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Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 17-07-2008, 17:47
Replies: 10
Views: 9,223
Posted By brian and clare
Saga of the tranny continues our rebuild got...

Saga of the tranny continues our rebuild got aboput 10 shifts and crapped out in pago pago waiting on a rebuild kit will do it myself this time. Taking weeks to get parts and sitting next to a...
Forum: Pacific & South China Sea 27-04-2008, 18:24
Replies: 5
Views: 1,921
Posted By brian and clare
July Tonga to NZ - Opinions ?

Hi, We are getting ready for the big trip from Tahiti to NZ. Want to get back to work by end of July. Trip from Tonga to NZ can be bad, and I am wondering if July is a wee bit too wintery for us? ...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 19-04-2008, 04:58
Replies: 31
Views: 5,275
Posted By brian and clare
hi folks my 2 cents. Lives on board form several...

hi folks my 2 cents. Lives on board form several years, and always flushed TP. Kept to cheap single ply. Problem comes when the pipes are old and full of calcified gunk and the pipe is actually...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 19-04-2008, 04:54
Replies: 31
Views: 5,275
Posted By brian and clare
hi folks my 2 cents. Lives on board form several...

hi folks my 2 cents. Lives on board form several years, and always flushed. Kept to cheap single ply. Problem comes when the pipes are old and full of calcified gunk and the pipe is actually half...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 19-04-2008, 04:24
Replies: 75
Views: 40,059
Posted By brian and clare
hi folks a quick note. If rerigging watch out...

hi folks a quick note. If rerigging watch out for chinese rigging wire. Met a cruiser in Marquesas who was being a good sailor and rerigged and three of his stays broke. He switched back to his...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 16-04-2008, 22:37
Replies: 10
Views: 9,223
Posted By brian and clare
I got my new (rebuilt) transmission this morning...

I got my new (rebuilt) transmission this morning and asked the nice gentleman just that. He had not heard of any such thing and pretty much said as Alan did that when its stuffed its stuffed. I...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 16-04-2008, 18:28
Replies: 26
Views: 7,673
Posted By brian and clare
This may be a dumb question, but do you rinse off...

This may be a dumb question, but do you rinse off the all brite heavy with water before putting on the tectyl, or do you leave it on. Spray, wipe down, or pour over with all brite heavy? I have...
Forum: Cooking and Provisioning: Food & Drink 15-04-2008, 21:20
Replies: 171
Views: 37,540
Posted By brian and clare
Of all the cases of food poisoning, how many are...

Of all the cases of food poisoning, how many are from the late nite kebab? :O)
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 15-04-2008, 17:53
Replies: 26
Views: 7,673
Posted By brian and clare
For the tectyl, is it just a sand prep then...

For the tectyl, is it just a sand prep then wipedown? Seems a heck of a lot easier than painting
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 14-04-2008, 21:33
Replies: 10
Views: 9,223
Posted By brian and clare
Hi, Thanks for the reply. I was talking...

Hi,

Thanks for the reply. I was talking about flushing the transmission that we are removing, not the new (rebuilt) one. That I will leave alone. As I read it , the idea is that the...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 14-04-2008, 18:06
Replies: 20
Views: 8,289
Posted By brian and clare
Hi There, I has a Triton and lived aboard...

Hi There,

I has a Triton and lived aboard her for a few years after college. I would like to mention a couple of things. One, if your worried about the weather helm a few thigns have been done...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 14-04-2008, 16:51
Replies: 10
Views: 9,223
Posted By brian and clare
Transmission Flushing Solvent?

Hi folks,

I am just about to purchase a rebuilt Hurth for my Perkins. In teh highly unlikely event that the rebuilt one dies on me (fingers crossed it doesn't) has anyone had any experience with...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 03-04-2008, 12:35
Replies: 51
Views: 78,948
Posted By brian and clare
OK, what about NZ? We were planning on selling...

OK, what about NZ? We were planning on selling our boat here. IS there a similar agreement? Would it be better to sell in Oz?
Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany 02-04-2008, 16:34
Replies: 1
Views: 1,470
Posted By brian and clare
Stole my Motorcycle!

Stupid terrible frackin frackin Went to go out to work this morning and my bike was gone. I was going to sell the thing in a few weeks anyway! No Insurance. I am sit outof luck. Who wants to...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 02-04-2008, 16:24
Replies: 51
Views: 78,948
Posted By brian and clare
isn't there some sort of import tax?

isn't there some sort of import tax?
Forum: Meets & Greets 19-03-2008, 18:44
Replies: 21
Views: 2,767
Posted By brian and clare
Happy Happy! You have been a wealth of...

Happy Happy!

You have been a wealth of information and support! Heres to a really nice guy!

Cheers!
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 02-03-2008, 16:13
Replies: 24
Views: 39,551
Posted By brian and clare
Hi, I would like to chime in here on an...

Hi,

I would like to chime in here on an issue that I have not heard mentioned very often, but that I think is a huge factor in getting your engine gunked up. That is leaving the diesel out in a...
Forum: Classifieds Archive 25-02-2008, 16:17
Replies: 2
Views: 1,210
Posted By brian and clare
free calendars for folks in NZ

Hi folks,

We still have around 50 calenders that did not sell from out paperclip to schooner venture (crash and burned). Learned a lesson there (easier to sell a few more expensive items...
Forum: Classifieds Archive 25-02-2008, 16:13
Replies: 0
Views: 1,550
Posted By brian and clare
Looking for south pacific cruising guides

Hi folks,

Looking for some south pacific cruising guides if anyone has some they want to sell. Have landfalls in paradise already, but would like some others if possible. I also need charts if...
Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany 03-02-2008, 16:41
Replies: 161
Views: 34,001
Posted By brian and clare
The trouble with some of these fixes is that they...

The trouble with some of these fixes is that they seem so darn clever when you are off somewhere and need to improvise (EUREKA! "Ill use a ball point pen and some hose clamps to attach those two fuel...
Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany 14-01-2008, 16:26
Replies: 7
Views: 2,229
Posted By brian and clare
Hiya, managed to upload a few of the Pics...

Hiya,

managed to upload a few of the Pics Clare took during the race. Good fun!
Forum: General Sailing Forum 14-01-2008, 16:06
Replies: 29
Views: 3,833
Posted By brian and clare
I was told by a bigtime racer guy here in...

I was told by a bigtime racer guy here in Auckland that they used differnt sails for different wind speeds in different areas of the world, so a #2 jib in the tropics might not be the same as a #2 in...
Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany 09-01-2008, 14:34
Replies: 7
Views: 2,229
Posted By brian and clare
HI, Its is there, just do a search underpaperclip...

HI, Its is there, just do a search underpaperclip and it should come up. Now going for the bargain price of 10 dollars since we have about 70 more of em!
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 09-01-2008, 12:03
Replies: 30
Views: 12,097
Posted By brian and clare
Oh its really not as bad as all that! Apparently...

Oh its really not as bad as all that! Apparently Clare was very impressed with me when I reached into the hole, makde some sparks fly and got the thing going. A very manly moment apparently! Just...
Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany 09-01-2008, 11:52
Replies: 7
Views: 2,229
Posted By brian and clare
Hiya, Clare took a bunch of photos but not as...

Hiya, Clare took a bunch of photos but not as many as she would have liked (nearly impossible for her I think). They are in the camera but I will post them when she gets around to downloading them....
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