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Before and after... Whittled away at a nice straight seasoned teak plank, ending up with nice looking set of companion way boards.., to replace the white ones which never looked pleasing.

like any boat they have their pros and cons, but this situation says seamanship was the issue more than the boat.

A couple of tears but in other wise good condition for its age. Missing panels aren't important. Kite seems to work fine without them at 30+ knots. But if you do want them too they are available for collection just north of Cape Jackson. Free drop-off in Waikawa. #RNI2026

back on track now. There is no dishonour in living to fight the next day.

Yup it was a bit bouncy on Motorboat III. Lightened right off now.

Good luck to all the crew in the RNI. Slightly jealous, slightly in awe.

I'm in favour of Rangi two toes

quick look at the wiring diagram says Psyche has it nailed. Its a basic piezo buzzer with a 12v + supply, earth switched through the oil pressure switch, the coolant switch and the sail drive water ingress switch. $5 at Jaycar, some hot stick glue and a soldering iron. Or it would be if you weren't smashing up the Wairarapa Coast in the dark wondering about your life choices...

Gust map...

As the hosts of Car Talk used to say: When faced with a choice between inconvenience and possible death, people choose ... possible death. /Martin

I have a Pickmere's Atlas - Northland's East Coast. I'm not pushing it, $100 will do. I can take my wife out for a meal.

That's a warranty claim right there, failed at only 50 years, completely unacceptable.😅

Whats missing in the conversation about Auckland marinas is the limited choices. For larger new boats 14-16m and above berth fees are not a deal breaker but for older boats especially 12m and under that cost to park annually is often up to half the boats value or worse. What the alternative- moorings and as we all know all mooring fields have downsides either from weather, waves to access, parking and security. A friends son has a Piedy at Milford and granted its pretty limited re tides but they upgraded it recently and with a finger its $30 a week or under $5 a day. What would a communi

Possibly not so experienced, by the picture the main has not been secured and they are reaching with a no1 up -which would not be ideal on the wind in 30 knots , motor running or not is irrelevant, many years ago I delivered one of these to Wellington v v slow on the wind -but on a reach slid along well enough though the seas running in and filling the cockpit because there is no bouyancy aft to lift the stern was tedious and gave me great respect for the two boys on Ben Gunn .

Thanks, will take a look into when we are back. Cruising along at 10+ knots currently so pretty good decision right now 😅

I recall reading some years ago that archaeologists have found the footprints of fleeing villagers on Motutapu, buried under ash etc.

I went through this, the OEM part is spendy but the good news is that they are really simple and repairable and even if you cant find one they are straightforward to DIY with a few diodes and a piezo buzzer.

Not a patch on the old kite then !

Four, please. Yes, score one for the multis. ( I have never understood the multi vs mono arguments. I've sailed both, I liked both.)

You've also got 5 tonne of lead on the bottom of the boat?

The newest edition is getting on now too. I guess the regular updates stopped? Doesn't matter for most things but some like stores and water availability do change.

The RAYC early editions are hoot just for the oddly affected language. Hven't seen the later editions, hopefully the have moved beyond the Edwardian era.

Bloody yanmar, cheap Japanese crap.... 😉

As far south as Whangarei and including the Mokohinau and Poor Knights. A lot of good cruising in that!

Pickmere's atlas (Pickmere's atlas of Northland's east coast). The outcome of a person with the right combination of skills and the will to spend years quietly surveying every single nook and cranny. I believe it's been out of print for years but generally one or two for sale on Trademe or Marketplace at any one time - $150-180 is a very fair price and you could offload it at the end for about the same price if that's the path you wanted to go down. There is a club mooring at Tutukaka available for a small fee but also ample space to anchor for free; alternatively the marina if you were r

Got a copy of the Royal Akarana Yacht Club cruising guide & a copy of William Owen's Hauraki Gulf cruising guide here from my father in laws library, now surplus to requirements & I already have them both. Yours for a decent bottle of Pinot Noir?

The RAYC coastal cruising handbook is quite good

Could be just in time to be too late seeing as the draft update AS/NZS 3004.2 2025 has been out for review (at least in Australia) https://www.amsa.gov.au/news-community/news-and-media-releases/have-your-say-draft-standards-electrical-installations-now

Milford is looking a lot tidier these days, but still tidal access and depth limited. And tricky to impossible in a big NE. But I agree that mooring costs are prohibitive for smaller (cheaper) boats, it doesn't make a lot of sense to have a $20k boat that costs $10k/year to keep in the marina.

The Hauraki Gulf/Tīkapa Moana Marine Protection Act will come into force on 25 October 2025 HPA ; You can • Carefully anchor your boat. • Snorkel, kayak, swim and boat, so long as you don’t harm marine life. • Take just a handful of shells or driftwood. • Practise authorised customary fishing. You can't • Go recreational or commercial fishing. • Take any seafood, including by diving or collecting by hand. • Discharge sewerage and waste. • Land aircraft, including drones • Disturb sea life and habitats, such as construct

Cheers Huey ! Interesting reading . I’ve always thought of the solo trans Tasman as a race for the slightly crazy sailor