harrytom

Remember the 4 thorny vosper we got back in the 70s?? totally unsuitable ex pommy ships,crews had to sleep down aft with officers due to the motion of the things. But yes fast coastal patrols designed for our conditions and not kept in Devonport .Base them Lyttleton/wellington/northland and maybe milford sounds that way they can patrol the west coast rather crossing bar harbours The Airforce just some 737s fitted out for survelience work

Turn the navy in to coastguard service.Ocean customs watch.Fishery patrol.But we do win submarine exercises.

No I don't.Friend lives on his and he doesn't know whose it is either. Just asked friend for name if yacht/owner.He sent me the photo back in Feb

went down 26/2/204

Bigger picture is most of these older vessels don't have insurance So it falls on rate/tax payers to dispose of.

x10 jellicoes one is the Museum. Yes saw x50 "M" class Logan memorial was last weekend?

When my first one sank the insurance company sent down a marine/insurance inspector.Who throughly examined all sea fitting.Sent the offending engine water intake valve to a metal fatigue inspection place and the result was .The fitting failed due to the composite make up of the valve, electrolysis, bonze hull fitting with a stainless steel tap and a copper tail. Basically disintegrated. So where insurance companies feel these concern they will throughly inspect. Mine was not obvious due to corroding from inside out. The yacht had a marine survey 6 months earlier on purchase. The yacht at

No "M" class despite Logan being a designer

Just returned.Just missed the rain.Son might be joining "Thelma" as they are looking for crew

Jeff?? was on the radio Thursday or Friday explaing why he grounds his vessel.Prtest against the waste,silt,sewer wste etc entering the AK harbour yet we need to comply wth concil by laws. Yes hes a nutter

Going don Sunday,mate wants photos of Ngataki. Been reading the book of Johnnys journeys.

Lots of big Bronzies around at the moment 1.8/2m+and they are not shy.

Be easy enough to use a modified portable suction dredge that gold miners use.Have a look at bearing sea gold miners. Containment might be the issue though,needs to brought ashore and burnt,

Yes repairable ,knock the pin out and have it welded but no guarantee how long it will last. Maybe worth replacing in the long run

prop speed and copper coat depends on water quality.Used Prop speed on a kiwi in tamiki river but had better results in normal antifoul. Yes I know the concept of Prop speed,few revolution and the muck should be thrown off but once its estsablished?

The MPI warning is because of toxins,there is no update on mpi to say if the rahui/ban is still in place.The only publication says closed 2yrs and that time is up.Be worth testing ?? The only mention of Rahui relates to the weed invasion.

Is the ban still in place,cannot find any updates. expired 29/11/2023

Need to register with YNZ to race,so whats the issue with cost $120 one off cost till sold not a lot of coin in reality. But then again a vessel on mooring needs to let council/harbour master know who owns vessel,cant be identified go back to mooring owner hold them resposible,no issue from me. Rudolfshack springs to mind ,buying cheap junk and selling to unsuspecting buyers. Hmm didnt think it would cost that much to fix and walk away.But mooring in someones name and if no fee being paid remove mooring and vessel and charge last known owner.simple or do some just put in the too hard bas

One would think being in a well known well patronized anchorage. A anchor light would be all that is required,day shapes for vessels over 20m from memory. But if one anchored say off a island or bay rather than it,ie anchored off Orewa then possibly a anchor watch or at least a glance every hour to make one hasnt dragged etc As with ships anchored in the anchorage area off Rangi not only must display Anchor light but shall light up decks as well.Not sure if the lighting of decks is a local by law or not.

look on T/M and maybe find a sail near to size and have re cut?

Ok My god, it was tongue n cheek. You want to wear helmet dont let me stop you..

Oh look there's a bus ,where's my helmet? If YNZ/OSH/ACC ever brought wearing of helmets in on yachts,that will tyhe end of yacht racing in NZ.Now what happens if the volvo fleet stop in over in Auckland?Sorry no helmets keep going?

Just watched part of the news and they had the Coastguard on about drownings and lifejackets. The guy interviewed said LJ should be compulsory. Hmm living under a rock are CG? Both Auckland and Waikato quiet clearly state all vessels under 6m wearing of LJ is compulsory and skippers discretion. So if CG dont know the requirements then I guess we are screwed

I remember back in the early 70s.Dad was skippering the RNZYS patrol boat. Just after the start of "A" class they had rush to ranger as one crew member got struct by the boom and went face first in to a winch.Ambulance waiting at RAYC jetty.He was ok after hospital visit but point is.Helmet going to do nothing in that case.