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From what was written previously, I believe you need one if you are going to connect to the marina power supply, well that is Westhavens approach I beleive.

Two years ago down our pier at Westhaven (mixed 12 and 14m berths) there was hardly an empty berth and we were on the waiting list to get a 12m. At that point we were at Bayswater and it had a good selection for rent, but we then discovered why. No amenities, rubbish traffic. We then got our berth at Westhaven, but the number of empty berths has progressively increased. We keep tossing up selling the boat, at $9k just for parking it is a serious luxury.

I started writing up my own experience and then ran out of time. Short version, heaps of water flooding in (split raw water pipe and engine running), not clear at the time why, prepared to get off the boat, beautiful day, just north of Coromandel. It took the CG about 40min at full speed to get to us, they beat the local harbour master. Police helicopter was called off when I identified the problem. There were other boats around but none close enough to call to or signal easily. Had we actually had to abandon (the family had the tender ready, grab bag, EPIRB, life jackets and phones etc.

ETNZ have removed sailors, they have cyclists instead

for internal LEDs on the boat we started with just changing the bulbs, but then swapped to the whole fittings. Bought them from a USA RV place, cant remember which one and had a friend post them to us from the USA. Way cheaper and so far (18months) good quality. External I have been slowly biting the bullet on Hella.

I think cost and time are the big drain. I raced for approx 10 years on a 1020. Often twice a week i.e. week nite and then in the weekend. I was single, i was not paying, I could get out of work just before 5 and in those days I could get to Pine Harbour in 30/40 min from Newmarket. I bought my own yacht, but kept racing on other peoples. Cheaper, I dont need to be skipper. Then started racing out of Westhaven, had my own boat there too. Then 12m berth ~500 month, now, ~750, cant get out of work anymore, married kids, friends caught in the tech race of new sails, rudders, keels etc, m

Courtesy, a word often forgotten when assessing something around rules. I try to exercise as much courtesy as possible when out boating. It can be difficult with a spread of boats of all descriptions at all speeds to meet all of the rules, especially in the inner harbour and past the inside of Rangi. But I am not perfect, I have made mistakes as we all have. I had a nice 40ft launch come up my wake and pass me at approx 15 knots within 10m on Monday when there was no other boat to either side for 500m. I know the boat, it sits on the adjacent pier. My boat sits on the end of a pier at

I read they all have to be out of there by September, guess thats one way of moving!

Hey KM, well took the opportunity on Friday afternoon to check the chain counter. Found it was set at 50cm per rotation, my rough measure had it at closer to 30cm! So ran 20m of chain out onto the marina and measured it in 5m segments and went back to my old cable tie method. Reset the chain counter and now have it running a bit conservatively so will tweak it a bit more. Had the opportunity to use the new anchor and it definitely sets fast! It got to have a 180 degree windshift test yesterday including the wind changing up to 20knot gusts and an ugly little chop smacking the boat. I

Thanks KM, I have been meaning to run some chain out in the marina and physically measure it to compare with the counter. Might do that tonight. I pretty much us the same technique you describe and the same scope, which really makes me think the counter could be out. Already bought a new anchor from you so chain counting is the last step

Hey KM, interesting your comments about the DOTS.My current and previous boat, same anchor make, same size, both remote anchoring. Old boat could stick it to the ground like the proverbial on a blanket, current boat I keep wondering if someone has stolen my anchor! Same technique on both as the same DOTS, only difference is the old one I had the chain marked with cable ties so I could count the length out, the current has a chain counter. I keep meaning to run some chain out and measure it as I wonder if the counter is optimistic! I cant remember the chain size on the old boat, but I gu

I helped one group in Coromandel over Christmas, boats dragging onto each other. Another I motored over to and they were asleep and had not noticed, another 10 mins and they would have been slowly running aground. We have our cell numbers on the boat if some one noticed them in the window and I quite often ask adjacent boats to keep an eye if it is windy and we are heading away for a few hours. I would thank some one excessively if they jumped on my boat and stopped it hitting someone or worse.

It appeared to have had an (old) sheet holding it to the poles that had broken. We walked past at the point the about when the RIB shot seems to have been taken and they were attaching some more lines. Interestingly it appeared it had been having its bum cleaned, which the Marina says you can't do there. I find that rather funny given how much grows and falls off the marina berths all the time!

They were not pulling her off, they were pushing her on, and tying the boat back to the poles. I could not work out what the Westhaven guys were actually trying to do with teh RIB, as there was no real breeze and the boat was not going anywhere.

Yeah, definitely a potentially lethal outcome if anyone had been on the outside!

I agree that enforcement would be a good start. Even Westhaven could help by enforcing the 5 knot no wake requirement. I'm on the very end of a pier and I am amazed at the number of boats (launches and yachts) that are way over 5 knots. Plus the occasional lack of thinking/courtesy, like person who thought they would try and overtake me as i slowed to turn into the fairway.

Anyone else see the yacht that fell over on the yacht grid on Saturday? Looked like it had only been secured by a single rope that had broken.

So sort of a takeaway snack?

Yes, watched a shark week program (nothing else on) and apparently orca will chase great whites out of areas. They did not say how, but in the area they were discussing both ate seals and I suspect orca are significantly better organised as a pack.

I use Predict wind. I have the cheapest paid subscription. Uses some of the same forecast models.

A test of spinning versus locked http://www.yachtingmonthly.com/gear/lock-prop-let-spin-29526 But not necessarily very realistic.

Hi, thanks to people that PM'd me. Can recommend Bill Penny who was on to it in a flash and knows what he is doing. Cheers

For electric vehicles they basically use the caravan approach unless you want a fast charger (high capacity). Interesting that they can be left unattended. Although they will have all sorts of smarts built into the car.

Thank you Wheels. However, I still consider it max arse covering. As I stated there does not appear to be any risk analysis or cost benefit analysis. I will try and find when the law etc was changed and what the risk analysis was. This is a similar issue in my mind to the life jackets when in your dinghy etc. It is clear people drown, it is also clear that most of them will still drown as they will not carry/wear a life jacket. The 95% will suffer and obey additional rules but will not benefit i.e. I already have life jackets, EPIRB, VHF, fire extinguishers, flares etc etc. I have

I see from the Work Safe Advice the "Temporary" part is best practice not a requirement. In this case I think best practice is being used as maximum arse covering and not on the basis of a risk or cost benefit analysis.