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- Thu Oct 05, 2023 11:43 pm
- Forum: Technical Articles
- Topic: Check your thu-hulls
- Replies: 18
- Views: 12129
Re: Check your thu-hulls
As you may know, I removed the lead each side of the centreboard case to make the fibreglass repairs on the inside bottom of my keel. When I re - fitted the lead, the space around the lead got the expanding foam treatment before being epoxy fibreglassed over that. There will never be water in my low...
- Fri Sep 22, 2023 11:11 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Showcase your Investigator
- Replies: 71
- Views: 80503
Re: Showcase your Investigator
What a difference three years can make. And I thought it would take 6 months. Hate to think how many dollars it has taken. Let's not even go there.
- Thu Sep 21, 2023 5:58 pm
- Forum: Technical Articles
- Topic: Toe Rail Repair
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4230
Re: Toe Rail Repair
Hi all, long time since previous post on toe rail repair, but given enough time, things eventually happen. Well, after having the winter off working on the boat and enjoying the warmth and sun in Qld, it's been several days of hard work, but I am more than happy with how the teak toe rails came up a...
- Thu Sep 21, 2023 5:06 pm
- Forum: Other Sailboats
- Topic: Marauder 24
- Replies: 1
- Views: 7975
Marauder 24
See below fb link to this pretty good looking Maurauder 24 for $19000
https://www.facebook.com/groups/5668336 ... tid=Nif5oz
https://www.facebook.com/groups/5668336 ... tid=Nif5oz
- Wed Sep 06, 2023 3:46 pm
- Forum: Investigators For Sale
- Topic: Looking for an Invest563 in Victoria / Gippsland / Melb
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4422
Re: Looking for an Invest563 in Victoria / Gippsland / Melb
They come up for sale quite frequently. It is important that the buyer knows exactly what they are getting in to. Worst problem you could have is the lead compartments under the floor full of water or the centreboard pivot bolt holes completely worn out. All these things can be fixed. A certain amou...
- Mon Aug 28, 2023 8:49 pm
- Forum: Technical Articles
- Topic: Electric boats are getting insane
- Replies: 0
- Views: 10852
Electric boats are getting insane
Hi all, we have discussed electric yachts, but the advances in electric boats is starting to get insane.
Check this out.
https://www.facebook.com/reel/933061624 ... tid=Nif5oz
Check this out.
https://www.facebook.com/reel/933061624 ... tid=Nif5oz
- Sat Aug 26, 2023 7:01 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Snake warning
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4116
Re: Snake warning
I can remember years ago on Arthur's Lake in the highlands of Tasmania, my dad and I were out in the middle of the lake ( at least 1 km from shore). I looked out over the lake to see what I thought was a loop of rope bobbing left and right just like as if it was the top rope off a mooring swaying to...
- Sat Aug 19, 2023 6:03 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: PLB AND MOB
- Replies: 30
- Views: 19727
Re: PLB AND MOB
Yes Andrew, those inflatable PFD's are certainly great value. I also have them. What I can't understand is that I have two perfectly good $500 fully automatic Stormy Seas jackets with zip out sleeves ( were best on the market at the time ) and yet we get told that they no longer comply any more and ...
- Fri Aug 11, 2023 7:55 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Castaway story. More that meets the eye?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5417
Re: Castaway story. More that meets the eye?
I certainly know one thing Ozie. When the media is involved, there is three versions of the truth.
1. The media's Truth.
2. Poor Bastards Truth
3. The real truth
1. The media's Truth.
2. Poor Bastards Truth
3. The real truth
- Wed Aug 09, 2023 5:56 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Castaway story. More that meets the eye?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5417
Re: Castaway story. More that meets the eye?
Quite right Ozzie