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a frigate is generally regarded as the smallest vessel all weather all ocean capable. The Navy, like all of our very limited Armed Forces, are there to play our part internationally, and provide resources for Natural disasters. The ChCH earthquake and Cyclone Gabriel are classic examples - you want to discuss this with the people of Napier and East cape about what the defense forces did for them ? The Government has virtually no other resources to use. Our Defense forces are bleeding experienced people as they are so under resourced. The resource we have is supposed to complement tho5 points
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That's why we have ACC. Before ACC, the victim would have to raise a civil case against the other party. This was expensive and had no guarantee of legal success, let alone financial compensation.5 points
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A lot of people got a lot of work done on their boats there. Another example of pushing the budget boatie out. It’s been there along time.I bought my Trimaran from there early eighties and she had been there for years before that5 points
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Don't get me started on boat values. What do they say when you want to fix / replace or upgrade stuff? Over-capitalised... As long as you use your boat and enjoy it for it's intrinsic value, rather than it's financial value4 points
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If, and it's a big if, there was a biological solution then just maybe, you can control it. The big vacuum cleaner thing, while it may be a stop gap to slow things down, is going to have it's own issues. First, the Caulerpa fragments that are ending up in the water column will be pretty interesting. Second, what environmental damage is scrubbing the seabed doing? I'm not saying don't try this, but having watched first-hand the spend on trying to eradicate Undaria, and the lack of success, I'm more than a little skeptical about how all this will play out. Asian seaweed4 points
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Fuel tanks,galley and saloon underway on the Morby… Just received a summons to commence immediate action on the Admirals bathroom so much for any more happy days in the barn for a while.4 points
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The Wooden Boat Festival was fantastic. Hopefully, the level of interest warrants it becoming an annual or bi annual event.4 points
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But then shutting the motor off gives us a rush of feel goods. Just how do you put a dollar value on that? Motoring is like the dentist, or a prostate check; one of those unpleasant necessities. If you want to reach certain point in a certain time, you need to tolerate using your motor. Very occasionally I love my motor and am thankful for its unceasing reliability but mostly I’d prefer it to be barely seen and definitely not heard. Charging my batteries has nothing to do with the smelly, noisy motor, it’s the alternator. Quiet, powerful, and very humble. You didn’t know that? Conversely4 points
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I really can't understand why anyone would fit electric propulsion. The extra expense, range issues and they are worse for the environment than an ice engine.4 points
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It such a busy calendar it hard to find a free day for our race. We tried really hard to avoid any clashes this year and we were the first event in the AYBA and YNZ calendar but looks like the Gulf Classic have had that date for a while and we just didn't know. We (NZ Multihull Yacht Club) want to work with the other clubs to grow this event into something huge, so please let us know your feedback and ideas.3 points
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Bugger the Admirals bathroom I have cracked on and completed the 6 wheeler cradle and now ready for the “big flip”. My thinking is to be able to tilt the hull to ease back ache whilst completing the inside and having a mobile build makes for a very tidy workshop just take the Morby for a walk and give it a blowjob outside.3 points
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I just brought this little boat for the kids to play with. I was told it was a moonraker 17 but on the trailer yacht association rating list they only have a moonraker 16 and 18 in that size. There is another sister ship on trade me also listed as a moonraker 17. Can't find much info online about them. Can anyone shed some light on which one it might be and any other info. Seems like a pretty sweet little boat. Kids seem to be happy enough. Going to give it a test sail over the weekend.3 points
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Don't you worry about us Cam..... Great first outting last night. Sails pretty well. Kids had a blast rafted up to their mate3 points
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This is supposed to be a sailing forum and all you discuss is motors of various types... /Martin3 points
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Its not a perfect system but I'm told by my American friends the alternatives are far worse, ie you have a very litigious society and insurance gets way more expensive.3 points
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Just back from 12 days out. Original intent was Gt Barrier, but the weather gods decreed two weeks of windless conditions. So we lazily toured the islands and anchorages available around Coromandel. We didn't regret it. Stops included Te Kouma, Woolshed Bay and Deep Cove on Whanganui Island, Waimate Island, Moturua Island, Motuwi Island, and Happy Jack. Apart from Te Kouma and Chamberlain's on our last night, we had a maximum of 3 boats in sight each evening. Deep Cove we had to ourselves for 3 days. Along the way we had encounters with dolphins, orca, a number of hammer3 points
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Rather than stupid xxx xxxx the country can't afford -- put a couple hundred $million into building a dozen of these machine and just go to town on this caulerpa. It sure beats trying to enforce stupid anchoring bans which no ones takes notice of anyway https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/ldr/508904/70-boats-illegally-anchored-in-bay-of-islands-caulerpa-ban-area-over-summer3 points
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When changing from A3 to Masthead Kite after Sail Rock I left front hatch open to ventilate the boat as it was champagne sailing. However; after several beers and another 10 or so kts of breeze it would appear it wasn't the best move!2 points
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I'd put your battery switch / isolator on the positive side. Just cause that is what you do. The negatives go to what ever ground you have. The positives have the control (switches) on them. Helps in the future when you start adding more sh*t, you know which way round everything is. Why would you put switches on the negative / earth?2 points
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Not sure how you can compare it to the M.bovis outbreak. In that case, MPI went and shot cows that belonged to someone else. What would you do here? go and shoot all the snapper? Cows are easy to find, they are normally in paddocks and stuff. And not excessively mobile, assuming the paddock is fenced. They don't move twice a day with the tide (unless of course, they are dairy cows, then they move twice a day into and out of the milking shed, but I digress). I found the Sunday programme to be highly emotive. But it skipped some key facts. What is the actual impact of caulerpa, as oppo2 points
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Maybe I'm taking that too personally, but I don't actually see myself as complaining about everything, just pointing out that scrubbing the seabed will have it's own consequences? There's a difference between whining about everything and applying some thought & analysis to what the media serve up every day. Sorry if that's offensive to you.2 points
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There was a bit more to it than that…becoming a complex story. For me I learnt more about the issues…2 points
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Not sure whether it has been mentioned here but the inaugural wooden boat festival is on next weekend at the viaduct2 points
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I second that, got soaked but it was great to see lots of old friends and a sailing dinghy display! Reminds us what we have missed in the commercial boat shows these days.2 points
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Personally, I think worrying about how much diesel a sailing boat burns is a nonsense. Quoting Aa's example as a good example of relativity. I'm constantly reading boat reviews in the magazines about launches, fizz boats what not. The amount of diesel or petrol those things burn is eye-watering. Just reading about the latest fishing boat, innovative design and what not, they recon it is fantastic fuel economy burning 2.65l per nautical mile. It is designed for day trips and has a 550l fuel tank. You can upgrade that to an 800l fuel tank!?!?! If you are going electric drive purely for2 points
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The sea will do what it wants in its own time, regardless of mans efforts.2 points
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There's nothing to suggest this was a "deliberate" act. That's would be a very high bar to pass. He plead guilt to dangerously operating a vessel. That's a far cry from deliberating ramming your vessel into another. He didn't purposefully set out to ram the ferry. It was not a deliberate act2 points
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Have you heard the ancient Chinese curse? "May you own more than one boat"....2 points
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Hauled out at Port Whangārei Marine Centre last week for 5 days Half the price of last haul in Auckland2 points
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He's a total liability. Been aground up the river here regularly. Not quite sure what's going on with him but he does some VERY strange and unseamanlike things. Last time he was up the river he had a screaming match with the police...2 points
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Both voltage and temp at cell level; "(b) Each lithium ion battery shall be provided with a battery management safety system (BMS) either integrated into a battery pack or as a separate component located adjacent to the battery. The BMS shall continuously monitor the voltage and temperature of each cell in the battery. (c) All charging sources shall be automatically disconnected by the BMS when voltage exceeds the manufacturer’s recommended maximum. (d) All connected load shall be automatically disconnected by the BMS when the voltage falls below the manufacturer’s recommended m2 points
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About the only benefit I can see is a doubling of the value of the boat!1 point
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I have the isolator on the negative side ,why??Last yacht had a wire(presume earth) to the prop shaft. So in my mind ,even though the battery has no earth it self to the outside world.I am picking with salt crystals etc(boat are always damp even though feel dry) that somehow the earth/negative would be connecting to the water and creating a circuit Now comes a problem,auto bilge pump via float switch needs to be hard wired in,if isolator off ho does pump work?1 point
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This presupposes that the only relevant impact is the impact on the economy. We are very good at disregarding social and environmental costs to our detriment. A thought-provoking point made on the program was the potential for maritime exports from NZ to be blacklisted or for those ships to have higher levels of scrutiny (read: cost) when arriving at other ports. Maybe M Bovis was the wrong comparator. Maybe gorse or invasive grasses are a better choice. Even there, we see better funded and more aggressive approaches to management of these invasive species. I suspect the issu1 point
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This clashes with the Panmure 2-handed 3-legged, and Waikato Gulf Classic.1 point