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Extracts from newsletters 2010 |
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2010-01-03 I wish you all a happy and prosperous new year 2010! Alteration of Danish Moonraker Owners. The Society is closed down in its present form. There will not be any members fee, and any debt is reset – everyone who just once has paid members fee, is looked on as members. There will only be published Newsletters, as long as there is something to write about, (so help me!), - that is between 0 and 3 per year, and just via mail, - no more Newsletters via snail mail. Material for inclusion is of course still welcome. If you don’t want to receive Newsletters you just announce it. If you are not present or previous member, one can join the society by paying a once-and-for-all fee 100,-DDk. Services which cause expense, has to be paid extra.The web site is of course continued and will be updated along the road. The Society’s deposit will be used to cover current expenses and keep the web site running. If the attached ”Enkeltregnskab 2009” (single account 2009) shows that one has something coming to one, the amount will be used covering future services. Moonraker rallies will be arranged in the extent, it is required. Sold Vessels Jan Pedersen, who had his vessel ”Mir” no. 363 moored in Næstved, has after 6 years of ownership exchanged it with a Beneteau 43 sailing boat. The deal came off via private advertising and Jan had to put 200.000.-swedish krone on top. The new owners name is Anders Schager, and ”Mir” is now moored in Grötvik near Halmstad, Sweden.New member. Jørgen Werner Hansen, who doesn’t own a Moonraker, but intends to get one, has applied for membership, and we wish him welcome and hope that he via the membership will be able to find the ”right” Moonraker for him.Web site. - For Swedish users a Swedish contract of sale is put on Library / Documents / Köpekontrakt. - People abroad, who are thinking of purchasing a vessel in England, might have one's doubts about whether the vessel is free and unencumbered. A cutting from Motor Boats Monthly October 2009 issue, has har et indlæg om mulighederne for at sikre sig.It can be quite difficult to reach an unequivocal determination with respect to the ownership of a boat. This is largely due to the fact that the law is not prescriptive over the title documentation that must accompany a boat (as is the case with conveyance). A good starting point is to ascertain whether or not the boat is registered. Marine mortgages can be noted on Part I of the British Register, thus if a purchaser buys a Part I Registered vessel following sight of the Register upon which no mortgage entries were contained, the purchaser is free of any mortgage there may be. However, Part I is rare on small boats. If the boat is on Part III of the Register or indeed unregistered it can be tricky to protect oneself from the existence of an unknown marine mortgage. I suggest that at the very least ensure you have a written contract that includes provision that the seller is the owner and sells the boat free of mortgages, deeds, charges, liens, encumbrances, etc.. The benefit of such a clause is that should the seller be in breach of it you may sue for breach of contract and recover damages. Library / Documents / How can I ensure my second-hand boat purchase is finance-free. Raw water alarm. Late at the season I once again got the opportunity to count myself lucky having installed a raw water alarm, as the alarm on starboard engine suddenly went hooting. It showed up that the fresh water tank apparently was run out of water, and the thermometer showed 250 Celsius. The previous history is that summer 2001 Morvyn Phillips, president and founder of the departed Moonraker Owners Club, had blocked a raw water intake to one of his engines, and discovered it to late, why the engine went overheated and which in the end lead to a break down with broken crankshaft and bended pistons. Now, it is bad enough to have a broken down engine, which demands repair with expenses to mechanic and spares. - But if it is not possible to get spares, you're really in trouble! Morvyn had to realize, that Perkins was unable to provide him with spares, as the engines were outdated! He finally, after a lot of searching, solved the problem with used parts, but it expose a growing problem with our engines, being 35-40 years old. And here we get to a point, which is important. The early Moonrakers were not fitted with raw water alarm, and if your Moonraker has no alarm, it certainly should be considered if not it would be an investment, which might save one for both inconvenience and money, if our luck runs out. Service / Solutions / Raw water alarm. Next Newsletter. With reference to the above it is not known when the next Newsletter is published. 2010-07-15 Frost winter December 2009 I got my boat on the hard. Unfortunately I was sent to the hospital shortly after, and hadn’t time to do the boat ready for the winter, tapping freshwater, do the engines and so on. While I was hospitalized came the frost and continued after I had been discharged, so the situation was that I didn’t know whether any damage had taken place. Ice winter, - for the first time since 1995/96, just my luck! Now the vessel is back in the water and the damages can be assessed. The fresh water pump had to be renewed, the gas water heater was damaged by frost, and the conduit was leaking from several places, - all things to anticipate considering the winter. Unfortunately the starboard engine is overheating, which shows up to be a broken shaft in the fresh water pump. Apart from these small incidents, things are doing pretty well! But it’s not good with the pump, as it is contra rotating, and new parts are not longer produced, and as it is many years since contra rotating engines were produced, there is not many used pumps to fight about! But don’t despair, there is an American company, which offers to rebuild your old pump for $295, delivery time 7-10 days, but you better cont on 14 days before you have your part back! www.TAD123.com Trans Atlantic Diesel. Remember this if you should get the problem! Moonrakers for sale It’s a sluggish market regarding boat trading, and unfortunately also Moonraker is pressed by the bad times, and the prices are generally lying low! Mind one,s P´s and Q´s and hope for better times, if you are thinking of selling your vessel! Late winter 2009 two Moonrakers have been put up for sale in Germany as “Bastler projects, that is, like a house in need for a take in hand. In turn they are cheap, - the one, a 1973 goes for approximate 18000 Euro, the other a 1977 for 14000 Euro. New member. Birthe Jaspersen and Kaj Jensen have importet ”Le Quatre” from England, a 1972 flybridge. Furthermore Birte has bought another Moonraker,”Moonstar” build 280 from 1974, - both moored in Augustenborg. She has a large family! Mails Here is a mail, that sounds like sweet music in my ears! Sir - Firstly, thanks you from the bottom of my heart for the web site. I had been looking for a vessel to purchase with my retirement fund and was heading down the road to Princess 33’s and such like when I stumbled across your web site. Within hours I realised that the Moonraker ticked all the right boxes for me and my family and so I channelled my attention in that direction and now I am the proud owner of a Moonraker 350 which appears on your register – so I thought I would update you of her new details. Hull number 175 – she is still called ‘Jacaranda of Christchurch’ but she is now back home, moored in Brundall, just down the river from her original place of manufacture. I have a whole stack of original documentation for her and will upload any that I feel may be of use to other Moonraker owners. Regards Kev GREEN Best regardsTerje Dehn |
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