Replced my convection oven today, my coffee machine and Captain Morgan's!

What do I like about my yacht???

Pretty much everything. It is a Lotus 9.2. What more does one need????

Check it out here:- sailboatdata.com/sailboat/lotus-92

My favourite bit is the red velvet upholstery.

Closely followed by her stove and fridge.

I know nearly ever inch of my boat now which is what I wanted



Im half way


I'm buying one of each the grinder is still in production Rok coffee machine







I own one of these bad boys a La pavoni but my kids keep taking it . I hve not seen it for two years I miss it so much

Hi all

What I like about Aqua-Fae is that in or out of the water to me she looks right and has no bad habits (that I have found so far)

i like her her traditional lines and I particually like the shape of her stern

Call me biased but I recon Fae is a cutie

Regards Don

Nice CISCO nice HO2 nice DONK!

Nice Donk, Cisco, HG and Southace
Call me twisted but I think this a sexy bum!!!

its a cute tush Andy and your boat coming along nicely

I own it and can do whatever I like to or with it.

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andy59 said...
Nice Donk, Cisco, HG and Southace
Call me twisted but I think this a sexy bum!!!

Too true Andy. I am still disappointed I deformed MB's backside with the Fleming wind vane, but it is just so good for long passages.

Mmm she is sexy andy I would make love polishing that backside using my 7 inch!

Sweet and shiny andy.

Southace I thought I was twisted but you're on another level altogether
Morning Bird I know it's a shame but it has to be done I plan to install a Fleming in January 2016
Thanks HG
Thanks Cisco and you'll be pleased to know the pedestal and wheel is be turfed soon in favour of a tiller thanks to the fitting fabricated by Jolene

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southace said..
Mmm she is sexy andy I would make love polishing that backside using my 7 inch!

No bragging boys......

My fridge - gotta have a cold ale on hand!!

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Lazzarae said..
My fridge - gotta have a cold ale on hand!!

I think you got the labeling wrong there. That fridge is a "LIFE PRESERVER"

I gave up drinking today!

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southace said..
I gave up drinking today!

just for the day south ace ? What I hated was the next day it was wasted

Its a compromise.

I like that I know the rigging is solid, that every time I turn the key the engine starts first go, that the deck and hull are sound, the keel is encapsulated, the seacocks are good, and the Manson supreme will hold fast. Yes, I'd like her to look shinier, but I like that the foundations are secure.

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DrRog said..
I like that I know the rigging is solid, that every time I turn the key the engine starts first go, that the deck and hull are sound, the keel is encapsulated, the seacocks are good, and the Manson supreme will hold fast. Yes, I'd like her to look shinier, but I like that the foundations are secure.

I second that Dr Rog

I like the way she tracks to windward and I'm actually looking forward to the gusty westerlies this winter.



Before the test sail of my Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 349 I was sceptical about the angled twin rudders and pronounced chine and thought the marketers had been looking at Volvo 60 pix (or even a Pogo 12.5) for too long and decided that if the design looked a bit like that, it would be a good way to sell more boats.

But the control is truly remarkable when the boat is heeled in extremis and there is never a risk of rudder cavitation leading to the dreaded round-up or frantic calls for the main sheet to be eased. There must be a limit somewhere but I have yet to find it even with full sail and bullets up to 25 knots.

Here is a photo of a sister ship to show you what I mean.

Too true dr Rog and HG I still have to replace my through hull fittings prop shaft seal

Looks like an amazing boat gravy

Looks and sounds impressive, Gravy. If I owned that boat I probably would have said that I can have a party in the cockpit and easily fish off the stern.

Hi Gravy,

I like the boat name, Pinta Bay is a great spot. When tucked in there it is difficult to believe that you are so close to a major city.

How do you and the crew find living, and sailing with the modern wide cockpit?

Does the crew feel secure when moving around to trim sails etc when the boat is healed?

Great looking boat Gravy7, totally envious

Thanks for the positive feed back. It's a boat I researched carefully and amazingly spacious for only 10 metres in length. Yet still easy to handle single handed which is often the case and the Raymarine Evolution ACU200 autopilot makes that even easier.

LMY, isn't Pinta Bay a great hideout? Please don't tell anyone else.

The cockpit is very spacious with lots of room for a racing crew to get at the winches of which we have two forward on the cabin top and two aft near the twin wheels. Single handed, I can run the self-tacking jib and main sheets to the two aft winches and no one in the cockpit needs to lift a finger.

Since the photo was taken I have installed a cockpit table which gives some hand holds and foot bracing options to make the crew more secure.

This is my first all-new yacht purchase (previously I have owned a J24, a mooring-minder Soling and shares in 40' and 43' Hanses) and it is going to have to last me a long time. So I've gone all-out with the specifications and am really happy with the outcome. We won't be living aboard but hopefully will manage some coastal cruising as well as enjoying Pittwater, Broken Bay and lots of twilight racing.

Here she is out of the water:

And alongside at RPAYC, Newport.