Sailing adventures on our Whiting 29
Crew: Geoff, Graciela, Malcolm. Forecast: Variable 5 knots. Changing southerly 10 knots this morning, then becoming northerly 10 knots in the afternoon. Sea slight. Fine. In preparation for Saturday's Island Bay race we took advantage of a nice day to do a bottom clean at the Evans Bay slipway. We cast off from Chaffers at 0950... Continue Reading →
Annual Nanni engine service by Isaac from TS Marine Ltd as per manufacturer’s recommendations.Drain and replace gearbox oil Drain and replace engine oil Replace impellerClean out water strainerRepaired broken bracket holding relays etc.Replace Racor 500 series fuel filterReplace secondary fuel filterReplace oil filterEngine hours: 464 We found the impeller had two vanes missing. Isaac fished them... Continue Reading →
Crew: Geoff. Forecast: Southerly 10-15 knots. Sea slight. Fine. Motored Halo round to Evans Bay arriving at the slip and onto the travel lift at 1345 hrs. Hull was in pretty good condition since the last clean six months ago in September. Most growth was under the keel, and rudder, around the prop and shaft, and... Continue Reading →
Annual service inspection by Travis at TS Marine Ltd as per manufacturer’s recommendations:Drain the gearbox oil and flush several times before setting level. Remove and inspect impeller and replaced. Clean out water strainer.Replace drive belt.Repaired broken bracket holding relays etc.Clean and touch-up blue paint.Test start battery. Failed load test. Engine hours: 396. Parts:Racor 500 seriessecondary fueldrive belt... Continue Reading →
Installed the BEP Gas Detector and 12V LPG Solenoid Shut Off from Barton's. Contracted Cam at Southern Plumbing & Gasfitting to install the Solenoid and replace the LPG Regulator. They supplied a vented LPG regulator - not the standard BBQ regulator. I then removed the old LPG switch panel and replaced with the new BEP... Continue Reading →
Friday motored Halo round to Evans Bay for a 9 am appointment with Sven at the Quickslip. Washed the hull and then parked Halo on the hard. With Sven's help we enlarged the thru-hole to fit the new NASA Clipper Electromagnetic Speed sensor. Sealed the hole with Sikaflax then applied undercoat and then some antifoul... Continue Reading →
Following completion of the Winter Series racing in August 2020 we have now undertaken a full replacement of the mast equipment: Anchor Light - Hella NaviLED 360 Compact Anchor Light. Steaming and Spreader Lights - Hella NaviLED Pro Masthead Navigation Light. VHF Antenna - Pacific Aerials SeaMaster P6001 with 20m extension cable. Wind instrument -... Continue Reading →
During preparation for the 24 Hour Endurance Race the old 7 Amp Ctek battery charger suddenly stopped working. It was out of warranty so after the race I purchased a new ProMariner 12 Amp charger from Burnsco using the vouchers we won for coming 2nd Place! The new charger is wired directly to a charger... Continue Reading →
Peter and Geoff took Halo round to Evans Bay yard on Saturday 1 Feb. Sand blasted the hull and applied new antifoul. International Ultra 2. Cleaned the topsides with acid wash. Peter did some paint touch-ups on the bow. Cleaned boarding ladder with Grunt. Replaced the 1" zinc anode on the prop shaft. Cleaned log... Continue Reading →
Annual service inspection by Travis at TS Marine Ltd as per manufacturer's recommendations:Run engine to temp checking charge rates gear shift and operation. Replace engine oil and filter replace fuel filters and bleed system.Check hose clamps, check gearbox oil level.Drain the gearbox oil and flush several times before setting level. Check start battery battery failed load test. Remove... Continue Reading →
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