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It is interesting to read what others have spent on their CD30's Like them I also spent as much on repairs and upgrades (around NZ$25k) as I did on the purchase of my CD30 "Wisp" registered at Jekyll Island. In Wellington New Zealand, I sold the vessel in 2009 for $45,000 New Zealand dolla...

When iron rusts it delaminates in platelets as you have found. The worring thing is that once you start poking and scrapping rust from the parent metal you might find there is more rust than metal so don't be too keen to get stuck in. Rust should be Non magnetic but in practice there is usually enou...

Start booking your flights or planning your voyage to kiwi land,
it would be good to see more more CD's here.

Tony B
Wisp, in Wellington.NZ

I also have a few chips and holes to fill so may I ask if you found out what the "white" colour is ?
Thanks, Tony B in Kiwi land, the future home of the America's Cup.

Thanks Johnny, sorry but I am not at all sure what a muffler can is.
Is the muffler can what we call the exhust mainifold ? In which case I am still puzzled as I did not find any zinc when the manifold was removed last year.

Tony B

The engine in my CD 30 is raw water cooled as it spent much of its life on the great lakes. Now in NZ I should like to provide some protection against salt water corrosion but the Volvo agent tells me that there is no provision for anodes in the MD series engines. Never the less I am sure it would b...

This is a common problem with CD's as they used mild steel in most vessels, although some owners have reported aluminium. I have had to change all but the forestay chainplate on my CD 30. access to the aft plate is good the shroud plates were less easy as interiour fittings and woodwork had to be re...

As a fellow CD owner I should be happy to provide accommodation if you are visiting Wellington during your stay in NZ.
I have left my contact numbers at the marina office.
yours truly,
Tony Batchelor.