DrWatson

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/436624/search-on-after-mayday-call-from-yacht-off-coromandel-coast

My. Question is: how big is this shed you found this packet of veneer in? Is it your shed? and are there hitherto as yet unexplored passages, vaults and dungeons with other such treasures?

Being french, it might be full of pogos...

Was someone injured? There may not be any need to report some accidents unless there is third party damage (including environmental) or injury.

Just go with plastic everything? Any get a boat that sails so well you don’t need a Motor?

A lack of policing will lead to vigilante justice. When law abiding people don’t have faith that the laws will be policed and enforced, they eventually take matters into their own hands. They result is rarely good. And at the end the police make a daft statement saying something like “let the proper authorities deal with it”... but they never friggin do!!!

Sorry, no news. France is/was in abs out of lockdown, much the same as us here in Switzerland, so travel to the boat is not possible

yeah that's possible. But if there's no antifoul? just a waterblast then back in?? A pic of the process and an entry in the log?

Scary looking set of cyclones forming. Back to the hull cleaning. What if you have your own haul out ability? ie, up North, given an adequate haulout cradle/ trailer, we could haul our pogo actually onto our place (neighbour's ramp) - mast up. How does one "prove" then that it's been hauled and cleaned? Welding up a decent cradle with axles etc. could well be worth it...

I mean I’m all for experimentation, but Let’s try in someone else’s...

The keel doesn’t count as moveable ballast in rating for a pogo, but most handicapping (except Phrf) kills them dead - 3m draft is a big penalty. lifting the keel up will result in a net loss of control and a lower boat speed - if you look at the shape when the keel is up - it’s a hydrodramatic tradgedy

yeh that made me chuckle also... Now everyone sailing a 473 is in the bad books...

Were they trying a Tokyo express?

bit of cloth and some resin, good as new by lunch time

Pogo 36

Backwards is easier than forwards... going forwards, with the keel up when going slow, the bow is blown off almost instantly (not helped by the transfer of mass aft which further reduces lateral plane forward of the mast). It's no place for fainthearted helming or manoeuvring.

Interesting idea. But i think in a roll over or a knock down you'd rather have all your lead at the end of your board....

Officially, yes, but that's because standard is AGM batteries. The keel pump draws up to 100A for about a minute. With LiFePO4 you don't really need to run the engine, but the keel pump motor runs through a relay controlled by the engine ignition. You can also manually pump the keel up or down - if you're enthusiastic.

Yeah was happy to hear that went without incident. Keel up I presume?

also, rags to whaka is not exactly a Sunday cake walk... good effort.

Did you call the number?

I was always a bit wary of any lifting keel setup, until you figure out that if you hit anything at speed it gives a little and doesn’t rip a hole in you boat... and there’s. Plenty of speed with something like this... also shallow draft when you need it is incredibly awesome ... who wants to have to anchor out in the middle of the bay when you can creep in close n cosy,,or tuck into a tiny spot and hunker down?

Single cable super common in Europe. There are four of these ferries across the river in Basel, nicely spaced between the bridges you you have additional options when on foot. I used to take this one abotu 3-4 times a week during the summers to get to the watering hole on the other side there where the steps are. A pop up bar each summer, 5 buck beers in the sun At first I thought the double cable might be for a river that runs both ways - don't laugh, there are many in the world, or at least over a tidal channel. But here in Otago I think the second cabl

FOB. Seen this weekend...

Yeah, looking at using it for cladding on some parts of a house design... Cheers TimB. understood. Working with the sheet sizes available to minimise wastage is also an important point.