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  1. 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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  2.  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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  3. 11 hours ago, Black Panther said:

    Don't like the sound of that, will he get in before the sh*t hits?

    Doesn’t look like it. Think they will sail around it or clear in to top of South Island then come up possibly 

    Arbitare mid BOP and Distraction arrived in Westhaven at 5.30 this morning 

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  4. 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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  5. 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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  6. 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 

  7. 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

  8. 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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  9. 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

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