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Thanks, a Gardener 6LXB and 2UC gearbox, thanks for the advice, I wondered if my text-boxes were a bit short and you have confirmed that....I had someone tell me they hated some aggressive music I used in an early episode and now I have muted it right down and changed the style, so I appreciate any critique that will help me organise these a lot better, need to sort a mic and potentially a later model Go-pro, everything is pretty rudimentary at the moment an old GO-Pro 7, lighting would be great, I fully intend to some engine room lighting in the very near future..just waiting for the guys to finish their work, thanks for watching and your advice, appreciated, Mike

Same here, I hate the sound of water slapping against tin and fibreglass just does not do it for me

@@bilgerat711 if you have good wood working skills its not hard

@@raypalise4512 Mine are pretty basic but I'll learn, You-tube is great and so is the local men's-shed, what I can't work out I'll ask someone, folks have some great skills out there

Thanks, I don't know much about them but you are right really heavy chunk of metal, they did a great job getting it out, would love hydraulic controls but I'll settle for getting her mobile again at the moment, managed to purchase a complete second hand gearbox so hopefully now have the best of both combined, the loose nut or bolt inside the old one did fair bit of damage

@@bilgerat711 if you need a workshop manual for the box I can send you one. Got a few of them. You can copy it if needed.

@@matui6983 That would be great, hard to find...

@ Got pretty much every parts book and workshop manual for every Gardner engine, gearbox and accessory made. You ever want or need one just message.

Thanks, she has personality which is why we fell in love with her

Thanks, a lot of work aren't they, but well worth the effort, wouldn't want her to be any bigger to be honest, no doubt you have had-are having a similar journey😆

@bilgerat711 yes indeed . I am also in Waikawa , usually on the last mooring out on the NW end off marina. Currently in the marina toiling away. Will look forward to seeing Northern Star around the sounds over summer 👍

@@samstrack3576 I'll certainly keep an eye out for you whether on the hard or on the mooring out on the water

Thanks, I would hate to think how many of our old classics have perished on back lawns, behind garages and workshops when work had started to restore them and the projects got too big or someone too old or passed away, amazing how many of these old treasures also died an ungraceful death on moorings around the country as well, a shame the old Logan couldn't be saved, everyone lost is one we will never see again, thanks for watching

Thank you, hope you are enjoying the episodes and looking to get another out soon

@bilgerat711 yes I do !!

Thanks, looking forward to that as well and maybe some even better footage, I quite enjoy making these and would like to do a better job😀

Truly very lucky to live here, just need to take the time every now and then to stop and take in the beauty

Thanks, is that why suddenly she stopped stopped after starting as usual the second turn over as on one day and the next turned over and no firing up, appears to be something to do with the start-stop between the injectors...I wondered if the deco levers were missing, looks like they have been undone and removed, I'm going to have a look for this screw etc this weekend, I love this advice really appreciated

@@bilgerat711 Not lubing them will cause yr issue for sure. Also check the operation of the stop lever while looking behind the first fuel pump body, there is a rack soring there it should move back n forth nice and freely as u operate the lever. As for thec deco levers like whole arrangement is missing. Ive got plenty of engines here for spares and cores if you want to replace the levers, shafts etc. will happily send wats needed down to you. Sum engines esp later model LXB's wernt even fitted with them. The holes were just plugged up. Send me the engine number off the tag on inj pump front body or off alloy insertion plate the pumps sit on if stamped there or off the crankcase itself and I can tell if its late or early model. Looks like its got a factory rebuild tag on the top cover on the governor case. So posdible deco levers have been removed.

Thanks, pleased I am not alone here, just purchased some resin-double-lined shrink-tubing on sale from Smart-Marine for about 1 third of the usual cost, when freight is factored in....10 metres of 4.5mm, 7.5 and 12.7, (by memory) more than enough for most re-wiring jobs and will keep me going on this old girl the resin etc will seal new connections nicely for the damp and salt-air...pleased to get a great deal from a non-overseas companystuf

@@bilgerat711 Don't mind paying a reasonable markup to a NZ retailer but the more stuff I buy from Temu the more I see the same items sold here with huge markups

Nice to hear someone else is getting some great deals and quality, still feel a bit guilty though...

@@bilgerat711 na don't

Thanks, all pretty new for me so some great advice navigating all of this, thanks for watching appreciated

Unfortunately the head is directly behind the wall, toilet and shower and to baton out this area would mean a lot of work and moving of the toilet, reduction of area, not a huge area, but thanks I did have a think about it and not yet off the table as a possibility

@@bilgerat711 there wouldnt need to be much hanging though... just a wee box over a couple of switch wires or what ever... but yeah so many possibilities...

@@stevescoffeecart all good food for thought, sometime you can get a bit tunnel-vision and miss obvious solutions to a problem

Some great ideas, yes little fingers are wonderful and given I need to tidy up the house-bank-wiring could be a good opportunity to do that. A felt and do feel a bit guilty over the on-line purchases, but ........anything a bit more expensive I'll certainly consider shopping locally, quality certainly has improved,

Thanks, love the boat because she has local history, the old boat has changed a bit as you will see, I am looking forward to a trip to Drysden Bay at some stage, I had Margaret, one of Jim's Daughters send some footage of Northern Star leaving the home jetty there, on the facebook page, Picton's Northern Star, the boat, somewhere there, thanks for watching hope t get some more interesting footage in the very near future

waleggo12@ygmail.com, that would be really bonnie to have a copy of that one, thanks Mike

Thanks, a special place and pleased someone enjoyed watching, these sorts of things do make you a bit homesick, memories of better and past times and special people, thanks for your message couldn't even scratch the surface of things to see and do in the area, would need to spend weeks and be on the go all day and you would still only scratch the surface, met a chap called Alfie while I was there having a beer in the RSA..he owns a hovercraft, quite a character

Thanks, a long-term work in progress

Was somewhat surprised how quickly it had corroded

Thanks, hoping to start spicing things up a bit when I get her mobile again, love making these, great fun and I enjoy the editing so hopefully will get better

Thanks, wondering about that as you said, most of the system is 24 volt and to run 12 volt either needs an investment in a converter to avoid flattening one battery or a separate system as you suggested...worthy of further investigation

I did wonder why we need a manual other than to quickly turn on to clear an bilge water but I guess the obvious things is if there was sufficient water in the bilge to need that then the float-automatic system should have dealt to it anyway...thanks for the advice

That is certainly my experience. I have two automatic pumps hard wired one forward and one aft and the biggest pump I could find on a manual switch so if I need to shift water all three will run independently giving me a fighting chance at least. I will be up your way at the end of of the month and would be interested to have a look at your project. Regards Peter.

Yes, maybe 24 volt as the engine starter, gauges, etc are all 24 volt currently but certainly agree about KISS

Thanks, one of the reasons other than her design, etc we wanted to purchase her was because of the historical attachment to the area, needing to make sure we get her back to a high standard and eventually when she is passed on to a new owner she'll be great for another 50 years

Yes bit of conundrum really, love having the boat in the Marina, we wanted her there so I could get my wife on and off because she was unwell, now I am getting some work done, can't move her until this is completed and seriously contemplating putting her back onto a mooring, need to play the game I suppose and follow the rules, now I can sort the repairs under the bow-roller assembly properly now anyway so silver linings

Will do, I am hoping to get everything sorted very soon and I will keep an eye on this, makes sense

Hey thanks for the feedback really good to get these pearls of wisdom before I start the work, done once and right, shame you were too far away, thanks again

Thanks, I have a mate in the Huonsville who we stayed with a couple of years back, toured all round Tasmania as much as we could, next time I come over I want to spend some time at the timber boat museum, something I didn't have time to do, there is something about timber boats though isn't there

Thanks, I get it, they need to ensure the water access is clear but when it is obvious there are a number of boats sitting in berths throughout the marina that are clearly bigger than what should be there, makes one wonder, rules are rules I suppose, I am seriously thinking of searching for a sheltered mooring to put her back onto in the ear future and saving some money to spend on her,

Bill, I am afraid it only goes big time up the power and the birth rates, so soon you can not afford it unless you very wealthy.

Would have been a cracker of a bill but the fact the engine is still running and in great nick other than some age and neglect-related issues says it all for quality really

Yes and the mechanic reckons that is the c asue of it not starting, he's going to install a cable and lever system rather than relying on the cord pull it one way to shut off and pull it back the other for starting, Nice to hear my content is being enjoyed around the world, thanks have a wonderful day,

I did wonder that, I don't think I have water in fuel issue I'm pretty sure it is likely a lever causing the issues...you're a busy man with three wooden boats, you'd be rather busy

Read down Michael. Jim was my Mum Mavis' cousin and I recall spending some very happy times in Dryden Bay as a teenager in the early 70s

Thanks that's what I love about this chanel, lots of folks have got some great stories about the boat, families and area, I had Phillip Carey do my insurance inspection report on it, he had been on the original build and spent a day crawling around tapping with his hammer when the boat was on the hard

@@bilgerat711 Pretty sure Jim Fishburn may have had Northern Star fishing out of Dryden Bay, or, my mind is playing old age games with me. Do you moor her in Momorangi Bay ? Cheers and keep your updates coming.

@@lloydelliott7896 yes she is Jim's old girl, your mind's not playing games at all, currently in the Marina at Waikawa

Lovely stuff thanks, I usually put the engine in and out of gear when idling even ties up to shed a bit of growth of the prop, good to know about the oil pump, I noticed turning the other gearbox over by hand I could hear the pump working inside, sounding like a bellows-type of pump. Found a handbook in the boat which was quite funny after everything. I am going to make a point of following your advice re the reduction box oil, would love to see some pics etc on your old boat, I have a facebook page facebook.com/groups/493219189428924 Picton's Northern Star the Boat, you'd be more than welcome to throw something on there, have a lot of folks following who love the old boats

Don't know, I'll see if I can find out

Thanks, keep well over the ditch there..

One of a number, apparently starting issue is easily sorted, as someone guessed mechanic was pretty laid back about it, a stuck on-off lever, there is a cord used currently pulled one way to turn off pulled the other way to turn on...something is stuck there and the mechanic reckons a proper lever and cable set up would prevent this happening again, still working through the list of other things the engine needed for it's birthday, sorting the reduction box now, shame when folks leave servicing and other work that needs to be done and a new owner inherits these issues😆

It is disheartening alright but these old boats are all about maintenance. Once you have been right through it will get better. I have a system whereby once a month in a roster I go through each system and check for potential problems that way you can stay on top of it, sort of. Lovely boat, all the best.

@@peterofficer6460 Thanks a big job bringing her back up to a standard but I think you're right, will need to do the same and maybe ensure everything is properly documented for ease of remembering what was done when