Bad Kitty
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Buy a better anchor is the first thought that comes to mind?
Sorry not trying to be a d*ick, but there are such better anchors around now that I'd never use a plough again.
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I'd go for a long shaft, high thrust. The high thrust has lower reduction gearbox & a bigger diameter prop, which the yacht will love.
Pack up the transom & use it on the inflatable, it'll be a bit long but so what? I think yamaha did a 9.9hp maybe?
The short shaft will be pretty useless on the yacht as soon as there's any sea running.
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11 minutes ago, BNG said:
I reckon he is!
Spearing flounder.
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Also the 70 mtrs of chain is good for the islands, even if your anchor is awesome & doesn't need that much chain, as it keeps your rope warp away from any stray coral & bommies if you are swing around up there.
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We had a Rocna, great anchor, changed to a Sarca Excel because they don't have a roll bar & that works better for our boat. At least as good as the Rocna, maybe better?
There's a few high holding power designs around now, IMHO they make the old designs like plough's etc. totally redundant. You'd never go back.
I'd track down Grant at Chains, Ropes & Anchors, and have a chat. You'll get exactly what you need without any snake oil.
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On 7/04/2023 at 1:46 PM, Terry B said:
Thanks Otto, donation done.
Me too, think that's the second donation, but hell, it's a great cause!
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And always remember, boats are just like strippers, they only work while you're throwing $100 notes at them.
If you only use 1 piece of advice that's been offered up so far, listen to Aardvarkash10 & get it surveyed.
Good luck Pal, you're gonna need it.
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So who knows about additives for diesel, for bug etc. as a preventative.
No issues currently, but there was a small amount of some crap in the tanks when we replaced engines recently.
Does anyone run any additives, or is it snake oil?
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The other thing to consider is that the battery cost is not the biggest part. Well for us it wasn't anyway.
I think the 2 x 200 a/hr li ion batteries were about 9K, total bill with bigger alternators to make use of the faster charging capacity, fuses, contactors, alternator drive kits bla bla bla was more like 20K maybe?
I'd still do it again in a heartbeat, but make sure you've got your numbers right?
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Changes boating life. Power is an issue on a lot of boats, and it takes a whole lot of that angst away. For cats, weight is an issue always, less weight, more usable power, faster charging. As for what flavour, I've read about enough issues that I probably wouldn't use anything other than the name brands that are fully integrated systems, unless you're a way better electrical guru than me.
We've got Juice/Enertec in the yacht, the camper van is Mastervolt because that's who the builder uses, and that's probably as adventurous as I'd get.
When these things go bad it's never a small incident!
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1 hour ago, Addem said:
Sounds great. Not having skytv available its been a blank from.my perspective. I normally watch every race but it's not on YouTube for nz.
I'm keen to know how Lyttleton worked out as there was a restriction on numbers. Not sure if getting down there from NI would be worth 40 minutes racing each day?
I guess that's one way to look at it (the 40 each day bit) In reality it was a fantastic weekend, the racing was bloody amazing, and the race start at 3pm it made for a really relaxed fun time. Brunch in ChCh in the morning, wander down to the shuttle at about 1, cruise over to Lyttleton & pick up a glass of bubbles to prep for race 1! Racing over about 4.30, chat to a few yachties over a drink & back on the shuttle. Couldn't be easier.
Watching 9 boats piling into the start was pretty interesting, & then the finish line was about 100 metres from the grandstand, and the boats were headed straight for the crowd as they went thru the finish. It really is next level yachting entertainment. As for whether it's worth a trip to ChCh, I'm seriously thinking about going to San Fran for the final!
We'll definitely be going back if it's there again.
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20 hours ago, Deep Purple said:
Sad to say Smithy passed away yesterday but not before marrying his sweetheart the day before. Fair winds mate, you fought a good fight :-(
Ahh damn, sorry to hear that. Great guy. Travel well Friend.
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Squadron? What Squadron? Isn't that some place down on the waterfront, tied up with AC racing in Spain?
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2 hours ago, Zozza said:
I detest 'Boaties' full stop. I have no respect for anyone on a stinkpot.
Sorry that post says more about you than people on powerboats.
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1 hour ago, harrytom said:
I thought be best seeing how the tugs couldnt tow in to the wind,way tow back to picton?
If they couldn't get it back to Wgtn, I'd be terrified getting towed across the Straight & into the Sounds. I'd probably jump off & swim for it!
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3 hours ago, otto said:
And here is a comment (unofficial) i heard through the grapevine. One of the reasons the give a little page was started is to gauge support from the wider boating community. So if a few donate a bit there is not much support and perhaps they need to reassess what they are spending. If thousands (which there are) donated a little it would show support and help send the message.
This is about pushing for a commitment from council to have a plan that existing marine facilities and regional assets that allow marine users to access the water are kept and improved on whether it be for rowing clubs, trailer boats, haul outs or those in marinas.
One squeaky wheel alone is not going to be enough.
Just donated to this, everyone that's interested in boating in Auckland could try & give something, even $5? And maybe show that we care? Or we'll have no facilities at all to support our habit. (Addiction?)
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Our one is like that, 20 ltr cylinder that will run off the genset or shore power using the element, and with the Eberspacher pumping hot glycol thru cylinder like an engine heat exchanger.
Eberspächer Airtronic and Hydronic for boats (eberspaecher-marine.com)
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Have you looked at Eberspacher diesel ones? They also do a tank version or one that uses a normal type water cylinder.
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Just now, Bad Kitty said:
These guys for Vybar.
Much better than the Forman stuff, which takes a lot of work to clean up when it craps out. Ask me how I know!
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These guys for Vybar.
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Plus one for Boat Fix, great team there,
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On 28/11/2022 at 6:42 PM, motorb said:
Orams is dreaming if they think they are going to be immune to reverse sensitivity in there with all the new high density housing going in. Give it 10-20 years and they'll all be getting shut down under onerous requirements being imposed on them.
Pier21 was just a soft target that the developers have already picked off.
The owners put Pier 21 on the market & sold it. Not sure how that becomes "a soft target that the developers have already picked off."
Caulerpa now in BOI
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Well that's gonna be a problem given that it's difficult to know if it's there until after you have anchored? And if it's as bad as reported it's shortly going to be in every bay in the Hauraki Gulf, the Bay of Islands, & Gt Barrier?