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Fitted the second carbon head.
That's this much more Mt Gay with no weight penalty.
Gotta be a win!
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Just sorting out Fiji charts & have some spares, free to a good home if you're headed there soon?
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I'l wait a few days then!
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We were there Pal, even if you don't see us we see you!
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Sold!
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240, but the inverter runs it happily.
Li Ion batteries have made a big difference to the boats usability.
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This was all very amusing till you threaten my expresso machine KM, bugger off!
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Was that what you were meaning?
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I find Tonga, Fiji, New Cal is a great winterisation program?
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Yep got one on Bad Kitty, does the job well enough, no real downside that I can see. Better than a stand alone Iridium phone for everything except taking with you in the life raft!
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There is one on the hard at Weiti you can have for free if you take it away. Has a rig and a keel.
Not sure of the details just now, but can get them fairly easily. It will be at the shorter end of your size range, but not far off I think.
Thanks Fish, I'll reach out, I'll let you know if it happens & you can give me an address for the Mt Gay,
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And so it begins!
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Yep done that, he mentioned yours actually!
But no nothing at present. So still looking,
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Looking for a hull & deck, GRP/glass or similar preferred, 42-47 foot, production cruising boat or something similar.
Can be very rough, doesn't need a keel, or rig.
Won't be going back in the water, so it could be pretty knocked around.
For a film project, what's out there?
Ta,
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And yes that’s the marine safety zone. Different every launch, last few have been longer, due South.
That rocket science is actually quite complicated!
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February launch, window opens about the 23rd?
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Notice to Mariners details the launch safety zone.
It is usually about a 10 day window, but is only applied on the actual launch day, which can slide around a bit inside that 10 day window.
Safety zone is different each launch, and Rocket Lab tries very hard to accomodate everyone’s needs on a launch day. While absolutely avoiding the potential to drop in excess of 10 tonnes of rocket fuel on you.
Boating can take place in the safety zone on the day, you do need to contact Rocket Lab and advise your intentions. If I can work out how I’ll post the next launch cartoon.
Re anchoring there, Mahia Beach itself looks somewhat ok, other than that I’d be fairly careful.
More like a “awesome weather, let’s take a look at Mahia” than actually planning a stop during a passage.
Think Mokes, not Fitzroy Harbour.
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Defining what you really want is important.
If sailing is important then it limits your options somewhat.
If a cat doesn’t have boards it will struggle to point upwind.
And if you want boards the options are again more limited.
I’d have a Seawind over a lot of the European production cats, most of which are very charter, floating apartment oriented.
At least the Seawinds were designed & built to sail, although they are also quite charted boat oriented.
As mentioned, Fusion 40 are a good all rounder.
Also some of the Schionnings are great boats, but not production so you’d have to check out the build quality.
They are also quite lightly designed & built, to me a better coastal cruiser than an offshore boat.
But plenty of people will rightly point out they do lots of offshore miles.
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This is a question for your broker or insurance co.
With all due respect no one here can answer this, but they can.
Our insurance policy needs an inspection, but yours? And how often?
Only they can tell you.
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Flares are only useful if there are other people/vessels/aircraft in view. If not, they are very likely to be wasted.
Sometimes they are the right option. Sometimes other things are better.
Carry multiple options. Imo.
Yep what he said.
Anyone that thinks that going with pyro or electronics exclude the other option needs to take a deep breath.
When you’re in a desperate situation the more options available the better.
Electronics are getting better all the time, and we have AIS MOB’s on lifejackets.
Great for rescuing your own crew, or if another vessel is within about 5 miles.
Useless if the mothership sinks & there’s no one else around.
And EPIRB’s on board. Awesome, except sometimes they don’t work.
So I still wouldn’t go out without flares.
Easiest thing to see from a helicopter? flare or orange smoke. And a human head in the water is near invisible from a km away. That’s if it’s flat calm, in a chop, you are invisible.
They are all tools in the toolbox when the sh*t hits the fan.
Hard to fathom 6 pages of “my ways better than yours!”
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Just under 6 litres/nautical mile, about 140 litres an hour.
But same l/nm from something like 18 knots to 30 knots.
Awesome boats, Roger Hill designed, mostly Pachoud built.
If you ever go to the dark side this is the way to do it!
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Auckland Airport Rescue Services has a Cat and a Mono, both are running twin jets.
Thanks Bondage Guy, forgot about that,
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Wrong number of hulls and I think shafts but you could film at that speed all the way to Fiji with this.
One of my favourite boats in the world, but not a monohull, not jets, ummm?
Ta though, hadn't realised it was back on the market.
Diesel Water Heater
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We've got one on Bad Kitty, as said, it heats the hot water cylinder, so it's not like a califont.
But love it, and if you're doing it then I'd add a heater or two, makes the boat warm & dry in the wet or winter.