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Go Flow
Helmsman
Australia
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 Posted - 15 August 2008 : 09:22:14 AM
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Hi Chris,
I'm looking at what is available. Not necessarily an endeavour.
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Chris Cope
Skipper
Australia
2350 Posts |
Posted - 18 August 2008 : 12:46:47 PM
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This weekend past saw Rod & myself aboard the Hagar late on Saturday afternoon. It was a pleasant escape from my own labouring at home on the deck reservations, which are proceeding slowly. The Hagars' bilge and sump were found to be bone dry and the engine started first go. We motored up to North Head and back to North Harbour without any major problems and the new stern gland was cool and did not overheat as it did last week. This time there was a distinct knocking noise and it may be that the boys loosened off the stern gland too much last week, which we will tighten next time before going out.
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Chris Cope
Skipper
Australia
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Chris Cope
Skipper
Australia
2350 Posts |
Posted - 23 September 2008 : 5:05:57 PM
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The Hagar survived the first race of the season and there were just a few glitches. We really should replace the kite sheets as one had the outer skin come away from the core. Not good when yours truly is trying to work the kite sheet in 20 knots with squalls. We eventually had to drop it as we were getting out of control.
So Rod is to fix the sheet or replace it.
The next major job is to make some upgrades to maintain our Cat 4 ratting. This involves the release of some purse moths, in as much as we will have to purchase a new set of buoyancy vests, the ones with the nice printing, viz ISO etc. In addition we have to upgrade the boats Eperb which is being phased out and upgraded with the newbie being registered to the boat via the water nazis.
We will be looking at replacing the windows but that may not happen until her next slipping in the winter of 2009.
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Chris Cope
Skipper
Australia
2350 Posts |
Posted - 13 November 2008 : 8:08:14 PM
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What type of sailcloth is best for mainsails. I see a lot of the E26's using the plastic stuff with black threads, however the black does not always indicate carbon. Last week I was in the sail makers loft and they were showing me some new material which is clear with a brilliant blue thread. They are using it in 16 foot skiff sails. All very nice, and so are the prices! But which one has long life, does not stretch and is tough but is sunlight resistant?
All rather confusing really, don't we know!
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Chris Cope
Skipper
Australia
2350 Posts |
Posted - 09 December 2008 : 1:04:55 PM
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With the 2009 Nationals not too far away, just four weeks!!! It is now time to pull our fingers out, so to speak and get the Hagar sharpened up for both the deliveries and the racing at Toronto.
We have now finished our Club Races for the year and have the twilighter races to "tune-up" the Hagar.
Just about everything is OK and we do have Cat 4 with a lot of the safety gear upgraded earlier in the year to compete in the Manly YC offshore series. It is regrettable that we could only compete in two races after the Nationals with mixed results.
If there are not enough yachts in the Big Boat Division we would be more than happy to race with the E26's. However it would be more interesting if all of the Endeavour Classes raced as one fleet. Considering that there is not much difference in boat speeds between the top boats in each of the three divisions and it would provide for lively competition.
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Go Flow
Helmsman
Australia
751 Posts |
Posted - 09 December 2008 : 4:01:44 PM
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Hi Chris,
You will be welcome at Toronto, but I thought we were racing at Belmont. We have been preparing E24 SARUM and practising crew work. We hope to improve on last years effort. I saw another E24 OBLAMOV out of the water last week on the LMYC slip, also looking better than last year.
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Dumaresq
Main Sheet Hand
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4Seasons
Helmsman
723 Posts |
Posted - 09 December 2008 : 9:21:38 PM
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| HAPPY CHRISSY EVERYONE (Even Chris ) from ''The ancient mariner '' |
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Colin Cole
Helmsman
Australia
676 Posts |
Posted - 09 December 2008 : 11:22:28 PM
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I don't want some "behemouth" laying all over us at the start disturbing the air on our lovely new sails :) mind you the trip up there would be alot more enjoyable on the "behemouth" or beta still hooked up to the butt of a white 4 x 4.
Have a good Xmas and take care boys
PS Stew I've made a start - lookin good - end next week should be close on external ( just gota shave a bit more of the keel and hang the eliptical rudder - the PBO rigging is here and the carbon mast is painted white - those sucker ain't gunna know what hit em!) |
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Colin Cole
Helmsman
Australia
676 Posts |
Posted - 09 December 2008 : 11:24:36 PM
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| Damm wasn't meant to post that last bit - our secret :) |
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Chris Cope
Skipper
Australia
2350 Posts |
Posted - 10 December 2008 : 2:34:24 PM
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Don't you worry about us there Colin. We will not shadow you for too long just need a decent breeze and some good calls from up the bow and we will be gone. Your new wings and exotic materials will make not a scratch of difference. And the Hagar bar will always be open after hours. I have procured some excellent liqueur for the voyage north, which includes some genuine Italian distilled home made grappa for those needing to be fortified and no doubt Rodney will have his beer keg on board again this year. We all have our handicaps, don't you know??
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Chris Cope
Skipper
Australia
2350 Posts |
Posted - 15 December 2008 : 11:26:45 AM
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With no racing and some really wild weather over the weekend we took the opportunity to do some maintenance on the Hagar on Sunday afternoon. We finished installing a new aft safety strap as well as testing some potential cruising sails. Next weekend we will replace the oil and oil filter as well as the fuel filters in preparation for the Nationals and passage north.
At this stage it appears that Rod will be doing the delivery after returning from the Pittwater to Coffs Harbor race. |
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Chris Cope
Skipper
Australia
2350 Posts |
Posted - 23 December 2008 : 5:37:51 PM
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Today I finally got hold of some original fuel and oil filters for our Volvo engine. This means that I can get on with the annual oil change and filter exchanges on the boat in preparation for the trip north in early January. There is not much else to do with the exception for a few sail mends and alterations. Looking forwards to a good weekend of hard north easterlies like last year, although the odd angry gale would make life interesting.
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Go Flow
Helmsman
Australia
751 Posts |
Posted - 27 December 2008 : 7:43:08 PM
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Hi Chris,
I wonder if we have any experts with on board sewage collection. My Adams 31 has a very complicated system that I can't make head nor tail of. All I know is that I can't pump out at the moment. It seems that I have the option of pumping out or collecting. I suspect that one of my hoses is kinked and that is causing a blockage.
Adrian
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Chris Cope
Skipper
Australia
2350 Posts |
Posted - 28 December 2008 : 5:05:35 PM
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Sorry Adrian,
I'm no expert on that type of plumbing problem. Rod would be the best to ask. I will check with him as well as our old brains trust, Peter who sails regularly with us. Just check that all your cocks are open and run a wire down pipe. We do not collect waste and rarely use the WC aboard the Hagar and insist that everyone does their business before boarding the Hagar. Women & children are always a problem and the guys just do our number ones over the stern. I've seen a collection tank aboard the E30 Walrus, but they had never used it. During special events, ie, New Years Eve with all the troubles and strife aboard we take a porter potty.
Today Pete, Rod & myself put in a big day fixing some of the "loose-ends" aboard the Hagar with the removal of all the knots inside the boom for the main out-haul line with splicing of the end as well as sewing up all the attachment points inside the boom as well as moving the kite pole hangers and moving the reefing blocks. This is so that the out-haul runs smoothly without jamming and so that the reefing system works without any problems. We also upgraded the Cunningham system with more purchase as well as moving the main tack and attaching it to the goose neck and fixing the goose neck by drilling out the track slide for the screw in pin to access.
It was a lot of hours work, but the beers were good at the end of the day and there are a few more things that will not go wrong.
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Chris Cope
Skipper
Australia
2350 Posts |
Posted - 12 January 2009 : 8:57:50 PM
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Both Rod and I were well satisfied with our ongoing improving results at the Nationals at Lake Macquarie last weekend. But as always there were some major failures which resulted in us missing one or more fastest time results.
The main improvement was obviously our upwind speed due to the new mainsail. However our downwind performance was not good in the heavier breezes of Sunday which was the result of some bad jibes. This was due to the braces not sliding in the poles parrot beaks as well as the beaks opening releasing the braces at inappropriate times.
We will therefore be replacing the braces with smaller 8mm ropes and be whipping the kite-pole release ends which had been knotted and came out.
There are also some minor alterations needed to be made to the mainsail.
A new bigger kite for next season will also help us off the breeze.
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Chris Cope
Skipper
Australia
2350 Posts |
Posted - 15 January 2009 : 10:27:48 AM
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We also have the blocked toilet to clean out. There were too many other things to address prior to the nationals and we left it blocked up. We still have to discover where the problem is. Rod has found that the tap is turning far easier than before New Year eve as it has always been very firm and now it opens and shuts easily. It may be at the skin fitting cock or the toilet itself. The only people who used the toilet are of course the women! Heaven only knows what went down the WC? But knowing my luck I will find out if I dive on her. I recall the previous owner of the Bo Doobi telling the story of getting blasted with effluent when he went overboard and cleared a blocked toilet in the Mediterranean.
But as a famous person said, "this too must come to pass", don't we know?
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Chris Cope
Skipper
Australia
2350 Posts |
Posted - 18 January 2009 : 5:28:22 PM
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This morning I dived on the Hagar and after examining the handle and fitting inside it was decided that the in internals of the ball have sheared off the turning bolt. We could not open the ball which is stuck closed, so, maybe tomorrow we will bring the Hagar alongside the wharf and after placing a wooden chock in the outlet we will remove and replace the inside ball and tap fitting. The fun part will be the pumping out of the toilet with the pipe full of goo! Don'twe know?
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Chris Cope
Skipper
Australia
2350 Posts |
Posted - 20 January 2009 : 7:22:23 PM
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This afternoon I went down to North Harbour SC and found Rodney in a bad way with a badly strained back. Old David was busy replacing floorboards in the shower area and will install a fibreglass shower cubical hopefully later in the week when the woodwork is completed.
I went out and bought in the Hagar to the Marina wharf and then dived and plugged the toilet outlet pipe before going back on board and removing the main pipe. There was a small bucket load of yuck which came out of the toilet pipe. I then broke the seal and removed the tap fitting off the skin fitting. There was still some water coming in through the skin fitting pipe but it was manageable. We replaced the tap with a new fitting and reattached the toilet pipe and angle fitting. Unfortunately the skin fitting seal to the hull had been broken during this operation and was leaking. After some aggravation I tightened up the skin fitting and then we got to and cleaned out the forward compartment and then the boats bilge with detergent and fresh water. Rod did all the cleaning up and I was covered in salt water and filth. After returning the Hagar to her mooring and returning to the club I had time to examine the broken tap fitting. The stainless steel internal ball was corroded and partially open in a seized state and would neither open or shut. Rod will take it back to Whitworths tomorrow. Most likely crap Chinese made! It was installed two years ago.
I will be keeping a close watch on the skin fitting as it may still leak or seep water from outside. We will look at replacing the lot at the next slipping and have a talk with our Engineering contacts.
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A New E30
