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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

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.

And even more surprising they chose to support RAYC. I can only assume they want to move into the dinghy market? Or perhaps coffee and scone market? Doyles coffee with a side of carpark?

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

‘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)

Jimmy at Cando Lifting is also experienced at getting boats off beaches. He got the Kathleen (34ft Van de Stad) off Stanmore Bay Beach August last year. He's recovered a number of boats previously. Also very handy at getting engines in or out of boats (he did mine and many many others), and things like masts. Based on Whangaparaoa and very good rates. He gave the owner of the Kathleen such a good rate he basically didn't charge him, noting his boat had just been written off, and the public service aspect of getting the wreck off the beach before it broke up and spread debri all across the

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

Well, the primary reason in terms of litres of water used is washing dishes. But the most important reason is comfort, especially for my wife. The deal is simple. Hot water = happy wife = get to keep pogo. Also having an element means we can plug it in when we’re in a marina, and run it off the inverter when the sun shines enough. We also run a zeolite dehumidifier (6.5kg draws 280watts) for an hour at night after bedtime, and again for an hour upon waking. Warm dry boat. No manky corners. All boats should have one. Arrive at boat after 4 months away - warm dry non-mouldy boat and

Pity this coverstion is not in its own thread. Good information. I miss mine from Pork Chop. We have a gas heater but seldom turn it on as a bit of faffing around required vs none with calorifier. So, if we're out for the day we generally use the kettle and pat the ST tiger.

That Doyle release was a bit cryptic

What do you guys use all this hot water for? I've got a kettle. Goes on the stove. If we want instant hot water, we fill a thermos. If we want lots of hot water, we fill two thermos. Very handy if you want a cup of tea but can't be bothered turning the gas on etc. Always have hot water for washing the dishes. Zero faffing.

Na you will have to head over to RAYC

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/

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.

Close the Mercs too. Bugger it, just close the gulf and ban tidal currents/easterly winds. If they did something 5 yrs ago might of helped rather than sit on ones hands.

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!

If you have a moored boat and are concerned about having access to facilities in the future i suggest you fill out the survey. Room for comments as to the loss of marina's and ramps as well. https://www.yachtingnz.org.nz/news/recreational-boating-survey-2023-have-your-say

Did nothing at Ponui. It was bloody great.

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.

I use Plytech https://www.google.com/search?q=plytech+highbrook&oq=plytech+highbrook&aqs=chrome..69i57.9650j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 Not the cheapest but the quality is high and I have seen some very average product masquerading as BS1088. I'm building a dinghy in the new year and I will use Joubert Gaboon.

By yachting, we are talking racing and the level out on the course is now is generally lower than it was in the heyday of the 80's and 90's. Less people club sailing = less crew, less people moving up the grades. Why? there are lots of reasons e.g. demographics, available free time, cost (of ownership) the demise of the NZ marine industry, a lot of clubs (with some exceptions) spending all their spare time shooting themselves in both feet and forgetting they exist for the sailors. Lack of effective political representation, no one doing anything about changing the false the perception of yac

....add me to the 8

3= nothing. Effectively becomes option 2. Hell will freeze over before option 1 occurs.

Warm showers when my wife and I are out cruising for 10 days at a time mid winter around the Marlborough sounds...

Went racing on a BW Z39 up north for a change, started off with light winds, then boatspeed of 16knt+, pretty good boats.

I think one of the other things we all need to think about with the possible loss of the hardstands at Okahu Bay, is that we all need to support the other club run hardstands. I know they are not good for mulithulls but haulage at Milford or Devonport are run by dedicated volunteers. Many of these volunteers are getting older, and without younger people becoming involved, these sites too could get developed. So while it might be a faff to get organised, borrow a cradle and get in and pull your own boat out, if we don't do this now and support these places, when we are retired they simply

All that kind of stuff wait till you have decided to leave. The technology keeps changing (iridium go anyone?) And prices generally trend down.