Some days your lucky Mal and cash is generally king! And yes I replaced a lot of things but only because I did a circuit in the pacific and then down to the Auckland islands just prior to Covid arrivi

Hi team I had a problem in the starboard locker when a crew member standing in it put a crack in the base After a through clean I put 5 layers of coarse glass mat and epoxy and ran it up the walls The

Hi Chris I’ve been looking too and can see that burnsco Have a reasonable range ……. Maybe opua or Auckland has good stock I can get one for my santorin for circa 2200 with built in compressor We use a

Hi Riccardo Sorry I can’t help Once I had removed the furler from the forestay I delivered the unit to the gear maker to overhaul the whole unit. He knew what he was doing I didn’t …… he also had an a

Ricardo We have a spare halyard made from dyneema that runs to the top of the main mast We used that tied to a bow cleat and winched tight and then set about removing the furler after first removing y

Hi Ricardo My 1991 santorin had a problem I found a company that had the kit to cut new gears. The first issue was to locate a lump of bronze of the correct composition from which to cut the gear. Onc

Me too! I managed to hire a plastic alignment tool from the Perkins (Volvo) agent then made a copy in stainless steel Eventually replacing the Perkins with a D250 Volvo which has no turbo and has the

Hi Paul I have a santorin ketch built in late 1991 Probably won’t point as well as a sloop but I have sailed the pacific and sub Antarctic and have been really happy with my purchase made 5 years ago

Hi Dan Think about moving to copper coat which is a water based epoxy. I put it on to the top of the orange stripe. Pulled out after 16 months mainly to check anodes. Instead of 3 to 4 days sanding an

Hi Paul Can’t answer you questions but have a similar arrangement in our engine room. I’ve been trying for 3 years to find a replacement in NZ. If you do find a supplier I’d be grateful if you could l

No no no Craig!! We went into the engine room and cut through the fibre glass above your head and below the bottom of the seat support pole. We did not /not approach the issue from the cockpit floor O

Morning Craig We definitely cut the glass under the seat mounting point to access the base and support for the seat After putting in a wooden beam and bolting the base to that we bogged it up with epo

Morning Craig A large crew member managed to sit in the steering seat and the whole arrangement dropped about a foot. Sorry no photos. We cut access from the engine room glued a new wooden support the

Hi David If you wanted to send me drawings with dimensions and material specification I could try a local engineer here in the Wairarapa who is excellent and reasonable price wise and get a price quot

Ingrid JP is currently in Opua north of Auckland in New Zealand. His mobile phone number is +64211038450 The time difference is 13 hours ahead of you and About 1740 hrs when I send this I’ll also give

Hi Robin My boat the same as yours but 1991. There is no dipstick that I’m aware of but we have an oil reservoir under the gunnel above the c drive It is supposed to be about 2/3 full. Being clear pla

Hi Ron I brought a y tool of the line silent wind unit 3 years ago. Though new on a trip through the pacific I eventually realised it’s output was negligible I returned its brain box it to the agent w

Scopaderm a patch that sticks to the skin behind the ear and available at pharmacies in NZ is excellent for crew afflicted by sea sickness . It’s not cheap at about NZ $25 for 2 patches. You wear both

I purchased a larger Engle model .... no carry strap A couple of years ago for a wander through the South Pacific. It worked really well. Stored it on my santorin in the bottom of the hanging locker O

Hi Mark I’m using them My email is johnhayes862@... Can’t see your personal email maybe you would like to email me direct Best John Hayes Nga Waka sn91 Wellington nz