Chinook is now up for sale at hastings marina look at Vicsail.com.au for details Have purchased a new boat Columbia 27 named SCARLETT yes thats right with 2 T's This time a keelboat 5 foot draft. inboard 20 hp Yanmar Lots of safety gear good sails wheel steering
A few more images of the inside The Epirb needs a new battery and i just found out that i can buy a brand new one with gps built in for only $45 more than having the battery replaced so a new one will be purchased. The yanmar is in good condition with 1015 hours on it and i have been told by other sailors that it should give me around 5000 to 8000 hrs if serviced properly. Even have a marine head and handbasin in an enclosed room now which is much better than what i had on Chinook.
Had the boat launched on Monday and went out for a brisk sail. Ran in at 4pm and called the marina to see if they would leave Chinook in the water so I could take and old mate out on Tuesday. Better still the lovely Dawn said I can have a free slip for the night so I decided to stay on board for the night. Had Fish and Chips for dinner washed down with some nice Stout. Good nights sleep and my mate arrived at 8am and we went out for a good sail. The wind was coming directly up the bay so we had a bit of fun tacking down as far as sandy point. The the wind picked up to about 16 to 18 kts so we ran home on the Genny only against the tide. Arrived back in the marina at about 3pm A good time was had
