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Big windows and no easy way to fit permanent storm shutters. New boat is alloy, the other a catamaran with some windows with curves in them.

Thanks. Wireless nation and a booster it is. I have a skyroam for international business travel (remember that?) which works a treat by picking up any network at all, similar to wireless nation I think.

Do any of them make a worthwhile difference? Tauranga to North Cape is the usual cruising area.

My boat won't pass the new rules. Nor would the one we circumnavigated in. However I would be reluctant to go through any documentation process for the sole reason of avoiding a safety inspection or requirement. That would open a huge can of worms for any insurance claim or third party liability should something go wrong.

Sail World W. But you may have better sources Union Jack Match The suggestion of a single Challenger Defence against INEOS Team UK to be sailed in Southern England got some airplay in the latter stages of the 36th Match. For it happen it would seem there would need to be an agreement between the two teams that the 38th Match would have to be sailed in Auckland, as there seems to be little point in running a short-cycled match when there would normally be a three to four year interval. Of course, there is the prospect that if the Brits pulled off a fairytale win, that the Kiwis w

And China have lifted 200 million plus out of poverty in a generation. Never happened before. Ever. Good and bad in all systems. Back to the cup. Is the one off regatta in Cowes and the next one back in Auckland no matter who won still on the table? I quite liked that idea.

Usually keep our boat in HMB. Currently in a shed in Mt Maunganui and we won't take it to Auckland this summer. Too much risk of no boating at all if we did. I assume Mercurys to Tutukaka non stop would be OK with the current levels?

Only boated at N59 once and it was like this

Electric boats in the right application are quite doable, even for heavy cargo. You just have to think about how to achieve it. https://newatlas.com/marine/zero-emissions-services-freight-batteries-swappable-containers/?utm_source=New Atlas Subscribers&utm_campaign=52d0840bc8-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2021_09_07_08_02&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_65b67362bd-52d0840bc8-76685595&fbclid=IwAR3GAu2OwTuzId-TuTm3ytLtB8VRnrLa9b_fC4PJlpD_-6CXCJ-8vR86Y7M

So hydro down means coal up? I don't think any dams have collapsed so I assume just less rainfall where it matters.

Sounds like a design flaw IT. The twin rudders should be directly behind the keels, assuming you have the correct number of hulls. Combining this thread with the one that has evolved into a Cat 1 discussion, we had one inspector who demanded we lift the boat so he could check the keels were bonded well to the hull with no sign of cracking at the joint. I argued the keels were designed to be sacrificial but that made no difference. We found another Cat 1 inspector.

Been diving out there for over 40 years. The fall off in numbers at Opito Bay has been very fast. Five years ago they were everywhere. All is not lost as Scallops do move around a bit. Tryphena was brilliant then empty and now quite good again. Absolutely support giving them a break.

That's interesting, just had some alloy cleats shipped from a friend in Portland. For Yanmar parts the cheapest we found was in Lefkas, at an English owned chandlery. I think they have gone now. There is some automotive crossover with Yanmar, The 3JH2E starter motor is Mazda for example.

10 boats anchored out is a quiet day for Tauranga. 18 was a recent peak. The seiners are also working in really close at present, only a couple of miles out from our house

Which is why as you can't plane any distance with the Torqeedo anyway why not just go super simple and light?

Thought about it but purchased a Suzuki 6hp 4 stroke. Since then I saw these in YW. https://www.temofrance.com/en_GB/

Back in 2001 when I was first given C-Map at Musket Cove you had to do your own edits. Vavau was about 1/4 mile further West than it should have been from memory (at any zoom), so probably an error in the chart datum? Going up the Red Sea the Sudan coast jumped about a mile East on some zoom levels, a glitch IT has discussed above. I guess we were in the first wave of cruisers that set off expecting to carry a pile of paper charts, and then didn't. Nothing quite like plotting the days run on paper however.

Underneath. The ribbed material protects the tubes on the beach. We removed ribbed stuff and replaced with a heavy vinyl then happy days. They are really light and the windsurfer style stiffened floor works very well. I have a new little Southern Pacific RIB downstairs waiting for the next boat to be built.

I had a truekit. Very light and they row quite well which is unusual for an inflatable. The grey ribbed protection layer underneath turns into some mastic type material but way stickier in a couple of years of NZ sun. The sellers in NZ are aware but disinterested in fixing the problem.

Recent NZ arrivals Gone with the Wynns are on a catamaran are on youtube. They had an interesting trip down from Tonga. Lost a life raft that left a good size hole in the cockpit floor and some window damage as well. All in pretty benign conditions.

Yep Conrad painted our 46' catamaran and did a great job. I removed/replaced the hardware and that's all. The final price charged was less than the quote (by several thousand) Never encountered that in the marine industry before or since, so I also would be sorry to see the yard close.

Can I ask why you are repainting? If it is to sell the boat, no point spending money on a poor outcome. We knew our boat needed a repaint before we set off on a 5 year cruise. I touched it up with single pack with a brush and didn't have to get too worried about the odd canoe bumping up against the hull or whatever. It cost us $50k or thereabouts to paint it at Robertson's when we got back, but that was 2005

For full time cruising I'd keep the SSB. Informal cruiser scheds used to pop up all over the show, particularly where other support was scarce like the Red Sea. There were even two boats playing chess during our Atlantic crossing. With the newer Pactors, Sailmail was pretty good as well. That RNZ link brings back memories, I listened to AB's vs Lions in 2005 between the Galapagos and Tahiti.

Roger that.

Alloycats are building a 12m for me in Tauranga. Leave them alone until it's launched please.