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  1. Yep, I was told go to small diameter piping, flushes through more for the same volume flushed, so limits how much sits in the pipe.  Stick fresh water through at the end of the trip, quite a lot if your pipe length is long then vinegar.

  2. My experience is that it is like concrete.  Had a plumber come with normal drain unblocking equipment and could not get through it. We pulled the piping out, I could jump on it on the dock and not break it.

    You could try white vinegar and just leave it to see if you can dissolve it a bit.

    Once you fix it, always flush through with fresh water before you leave it moored, occasionally leave white vinegar in there too.

  3. On 6/10/2023 at 3:11 PM, Romany said:

    They should be declared an invasive pest and a significant eradication programme should be commenced with urgency.

    Like all the rotting yachts around the place?

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  4. Your used by everyone is just a strawman argument.  It is quite clear that there is already a large areas that can be used by everybody.  It is equally clear that there was an area that was highly used (note you did not respond to my position that it was used continuously while your uses are just occasional fantasies) that you want to be available to the amorphous "everyone".

    Saying you have the greater good at heart is pretty lame.  I have the greater good of the whole marine ecosystem at heart via clean boats - there your go, trumped your moral superiority.

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  5. So i rode through  the landing in the weekend.  quite interesting as there were quite a lot of dinghies etc. All lined up along the ramp, rigging, getting ready, some foil sailors rigging up, a couple of out rigger guys.  Guess what?  None of them were using the hard stand area, not one.

    It is interesting that the park proponent holds out a range of potential and occasional events, that may or may not ever be held there, versus the "mere 300" boats" a year that used the area continuously. There is already a massive park nearby if it recall........  So the hard stand needs to shut just in case an event is held there, one day, hopefully, maybe.......and anyway, boat owners are all rich pricks.  Plus they cry, look at the RNZYC, its loosing money, we just need to wake up and realise that boating/yachting is all over. I own a boat, I dont need a club, I do need haulout facilities. Yes that is a selfish position, but so is yours,you have your own vested interest associate with your preferences, and I have mine.

    As for conspiracies, we dont need them.  A primary RAYC committee member and proponent of shutting the landing absolutely owns a competing haulout facility. I think most people see that for what it is, a massive conflict of interest.

    Standard practice is to recuse yourself.  Now I reported it to the Commerce Commission, I doubt they will do anything, but they should.

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  6. LOL - Temp, slight probability skew to above, rainfall down, soil follows rainfall as does river flows.

    Northland, Auckland, Waikato, Bay of Plenty

    The table below shows the probabilities (or percent chances) for each of three categories: above average, near average, and below average. In the absence of any forecast guidance there would be an equal likelihood (33% chance) of the outcome for any of the three categories. Forecast information from local and global guidance models is used to indicate the deviation from equal chance that is expected for the coming three-month period. All outlooks are for the three months as a whole. There will inevitably be relatively wet and dry days, and hot and cold days, within a season. The exact range in temperature and rainfall within each of the three categories varies with location and season. However, as a guide, the “near average” or middle category for the temperature predictions includes deviations up to ±0.5°C for the long-term mean, whereas for rainfall the “near normal” category lies between 80 per cent and 120 per cent of the long-term mean. The following outcomes are the most likely for this region:
    • Temperatures are most likely to be near average (50% chance). A prevailing area of high pressure near the region may cause clear, cold nights and mornings and the potential for some unseasonable frosts.
    • Rainfall totals are most likely to be below normal (45% chance). Although the first half of September will be unsettled at times, an increased frequency of high pressure systems near the region during spring will likely lead to longer spells of drier than normal conditions.
    • Seasonal wind speeds may be stronger than normal.
    • Soil moisture levels are most likely to be below normal (45% chance) while river flows are about equally likely to be below normal (45% chance) or near normal (40% chance).

     

    Temperature

    Rainfall

    Soil moisture

    River flows

    Above average

    35

    20

    20

    15

    Near average

    50

    35

    35

    40

    Below average

    15

    45

    45

    45

  7. Just anchor, then check your anchor etc when you leave.  If that process is good enough for the Mercury Island find, it is good enough for Waiheke.  Was approached by Iwi survey vessel when at Thompson's point.  Very polite, told us there was 50Ha of it there. We said we would check the anchor etc.  They were very nice

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  8. 2 hours ago, Island Time said:

    I watched it. Pretty lightweight, and basically blaming boat traffic for the spread of most of the issues. Virtually No discussion at all about effectiveness of antifouling, hull cleaning facilities, tidal drift, storm flotsam, or any other means of transmission. The next one may  contain some of that...

    If we do not get involved in this, then more costs are going to be levied on us, as we are, as they say in the video above, "low hanging fruit" and an easy target.

    There was no scientific evidence given of transport vectors for the pests, it was taken as given it's the boats.

    pretty sure water moves around a lot more than boats.........

    Make the water pay

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  9. By the moorings, and inside of the little island?  A cat sometimes anchors out by the end of the new poo outflow.

    As a nearby resident I would observe that the tide and wind can have strange effects on the moored yachts i.e. side on to the wind, stern to wind etc.  So you would probably not want to stay there too long.  Having said that there seems to be a liveaboard at the easetrn end of the moorings.

  10. dont comment much these days.  They have banned scallop taking, except an area only commercial can get to and I gather maybe a major hatching area.  Go figure.

    I think the take should be reduced, who the hell needs 7 snapper?  I also think that commercial should be excluded from a very large portion of the gulf.  The implied value to individuals of recreational fishing is massive compared to the commercial value.  Just think about it.  50 to 100 litres of petrol to get at max 7 snapper!  But people do it because they enjoy it.  So cut the take.

    Increase the habitat.  The crew looking to introduce mussels into Okahu bay had to convince MPI as they were moving an "organism" .  Did the Aussie seaweed at the Barrier get MPI permission?

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  11. apologies to the yacht (sorry missed your name) just off the viaduct this afternoon that I almost crossed in front of.  Was weird wind down the harbour this afternoon, seemingly yachts on all sorts of contradictory tacks in the light wind.  My wife and I both debated which direction you were heading before it became pretty obvious which way you were going, so sorry for the late direction change we undertook to keep clear.

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  12. I scallop dive.  Dont cray dive, but often go along for the views.  Dont support dredging, but also get that not everyone can dive.  Not everyone can fish either, thats what shops are for.

    I think the scallop take limits should be reduced. There are more people and finite scallop areas (that we know of).

     

    I fish, never take the limit.

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