to see we have one of these in SA. I thought they'd all be on the East coast.

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[WX]

New camera.
Anyone know where this is? There were some photos on the card.
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Looks like SA.
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And one of mine.

[Phil Y]

I'm thinking I might binge on Netflix for the rest of the week. 40C plus every day, even in the hills, and only down to mid 20s at night. Too hot to work outside.

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[RFNK]

Watch Lawrence of Arabia.

Rick