Nicholson 38 Owners Group | Czarina Blue | Activity https://nicholson38.org/members/duncan-mckenzie/activity/ Activity feed for Czarina Blue. Fri, 29 May 2026 03:30:00 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 8b34497a91aa4d4edd4afd8eb4b1e6d0 Czarina Blue replied to the topic Czarina Blue for sale South Pacific in the forum For Sale or Free https://nicholson38.org/forums/topic/czarina-blue-for-sale-south-pacific/#post-27602 Mon, 16 Mar 2026 20:02:52 +0000 Czarina Blue hull no 110 is now for sale in Whangarei New Zealand, after a new hull paint job in Mauritius Blue and new varnish, amongst other things.

The full spec and photos are at:

http://www.dunkmckenzie.com/czarinablue-nicholson38

Many thanks

]]> 448d985a5bb5657cb61170bb95ba0473 Czarina Blue replied to the topic Czarina Blue for sale South Pacific in the forum For Sale or Free https://nicholson38.org/forums/topic/czarina-blue-for-sale-south-pacific/#post-27580 Fri, 26 Sep 2025 07:06:50 +0000

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]]> e10dd3e2c6a75a4d241bb1c3e7637503 Czarina Blue replied to the topic Czarina Blue for sale South Pacific in the forum For Sale or Free https://nicholson38.org/forums/topic/czarina-blue-for-sale-south-pacific/#post-27578 Fri, 26 Sep 2025 07:06:47 +0000

]]> 977939a61b163646953f3bb206fc5b9e Czarina Blue replied to the topic Czarina Blue for sale South Pacific in the forum For Sale or Free https://nicholson38.org/forums/topic/czarina-blue-for-sale-south-pacific/#post-27577 Fri, 26 Sep 2025 07:06:42 +0000

]]> 00d547519f242e1b6067f7c6d482ffe6 Czarina Blue replied to the topic Czarina Blue for sale South Pacific in the forum For Sale or Free https://nicholson38.org/forums/topic/czarina-blue-for-sale-south-pacific/#post-27576 Fri, 26 Sep 2025 07:06:36 +0000

]]> 5bdc953742e5693001fa83cd8a600af7 Czarina Blue replied to the topic Czarina Blue for sale South Pacific in the forum For Sale or Free https://nicholson38.org/forums/topic/czarina-blue-for-sale-south-pacific/#post-27575 Fri, 26 Sep 2025 07:06:30 +0000

]]> 3dc00d37780fe1677e8f1ce72492e75e Czarina Blue replied to the topic Czarina Blue for sale South Pacific in the forum For Sale or Free https://nicholson38.org/forums/topic/czarina-blue-for-sale-south-pacific/#post-27552 Wed, 16 Apr 2025 18:26:32 +0000 We are asking £60,000 or nearest offer…

]]> 648f5579adbaadde8591695646f0b69b Czarina Blue started the topic Czarina Blue for sale South Pacific in the forum For Sale or Free https://nicholson38.org/forums/topic/czarina-blue-for-sale-south-pacific/ Wed, 16 Apr 2025 18:25:21 +0000 I have put together a site for the sale of Czarina Blue:

https://www.dunkmckenzie.com/czarinablue-nicholson38

She is a full-functioning liveaboard, hull 110, currently in French Polynesia. My plan is to sail her west from June onwards via Tonga and Fiji, finally to New Zealand (arriving November 2025).

We are looking for a larger vessel for…Read more

]]> 8deba7d949360836a5b277383fb97acd Czarina Blue replied to the topic Gearbox - TMP 12000 - wanted in the forum Wanted https://nicholson38.org/forums/topic/gearbox-tmp-12000-wanted/#post-27525 Thu, 28 Nov 2024 17:28:33 +0000 hi Arild,

when we overhauled our 4108 in Colombia we also looked at the gearbox and the mechanic identified degradation of the aluminium between the oil and coolant water zones. His solution was to dremel lightly then make good with cold weld epoxy (brands ‘JB Weld’, ‘Permatex Cold Weld’).
This is not ideal but I have found it useful also in my e…Read more

]]> e901ee8ed53ff049fce563f8bc028fa5 Czarina Blue replied to the topic Aft Prop Shaft material in the forum Engine https://nicholson38.org/forums/topic/aft-prop-shaft-material/#post-27471 Tue, 19 Mar 2024 18:01:24 +0000 Thanks for Arnett reference and fascinating about the ceiling. Marilyn may want to re-locate that information to another section of the forum!

]]> d8a1387c6bce29564f03677bb4152dc9 Czarina Blue replied to the topic Aft Prop Shaft material in the forum Engine https://nicholson38.org/forums/topic/aft-prop-shaft-material/#post-27469 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 17:09:36 +0000 And who cast your white metal bearing, if I may ask?

 

That and a new saloon ceiling are on my list, actually, so interested to see any photos of your ceiling solution, dunkmckenzie@gmail.cois my email.

 

Thanks,

 

Duncan

]]> ddf91cbe2a73a12d07385976b326b7d9 Czarina Blue replied to the topic Aft Prop Shaft material in the forum Engine https://nicholson38.org/forums/topic/aft-prop-shaft-material/#post-27467 Tue, 12 Mar 2024 15:40:03 +0000 Great detail Arild, thank you

]]> 5c5b5f394b9553fe8a2f83a0f0b0bac1 Czarina Blue replied to the topic Aft Prop Shaft material in the forum Engine https://nicholson38.org/forums/topic/aft-prop-shaft-material/#post-27459 Mon, 11 Mar 2024 21:43:54 +0000 Thanks Maralyn, that is really interesting. I renewed the rubbers of my flexible couplers in Colombia two years ago so they aer ina good state. God knows if they imitated the original quality of the rubber correctly. If alignment isn’t an issue (and goodness knows how you do an alignment check on a boat with a shaft made of three sections with…Read more

]]> b191787acd0f24276833deadcfc69be1 Czarina Blue replied to the topic Aft Prop Shaft material in the forum Engine https://nicholson38.org/forums/topic/aft-prop-shaft-material/#post-27456 Fri, 08 Mar 2024 18:10:03 +0000 Just got this from the FB forum:

OEM is 1 3/8″ phosphor bronze but I have been told by T Norris in the UK that’s it’s not been available in the correct quality for many years.
They have recommended 35mm duplex stainless replacement (35mm should just fit and much cheaper and easily available)

]]> edea51922f5f232bd9c11751558c4c51 Czarina Blue started the topic Aft Prop Shaft material in the forum Engine https://nicholson38.org/forums/topic/aft-prop-shaft-material/ Fri, 08 Mar 2024 17:28:02 +0000 My Maritex bearing from Neil at H4 marine was installed in April 2021 and already it is worn out, I have about 3mm of play if I waggle the prop underwater. I am surprised. It is possible that the shaft is not well aligned with the engine, though a mechanic signed that off when we overhauled the engine in 2022.

I have a replacement spare Maritex…Read more

]]> 34d6f3f2361b7015fdb514fda8c59153 Czarina Blue replied to the topic Bowman Heat Exchanger in the forum Engine https://nicholson38.org/forums/topic/bowman-heat-exchanger/#post-27348 Tue, 28 Mar 2023 19:05:24 +0000 The green heat exchanger is just a reference photo, mine is the blue one.

]]> a2baa946071885bc854c6158a55a6562 Czarina Blue replied to the topic Bowman Heat Exchanger in the forum Engine https://nicholson38.org/forums/topic/bowman-heat-exchanger/#post-27344 Tue, 28 Mar 2023 18:59:43 +0000 Final pics

 

]]> 0efb23ed90658e70a1ec269490a22d64 Czarina Blue replied to the topic Bowman Heat Exchanger in the forum Engine https://nicholson38.org/forums/topic/bowman-heat-exchanger/#post-27340 Tue, 28 Mar 2023 18:56:21 +0000 Further pics

]]> 8b4cbef3fe6e34eee181748509bee253 Czarina Blue started the topic Bowman Heat Exchanger in the forum Engine https://nicholson38.org/forums/topic/bowman-heat-exchanger/ Tue, 28 Mar 2023 18:55:12 +0000 Bowman Heat Exchanger End Cap Nut.
My 1972 Heat exchanger ( the kind which is mounted across the front of the engine, which combines oil cooler, refrigerant cooler and header tank) has had its end cap nut fail. It sheared creating an overheat as raw water poured out of the port side end of the heat exchanger. The nut had become pink, weakened by…Read more

]]> f992f6ccf54252507f4bc118fd211266 Czarina Blue replied to the topic Running Backstays on mainmast for babystay in the forum Running Rigging https://nicholson38.org/forums/topic/running-backstays-on-mainmast-for-babystay/#post-27332 Mon, 06 Feb 2023 17:14:50 +0000 Hi Van,

That thought had crossed my mind, ie moving the top fixture higher. I have read about your foredeck set up and I think I know what you mean but I would love to see a photo of that, with the pennants/ triangular set up. Thanks for your input.

]]> 76c200efe79fa6ec6b967db89b8cf413 Czarina Blue replied to the topic Running Backstays on mainmast for babystay in the forum Running Rigging https://nicholson38.org/forums/topic/running-backstays-on-mainmast-for-babystay/#post-27330 Sun, 29 Jan 2023 22:31:10 +0000 Hi Marilyn

 

That’s really helpful. I note that Mike skipped past where he had mounted the top attachment for the stay. He had actually mounted it about 5.5 ‘ down the mast below the tangs. That’s a long way down and I make that to be 15% of the foretriangle height. The usual rec is not more than 5% and some say max 10% on certain stiff masts. I…Read more

]]> 91383d7ec8e2058fbccf510f984f1102 Czarina Blue replied to the topic Running Backstays on mainmast for babystay in the forum Running Rigging https://nicholson38.org/forums/topic/running-backstays-on-mainmast-for-babystay/#post-27324 Tue, 17 Jan 2023 16:10:43 +0000 bot fixing and second image showing size of storm jib realtive to 140 genoa

]]> 3d23f8a00fb68e72d6ea090843d1b4b0 Czarina Blue replied to the topic Running Backstays on mainmast for babystay in the forum Running Rigging https://nicholson38.org/forums/topic/running-backstays-on-mainmast-for-babystay/#post-27319 Tue, 17 Jan 2023 16:06:01 +0000 Images attached, and forgot to say that, below decks, the steel fixing for the bottom of the babystay has a dyneema strop tensioned with turnbuckles to a fixing point on the inside of the V of the hull which is glassed in, all this to strengthen the stay and not pull up the deck.

]]> 0cc593435acf714bcf90f5d4affe0365 Czarina Blue started the topic Running Backstays on mainmast for babystay in the forum Running Rigging https://nicholson38.org/forums/topic/running-backstays-on-mainmast-for-babystay/ Thu, 12 Jan 2023 16:24:29 +0000 Greetings all. I am on Czarina Blue, 1973, gold-anodised spars, Procter main mast. The PO had attached a baby stay fixing to the front of my mainmast, about 15% of the way down the height of the foretriangle, so about 1.7m or 5.5 ‘  below the forestay fixing.

The bottom of this baby stay is turnbuckled onto a steel deck ring just behind ( aft of…Read more

]]> 6f2e9eaf84069adb1907e15db71436a1 Czarina Blue replied to the topic Mast rake and pre-bend in the forum Standing Rigging https://nicholson38.org/forums/topic/mast-rake-and-pre-bend/#post-27292 Sun, 11 Sep 2022 14:59:44 +0000 Also tensions nearer to 10-15% of breaking point rather than 15%+ on modern rigs?

]]> 2e96df77428eaa3242bf7d567d8dce86 Czarina Blue started the topic Mast rake and pre-bend in the forum Standing Rigging https://nicholson38.org/forums/topic/mast-rake-and-pre-bend/ Sun, 11 Sep 2022 14:51:43 +0000

    Hi there, do we have any info on suggested tuning of the rig. My 38 is 1973 with the gold-anodised masts by Proctor. I’ve had a bizarre tune-up by a rigger in Colombia and it’s made me take more interest in my standing rigging tension and tune.
    from what I can glean from the web, older boats with thicker-walled masts like ours should have onl…

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]]> 572b07084ca125058a1597c4369d72f8 Czarina Blue replied to the topic Auto pilots in the forum Steering and Rudder https://nicholson38.org/forums/topic/auto-pilots/#post-27284 Mon, 15 Aug 2022 21:36:57 +0000 Forgot to mention that I am running the NECO 17DR8 motor with a Simrad AP22 control panel and and Simrad J300X brain from 2008, not  with the original Neco Control box.

]]> 4232ee09990b10b9f8538de46cc55e20 Czarina Blue replied to the topic Auto pilots in the forum Steering and Rudder https://nicholson38.org/forums/topic/auto-pilots/#post-27279 Mon, 15 Aug 2022 21:35:07 +0000 Photos 11-14 of Neco overhaul in post above. END

]]> 6a371b72eba7e16f4d1a7fab74568fdc Czarina Blue replied to the topic Auto pilots in the forum Steering and Rudder https://nicholson38.org/forums/topic/auto-pilots/#post-27273 Mon, 15 Aug 2022 21:33:38 +0000 Photos 6-10 of NEco Overhaul, from [post above]

]]> a9d969a709d81e44ae2adc5d2ef6280b Czarina Blue replied to the topic Auto pilots in the forum Steering and Rudder https://nicholson38.org/forums/topic/auto-pilots/#post-27267 Mon, 15 Aug 2022 21:31:15 +0000 Overhaul of Neco 17DR8

NECO 17DR8 gets an overhaul in Cartagena, Colombia.
The motor’s movement was getting a bit ‘sticky’, the relays and supply all seemed fine, so we investigated the motor itself.
In case you were wondering what goes on inside one of these motors, after 49 years….
Changed the coil, the bearings, and the brushes, and the…Read more

]]> 6583dee9672ae331344a26fa8c224888 Czarina Blue started the topic Spreader Angle in the forum Standing Rigging https://nicholson38.org/forums/topic/spreader-angle/ Wed, 10 Aug 2022 00:08:31 +0000 The local rigger has said that the spreaders should be tiltled up slightly. My mizzen mast is like that, and other boats seem to have a small upwards tilt to their main spreaders. Does anyone know whether this is good advice? Mine are currently level. They may have moved or they may have been badly set up, if that is the case.

]]> 0c22859a43eaaaa7cb00363591484213 Czarina Blue started the topic NECO 17DR8 motor : oil grade in the forum Steering and Rudder https://nicholson38.org/forums/topic/neco-17dr8-motor-oil-grade/ Fri, 05 Aug 2022 15:45:40 +0000 NECO 17DR8 motor: which grade of oil?

Hi All, I am servicing my NECO 17DR8 motor here in Colombia, and wondered if anyone knows what grade of oil should go in it. The manual says Castrol Magna. The modern version of that states that “Castrol Magna lubricating oils are suitable for a variety of applications such as the lubrication of bearings,…Read more

]]> 5509c8ae4a65c4ac63a37980569d3359 Czarina Blue replied to the topic Auto pilots in the forum Steering and Rudder https://nicholson38.org/forums/topic/auto-pilots/#post-27248 Fri, 05 Aug 2022 15:43:46 +0000 Hi All, I am servicing my NECO 17DR8 motor here in Colombia, and wondered if anyone knows what grade of oil should go in it. The manual says Castrol Magna. The modern version of that states that “Castrol Magna lubricating oils are suitable for a variety of applications such as the lubrication of bearings, spindles and, using the heavier viscosity…Read more

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