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On 19/06/2020 at 9:09 AM, Terry B said:
When I did my vhf course 15 years ago I have to say it wasn't great. It was Coastguard.
They taught the theory but buggerall on practicality. The tutors were/are volunteers but not necessarily great teachers - but they're volunteers - so big ups to them!
I learnt more from a seasoned sailor afterwards (in 1/2 an hour in the cockpit of his boat as opposed to 3? nights course) than I did on the course.
Having said that, I'm a huge supporter of Coastguard and I hope/think their courses have improved since then.
I've done 3 Coastguard courses - and my belief is they need to get good teachers teaching the courses, as opposed to just knowledgeable teachers.
The ability to teach, to get the knowledge across, shouldn't be underestimated.
This ^^^ x100
There's a huge difference between being good and knowledgable and being able to teach.
Or even worse examine someone's knowledge.
Example. What's the difference in the meaning of the following two statements?
1. "A vessel viewed from its port side."
2 "A vessel, of any size, viewed from its port side."
3. "A vessel, with or without grandmothers, viewed from its port side."
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“Naval Blockade” sells better than “welcoming committee”...
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That video makes me wanna move home tomorrow...
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On 6/07/2020 at 5:58 AM, Rangi1 said:
I had watched a few of their episodes on YouTube and am pretty happy they've decided to leave the country. They had no respect for lock-down rules or the social distancing measures taken under level 3 and were constantly whining about everything here unless they were getting a freebie in return for promoting it. Redneck, self entitled narcissists...
Also my sentiments and I watched a couple of their vids. The epitome of what not to be when cruising. There’s a lot of people doing the cruising and vlogging thing and very few are worth watching.
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1 hour ago, Priscilla II said:
John Minto battled Auckland City Council for years regarding his self supplied water source containment.
Greatest contributing tragedy of this fiasco was the monetisation of a basic human essential resource.
Yep. Water supply needs to be owned by public. Should not be for profit. Ever. What's next? Air?
But being less political - Is the problem so badly managed that we're seriously looking at desalination? Massive energy costs associated with that...
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2.8 Long x 3.3 wide, black sunbrella with webbing loops in the corners and a Velcro hem to attach clears or mosquito netting. Let’s see if it fits ....
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Right now Windy is predicting a nice 10k across th gulf... looks like a great day for a sail...
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8 hours ago, Romany said:
b4 anybody gets the wrong idea I was not being facetious.
No worries, I certainly didn’t think that.
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29 minutes ago, Fish said:
Might need to patch that hole up for CAT 5 though...
Hang a beach towel over it. If you can't see it you won't worry...
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these landed on my phone over night.
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17 minutes ago, Steve Pope said:
There is a very ubiquitous alloy extrusion used on caravans and anything that needs a bolt rope attachment, generally pop riveted. ( Ullrich NZ ) extrusion light Awning rail UA1430. Double sided awning rail UA1406. Numbers may be the same in France / Switzerland or will have a European equivalent No.
Thanks Steve, I think I'll look that up. 3M 5200 would also do a bang up job of holding that on the boom, I expect.
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On 30/06/2020 at 2:35 AM, Steve Pope said:
I have seen alloy fittings that take a bolt rope riveted onto either side of the boom, the tent, with a bolt rope sewn in can be rolled up against the boom when not in use, or removed altogether for passage making. much more controllable than being draped over the boom and keeps it clear of lazy jacks if you are using them
On 30/06/2020 at 5:01 AM, Black Panther said:When I built the stackpack I added a zip either side so a tent could be zipped on. Thanks to VB for that one.
Both great ideas. Had been considering something like this, but decided to start simple. Last night i managed to cut and fold two hems and attach one webbing loop in a corner. All held together with sailmaking tape. Spare time is not something I'm particularly blessed with at this point. Will see how it works out and when I've a little more time I really like the idea of something that actually attaches each side of the boom.
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Next project for me is a boomtent. Sounds simple but getting 2x3.4 m lengths of sunbrella to move smoothly through the domestic sewing machine as you attempt your first ever felled flat seam on the Long Edge is actually kinda hard...
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6x Cockpit cushion covers in batyline. 14h and lots of cursing. But better than 900euros.
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14 hours ago, harrytom said:
I presume you have tri colour mast light?? if what i am looking at on the pushpit is the port/star nav lights would be near impossible to see from ahead,does the glow at night impede cockpit vision.
Yeah we have a masthead tri. When motoring, the masthead anchor light serves as stern and steaming. Stern light on the pushpit it on its own circuit.
Ive never noticed much interference from the sidelights when I’m in the cockpit. The lowers are only used when motoring. So generally there’s no reflection from the sails. The lowers are mounted above the sheer, and the cabin cuts in as you go forward, so they clearly visible from dead ahead. I guess you wouldn’t see both from dead ahead if you were in a rubber dinghy and closer than 5-8m to the bow.
But thy work, they’re bright and the meet eu regulations.
If i was doing lights myself I would make sure they met int colleges and YNZ be dammed.
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Any updates? Glad to hear Everyone ok. Pic I saw looks like she’ll be quite the hazard in the start box. Any word on hauling her out before the current takes her? I expect that to sink in a few seconds like that, the damage must be considerable - and would take someone very dedicated to the cause to take it on.
Seem to remember that when Gypsy went down, took a bit to find her after a few tides.
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It’s the daily mail... this piece has the same value as them reporting the plans my 2y old has to install a second sun.
Basically pull a big number out of your arse and show some pretty pictures and add some catchy words of the Zeitgeist. It‘s diversionary click bait at its best. 450 billion??? What is it made of? 100% platinum?
while the masses waste their time reading this, the thieves make off with another 100billion and steal yet more of the public estate.
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My port n stb lights are mounted on the pushpit frames. Likely only works on boats where the widest beam is fully aft...
Ca see them here, little white jobbie
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Operational speed 16 knots. Not unusual for the performance specs of military ships to be unclear in the public domain.
100,000 litres a day is also not that much. My boat will do nearly a 1000...
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On 3/06/2020 at 10:58 PM, Black Panther said:
I also have developed a low opinion of the NZ marine industry. ( The legal profession seems to have gone downhill also🙂)
Must be below sea level now?
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Rant. You cant' keep your cake and eat it too.
Some people screaming for the borders to open, other people screaming for them to shut and exclude even NZ citizens. Other people screaming that their rights are being removed and then crying for NZ citizens to essentially be incarcerated.
Quarantine, and disease control is a very tricky business, and what we've learnt and are being shown is that in general half the population are below average intelligence. There will always be people in positions of authority that exceed their capability, be they politicians (on both sides), health authorities, security guards, police, and even hotel management. Last but not least returning NZers who're in quarantine also have responsibilities, and by their sheer numbers, some of those in quarantine will lack sufficient intelligence, integrity, or logic to fully meet their obligation.
No, the system has not been perfect.
But I'm also sick of hearing about the "We'd have done it better" bullsht from the other side of the fence. Spouting empty rhetoric and a lack of details. Look at the rest of the world - it's basically screwed. Now tell me how exactly a different management of the situation would have let us leave level 4, 3 or 2 any earlier, or kept deaths to <30 at this point. There were ALWAYS gonna be more cases because as a responsible international player we recognise the inalienable right of our citizens to come home. As yet there is no community transmission, which means track and trace and the current managed isolation approach is working. It may not work perfectly or forever, and it has had to be tightened - a response to evidence. But if it had been so tight initially, that people couldn't see dying relatives, that there were no compassionate allowances, then the same group of people who are jumping up and down now, would have been jumping up and down about it being an overreaction and that there was a lack of evidence of it being necessary.
I watch social media circles on both sides of the fence, and what I see happening in NZ right now scares the hell outta me. The far left, the middle left, the "centre" and the blues and yellows on the right are all becoming a bunch of nationalistic arstholes in a fear-fed frenzy of "I'm ok mate, F**k you foreigners/travellers/other kiwis".
Sorry this post is no longer about marine issues. But likely neither are quite a number of the posts above.
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2 hours ago, John B said:
I had a fergy in Opito bay for 6 months, the hitting of topsides might have become an issue on tide change etc but I still think I would go for it again and trouble shoot it if there was a problem, give it a lifejacket/buffer if required. Ours was a really highly rated mooring with 2 heavy top ropes but it didn't seem to have a swivel, so occasionally wed have to unwind it. Easy to pick up.
OK, We'll once it's installed, maybe you can go take a photo of it for me
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I always read the whole article
Still 14 days. 28 days refers to time on ship (transit). No sentence above, nor in the article, says 28 days quarantine. Managed Isolation is 14 days unless you've been 28 days or more at sea and no signs of sickness, then no managed isolation. 28 days is double the earlier 14 day onboard requirement.
RNZ has a clearer article:
"The government also extended the cruise ship ban beyond 30 June, for a further 60 or 90 days, Ardern said.
There are exceptions to the ban, including for cargo vessels to load and unload and fishing vessels to unload and resupply.
However, any crew arriving in New Zealand would need to spend 14 days in quarantine in New Zealand unless they had been on the boat for 28 days prior to arriving. This is a tightening of the current rules, she said."
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14 days quarantine, not 28
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Climbed the mast on Firefly two weeks ago and lubed and checked everything from the top to the bottom. Silicon grease. Careful to only spray into the track a couple of times at various heights - didn’t want the wheels on the cars just sliding on the outside of the track. Continued the procedure on everything on deck. Main whistles up and down now like a high speed train. Makes putting in a reef much easier. Cars go up and down the track more easily and at a wider range of angles than before.