Ready for hauling out 21/03

Among other things we want to do when we haul out is the fitting of a bronze water strainer over our engine water intake. We managed to find a suitable strainer fitting in Cairns but, would you believe it, they had no bronze screws and said they couldn't obtain any. Suggested ss screws for a timber hull below the waterline! No, no, no!! So, we managed to find a classic yacht supplier down south who has sent us 6 screws absolutely gratis.

He is Mike Watson (a fellow Kiwi) and his business website is http://www.classic-boat-supplies.com.au/ Great service.

We have also found a shipwright who can do the job, but won't be as good as Noel!! And no red lead available in Oz. Such a backward country!! We will build up under the fitting with a local Queensland hardwood (Ash) to achieve a flat surface and then mount the strainer. Will have to make do with underwater primer. We feel the need to do this because of the level of polution in SE Asia - plastic bags etc etc.

That's all for now

Cheers from us...........

 

The doting grandfather!!

Elsie and Poppa Jim in Christchurch December 2012

Charlotte and her girls 12/12

Good Lord - even more!!!!!

Some more!!

Some more pics

At the request of Kerrin Worsfold who has said that there are not enough "action" photos on our website we submit the following. Some were actually taken by Dennis who sailed with Jim from Bundaberg to Airlie Beach, Whitsunday Is. in 2012.

Cheers and love from us again....

Jim and Jean

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To: "Alastair Whitelaw" <awhitelaw@xtra.co.nz>
Subject: (no subject)
Date: 26 Feb 2013 01:51:57 -0000
From: zmq5985

Hi to all,
Just to let you know we have finally got some pics on our website www.tiaretaporo3.blogspot.com It's taken a while but better late than never!!
We've been hibernating in the Cairns summer (wet season) ever since we got back from Godszone. Low to mid 30'sC. Occasional maintenance early in the morning before it gets too hot. Just finished touching up the topsides from the dinghy - great fun balancing a tin of paint and painting and hanging on at the same time!
The weather has actually not been wet at all - just the occasional showery day. Certainly nothing like the shocking weather further south. And they're getting another dose as we speak. We think about our totally contrasting experience there where we recaulked half the deck and completed it in Yorkeys and here later last year.
We take the marina courtesy car about twice a week and go into town for errands etc. Just had our birthdays (Jim on 27/01 and Jean on 18/02) and celebrated at Ochre Restaurant which is very good.
It's great to see that Heather is going ahead now in leaps and bounds - she's even trying to outdo Jim at swimming. Jim has now done 7.5 kms (not all at once) and riding the pushbike to the pool. He lives in hope of a long-legged blonde who might spur him on to even greater things. Jean goes to the gym around 0630 every morning (to early for Jim) and is very pleased with the results so far. Soon she'll be the chief sheet and halyard handler. Got to keep those new-found muscles in training.
Hauling out on March 21st. so hoping that things have cooled down somewhat by then. By then anything under 30 will seem cool to us!
Cheers and love from us.....
Jim and Jean (Gina)
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More pics:
1) "The crew" returning from Fitzroy Nov. 2012

2) Perry and Mum relaxing on the captain's seat!!