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1 hour ago, Island Time said:
Mines made from stainless tube, looks something like this
Could be made of carbon instead.
This. Agree, finally IT!
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Hiya Wave, thanks for sharing, pretty interesting times to be cruising, must be a lot of confused cruisers up there wondering where they're going next. I guess y'all just sitting there & seeing what borders open up?
Good luck, and enjoy the sunshine!
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53 minutes ago, Wayne-o said:
Bad Kitty, who are the two surveyors you use?
Also, interested in what people say about fijian kauri, as used in this Dickson 45 https://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/boats-marine/yachts/keeler/auction-2587783128.htm Faster growing and softer than kauri, and apparently used alongside nz kauri in a triple skin build.PM me a phone number if you want a chat,
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26 minutes ago, marinheiro said:
I was talking to Barry Jones today (we are marina neighbours) about edging on plywood (I have a plywood locker door that has sucked up some moisture as it does not have edging on the end grain) , he said that treated timbers can still go soft over time if they are in a damp/wet environment. He said heart kauri was an exception and as we know even it can be susceptible to dry rot if fresh water gets in its end grain.
Des produced very good designs but he did not supervise the construction of boats built by others. There are plenty of Twilights (and other wooden boats from that era) around with soft decks and other problems and Waimanu's loss shows how there can be hidden problems.
Agree, Designers rarely supervise Construction. Look at all those Given powercats, built by Silver Tiger! Great design, built by gib stopping labourers! One of NZ boatbuilding's great horror stories.
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I guess it depends on a lot of variables, and your appetite for junk. We only use 2 surveyors, 1 who's pretty tough, and the 2nd is even more discerning.
We have to buy boats for various projects, some very demanding, some pretty straightforward. But I'd rather have someone with a critical eye than a Surveyor with low standards. Even being tough on things we still get a nasty surprise now & then. And when you're caught out in 50 knots one day with a hard day upwind getting the sh*t kicked out of you, do you really want to be wondering about your boat?
They rarely fall apart, but ………………………….
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45 minutes ago, Island Time said:
Level 3 is pretty much going to be a faith thing. Too many people out to stop everyone. So dont be a dick, or blatantly breach the rules, use common sense, and you'll be fine.
What he said,
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We use something like this on Bad Kitty, works well & keeps the length of the 2:1 down. Not sure which flavour ours is, refer to Bart at NZ Rigging, came from him.
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8 minutes ago, Wayne-o said:
Sorry Kevin - I thought it would have been obvious I meant the government's policy response but have amended to clarify. It must get exhausting correcting people every time they say "the economy"!
Too funny!
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10 hours ago, ScottiE said:
And so I put it to you that our current plan in all likelihood will be one of the most costly options we could have taken and it will only take us longer to get there. Unless of course we isolate ourselves from the rest until someone develops a vaccine, which for a coronavirusehas happened, never in modern history (see SARS and MERS).
This is particularly relevant. Are we going to exist in our own bubble of 4.? million, with incredibly difficult travel both in & out of NZ, and do almost no business with the rest of the world?
While I don't pretend to have the answers to how we should do this, the future looks pretty bleak for our economy?
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1 hour ago, Black Panther said:
Must get lonely Scottie
Mmm, no pretty sure there's a lot of people that feel like that.
2 here anyway.
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3 hours ago, Puff said:
I can't really comment about it in this forum topic but let's just say you're right. But a divisive depression. good, neutral, disastrous depending where you are and what you do. If you rely on international travel and high spending tourists then you're in big trouble. Domestic tourism will be okay. Your $100 night motel in the coromandel/Hawkes Bay will love it catering for people that don't want to get away but don't want to get on an aluminium tube with 200 others. Your $500 a night suite in Queenstown will tank along with Hobbiton, jet boat rides, heli skiing, film industry (sorry)
Plenty of building to get done with Kiwis coming home and people wanting to live here because it's safer. A drop in house prices and rents but that will recover in the cities and retirement destinations
The unknown is the unemployment figures and that will depend on how quickly the government can throw money into infrastructure. But a laid off pilot isn't going to be driving a grader in a hurry.
Farming is good, the world needs the stuff we grow, however expect some price pressure as there's aren't many buyers with cash
Domestic boating will be okay, the boats aren't going anywhere. They might only be worth half what they once were. But you can't say half the boats in NZ will be sold, they may be but unless they are sent to the tip or scuttled at the noises then they are still going to occupy marinas. New imports may suffer for a while
Yep film industry down 100%, for at least 3 months & probably 6. Island cruising anyone?
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1 hour ago, Tamure said:
I fully agree with southernman, there will be a heavy toll on people when reality bites. Quite a few of us here know people who were wiped out in 1987 and 2007 and the massive damage that was done and this may be worse.
I'm certain that this will be much worse. Puff what's your take on the economic impact & knock on? Feels more like depression to me than a little old recession.
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Yep, it's pointless crystal ball gazing at present, but hey, not much else to do?
2 weeks quarantine in a tropical bay will look pretty good by June/July.
Or by yesterday?
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OK let's give the twitbook group a miss then, didn't seem a good fit for me. So, I guess we just keep an eye on progress with the NZ & the Island borders, and see what happens.
A week sailing up, then a week in quarantine would seem viable for 4-5 months away.
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1 hour ago, Black Panther said:
Opua to fiji 2020
Mmmm, can't find it? Is that the exact name?
Ta,
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I know it's crystal ball gazing, but it's not like there's much else to do, what are we thinking about cruising offshore in a couple of months?
May be nothing much else happening workwise!
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I ran out of Pinot, called in a favour & got a little drop off at Kennedy Park, apologies, didn't mean to wake anyone, 😔
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Nice, thanks Strath. You watching Richard Edlin?
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Its' some sort of synthetic cabin liner, think it's made for marine use, furry soft stuff which starts off great but doesn't age that well. Like a lot of us I guess?
Goes a bit mangy after time,
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4 hours ago, Knot Me... maybe said:
Stainless chain? Or couldn't that happen without added fur lined handcuffs and leather ware
By the time we get parole, assuming we do, your bling will be sailing down the northland coast. We did manage to get it out of Italy with 8hrs to spare before they went into full lockdown.
Have you sussed some of the new vinyl, for lack of knowing it's proper name, like coverings? I saw some not long ago that were sort of like suede finish but you could wash it with a hose. That could come up well done nicely.
And yes, stainless chain please! Look forward to catching up,
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4 hours ago, Knot Me... maybe said:
Stainless chain? Or couldn't that happen without added fur lined handcuffs and leather ware
By the time we get parole, assuming we do, your bling will be sailing down the northland coast. We did manage to get it out of Italy with 8hrs to spare before they went into full lockdown.
Have you sussed some of the new vinyl, for lack of knowing it's proper name, like coverings? I saw some not long ago that were sort of like suede finish but you could wash it with a hose. That could come up well done nicely.
Yeah was thinking of a vinyl sort of thing maybe, a bit thicker or on a thin backing maybe to help cover the lack of fairing?
Still waiting for a clever boat interior finisher to pop up & solve me dilemma for me!
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Those 5kg glue's won't be horrible for me VB, might be a bit crappy for you though!
OK so that's one option, replace.
Anyone else? Come on, only 7 weeks 6 days to think it thru!
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So we've got front runner in two cabins, which I've grown to hate, who's got any goods ideas on a replacement?
It's not faired that well under the frontrunner, but I guess we could revisit that. Or ?
Thanks, and remember, we're nearly there now, only 7 weeks 6 days to go!
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