harrytom

Oh hell a lion roared at the zoo,quick put it down!

From memory the fairmile that operated as charter fishing vessel in early 70s was called "colville" skippered by "Len Selby"?? I believe she ended up in Tonga?

HaHa " Fish" never thought about it being ex whaler,whoops research ship

Saw this on Trademe and according to Q & A no special ticket to operate as it is a private vessel??surely that cannot be right? www.trademe.co.nz/motors/boats-marine/motorboats/auction-1580309906.htm?rsqid=44e13cfe142d4d37bd80bfd0b6ebf2eb

Never had an electrolysis problem with kiwi prop,zinc on shaft,ali hub properly etched primed with ali antifoul,had to do 3 times in 12 months but no sign of corrosion,never bothered antifouling blades as found anti foul never really stuck,coated 3 times year in lonlolin and prop speed not a fan as to many factors enter the equation as applicator stated not a guarantee it will depending on who has what moored near you.

I believe kiwi props are now saying not to use on less than 30hp because of the reverse issue,can stall small motors,16hp yanmar when going in to reverse had to put in reverse then give power quickly otherwise it stalled,but once in reverse could idle backwards.

www.trademe.co.nz/motors/boats-marine/yachts/keeler/auction-1707411627.htm?rsqid=05512c145fc34146aed6368f332276b2 Just discovered there’s some recent damaged to the bow roller area from when the mooring was serviced. They attached the mooring chain directly to the boat (which was too heavy for the boat) and resulted in damage. See photo. The answer is here ,remember reading about it

We used that rolled carpet type stuff from burnsco,,easy to cut/fit lift out to dry,does not rot, Tended to leave lifted when not onboard as can/does feel damp when boat locked for a week.

Was not watching at the gas station,went to pay for diesel, 150lts bit of a surprise when the girl said $380,yep had to call Mr Sucky out,now truck stops only. Worst part is the next driver did exactly the same thing.

The big question for me is,why leave port when you know you are going to have 50knts??

Avoiding fisheries??

I would say YES,shouldnt be tight until end nut squashes in to place,should still be able to turn shaft by hand with resistance,

Hmm if the previous owner had 6mm packing onboard then I would think it is the correct size,why would you carry the wrong size??Is there anyone nearby who could have a look or advise?? Side track here but why would a japanese car have 10mm nuts and then put a 3/8th on number 7? without trying to be silly here but have you looked at replacing with a dripless gland? If you intend on keeping/cruising for a number of years, There is serious on tv (sky)about various canals around Europe,looks like could be a bit of me in retirement yrs

remove old packing with a hook,can be done in the water,looks a lot of water but its not,3 x packing is preferred and joins 90 degrees to each other,nip up till stops dripping when stationary,should drip when under way 1 of 2 drips per minute and should not be hot to touch.

incorrect as far travel in channels,from my observation when they are heading out,tend to round north head and head straight to A bout,never following the channel , Why would they waste fuel?. Very unfortunate case .

I gather this the USA coastguard who did the rescue?do they charge for their services? From what could of happened to no loss of life incredible. Thanks for sharing.

There was a few boats broken in 2yrs ago but culprits caught and have not heard of any incidents of late,a lot of live aboards in the river and they do keep an eye out and no whose boat is whos

Yes there is a species of mangrove exclusive to NZ,mangroves grow north of Tauranga from memory.They provide a habitat for fish to hide,unlike the tropics etc where fish actually come in to the shallows to breed,They do not do this in NZ. The thought was fresh water killed them when cut and rots the roots but how do explain the ones growing by the old Kopu bridge in Thames in a paddock??they have clear most from Pahurehure lagoon but some greenie claims to of found a foot print in the mud from an endangered bird, Most of the mangroves have gone and the silicone sand beach is returning.But

Fitted a dripless seal,shaft was slightly out align but no vibration until barnicles on prop or zinc block worn,16hp yanmar ran at 3/4 most of the time

Congratulations " Sabre" Copacabana was/is one of the better ravens

Another case to push Wof type thing on to us or skipper licencing

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12041594 found and safe

use to a class that raced called Bath tub,similar to video

Altex 10 black no longer available Altex long cruising black 3 months was still clean Tamaki river Hemoals useless blue For some reason black seemed best.strong current

Why this particular vessel,when on any given day there are vessels all over the gulf in worst state of repair going about there lawful business and no one says boo.