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Ohh they do!! You can tell from all the laughter and finger pointing from the kids.. See it so often

Yea Good work back.. I had a similar one where I was getting fuel as well: turned out to be a partially blocked fuel filter..

You will need Bronze.. Probably not available off the shelf in nz.. I had to get some made up last time I needed bronze.. However: somebody may know..

Well I am not qualified to agree or disagree: but you may find as we get older that sugar is the real enemy: Not fat or salt as we have been led to believe. Only saying

More C02 does encourage plant growth: with less nutrients and more sugars. So not good at all

Awesome!! Well Done

Great Stuff!! It should work both ways

As long as you inform him that you dispute the payment demand: it cannot be acted upon by a debt collector.. So you must make sure that you have some record of informing him/them of that. Email or registered letter as examples are sufficient.

Surely they only have the power to remove you to the high tide line: as per any landowner?

Well just awaiting a little feed back about that particular unit advertised from someone that has used that technology....... Then I may just do that... or not

Does anyone have any experience with these? http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=1321370008 I have heard good things so I am keen to fit one.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/91576734/cyclone-cook-beached-yacht-but-blue-skies-in-mt-maunganui

Try Sandvik, Steel & Tube or Forte SS if in the Waikato..

You are absolutely correct.. I have had one of those in a dead calm situation at 4 in the morning.. He was on chain and I was on chain/rope so it was probably us drifting.. It was amazing the amount of noise and vibration it caused.. Fortunately for me we hit him bow into his broadside... However when they anchored earlier that evening I did mention to them there didn't seem to be enough clearance between us.. They were happy so I went to bed..consequently it wasn't me pulling up the anchor at 4 in the morning The real stupid thing with this one is that there was only the two of

Well I would have: But still working out how to set it However going to be using opencpn on the boat this weekend and I do know how use that one. So yes we do.

Well whatever is welded is weld grade Al: but also maybe not a dedicated marine grade. So can be repaired by welding. In the early days welding and marine grades were expensive so rivets were still the viable option for the hard/brittle marine grades as a construction technique and there are still quite a few boats around from then. From memory Parker Craft were one of the first to go welded. My memory is not that good these days so no bashing if I got that wrong Nowdays marine grades and welding has vastly improved so you will never see a riveted boat built from new as it is too slow

If it is a riveted construction Al boat: Don't waste your money getting someone to "weld" it.. It will be a non-weld marine grade sheet. That is why they used rivets.. You would have been able to use Al solder on it when it was new but probably too late now as there will be too much oxidisation. So the best option is to re-rivet. Not hard all you need is a new rivet, a hammer and a rivet snap - if you can find one these days I still have one, haven't used it for 30 years.. Otherwise just gum it up one of the excellent products listed above..

Don't mean to butt in here Ask for commercial grade: not home handyman stuff. Bit of a difference in price but a better difference in quality IMO.

Don't bet on it!!

He will most likely never see his daughter again.. Not least until she can make her own decisions.

You will be in a crowd: the H28 Assoc is rallying up there for the weekend Will keep an eye out..

Looking to be up Mahurangi about the 28th for the regatta with a bit of luck...

Hmmm, Well offshore is not classified as "when you leave the harbour" or even while you are within the 3 mile coastal limit.... That is coastal!! And even then.. So I THINK YOU need a walk in the park!!

Offshore?? I have no offshore experience and have never said or implied that I have. So what good sir may I ask is yours? As if it makes a difference. Coastal sailing and navigation, and it's problems are a completely different problem. When did Banks Peninsula to Marlborough Sounds become offshore? It is with the correct weather a fairly straight forward trip by anyone's standard. My own experience, amongst other area's includes 3 yrs in the Foveaux Strait area to Preservation Inlet. I suspect you are not real: and only here to settle old scores! I also suspect you

Are you for real?? People have the right to make their own decisions.. Sailing a yacht from Banks Pen to Marlborough isn't that hard. Some people with less experience and lesser boats have crossed oceans.. concentrate on something more important maybe like some of the world's starving children..