DrWatson

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Personal PLB is a great idea, but those on the boat don't get the signal. Personal AIS is a great thing for that. http://www.mcmurdomarine.com/ais-mob-devices/97-smartfind-s20-ais-mob-device

Matt is the man for OpenCPN. I suspect he'll be along soon...

No worries, seems to make sense. I will look into it more.

OK, so this means that I would only have to run one circuit cable up the the mast and not the 16 different circuits I was going to? Does each node then have a special wireless controller? etc? And what about something like the Opti lamp which has something like 5 wires (3? - I haven't looked for a while), wherein you reverse the polarity to go from prt/stb to anchor (thank gawd for LEDs) I can see how this would work really well for instruments etc. that have simple power on/off and can communicate wirelessly, but for a lighting rig, for example, where there may be many nodes, eac

Diesel stove with vented exhaust for me. Also vented dehumidifier to those dark and damp spaces....

OK, as cool as the Grinders are, I've gone with the Andersen 4x40ST and 2x48ST. Bargains is bargains. Only one little problem, the supplier wrote to me today and informed that the 48 is no longer available, and can no longer be ordered from Andersen . But he offered me: 28% discount on a pair of 46ST (about 1120 euro each) or, 35% Discount on a pair of 52ST (about 1450 Euro each) So now I'm wondering. Do I get the 46 or just go the whole hog and go for the 52? There is a 3.5kg weight difference to consider, and also the fact that it's unlikely I will always (ever?) have fol

Shane, can you please write your content in the post itself, and start them all with a succinct topic title? In general there are many ways to make a boat more comfortable. I assume there are two of you? Firstly, ditch all the crap that you don't need. This usually holds moisture. aspire to own as little as possible and then you'll be less pissed off when any of it gets buggered by being on your boat 'cause you'll have less that can get buggered Sail north during the winter months to make things warmer Ensure a good airflow through the boat at all times Be sure that every person livi

Ah, nice one, the running backstays. Forgots about them. Just bought Andersen 40s which should do for the halyards, can be upgraded to elektiks R

looking at your deck layout: The winches seem to have popped up like a crop of pimples on a teenager. Do you actually use them all? I'm actually interested from a cockpit/deck layout perspective...

That's my understanding of it, too. I will never get 100% NZ super, I've spent 25% of my working life in Switzerland. But I might get 75% NZ super. However, having paid into the Swiss system for 25% of my working life, I'm apparently eligible for 25% of the basic Swiss govt pension. So that should take care of the rates... But I am interested overall in the living on a NZ vessel "does it count as living in NZ" thing. Perhaps it comes down to when you're in international waters? Because when you're on a NZ vessel inside another territory, it's the laws of the territory you're visiti

Question i have is, were these dicks they arrested kiwis born and bred or were they recent arrivals? Locals to Northland somewhere or from some other part of the country?

It's a five year registration, no? so 200 bucks a year.

Yep, the 28 is going out out at equiv. 1028NZD 40 for 1291NZD 48 for 1938NZD So a tad better than NZ price. Which I have to agree with Wheels, seems that NZ prices for imported goods might be on the backward ?? maybe I'll grab the 48 as well, but I have to think a bit more about deck/cockpit layout

hahahaha, yes indeed! now corrected

So, I've been made a pretty good offer on Andersen 28ST FS and Andersen 40ST FS winches, but only those models... I mean we're talking 35-40% off the best other price here. Apparently it pays to go on vacation to Copenhagen.. I won't be needing them for about another 18 months, but, Question is, on a 40ft light disp. boat with 29m2 foretriangle and 38m2 main, how would you size your cabin top and main winches? I mean, I don't want to end up needing a serious gym routine to be able to go sailing. Primaries for the genoa/spi etc. will have to be 50s I think. - but no special deals on

Yes, Damn indeed. Back to seizing wire...

So what are people's preferences? Pros and cons? I'm not really aware of what all the pros and cons are, but if given the option, on an otherwise identical rig, what would you take? Fractional double swept spreader with babystay, 50/50 racing cruising.... btw.

looks great! Would you do a CO check after installing it?

Have people simply forgotten how to row?

The Stove I pictured was a Wallas, from Finland. But it does look blooody similar to the other one... http://www.wallas.fi/index.php?id=54 they also make ovens, I priced the oven and stove up a year or so ago. The combo came to about 3500... euro.. so yeah, not cheap. But nice. I'm told that they do put out enough heat even though the 1.9kW seems low, and have a relatively short warm up time. But it's not like gas, of course. But they are clean, look good, and are relatively light (compared to other things like the Dickinson stoves)

None of the above. This: is my pick of the bunch

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