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I have already had a ticket. I was swimming from the inflatable, getting a couple of Paua if I recall. Was about 5m from the beach and I got back into the dinghy from standing on the bottom (say 1.7m deep, I'm about 2m tall). Guy on HM boat said I would 'get a letter from the HM regarding not carrying a life jacket in dinghy'. A month later a fine showed up. Had I still been in the water, no problem. A mate that was with me in the dinghy had a wetsuit on, he didn't get a fine as 'that's a grey area'. Was a tad annoyed.
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Marine grade coax cable and connectors are available from Pacific aerials, or anyone who sells their stuff, which is likely to be every marine electrician in the country. I have several rolls of coax and a box full of connectors, IT is likely to have the same if you are Auckland based....
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IT, the go free only has an Ethernet port, not N2k. Triton has n2k, not Ethernet. MFD's have Ethernet..... How would you connect them? I think the reason they don't want to wifi straight n2k is so you have to buy a MFD.
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Help choosing a trailer sailer - big is better right?
mattm replied to Kiwifish's topic in MarineTalk
Also explain what they are going to sail? There hasn't been a new trailer yacht on the market that has sold decent numbers in years. Maybe even decades. The issue will be an ageing fleet and lack of supply. Boats may become give always, but because they are unusable due to age and neglect, not due to lack of demand. The younger market may want fast cruisable boats, but there isn't a perfect option, nothing with a useable cabin will beat a sport boat without one, and no real sport boat can really be cruised by a family.... I have a sport boat now, but am totally open to the ideal of a Noelex -
Help choosing a trailer sailer - big is better right?
mattm replied to Kiwifish's topic in MarineTalk
Hmmm. A tricky situation then, most of the trailer yachts in NZ are 30 years old. Including the Noelex 25's, the NZ built ones were 80's boats, there are maybe 2 Australian 90's built ones in NZ, but you would expect them to be at the more expensive end of the scale. The decent trailer boats - Noelex, Elliott, Ross and Farr, in the 25 foot range have all held their value ok, maybe due to being factory built class boats, but a tidy one will still be 25k +. 15k does kind of put you in the middle of the better condition less common not so great boats and the older, rougher, less kit, popular boat -
I like this system, always used it in trailer boats, never tried it on a bigger boat. One thing that did bug me on light days was the extra weight on the boom when your trying to open the leach for flow, I took the pole off the boom on light days because we didn't have a boom topper - which would also solve the problem.
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Help choosing a trailer sailer - big is better right?
mattm replied to Kiwifish's topic in MarineTalk
The Noelex 25's hold their value because: They are roomy for their size, practically laid out, have heaps of storage, some have 'pop tops' which allow lots of head room inside while cruising Not too heavy for thier size Sail properly, - no bad habits, nice hull shape, good fun to race, can beat much bigger boats. Simple to rig and sail Offer class raving and good national champs Well known and proven All but 1 I know of have a factory finished interior, rather than a home handyman botch job on some trailer yachts.... Or one off weird layouts on others. More family friendly (not quite -
Not really a fan of his description saying it's worth $60k when fixed, when his attempts to sell it for that much before it became a wreck prove it wasn't. He obviously knows it wasn't worth $60k, because he reduced the price at least a couple of times, and it still didn't sell. Just seems somewhat dishonest. He's basically asking for someone to help him out by buying it, but lying to them in the process, or at least, misleading them by $30k~
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You may notes to heart wheels, but he idea the adobe warehouses not correct. I have a friend who brought one from up north, knowing nothing about boats, didnt get a survey against all our advice because he read on the Internet that surveyors don't know what they are talking about re FC,, and didn't inspect it himself either, not knowing what to look for and having read a post like your son the Internet, thinking the bad ones were gone and they are cheap to fix. A couple of friends (commercial skipper and marine engineer) helped him bring it down the coast. They hit some moderate rough weather,
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I think you will be OK at Waikawa without an extension. From memory Kaiteriteri has a steep ramp so that should be ok, Rotoiti is quite steep too. Got your pm, will give you a call in the next evening or two.
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I do wonder what that winch is doing half way up the mast on the F6 in Motueka though, presume and hope it's just there for raising or lowering the mast?
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I don't disagree Madyotttie, in fact, I would likely choose a n22 for myself, but for racing reasons than cruising - they are faster and have OK class racing. Still think the Farr is better for cruising. Agree on the layout effecting space also, the Farr has narrow side decks, so they don't cut in on head room, and at 6'6" I found the Farr ok, can also lay flat in the fore peak, which I though was amazing for a 6m boat, it doesn't always happen on a 10m boat. I would say 8hp would be nice for cruising a f6 in the sounds, you will (almost) always get home. 4 is a bit small. My boat has a 5hp,
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The boat will weigh around 900kg ready to sail, with all normal sailing equipment. Many of the Farr 6 trailers were alloy rather than steel, so lighter and no rust or galvanising to worry about. So all up boat and trailer weight say 1200/1300kg? Plus your food & clothes etc. Happy to be corrected by anyone re weight? Another plus with the Farr is the pop top- the cabin top lifts about 30cm to give 1.8m ish of head room. They are quite roomy inside for their size, more so than the Noelex 22 I think. As a kid we would holiday for a month in the Able Tasman over summer, family of four. Was
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Also, the compound at Waikawa costs $103/month. Might be worth doing even just for a few months of summer. Does make using the boat much easier, and therefore you will much more often. I would also be looking at fibreglass boats with a strong preference.
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Hi Damien? I grew up sailing on trailer yachts in the sounds, a Noelex 25 to be precise. I still race a trailer yacht here now, more on the sport end though (which I towed with a WRX for a while). I'm a member of the Waikawa boating club, and on the sailing committee. I can arrange a ride on Tuesday's, also Thursday is the adult learn to sail night, doing both would help you learn fast, if time does not permit, maybe Thursday's to start. Tuesday's are hard to learn because of time pressure on the race. I would think about this http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/boats-marine/yachts/trailersaile
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After watching Gloriavale on TV this week, I know this was 'gods will,' restoring balance to the world. He just sent a selfie to the 3 wise men, sitting on a cloud some where with a smug look on his face, reading #Fixed it - one boat, one hull ???? $20k does seem hopeful, was thinking the mast might still be good, but after reviewing the way it had to be removed in the pic in the first post - maybe not.
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Paul- I got a Gennaker prod from Ctech about a year ago. I asked for clear coat and they said they don't recommend it as the carbon won't last as long, and gave me a choice or black or white. I clear coated a mast a few years before that and was recommended a Carboline product as providing the best uv available in clear, sold the boat before I really got to find out, seemed pricey also.
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I guess like me Dambo, your at your keyboard working so you can afford to go sailing in a manner you consider safe, rather than going out there in a old run down boat, without much knowledge, skill or safety gear, and expecting others to help you or put themselves at risk for nothing, be it doing deliveries or fixing the motor... I'm still wondering what happened to the mullet boat.
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Erice and exTL, he is actually real, and everything his posts seem. I met him, on his last boat he made it to the South Island. Some foreign chap had helped him over the straight from welly, He was on a mullet boat with a sloop rig (in his profile pic). Last I saw he was leaving the marina (port company told him to leave as he couldn't afford to pay?) for nelson I think. He was paddling the mullet boat as the old outboard was stuffed (someone got it running in welly for him but it only lasted a few days), and had a friend in a dinghy trying to start a 2 horse, which also didn't run that I saw
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Hey Wheels, the Nautilus range aren't made in Picton, David imports them with his brand name on them. Seem like good dinghies for the $$ though.
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IT is right. Sorry wheels but you have misunderstood the operation of a VSR. When either bank gets to 13.8v (13.4 for the new DVSR) the vsr turns on. It stays on as long as the voltage stays above 12.8 (any charging stage will be above this) Once the charge stops, and the voltage falls to 12.8v, the VSR turns off again. The new DVSR also has a overcharge/high voltage cutoff and warning light. So the secondary bank won't also get damaged by the primary bank being overcharged. The next step 2 is a great reg. It needs to be installed 100% by the book, which is very specific. Yes if the field out
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If the VSR doesn't say dual sense, it's not dual sense. If the VSR was on with only the solar charging, either the VSR is sensing the house bank (possibly the alternator is connected to it also and not the start bank?), or the VSR didn't turn off since the engine last ran, the voltage has to get down to 12.8 for the VSR to turn off. I would just use two DVSR's (new digital model, dual sense). Anything can charge anything, gives redundancy if you have an issue, also means solar will keep both start banks up.
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hi, i was talking to a guy today who is fixing up a cherub his dad built in the 70's (I think). Trouble is he has the original wooden mast and 70s sails. Can anyone out there help with some more modern gear? maby even a genniker? I dont think it needs to be carbon or kevlar, a good alloy mast and some more modern dacron sails would be an excellent start. SOMEONE PLEASE HELP!!!!!!