I don't know how many season's the old prop had been on the boat but it was pretty well had it. We dealt with Arthur Smith from the Propeller Shop in Whangarei who organised a new 24 x 16 4 blade through Briski's.

We'd like to find out who Arethusa's previous owners were and if possible, her launch date. If you can fill any gaps, please post in the comments section below.

We got Alan Boyd from X-Foul-E-8 to strip the hull paint off from the beltings down in July. He did a great job. Three days to get rid of countless seasons of paint right back to bare boards. He probably could of done it in two but had so many folk stop and ask about the process he uses. Sure beats burning it off.  Once she'd dried out we were able to prime straight over the top.

Not for sailing, but we may rig a steadying sail somtime in the future. By summer we'll have a boom tent and the boom is great for lifting the dinghy aboard.  The ratlines are a great place to climb to get elevation for pictures and when the water warms up no doubt it'll make a good diving plateform. The mast's made from macrocarpa 6 x 2"  planks laminated and scarfed. The boom we picked up second hand at Stanley Marine. .