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Slightly left of topic but worth knowing. I`m reading that the price of lithium has dropped 80% since 20 November 2022. To what extent is that reflected in battery prices?

Good result! I still advocate a saturation oil finish, Deks Olje#1 or similar, for preservation and appearance.

Good wishes for your search davlloyd. Took me 3 years to find our 386. Not sure if the the Mainship you will see is similar but the 395 with Vacuflush fresh water head was so tight in the ER I couldn`t see where to expand the fresh water capacity of about 150L. I suggest seeing both brands...

It`s not unusual for gelcoated or painted f/g surfaces to eventually be painted.For unknown reasons I`m barred from acessing home depot but if it`s paintable, it`s paintable, resolving the issue.

I`m sure RTFirefly will respond in horror to the use of "super silicone' caulk. A bathroom/kitchen silicone can impede painting an affected surface long term but in my experience(at home not onboard) the "roof/gutter" variety does not. For abundant precaution a polyurethane caulk/sealant is safer.

The difficulty with your enquiry is most Mainships are located in USA/Canada, there are a few here, but probably more Integrity boats. A Queenslander bought a ?Sydney 350 and took it north, it could be the one for sale,otherwise I think I`m the only Aussie TF Integrity owner. Mine is a 2005 386...

Fortunately the melody lingers on,despite Don`s passing. His musical tastes were broad,from traditional American music to more contemporary, including Steely Dan and Anita Baker. He knew of singer Sue Raney I belatedly discovered. Music is important to many on TF, it certainly was to Don. The...

Agree they have become quieter. And if you rely on passive charging, there are times "the sun don`t shine but the wind do blow". Now back to locating the mast.There`s some distance perhaps increased by routing difficulties from the FB, the run from locating it aft is not so much greater.

The oil consumption is high, I suggest look at a rebuild before something let`s go. You`ve had the head off, how did the bores look, were the pistons slack in the bores? Changing engines involves changing lots of other things, keeping it will be easier and less costly.

Sad news, huge loss. Respectful regards to his family.

It`s FNQ* where things get really strange. That be Katter** country. *Far North Queensland ** FNQ political family giving rise to the expression "Mad as a Katter"(pun on Mad "Hatter from Alice in Wonderland).

There was a Clipper 40 on my previous marina, the resident cleaner/detailer prepared and maintained the teak cappings and teak decks using Semco. Note it comes in a varied range of "colours". The finish was excellent, smooth,natural, no gloss. The detailer`s reservation was that to keep ii that...

Serene, I used both Cetol TGL and Deks Olje back when I had external teak panels/doors and teak cappings respectively. Once you saturate with Deks Olje #1(oil) and if desired apply #2(the optional gloss component) you get a reasonable quality easy to maintain annually finish without the need to...

If you go to https://muir.com.au/ and look under "Support" you should find the Manual for your windlass, it`s how I found mine.

It`s a very pretty boat exhibiting some Halvorsen design features predating its 1960 build. Built in Wollongong, a coastal city south of Sydney, it`s not a Halvo build, it has managed a coastal transit to reach Pittwater, north of Sydney. It`s a classic Pittwater/Broken Bay/Hawkesbury River...

If it`s a Muir horizontal windlass, you slide a hollow metal tube handle supplied over one of the "prongs" on the gypsy securing device and rotate it anti clockwise. I`m unfamiliar with operating the vertical type but it may relate to the sailing type winch handle recess in the top. Muir...

Sometimes so called "waivers" are only drawn to the customers attention AFTER the contract has been formed. Those are easily disposed of. Steamguy may be right. A Princess ship is reported to have docked in Adelaide in Australia with both Covid and gastro onboard. Though diarrhea being a...

Wonder if the wind surfer gets prosecuted for approaching too close to a whale. I hear we are building a forest of anchored floating bird shredders/electricity turbines off shore, along the north/south whale migration route. Perhaps the tail flicks will generate some electricity if the...

Ablative is intended to wear away exposing fresh a/f, and hopefully not build up to need stripping. Provided there were no bare areas and more went on, can`t see a problem. If we brush the waterline I see color in the water.

Some boats attach a fender to the boat rather than the dock.

I suggest TF members/observers exercise caution following the advice above.

I faced this issue with my IG. I was having other work done on the hard and the shipwrights advised conserving by replacing the bad sections and sanding the rest back to green teak. It worked, but I guess depends how much is bad. The cost of replacement teak can be eye watering but a whole new...

The Court found Princess was negligent to even operate the 2020 cruise. Each claimant`s case on damages is decided individually, the award of only medical expenses is not punitive, it`s likely the particular lead plaintiff did not meet the threshold for general damages. Others may, as may...

Not a thought I`d entertain.

Not my area. Class actions here are run by a small number of specialized "now win no fee" law firms, backed by specialized funders. Saving grace, the area is somewhat regulated and class action settlements have to be approved by a Court as in the interests of the class members. In fairness...