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18 hours ago, funlovincriminal said:
I'm heading across from Opua to Fiji late May/Early June delivering a 50ft Cat.
Be keen to glean any useful info as well.
Don’t expect it to be quick or comfortable
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I’d be keen to join your group
We are heading to Tonga via Minerva early June then Fiji early August
Not interested in rallies either but be good to get and share some collective knowledge
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One other thing, make sure you can get to your batteries fast
One of the yachts in the current RNI had a small electrical fire in the back of the panel and the main battery isolator didn’t kill the supply
Power was from something that required permanent connection and lid was securely screwed down and tools were well stowed
Luckily it was controlled but could have been disastrous
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1 hour ago, ex Elly said:
Margaritaville may have a problem? They went for a close look at the Hokianga harbour, then turned around and now heading south! 😲
Mechanical issues
looking at options at this point
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Finish line between tower and ODM
CU decided 600nm upwind wasn’t fun anymore
Tiny said they are doing the rum race
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Doing the right thing isn’t always easy
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My batteries are all below from factory
Talk to your inspector and develop a working understanding and most things are doable
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All batteries must be installed securely in adequate battery boxes. The bottom of the box must be above the level of the cabin sole. Battery boxes must be acid proof unless all the batteries are fully sealed units.
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Tracker only pings the position every 10min then uploads these every 30
so if you tack between pongs you get a track that looks like that.
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1 hour ago, Black Panther said:
The tracker only works on apple?
No works on all devices
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21 minutes ago, Romany said:
Good on him (?) but why? Is it fund raising for a cause, or just because.
Just because, plus he needs to do a qualifying passage for the solo Tasman, this should do it
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Oddity
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Great boat, when I get old I’d like one
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As Steve says above, but another way is rather than running the sheet through the pole use a outhaul line through the pole and clip to clew of the genoa
This way you can sheet it aft and haul it out, this will also give you the chance to experiment with the perfect length if you decide to make a dedicated whisker pole or shorten what you have. Keep an eye out on trademe also, sometimes it’s out there
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Not long now, 16 days to go.
Nearly all the boats have arrived in Auckland
Poulpito mid Tasman
Arbitare approaching East Cape
Relapse sitting on the hard in Whangārei without a rig
Simply Irresistible sitting in Westhaven without a rudder
Its all about to get real for 33 yachts and 66 sailors
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No, we have a quite flat teak deck and over winter the southern side, in around the mast base, handrails and Genoa tracks were it didn’t dry fast enough after rain it would start to grow green, then dirt would build up.
The first time I did it the results weren’t great as you really need to clean everything before you apply, I’ve found the best results to be to give the decks a light scrub, then spray it on and leave it. Don’t rinse the boat, let it dry in place then it reactivates each time it rains. Definitely not slippery, if I see grime buildup after a while I just hose the decks every month or 6 weeks over winter
If you just want something to kill what’s there use 30 Seconds or the likes such as Sodium Hypochlorine commonly known as Pool Chlor. And then wash off, this is a lot cheaper but doesn’t continue to work, so you will need to do this a few times. But it depends on where your boat lives over winter, Westhaven seems really bad for grime buildup probably from the motorway. The best place to avoid this I’ve found is above 20* S and below 20* N latitude
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I spray my decks beginning of each winter with Wet and Forget, not the cheapest by a long way, but I know it won’t do any harm
Sailmakers use it on sails also
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23 hours ago, Winter said:
What is the go-to best hand held small manual pump for getting the last dribbles out of bilge, or dinghy etc?
Something like this
https://www.torpedo7.co.nz/products/T7KKAN908XXXXX/title/kayak-bilge-pump
or this
https://www.boat.net.nz/collections/pumps-hand-pumps/products/hand-pump-stirrup-style
Either of them will do it, but won’t last too long as cheaply made
I use one of these, not because it’s any better but because I can put it in tricky spots and hit the button
https://www.burnsco.co.nz/transfer-pump-diesel-water-2xd-battery
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As above will be very interesting to see who fronts, maybe every other club is missing something
Cant see how it’s classic if it’s never happened before
Want to get numbers “ then don’t put obstacles in the way - make it cheap, use racetrack, have a party afterwards. Once it’s established and classic then it will stand on its own feet, just my thoughts but I could be wrong, hope I am for their sake
Maybe it has something to do with it being on first of April
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Spirits Bay is also a good anchorage if it’s SW and your waiting for it to go more W
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West coast every time
‘Get to top and then only need a two or three favourable days and your there
East coast you will get hit somewhere
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Never seen one there but there’s usually one in Man-o-war bay Waiheke this time of year
There maybe a skip on the coromandel wharf ?
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If you’ve replaced the aerial and radio and still not working can only be power ?
are you receiving on any channels ?
Try listening on 60 or 62, there should be endless chatter of trip reports with Coastguard, especially on weekends
Turn volume to max, adjust squelch until it screams at you then back until it stops. Check your on International not USA or Canada
As long as the Ariel is screwed in tight and the red wire is connected to a positive supply and the black wire to a ground/neutral they just work.
Maybe post where your cruising whilst away and someone can row over and have a look for you
Recent arrival on St Heliers beach
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Definitely NZ registered
says so on the side