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Well, Arcturus is sold after 13 years of custodianship and the new owner took over last Friday /Saturday so walked away Saturday around lunchtime after completing a handover. Not really sad as we had decided it was time and the new owners were very happy with their purchase so she will...

Our boat name is Arcturus- A red star seen in the Northern Hemisphere in the constellation Bootes- and our boat model is a Polaris 35 here in Australia. We liked it but we do have it spelt phonetically next to our VHF for logging on to Sea Rescue as they inevitably ask for it:)

Our boat is in Sydney but we live in Perth. We split our time, three months on the boat and three months in Perth. We were on the boat for 6 months this last time as we were stuck in Sydney by the hard borders closing until there was a window for a G2G pass for us to be back by the 28th June...

Looks like a very powerful and seaworthy hull. Perhaps its time the WA contingent get to together in our own "bubble"":):) for a drink. John

We have a PT 35 aft deck or a Polaris35 here in Australia. At the moment we are living aboard as the borders are closed between NSW and WA where we live when not on the boat. At the moment we are looking at being on board over the winter and this morning as I write this it is 10c so well rugged...

I used Holmes to do the survey on my boat and they were very comprehensive in their assessment of mine and certainly satisfied my insurer for a policy. While that was 12 years ago, when I had reason to make contact with them again they still had the details of the survey they did for me. So a...

Hi Steve. I have a half roll of this that I bought a couple of years ago to replace the felt on my aliminium windows so if you are interested you could pm me and we could arrange to get some to you at minimal cost. John-Arcturus

On another note. A request was put out to boat owners to offer their boats for a day on the water in Sydney or the Pittwater, for firies and their families in March and so far over 300 boats have been offered. We are registered and waiting to hear if we have been allocated a family. Looking...

Hi all. Has anybody used one of these as a depth sounder on a larger boat perhaps as a backup for a primary sounder? If so how did you fit the transducer in the in-hull mode? TIA John

I have a Striker 60lb thrust on my 10ft ally dinghy.It pushes me along at 3kn which is great to get me to shore or puttering around.I have just upgraded my main solar to 2x 325w from 3x130w and so have mounted one of the 130s to a storage box I have on the aft deck and run a wire to the dinghy...

And thirsty Menzies. Amazing how much a slab of beer can achieve. Once got an old generator and 2 old 220 ah batteries out of the boat for one. Lifting those batteries from down in the bottom of the hull onto the saloon floor and onto the pontoon made my back spasm just thinking about it:):)

Menzies, too true:)just living a day at a time though which is what we enjoy Oh and not having to get outboard of those big 33yr old Perkins to change filters etc.:):)

Growing up in quite a poor family but with dad always having a boat DIY was the only option for us as a family. So I have always done what ever I needed to do on my own boats except bottom jobs and anything mechanical!! Those are not for me and are a part of the cost to own a boat. This year-my...

As you say Andy very much a first world problem but frustrating for you never the less. Ill raise you on the plans:) We are on the boat for 3 months and planning a trip to the Hawkesbury from Sydney to start the engines and find the port muffler leaking water and fumes into the boat. 3 weeks...

I have the twin Perkins 135 NA version with sundeck and Flybridge called a Polaris in Australia. John Norek is the designer and has fitted a lot into a 35ft boat. Walkaround bed in the aft cabin with ensuite including a seperate shower,great sized galley down on ours and a generous V berth in...