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    Sailors Corner closing down

    in MarineTalk

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    Does it make sense for Burnsco to move from their current locale to J Pier - I'm not sure it does.  They don't just supply to the private individual but also to industry players as I discovered when trying to secure a replacement item - the stock kept getting earmarked for an industry purchaser and it took a bit of extra "effort" for the staff on the floor to get me one.

     

    That said I buy (what little I actually do) from Burnsco on Mt Wellignton Highway and Smart Marine on Lunn Ave.  and have nothing but good words to say about the staf in both shops.  They will always get something in for you if its not in stock, will always call when its in etc etc.  But when it comes to purchasing anything for the boat I always try and use the smaller operators first preferrably nearby - keeping it locally competitive by helping these guys turn a profit.

    Brit to NZ in a STRAIGHT line!?

    in MarineTalk

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    non-story.  the racing circumnavigators have known this for decades.  The only reason they don't is because they don't want to hit ice bergs, or be bothered threading the needle through the Cape Verdes Arch. - oh and the weather routing software!

    Abandoned Boats

    in MarineTalk

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    In general we use a contractor who removes mast, keel and any bulk metals and then crushes remainder and takes to tip as hazardous waste. We remove oils prior to this. An average cost for a 40 foot is 15 to 20k all up.

    That is eye watering but conceivable. Surely all vessels in marinas now have even 3rd party Insurance to moor - I thought marinas were very strict on this now. I’m not a fan particularly but it would seem to me that AC for example should require all vessels to be 3rd party insured when ground rent is due, as a way of partially protecting against this sort of cost.

     

    Unfortunately the council is forced to use a contractor to scrap a vessel whereas the responsible and charitable thing to do is take responsibility for your own vessel. Have third part insurance, get some mates together one day and scrap it into a bin properly for quite a bit less than what the council has to fork out.

    Sydney Hobart

    in RaceTalk

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    Protest dismissed. The jury found that the way the protest was lodged was invalid so WOXI result stands.

    Rules that apply: RRS60.2 (a), Definitions – Conflict of Interest.

    Apparently BJ should have lodged.

    New Guy, Older Boat (Tennant Turissimo 9)

    in MarineTalk

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    randii.  The drawings I do  have for the T9 show the int and main beam having short lenght burys.  While they look similar the GBE and T9 are quite different.  the GBE hulls are much narrower for their length than the T9.  And so the fore beam clamps are much further apart and thus generate more fixity to the hull.

     sorry - keep forgeting to measure my beam - will try and remember tonight.

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