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Orakei Local Board Public meeting this Thursday on future of The Landing hardstand Ōrākei Local Board hold their next meeting this Thursday and the future of the hardstand is top of the agenda. It’s a public meeting open to all. Details: Thursday 16th November, 3pm St Chads Church & Community Centre 40 St. Johns Road Meadowbank The Ōrākei Local Board will receive feedback on their recent public consultation on The Landing. The majority of respondents submitted against the plan and there is a high level of negative public response to the Ōrākei Local Board’s actions

As someone told me once, there are only enough hours in the day for 2 5minute jobs

The day started with a plan to clean up some really minor corrosion on my heat exchanger, corrosion that wasn't causing any problems whatsoever and that my mechanic friend told me to "monitor" I found a suspect hx end cap - OK that's an easy fix... It has two o-rings in it. Might as well do both ends, 4 "gold-plated" o-rings from ovlov is all that's needed to fix that... Job will be over in a hour. Needed to drain the coolant, it's a year early but not a big deal might as well do it now. Performed some yoga moves getting to the petcocks. Trying to put tubes on them and twist th

They deserve a Cat3 lifeline exemption and free entry to next years CC for that effort

Eke Panuku and Tataki Auckland just sent out an email full of excuses, contaminated land etc etc. Absolute rubbish, this is another example of Panuku (who is that anyway -name names stop hiding) failing their owners you and I the ratepayer . We watched on Port owned land in Christchurch -yes it was dusty dirty and smelled a bit dieselly its a working wharf normally -nobody cared or noticed. They dont use a bunch of names nobody understands to hide behind down there...... Wayne you need to roast some behinds-the Auckland Moana festival just lost one of the drawcards -and certain

In the article they more or less acknowledge it was the big ships that caused the issue, yet they want to penalise boaties and yachites when the horse has clearly bolted. And you are right Harry, and in fact, they could close the Hauraki Gulf for a decade and the natural currents and wind changes would still embed the weed. It is a waste of time trying to fight it - I know what I am saying has been said before, but you just shake your head at some of the idiots out there that call for this banning thing.

‘No business was found whom could operate the hardstand feasibly for 6months of the year, so we have decided to keep it as a carpark all year round for RAYC users’ Can see this coming very quickly. Costs too much to train staff, own equipment etc for 6 months per year in a commercial environment

OK so things got a bit hard to follow towards the end there but it looks like there's potentially the option to investigate a reduced and/or seasonal hardstand at Okahu Bay. Sensible outcome but I wouldn't say it's over yet.

It's that jolly Advanced Sea Survival Course slowing everyone down. Once you've done it a couple of times the novelty really wears off and it feels a bit pointless. It's a bit like asking to sit your driving licence every couple of years. I'm not senile. (yet)

Tuning in! Having talked with locals on the island I think it's probably more about making life a bit easier for people who live on Aotea Great Barrier who have been dealing with the restrictions for a long time... it's so they can go out and drop a line and get a feed. The situation is a little bit different in other places. Exotic caulerpa is pretty nasty. I'm sure you'll all do the right thing.

What a waste of time. MPI spends millions on trying to wipe out Undaria every year, from the Chathams to Fiordland, flying divers around with scissors to manually cut it off rocks FFS. It's had 30 years off massive effort, at uncountable cost in the Chathams, and it's still there. Divers living aboard in Fiordland, flying in & out since I think since around 2010? Someone jump in if you have better knowledge of this effort? And here we are, Undaria still here, and still spreading. But we think this time around, with Caulerpa it's going to be different? Hmmm, not convinc

This weekend coming. Hopefully achieve a bit of keel fairing then antifoul....

I didn't watch the video. The principle is relatively straight forward but requires an understanding of charge discharge profiles... 1. Lead acid rests at ~12.8v and floats at ~13.2v 2. LFP rests at 13.32v (there is no float for lfp) So when in parallel, without any load, the LFP is float charging the LA. As the load comes on the LFP will provide the power to the load. Once the lfp goes below the LA float voltage, power will be taken from the LA, but the amount of energy between 12.8v and 13.2v is insignificant and just surface charge. So the lfp will still provide

A great little series hosted over this past weekend by the Milford Cruising Club, plenty of breeze, yachtsmen and Women helming aged from 14-69 plus . A few swimmers (but no one let go) Real yachting is alive in Auckland -with ex AC , Whitbread and Olympic yachties in the mix with junior sailors too. Well done to the sponsors

The point is they would have got fees and the disruption to shipping would be Nil. Ferries affected would only be brikenhead and hobsonville. They will have worked all that out and don't forget they are only 15 minute races. Sydney manage to do it smack in the middle of their ferry lanes which arr crazy busy compared to Ak. I recall Extreme Series in St Petersberg waiting for ships to clear the course several times.

The response by NSW agencies - What is DPI doing? After 15 years of published research and scientific observations in NSW, the behaviour of Caulerpa in the NSW environment is now better understood and we are changing the way we manage it. We believe our efforts will be more effective if we focus on preventing the spread of Caulerpa to unaffected estuaries, rather than on activities that have little effect on established populations. Large outbreaks of Caulerpa are almost impossible to eradicate, require extensive resources and cannot guarantee that Caulerpa will not reocc

yesterday's meeting was a full house too. not standing-room-only like last November's, but every chair was taken yesterday. yes, we have work to do to make sure the hardstand is re-established in the most effective way possible. it was a massive accomplishment to even get the board to listen. huge thanks to everyone who has put their time into this effort.

The key here is don't give up, the people who want the hardstand gone play the attrition game and aim to wear opponents down. This watered down option does not make sense, a giant carpark during summer that will be empty most of the time?

i'm here

Well, Building on this, I've just finished the decks and structure - now the whole boat has been painted (outside) bottom of keel to top of mast. Again roll and tip, then Kiwigrip over the molded glass non skid. Took off "most" of the deck gear to do it... New Teak timber work as well, some not re-installed yet.

The sealant on the windows had become so sun damaged the black pigment was leaching out, and one started to leak. Knifed out the old sealant and put new in.

We're out this year. Too many crew (including myself) have had sea survival expire. I don't understand why squadron can do a race to three kings @ cat 2 with no sea survival requirement. Mhyc can do cc around the not insignificant Cape Brett rounding, where many a boat has come unstuck, without the need for a liferaft or dinghy at cat 3-, and rayc needs a cat 3+, which is pretty much the same as a cat 1 without the out-of-water inspection, for going around corromandle... There is much inconsistency from YNZ. I cannot help but feel if that if the requirements were aligned there woul

There is no logic. There is no logic to any of it. It's just rules for rules sake. To look like something is being done, when it isn't. It is just how our country deals with stuff. Stuff and nonsense.

Brace yourself for your next mooring fee- this year in our local mooring area on the shore, the maintenance bill for two that I know of was 5500 for 20 ton vessel and 3400 for a 5 ton vessel. Thats maintenance so I suspect a full mooring install on barrier given the remoteness and depth, and having to wildly ovespec them that each one would be 10k or more. We are talking millions in setup and the ongoing legal issues with insurance, and the management etc would be a nightmare. "How much does your vessel weigh sir?" Certificate please, do you have insurance, certificate please, sig

Cited in this context means specifically noted in the relevant legislation as being a standard that must be complied with.

CarpeDiem is 100% correct. It is not the courts but the government (by way of legislation) that determine which standards and which version of that standard must be complied with. There are hundreds of NZ standards covering all sorts of areas available. Most of those are simply best practice (or perhaps not) but only the standards and the specific version of that standard cited in relevant legislation can be enforced by the courts. As in the example above re marinas there is nothing stopping any organization requiring people to comply with any standard in order to use their pr

Standards don't get cited by the court - that's a misunderstanding. Standards get cited in legislation (or in private policies). Two examples: New Zealand Marinas have "cited" AS/NZS 3760 - In-service safety inspection and testing of electrical equipment and RCDs - Marinas have set a private rule, that requires users of shore power to have tested and tagged cables - this is not a legal requirement - it is a private requirement of the Marina, based on industry best practice. This standard is not "cited" in any NZ legislation. MartimeNZ Rule 40 (link), has cited AS/NZS 3004.2:20

If you feel like spending boat dollars, and have a little space, you can retrofit a dripless shaft seal. We did this after years of tolerating our packing gland dribbling and carrying on. Haven't looked back. We got one from Henleys. Was in the order of $600 / $700 about 5 years ago. Alternatively, you can re-pack the stuffing and connected a grease gun to it. I'd give the grease gun a pump or two every time we'd been out. I was super smart and put two connecting hoses onto the grease gun, so I didn't have to crawl to the far end of the bilge to get at it. Noting that packing gl

I read this before swapping from VRLAs to lifepo4 for our offgrid bank at home . Very informative info after several years of accelerated testing on different brands and chemistries . We ended up getting powerplus lifepo4s based on price and a local seller down the road had them on the shelf . https://arena.gov.au/knowledge-bank/itp-battery-test-centre-reports/

My local marine electrician wryly commented that most batteries don't die from natural causes but rather they are murdered by the owners

Classic CD. There is no 20 minute job that can't become 12 hours with a bit of poor design foresight

There's nothing unsafe with doing this (unless your BMS karks it). There's a few gotchas: You need a programable BMS that will switch off the Lithium-ion battery or it will overcharge... Usually one would program it for 3.55v/cell but you could be more conservative. This means that you won't get full capacity. Because you are switching off at 3.55v, never getting into the CV phase of the charge cycle and not immediately putting load on the battery, you will create a memory effect in the Li and the addional capacity will eventually be locked out. Once you start taking

I chartered a yacht in Croatia this year and had no problems using my NZ sailing qualifications. If you scroll down this Croatia Administration list you can see that New Zealand certificates are recognised: https://www.sail-croatia.com/media/valid-skipper-licences.pdf I had to show them originals of my Boatmaster, Cruising Skipper and VHF certificates when I collected the boat in Split. My trip report if you're interested: https://halologbook.com/2023/06/09/sailing-croatia-13-20-may-2023/

Hauraki Gulf rescue: Yachtsmen pull hypothermic fisherman from water after kayak flips A hypothermic fisherman who flipped out of his kayak and was tangled in gear was lucky to be discovered by passing yachtsmen and plucked from the Hauraki Gulf. The man had been in the water for an hour when he was pulled to safety by a group of men returning from a morning sail on Saturday. The crew took the man to the Milford Cruising Club and got him warm until the ambulance arrived. Hato Hone St John confirmed they “assessed, treated, and transported one patient in a serious condition

What are you insuring? Is that keeler or trailer? Because I'd love me some $220 insurance on our $16k keeler!

Funnily enough 80% of that effluent was diverted to the new outlet directly under the proposed grandstands, I have seen the footage that the council did not want let out, and it is still seeping out there.

I have seen this happen three ways 1 with an overtightened gland -not normal 2 with broken engine mounts -sometimes 3 with Novasteen (Tufnol) type stern bearings machined without enough clearance -or nylon types -they all swell . Vesconite is the only one that doesnt. -Quite common

Is it just me or does it seem like there's not much in the way of large public celebrations in our city? It's like the council is disconnected, the city needs positive easily accessible events to build some pride in Auckland, especially after the floods, covid, the constant complaining by the Mayor etc. They really should have made a huge effort to bring the GP here, I mean how hard can it be, weve only hosted the worlds biggest sailing event multiple times! It would go a long way towards relieving the disappointment over Dalton removing the cup defense.

Auckland. City of Fails.

Why not year round? What will it be used for for the other 6 months?

One of the boat kids in our coast cruising group, probably eating sand when you were blasting around in your pathfinder. Must ring his dad and tell him what a good job we did helping raise him.

so much rum

yep - then they'll say how it's just rich old retirees who this affects. meanwhile, us younguns dont have the luxury of leaving work early to slog across town in traffic just to be ignored by self-serving councillors (That said, I'll be trying to make it)

Linear PolyUrethane, if you go to a marine shop their garden variety 2 pot top coats are acrylic LPU's, if you want the ultimate superyacht look get Awlgrip which is polyester based. Resene light industrial do a range of LPU's which are just fine for marine use like Uracryl, cheaper too. All the major paint companies make them for industrial use as they are so superior to any other paint in certain applications. They were originally developed for aircraft which need paint that sticks, lasts and doesnt peel off at high speed!

19y. Don’t miss it a bit. Can’t understand why people still tune in. radio? Haven’t listened to a radio station since probably last century. Inane drivel with advertising. Last station I can consciously remember tuning into was National radio to get the marine weather forecasts at 0530 in the morning sometime around 2000.

Quite frankly they were bloody amazing this year. Best welcome ever. But we could certainly see the writing on the wall. I've always enjoyed this race and would love to see it back in 2025. However it probably needs the support of a couple of Auckland clubs to get the numbers up.

That Doyle release was a bit cryptic