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  1. Unfortunately a sad end to this story - the boat broke up today and the debris is either on the bottom or in Matiatia Bay beach
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    Weather apps

    Talking about weather Apps - predictwind for tomorrow is showing mid 30's gusts into potentially 50's - pretty intensive front as it goes through -not much rain by the looks of it for Auck
  3. He doesnt want to spend taxpayers money on something that he will never recover from the owners when they are telling him they have a plan!
  4. "Our ship may look abandoned on the rocks of Matiatia but it's not. We are forging a plan with the authorities to salvage it in pieces to repurpose into a playground. It is quite a process and these things take time. We go out there regularly to check on it and make sure it's all stable and wreckage is contained. Last time we went out there we noticed someone had cut out 4 more bronze portholes which were supposed to be a part of the ship themed playground. Please don't assume its an abandoned wreck and if you took or know who took the portholes thinking that it was, could you please let u
  5. The Landing at Okahu Bay is up for review- it could be that Auckland ends up with 2 less haul out areas depending on how things turn out...
  6. yesterday - in 7 days time wont be much left of the hull I am guessing with current forecast
  7. It worries me that an Eco style school can get involved in a project with a couple that are clearly out of their depth with handling something like this - the logistics of moving that boat are significant - will do some local research and try to get some more detail
  8. My understanding is that they werent insured in the first place.. That Stuff article presents the case in a rather favourable light - the facts are they could have picked a better place to anchor a 70 ' boat- not a lot of room for a boat of that size amongst the moorings (someone else anchored it) , went ashore when they knew a front was coming through , and seem to have a vague plan to leave it there as a monument turning down help to try and remove it
  9. Wonder how Archangel gets away with it at St Heliers ?
  10. There is a bit more to the story .... that article skims over the details. They knew a front was coming and bought it into Matiatia to anchor - a 70 " ketch amongst the moorings - anchored it (or had it anchored by someone according to the article) then went ashore and slept with friends that night leaving the boat unattended. First they knew it had dragged was the next morning when someone posted a picture on the Community FB page and they saw it. To my way of thinking not a great place to anchor a boat that size when there is limited space plus leave it unattended knowing there was a front
  11. Think when you go to 120 A it will need to be double pulley so need to check if you are set up for that
  12. If Bad Kitty sells all his - I also have the same model (1) available in good condition with aerial and extension lead
  13. Thats got nothing to do with elimination - just the Govt trying to minimize collateral damage in a community that had no covid cases - however their decision to send someone who had covid there to isolate sort of contradicts that which makes you wonder what they are actually trying to do
  14. The economics change when you consider that the flexible panels arent nearly as efficient and will most likely need to be replaced within 5 years
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    Kayak Fatality

    Surf Ski paddlers love fresh downwind conditions as thats what surf skis are designed for - there are a lot of experienced paddlers around who are very comfortable in choppy conditions -getting back on board if you fall out isnt too big a deal and normally the paddler would have a leash and a ph or vhf
  16. Or while Gang members distribute drugs out of their border and are infectious at the same time....
  17. Lol 100 mill at the moment is around a days cost currently and a drop in the ocean the way money is being spent at the moment
  18. Dunphy's offer was never really a concrete offer for TNZ to count on -hopefully it may still materialise and bring the bacon home but that may be wishful thinking - we will know v soon !
  19. Hi Phoebe - there is a guy Scott up in FP (Kiwi) looking for a ride back -his contact is orcaman71@hotmail.com -could be worth following up seeing both FP and NZ are both in lockdown. Good luck
  20. I found Pantaneous the worst when I looked around
  21. Ideally you need to find the exact age of the rigging - taking them off for a load test and potentially refitting or then finding out they have degraded then needing to get new ones made just adds to the cost and time involved for the exercise
  22. Have they got covers on ? That will help protect from UV and abrasion. I replaced my 16 mm ones after 10 years (had covers on them) and had one tested which came out surprisingly well ( from memory they got to 80% before stopping ie they didnt test to break point). As mine were over size ( I could have come down in size) I was still well and truly covered although I was happy to replace after that length of time (with 16 mm)
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