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    Old Pics

    Some pics from around and about. All in Thames. Notably I'm wondering about the type these fishing boats are modelled after, and if I might source more details. Most look pretty similar, possibly many from the same yard, but to my somewhat untrained eye they seem a bit different to the mullet boats. Also interesting, the registration numbers. Anyone know where I might find details of this register? Lastly, TS43, seen here taking part in some kind of regatta on the Kauaeranga or Waihou. Hard to date the pic, but I'm wondering what the event might have been. Seems quite a crowd
  2. Nah, highly unlikely. But might depend on what kind of wood? The diesel will pretty much preserve that bit of wood forever. I’d pour in some biocide and go sailing. Change your fuel filter next time you think about it.
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    Firefly

    Firefly is my wife’s Pogo 36. She lets me drive and stuff. Moored in Brest, Brittany. Commissioned from the Structures yard in 2019 after we ditched plans to self build a one off. Was cheaper and better for our marriage to buy a Pogo. Seen here creeping up under a Pogo 12.50 - we can hold off and pass 12.50s in sub 10kt conditions. We do hope to get to NZ.
  4. One of my kids shouts and screams most of the time and he’s so loud that even BooBoos magic ain’t gonna drown that sh*t out. There‘s nothing quite so embarrassing as having your 3.5y old shouting out “Hilfe, Hilfe Hilfe!“ across lake Geneva to the other little boats in your regatta because he doesn’t like the way the boat wobbles when we tack… but generally when the kids are not on board I use phone playing iTunes or SoundCloud through a Bluetooth speaker. I now buy a month unlimited es Roaming package when we go to ensure fresh weather and streamable tunes.
  5. Now that the topic has become about that most vital of sailing liquids, I have this year discovered that this is my new gold standard for Firefly’s medical cabinet.
  6. I actually found the research it’s based on. it was a pretty unconvincing piece and wouldn’t really bear scrutiny in the peer reviewed world - pretty much no controls nor adequate comparison regarding the primary variables including scarcity of food ( food availability pretty much ignored altogether as a variable), and no attempt to categorise vessel movement intent as essentially assumed intent of all vessel’s is to interact. lastly who the fk can see a dolphin 300m away? Usually in don’t see the buggers until they’re right on me.
  7. 35 years ago my father taught me how to whip a line - still it’s a hit n a miss for me… about 50% work out well.
  8. Pantaenius Have been sweet for us. Basically didn’t want to see any thing at all. Registration was about it. I specifically asked about how often I needed a rig inspection and was told - “we have no requirements “
  9. Back to electric outboards 80 Ah lithium in a box with 50A fuse strapped to the transom. 9kg minnkota C30 does what it should, charges from the main battery on the boat through a victron Orion DC/DC converter. Doing it again I’d probably get the next or two models up as she’s a mite slow, and I’ll likely put a 500A shunt and a victron bms700 on the battery box to monitor charge. But seems to do a few trips back n forth without running flat. Charges in an hour or two at 18-20amps, so likely had still a bit in it.
  10. nice, I can barely get 200... more like 180. Must be bad gas...
  11. How hot can you get your oven? I find it impossible to get ours hot enough for truly good results
  12. So this wasn't exactly a weekend achievement but here's a rundown of our return trip from Brest to Jersey. Brest-Jersey Arriving late Sat night on the train into Brest, me and 2ic headed down to the Marina where the other crew member had already arrived a few hours earlier and opened up boat, fired up all the systems and loaded food and beer aboard that had been delivered to the Marina office a few hours earlier. He diligently loaded the fridge with as much beer as possible and cranked it up to max. A few hours of getting to know each other, the 3rd crew was a old acquaintance
  13. I very much like these, but the range is really limiting. we’ve gone with the cheapest Minkota I could find (enduro c30; 6.5kg)+ some zincs, and an 80Ah LiFePO4 9kg)from CS batteries. Have installed a 12v charger in the boat so can charge the outboard battery from the house battery. Will be giving it its first run these next two weeks so can report back after that.
  14. Finally made it back to the Fête des Canots in Rolle after a 6 year absence. Family Watson about to dock at Île de Harpes. Managed to pass all these guys - turns out the primary key to speed is light weight and massive sail area. This guy's first time on the tiller, took it very seriously and did pretty well. This guy spent his time practicing his knots.
  15. 3x the price I pay in France... ouch. also, what's their definition of an offshore boat? registered off shore? or is it a visiting boat?
  16. I'm what a bunch of you here colloquially call a raving lefty, I fully support the protection of our marine environment, and I looked at this with my "open" mind thinking, "sh*t we will have to change our EVERYTHING. But... I read the proposal, and then I dug further and read the research reports that had lead to the proposal. No offence intended to the report's authors and researchers, but it was a wholly inadequate and bollox piece of "science" with massive and glaring holes in its design and execution. Predominantly, a huge lack of controls in the hypothesis testing, where assumptions
  17. But those are all operations that involve other members of the public who can reasonably expect safety measures and regulations to be met. If my friend slips over on the deck of my yacht because the anti skid was perhaps a little old should I expect Worksafe to knock on the door and begin an investigation?
  18. I'll do it! But on another note regarding clearing out. I communicated with French customs about procedure to leave the EU and re-enter. Response was, there is no procedure. So how the hell does that work if I want to sail to Panama instead of just over to Jersey? Both are outside the EU... Just load up and sail off??? No Zarpe?
  19. So worksafe now has jurisdiction outside of employment situations? ie. private, non-comercial situations?
  20. How do MNZ/YNZ view the widely accepted European Directive 2013/53/EU on recreational craft? ie. the A through D classification for design and construction? It's understood that NZ has some tough weather, but it takes a special kind of exceptionalism to think that such weather and sea conditions don't also occur in the North Sea or on the Atlantic coast.
  21. So you're saying that when I take my NZ new boat, and sail to Fiji, it's exported? so I should be able to claim the GST back?
  22. Export/import are different things though than arrival/departure, no?
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