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Ok, further to that. Today I have made a complaint to the Plumbers, Gasfitters and Drainlayers Board as follows. "I would like to complain about the current situation regarding LPG on Boats. To get a gas cert for the vessel is currently impossible without a complete reinstall. The issue is that despite current standard, page iii "This Standard includes a statement that its requirements do not apply retrospectively" the gas fitters are insisting on compliance with the CURRENT standards, even for an EXISTING installation. This is in direct contradiction to the current standard,

Another one is the Cavalier 32, with pinched stern lines, but a fin keel this time. They become completely unsteerable in following seas and broach I disagree with this. Back in 1977 I spent quite a few hours steering a Cav 32 in a southerly storm off the Wairarapa Coast, running with just a storm jib on (We were heading up from Wellington for the Auckland-Suva race). There was a lot of white water coming over the back of the boat and filling the cockpit quite regularly. The waves were often very steep and quite large. The worst of it came through during the night, so not much

About bloody time !

I think comparing non endangered Dolphins riding on the bow wave on a 6 knot S#$%box to Endangered Hectors dolphins swimming in a Protected Marine Reserve with boats with razor blades under them do 40 knots is pointless, and in Coutts' case somewhat disingenuous.

Dogs Tiny boats North side of Waiheke Turned out great for everyone!

I was on Hotdogger 2-up and I can give you the scoop. We started late because we were debating going to the third reef. I think the time we spent stooging about didn't help the top batten cars in their efforts to live a long and prosperous life. We elected to start, and in the midst of sideways rain and a jib hank that had let go we didn't really look up and notice the issue. After tacking at North Head we slid under Start me up (which was fully crewed but still a fellow small boat) we set off into the washing machine. 2 reefs and a #3 were still a bit too much sail for the over

Cracking into renovating the Admirals bathroom and wonder if I should offer this feature floor tile to Wussell… (

Samassaan resting in Cherry Bay Lake Rotoiti….last 3days

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/a-48m-boat-ran-aground-on-my-familys-island-in-the-hauraki-gulf-its-the-least-of-our-worries-sue-neureuter/V5KUPEIS4BGCLAKM6LCMPYK7CA/

Well, if nothing, next is to pass it on to an MP - isnt this Govt supposed to be removing red tape

You can't make meaningful statements about that unless you also know the mortality rate and fertility rate for the population of 15,000,

Excellent. Being woke is a good thing. /woʊk/ aware, especially of social problems such as racism and inequality

talking of gravity, dolphins and hoops...

I have recently investigated this myself. Two out of three gas fitters (recommended by various people for marine work) do not know or understand the gas standards NZS 5601 part 2. For an installation like yours with a single appliance, you are allowed to use flexible hose to NZS 1869 Class C, which for the layman is standard BBQ hose, costs $12/m at Burnsco and costs the gas fitters $4/m. Two of the gas fitters claimed for that single appliance install I needed copper hose with flexible stainless steel at each end. The additional cost was several thousand dollars. Additionally t

perhaps this might assist those afflicted types

Not saying this boat is, but many of the Iwi that were awarded quota then contract foreign boats and crew to fish it for them. There were HUGE problems with slave like conditions, brutality etc toward crews and what not. There was a series of news storeys some time ago (pre covid) about this. I believe those boats were from Korea or Taiwan. They were certainly bottom rung in terms of maintenance, age, crew welfare and what not. Iwi were washing their hands of the issues claiming it was intermederiares that were doing the chartering. Strangely various vested interests were keen to keep such car

Keeping the alternator cool makes a huge difference for these small frame Balmar alternators. We have 2x 175a Balmar XTs and they very quickly overheat (our 614 is programed to not let them get hotter than 90c) and they very quickly reach that point, then cut their output to about half. To keep them running with a decent output, I have to have an bilge blower sucking the hot air right off the alternator. If that fan stops, the alternator will throttle itself back within a minute or two.

It's both. The population size is getting to dangerous levels where breeding can't occur fast enough to replace those that die. If it continues that tipping point will be reached. Once that tipping point is reached the species will be gone in 3 generations. No one knows when that exact tipping point will be, but we know that if the the current trajectory continues the Hectors will be gone. Unlike sheep we can't import more Hector dolphins to complement breeding stock. As the only species on this planet that can actually make a difference to the survival of other species I th

Converting from 12vdc to 230vac and back to 36vdc is extremely inefficient. Unless you have excess energy to literally burn, you'd be better off getting a 12v to 36v boost converter. You'll possibly find the manufacturer even sells a correctly sized boost converter. If you're buying an inverter that needs a 10A circuit breaker installed on the AC side, then legally this must be installed by an electrician and include appropriate earth/neutral protection. If you're buying an inverter with a 3pin AC socket on it, then these use a isolated IT earthing system and do not need an add

Yup it's criminal the way exorbitant berth rates have slayed the value of moored craft. Those who own or manage marinas should hang their heads in collective shame and a plague on all their houses I say. We have been without a yacht for 3 years now and looking at the costs of ownership in today's terms we could no longer justify the outgoings. I have reached for a sail and oar alternative the LOA is far more compatible with my retirement income.

Those noodles do a great job of protecting the dad bod from abrading.

I am pretty sure that it's still going to be "Coastguard" for the foreseeable, since no one it going to be saying "quick, call the Tautiaki's when they hit the rocks. It's a nice gesture, but it's just a marketing slogan in the same way the dolphins were plastered over everything in the 90's.

I have summarised this thread into this post - you can find links to the survey, links to the live response summary and the link to a spreadsheet of results that will be udated monthly. Hi all. Insurance questions are a perennial subject. The idea of this survey is to provide some data that Crew-ites and those who drop by can use. You can find the survey here. No-one responding will be named or identified. If you want your information deleted, let me know by private message. No particular insurance provider will be endorsed or derided in the survey summary. You can

Updated to include power boat options

Don't need a jockey pole if you are poling out a headsail. By the time you need it the wind is far enough off the stern to sheet the headsail normally. Pole length, longer is better till handling becomes awkward. Somewhere between J and 1.1 x J works.

The main thing to note is, from page iii "This Standard includes a statement that its requirements do not apply retrospectively"

Because the battery will turn off, possibly at a critical moment - no lights, no nav gear etc. Known as "dark ship". That's what the regs are trying to avoid.

This is because that's what intelligent folk do. They know they don't know everything, so they reach out to experts who know more than they do.

Rogue 3 will be supplying the obnoxious music.

Dolphins?

I have a very nice little unit from YachtD that captures everything on the N2K network and records it to a sdcard. Unfortunately I now have billions of datapoints collected over 5+ years that I have been unable to process because the amount of information is over welming - but one day I plan on learning/using some big data processing tool to overcome that In the meantime I keep recording everything whenever the network is powered on...

Had a PLC operating system for one of the tour boats in Milford fail and the back up on the PC also failed. The second spare was on my laptop in Te Anau which I headed into Milford with. The tender driver nosed into the jetty and as I was stepping over, lap top case in one hand, he backed away early and rapidly... I do not recall the exact details other than the thought " The program is more important than me staying warm and dry"... as I was losing my balance I could have dropped the case, grabbed a rail and stayed warm and dry in a Fiordland winter, however I tossed the case into the te

Happened to me many years ago except I didn't fall off. I was a deliberate step around the stern of my dinghy. Didn't quite expect to be stepping off the dock. At night, 'W' pier where you could tie up freely for it seemed as long as u wanted (that is another story entirely), winter, wet weather gear on cos it was blowing a hoolley and raining , on my jack jones, but the worst of it was - holding a 'new to me' 8 horse long shaft Merc outboard that I had bought from fast eddie the outboard guy in Ellerslie (used to be a Miller Moyes place there by the motorway and the guy worked there. TB

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Yes I am willing to try it myself but I don't have a bearing press, and so think I would have to resort to primitive procedures - like a f...ing big hammer to remove the bearings . I have yootube too, and of course it looks simple enough. D2 has a mechanical boyfriend so I think I will get his help and do it under supervision

I am a reliability engineer.... by nature I am extremely risk averse.... its in my genes, as my Dad was the same. He told me buying quality is like buying oats for the horse, you either pay top dollar for top quality oats, or you can by oats that have already been through a horse, which you can buy much cheaper. But really, what I want to delve into is gimbling and possibly getting a two part set up, fixing the oven but gimbling the top.... as well as a general instalation chat with someone who has the experience.

Has 4 wheel drive but the “glide steer”disengages the corresponding rear wheel drive to limit chewing whilst turning. The steering lock is also brilliant.

The Admiral gave me a bit of a prompt to get the lawns done so I went by the mower shop on the way back to the ranch... Crikey it even has cruise control.

I waste far too much time looking at this

Nice morning for it…. good angle, too

Its a bit pessimistic but I dont think we can stop the natural spread, if at all, even with a massive increase in funding to remove it but that doesnt mean we should be careless. At some point people will have to accept that its here to stay and then we are all in management mode.

I agree neuruter family. When we visited the gulf last month we kept our fishing rods in their racks. It's nothing like it was even when we left Auckland 25 years ago let alone when we were kids.

Jon... you might want to edit some of your spelling!🤣

Not a hundred percent but believe that they are possibly shorting marks trackers can ping a time as they cross them and race management could call the race at any one of these points Just my guess but I’ve been involved with theses tracker a lot

broken battern cars - you can see it in the start photos. main leech ripping .... hopefully all fixed

I feel better.

Yes I read that a wee while ago when Jones first said it. My point is that there is a minority that have disproportionate influence on fisheries management - I don't want to get into the rightly of wrongly bit here. But this is the exact issue Coutts is banging on about regards SailGP. Many people have been distracted about the dolphins, noting Coutts came out on the Friday saying SailGP wouldn't return due to minority issues, when the dolphin issue didn't kick off till Saturday. And people have been distracted because it is Coutts saying it. Clearly he is a brash and polarising

This is a very good example. Not wanting to trigger your guys aversion to politics, BUT: Any moves to manage the Gulf fisheries are blocked or thwarted by Tangatawhenua. The basic issue being that the treaty never covered the sea, and they see they have rightful control (some say ownership, others say Kaitiaki) of the fish. This is why the current plan, which I think took 10 yrs to work out, requires the entire community to stop taking fish, accept for one minority, race based group. It is fair to say that if it wasn't for the customary rights issues around fish management, we c

It is funny how people forget that marine mammal sanctuary is also a major commercial port. Ground zero for med fan worm too. How outrageous to want to hold this event at a commercial port. Lunacy. Completely reckless. Lyttleton is hardly a tranquil fjord in the depths of a National Park and the sole habitat of one armed starfish and unicorn seahorses. That, and his main issues aren't with the dolphins, it is with the bureaucracy and cost of dealing with red tape and minority groups with disproportionate power. We have a major productivity issue in NZ, GDP per capita is plummet