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Post by fish on Aug 18, 2022 21:53:29 GMT 12
Nice little keeler called Kathleen has dragged her mooring, then busted it off, and is lying up on the sand on Stanmore Bay. Big swell and surf coming in.
I don't actually know the owner, but have been helping him set anchors out to stop it smashing into the sea wall at high tide. Including getting my two super high holding power anchors off my boat, including the world famous supplied by GO30 Sarca Excel, which is so rabbid it will try tunnelling to China when yanked on.
The plan is, if its still in one piece in the morning, to re-set the anchors out as far as possible on the low tide at 6:40 am, then re-float it on the high tide at 1 pm, possibly by dragging it clear of the beach using the anchors.
Another mooring has been offered already in Tindals.
If anyone is local and wanting to assist, it would be appreciated. The owner is expecting the engine to start to motor it off. I'm thinking he might be a bit optimistic...
Not sure if the sea state will be suitable for motorboats / powerful dinghies, but if one is available it could be a good fallback option.
Other than helping out a fellow yachty, I'm also keen to help avoid the boat being smashed to smitherens and spreading shit up and down our beach, like the last boat that busted off its mooring there...
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Post by fish on Aug 19, 2022 10:12:12 GMT 12
Anchors held well overnight. My Excel did exactly what GO30 said it would. Very hard to extract this morning to move out further on the low tide.
My Fortress is a light alloy sand anchor rated as super high holding power (my spare for cluster fucks). I can't even find the fuckign shank! Chain, chain, chain, anchor is halfway to China. It wont be dragging any time soon.
Boat has turned to face the waves. Keel buried about a foot or so. Skeg is damaged, but hull appears watertight.
Refloat attempt on the high tide at 1 pm, starting at 11:30
Asking for help from anyone with a jetski or motorboat that likes playing in small to moderate surf.
Conditions are sub optimal. Wind has eased slightly but the sea state hasn't really dropped at all. I don't actually rate the chances of the owner getting it off today. Especially under its own power.
Currently working on plan B's. Anyone on here know of heavy equipment providers that would want to get involved? Large hiab truck, exacators, crane, etc?
Really keen to get it off the beach floating or on a truck before it breaks up, save our pristine local environment.
Help greatly appreciated!
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Post by ComfortZone on Aug 19, 2022 10:22:59 GMT 12
well done on your efforts to date.
Is the yacht insured, if it is the insurers should be involved.
Has the owner talked to Coast guard, Whangaparoa CG has their Sealegs unit.
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Post by fish on Aug 19, 2022 11:25:25 GMT 12
well done on your efforts to date. Is the yacht insured, if it is the insurers should be involved. Has the owner talked to Coast guard, Whangaparoa CG has their Sealegs unit. How do we say in a public forum, for various reasons, professional salvage is not an option... CG don't get involved with Salvage. We haven't asked but we are well aware they wont. Committee member of the Motorboat club has emailed the membership asking for anyone with a boat or jetski wanting to help. Boat Hualage have a Hiab that can lift it, but not keen to go on the sand. Its not too far from the main boatramp, so I'm currently investigating excavators to lift/drag it... |
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Post by fish on Aug 19, 2022 14:20:10 GMT 12
Plans are coming together to lift the yacht off with a hiab truck on tonights low tide.
Hopefully if all goes well I can recover my anchors as well....
Floating it off wasn't an option at high tide. Not really all that safe, or practical. Boat is right in the surf zone. Anchors are holding, but it is screwing around and bucking. Occasionally dropping on its keel. Here's hoping it and hold together for another 4 hours.
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Post by GO30 on Aug 19, 2022 14:30:48 GMT 12
Wooww, a community minded citizen, good to see a few still exist, well done Fishy fellow. Loving the anchors review, telling yet also rather amusing. I have to talk to china shortly, I'll ask them to have a quick suss for you  No CG don't salvage, that can be trickier than may realise so not a game for the unexperianced as many of the CG highly valued but still volunteers will be. I hope it all work out well. |
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Post by fish on Aug 20, 2022 10:42:26 GMT 12
Well, GO30's anchors don't drag.... faaarrrrrkkkkk
Managed to get the excel out with a pick axe, levering the shank up to the sand surface level. It was holding on tighter than a Labour MP to power.
The fortress is half way to China. I can find the shackle on the end of the shank maybe 1/2 a foot under the sand.... Currently have a ski lane bouy clipped close the the anchor, so hoping it will pull out as the tide comes in.
Kathleen spewed her contents last night, which has all been cleaned up this morning. Jimmy from Cando Lifting used his hiab truck to drag then lift onto truck to drop the boat safely in the sports club carpark.
I'll give a full update later. Hopefully when I managed to extract my fortress.
I'm going to help save the engine. It is / was in good condition. Anyone bored on a Saturday and feel like a project?
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Post by dutyfree on Aug 20, 2022 12:56:38 GMT 12
Love the Excel - recommend them to everybody
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Post by fish on Aug 20, 2022 15:59:25 GMT 12
Love the Excel - recommend them to everybody The good thing about Excel's is you can get them out again. Even though I needed a pick axes to get it up... My fortress is halfway to China. If it goes any deeper, Worksafe will require a mines inspector supervise the extraction. |
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Post by ComfortZone on Aug 20, 2022 18:07:08 GMT 12
I had to visit the big smoke today, noticed 1 salvaged looking yacht ~7m on a barge at Westhaven Z pier and another keeler about 10m, high and dry on the rocks at Hobson Bay
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Post by fish on Aug 20, 2022 18:11:52 GMT 12
I had to visit the big smoke today, noticed 1 salvaged looking yacht ~7m on a barge at Westhaven Z pier and another keeler about 10m, high and dry on the rocks at Hobson Bay Yeah, its salvage season. There is a rather tidy cat sitting on its bum at the eastern end of Stanmore Bay, snuggled up at the high tide line. Tied off to a tree and a stern anchor out. Been there since before Thursday apparently, possibly a week. |
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Post by Fogg on Aug 21, 2022 15:22:17 GMT 12
Any pics?
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Post by fish on Aug 21, 2022 21:53:36 GMT 12
Managed to get my fortress anchor back.
Went down at low tide last night. Waste deep water with a reasonable mid sized swell / surf in the dark and tried digging it our with a large shovel. Must have looked very comical, like I was some nutty pirate trying to dig up my lost buried treasure, either that or trying to bury a body in the dark.
Completely fruitless trying to dig a hole in sand in surf, so I used some chain hooks (actually old teether hooks that fitted the chain links) and used an old climbing carabiner to clip it to the ski lane marker buoy. Went down this morning and what do you know, my anchor was in nut deep water at mid tide, but nice and loose and out it came with a bit of a yank. Had dragged in maybe 10m or more, so the buoy obviously managed to pop it out at the high tide and 'drag' my anchor around a but. Only had 1 m of chain on it, so it wouldn't set again.
The anchor was buried about 1 foot in the sand last night, so I doubt I would have got it back any time soon if it wasn't for the ski lane marker buoy. Fairly large with very good buoyancy but small enough to handle. I did learn quickly to stand to one side of it rather than either infront or behind in the surf though, as I have a broken rib and it was a bit sub-optimal when it would ping back on a tight chain after a wave and give me a good old fashioned body blow across the chest.
There is one more danforth someone loaned the boat owner to still find, but I'm buggered if I know how we will track it down. Think we will just have to wait for the sea to give it up.
The boat has been fully striped and ready to transport to Redvale. Must basically fell off. Turned out it had broken previously and had just been sleeved, which was all rotten and corroded.
They un-bolted the keel, then my father got to use his 6 ton truck for something only 6 ton trucks can do, and towed the keel off the boat. Very funny seeing a 70 yr old retired guy getting cheered on by a crowd towing a yacht around a carpark by its keel.
They got the engine out and transported home for cleaning and resurrection. That was funny too. I need to post pictures, took the whole thing out, engine bearers and all, out of the bottom of the boat. Smashed a big hole in it and out it came. Loads easier than trying to manhandle it out of what was left of the cabin... looks like the boat gave birth to a single cylinder yanmar.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 21, 2022 23:28:02 GMT 12
Probably worked out cheaper than slipping it then dismantling it with a hardstand manager or H & S dude overseeing the process.
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