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Sorry
I read
one hull or trainer floats.
When with glasses I see it's
one hull no trainer floats.
TP for sure, don't think they have Awen going that well yet.
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The tri formally known as Vodaboat
Yes Marshy that's what I'm working on, just hoping it's not a double bluff
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funny how no one is picking Frank
looking like SH!T weather this far out 10kt SW
Thats not what I want in a 20t under-powered truck
Good thing is it's got time to change
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I have seen yachts (with I suspect, local knowledge) sailing North between Whangaruru and Cape Brett curve in towards Whangamumu before reversing the curve as they neared the peninsular, heading out to Cape Brett. They literally sailed away from us, we were headed directly for Cape Brett, I didn't check, but it would suggest that the tidal flow was southerly and there is an eddy that rotates inshore of the Cape.
Most likely Steve
But don't stay in too long or you will fall into the wind shadow between Whangamumu and the Cape
"Shot the gap" or 'round the out side like a buffalo girl' ?????
That's the real question, I've always gone through and said next time I'm going around ????
"The definition of insanity is to keep doing the same thing but expect a different result"
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Our Irridium Go is just a monthly fee plus $50usd to connect then you can stop anytime then restart for another connection fee
So when we got back to NZ I disconnected it but can start anytime
As per learning time just download the Offshore app onto your laptop and play with that, it gives you the option of connecting to the web normally or via the I Go
I also download gribs into the Weather Track app, you just send an email to query@saildocs.com with the Lat and Long and then open the reply in the Weather Track
This is the type of info you put in the email but put nothing in the subject line
gfs:15S,38S,160E,170W|2,2|6,12..96|PRESS,WIND
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What you really need to know is what's happening with the warm current that runs down the east coast.
It's often close to cape Brett then runs outside the Hen & Chicks then outside the Mokes then kicks south at the needles
The catch is sometimes it runs inside the H&Cs and therefore speeds up so that makes going outside beneficial, but rarely it runs the other way ie south to north.
It's usually not that fast at this time of year but speeds up as the warm currents come out of the pacific
The other major area of concern is tidal flow at bream head
Other than that sail north and turn left at the Cape, but inside or out of Piercy Is ?
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What I did for my last boat (Cat 2 many times) re sealed was they want then tied down in case of invertion but the sealed container part is more to contain normal spills when topping up or if one boils over due to overcharging etc
So I just got a small tarp from the wharehouse folded it in half, took out the batteries, laid the tarp inside the battery compartment, replaced batteries and strapped them down then tied the edges of the tarp across the top. Tarp was still working ten years later when we sold.
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but the electric head pump is a concern. Ahhh what to do, what to do...
If you think this is a problem then tell your crew they can only use the head when your under motor.
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I found isailor v good in Fiji -espec the Lau Group where Navionics was out considerably -enough to put you on the reef going thru passes if you werent aware it was out (obviously always have a spotter on deck too) .
Haven't used Isailor but that's the good think about using an iPad/tablet, if the other boats in an area are using and recommending something else then it's as easy as finding Internetness and downloading what you need, not so easy with a chart plotter
When we were in Fiji everyone was overlaying google earth on navionics but that was last year or so.
The other thing I used the iPad for was saving info off line on the next destinations
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Yes we missed the Seadler but she only lies in 5m of water or less but south of the pass.
Hio that lives there along with his parents and sister just north of his house and his Aunty and Uncle to the south said the gun powder burns very hot on the open fire still, one cannon is in a park in Papaeete but all the rest is still there, next time I call in I'm going for a snorkel on the wreak.
We only stayed two nights and snorkelled just a small part of the lagoon
Ate Crays, oysters, unga and giant clams all close at hand.
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Firstly wear glasses
Then I use Navionics below is our track into Maupihaa
This track was more accurate than the boats chart plotter, so we zoomed in fully for our exit and followed the same line, just going a lot faster as with 6kts flowning out we were doing 1.5kts going in but struggled to stay under 9kts coming out.
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Cat 1
in MarineTalk
I agree with boo boo also
I've used a tri sail once enroute to Fiji, the yacht had a in mast furling main which ripped so we put the tri sail up whilst I spent the day sewing up the old main ( lasted a day and a half and ripped just above my repair )
Tom and Vicky on Sunstone have used there Tri sail once in anger and that's in close to 300,000nm IIRC and that was in the Round New Zealand race.
Interesting these changes at the start of this tread are very similar to how we setup for sailing back from Europe as we didn't need any type of cert or inspection I just went with what I thought important.
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We have a cig charging point in cockpit which we used if we needed to enter a pass or the like and no one had bothered to plug it in but generally it lived in the cockpit and anyone could use it as long as you plugged it in down below when ever it's battery got low, probably twice a day ?
It uses a little more power running GPS but other than that the only thing we used it for was email and txt via the Irridium Go
Below is attached a screen shot from a 23hr run
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We sailed back from Europe mostly on an IPad
Had two fixed plotters plus hand held gps plotter and laptop with independent Nav system
Ran the autopilot and AIS off the cockpit plotter but everyone was always using the iPad
Found the iPad to be every bit and sometimes more accurate than the Ray/Navionics on the plotter.
The big proviso is we have a dry cockpit and over 12,000nm out of 15,000 were down wind in the tropics
But wouldn't go anywhere without my iPad
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We were all younger then
Spotted us in our F6 couple of time
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As above, it's 400nm to the top so 3 days at an average of 5.6kts
Then take 3 days to come down the other side, it about 250nm across the top and down into AKL
Look for anything from the south but light to mod SW is going to be what you'll probably end up going on.
Aim for the Maui platforms and if alls well just keep going but if you have issues then NPs your only real option
Boat will do it easily enough just pick your crew well
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Sorry
Just what we were told by berth owners there when we were looking for a berth in town
Another good side of PH is 25min by ferry into downtown, all they need now is a better weekend service
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Ouch
But we are all thinking the same !
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Had a yacht in Pine harbour for 14 years but now in Westhaven
Bayswater is easy to get to from the shore or downtown
Has a really bad rep for there being a lot of wash through the marina, to the point of damage to boats and marina, it was designed to have a rock breakwater but only got a pile one.
Pine Harbour is a very friendly marina that's nice and sheltered, great for cruising as your halfway to the best close anchorages in the Hauraki gulf
Down sides is only about 2m water at low tide and hard to get tradesman out of Auckland to do work, but the local trades are good but limit your choices.
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Works on an iPad
But that's rotten fruit for you
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Glass verses wood
Wood,
easy to fix
Easy to see damage
Needs fixing asap, if left will get worse
Painted so will need reprinting at some point
Glass
More robust
Only needs a cut and polish every few years
Damage can be hard to find and fix depending on where it is
Once you paint a gelcoat boat it will be no better than a wooden boat in that respect
Hard to beat a well built and maintained wooden boat
Lots of people under maintain glass boats as they generally get away with it but you can't do that with wood so you will soon know when you go and look, if it a 20+ yr old wooden t/y and it is dry and doesn't smell of rot then you will know it's good
As for glass you want the original gelcoat to look good, the chances are there will be stress cracks around the stanchions but you don't want them around chain plates, rudder, centreboard or deck fittings
Generally a wooden boat will be lighter also for its size
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Only thing I'd suggest is a seperate switch and sniffer units
As been on a boat with a dodgy sniffer which then stopped the solenoid
We ended up having to re plumb to bypass it
Bit more expensive but in reality you want the sniffer to work like a smoke alarm, doesn't put the fire out but tells you that there's a problem
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What is the Ron Given design that you see sailing out of Kawakawa, Joker ?
I don't know size but they're going to go ok I would have thought , always seem to when you see em out.
Joker
There's a 6.7 that's too small for a family of 4 but they sail really well.
And a 8.2 that would be ideal as they are water ballasted so light to tow but twice your budget is what's being asked and more
Don't be afraid to offer 25% less than asking price, most TY are hard to sell and getting quite old
You should settle between 10 to 15% under asking price or your wife will fall in love with one and you will just buy it.
Choosing an offshore boat
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When I first saw your thread I thought the Salthouse but once I saw the transom and decks I'd say don't touch it with a 48' barge pole, yes would be more comfortable at sea and more room at anchor but $$$$$ plus your going to live in and out of the water in the islands plus landing fish ?
The Oceans 12 looks well cared for and would be an option / starting point but before you get too far down the track I'd seriously consider either chartering in Tonga or cruising with friends for a week or two as liveability is one of the most important things in a cruising yacht as you spend only about 10% of your time on passage the rest is mostly at anchor or short trips.
I wouldn't go smaller than 40' but 42-46 is probably ideal for a family but still easily enough for a couple.