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This boat drove past me on my mooring last week at Jamieson bay in the Maharangi. Had a young bloke about late 20's driving. from the flying deck.
don't know where it went after that but have passed on the message to a couple off mates that are in the area.
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I have a 60L cfx and run it continuously for the last 4 years. At -6. whether I'm on the boat or not. Best thing since forever would not bother with engine driven stuff they have had there day in my opinion.
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A new Seapen has just been set up for a large vessel down on U pier, Westhaven.
There is something connected to the water tap, which is continuously adding fresh water to the pen. Lucky Westhaven have stopped charging for water!
Wheels, their marketing says "SeaPen’s special polymer skin is one of the only materials in existence that resists barnacle growth when kept in Sea Water. No barnacles mean you never need to remove the SeaPen for cleaning."
https://dockpro.com.au/classic-seapen/
https://dockpro.com.au/seapen/
That looked like Barnacle's growing on the pen thing in the promo photo.
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According to Wikipedia, the late eighties models are the ones to avoid, would that tie in with your bad experiences? My experience, which was prior the then, is reliable and near bulletproof.
They have always been rubbish, we used to think they where the bee's knee back in the 60s and they where.
So long as you toke a bunch of spear plugs,ten gallons of fuel for the mile shear pins, and last but not least another spear engine and oars.
If they where such hot stuff none of the other manufacturers would have got a look in. They where made in mother Britten, Engines for butter and sheep.
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Watching youtube "bob the plumber" making a h/exch, and getting ideas. Is this ridiculous?
Yep.
Just type Bowman heat exchanges into uncle.
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the unobtanium done it for me. got my vote.
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That top pic - the superyacht is almost laid flat... thats a decent bit of breeze!
Yep all their look at me lights are not far from drowning.
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We had some good winds up in the Mahurangi, last 2 days nothing like that though. friend went for a quick look around the harbour this morning and reported that all looked good to him.
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Friends have arrived in NZ from Germany and have an osmosis issue (late 80's Swan). They are wanting to plane the hull back to bare glass, let it dry, fill/fair etc then apply barrier coat. Having known them for more than a decade, sailed around the Atlantic with them, worked with them on keel repairs after a grounding, rewiring, plumbing and general maintenance I am confident they have the skills to do the job, just not the tools at present. What we are trying to find now is either somewhere that they can rent a gelcoat planer or, if necessary, purchase one. The fall-back position is to have one bought in Europe and sent over. Any suggestions?
Thanks.
I watched a chap take a large piece of gelcoat off the side of his boat in sulphur point. With an electric plane. did not seem to take that long.
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From the doc above.
PERMANENT ENTRY If you wish to permanently import your yacht or small craft it will be subject to duty and/ or GST. You must complete the Advance Notice of Arrival (Small Craft) (Form NZCS 340) and email it to yachts@customs.govt.nz or fax it to +64 3 358 0069 at least 48 hours prior to the expected arrival time in New Zealand territorial waters (12 nautical miles from the coastline). If your yacht or small craft arrives in New Zealand permanently and there is duty and/or GST outstanding the vessel will be held within the port of entry until this is paid in full and the vessel is cleared.
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He was up on the hard at Robertson Warkworth 3 weeks ago, good to see he is back hiding in a bay keeping people guessing.
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Locknut
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Is that why we are seeing blue lights out there are the bulbs going fissss. with the colour.?
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Most outboards from about 10hp upwards don't have shear pins they have a rubber type bush gizmo, that absorbs the shock and gets you home been like that for over 35 years. This do's have the added benefit of shifting the damage to more expensive parts of the outboard leg.
Found that out the hard way.
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Interesting comments that it could have been caused by the leg and prop - I would have thought that an Aluminium hull hitting that at speed would have cut a hole before the leg or prop got anywhere near it???
That's my thought on it as well, I think the boat hit the yacht and was airborne and cleared the decks and laded on the other side.
It will have damage for sure. on the front.
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"Yes, he's my boyfriend," said Coplestone, who also strongly denied allegations of foul play, which was supported by the police and coronial findings. "You don't get many blokes out in Erie Bay so when you do you make the most of them."
Stand out comment from the above report.
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30 to 40 knots, two meter swells is not over thier limit is it? Behind the Poor Knights there would have been no wind.
The coast guard reluctantly towed us back to safety when we damaged the bow of our boat two years ago. They were not allowed to tie the tow rope to our boat for some reason. I am glad they did tow us or else we would have lost our boat. They towed us into 30knots of wind at around 15 knots of boat speed, very easy.
It's advisable to use a rope from the vessel being towed not your's, If for some reason you must let go it's the towed vessel's rope that is released because they might not release your's.
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From the met service site.
TROPICAL CYCLONE POTENTIAL BULLETIN ISSUED BY METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE OF NEW ZEALAND AT 0404 UTC 12-Mar-2018
CURRENT STATUS OF CYCLONE ACTIVITY
There are presently no tropical cyclones in the Coral Sea or South
Pacific areas.
FORECAST TO 1200 UTC TUE 13-MAR-2018
A low (TD10F) was analysed near 13.5S 160.4E at 1PM New Zealand time
Monday afternoon. The low is expected to track southwards and then
southwestwards into the northern Tasman Sea while intensifying. There
is a HIGH risk of this low developing into a tropical cyclone in the
next 36 hours.
OUTLOOK UNTIL 1200 UTC FRI 16-MAR-2018
TD10F is likely to track southwestwards towards the Queensland coast,
likely as a tropical cyclone, then weakening from Wednesday or early
Thursday. There is a chance of lanfall on the Queensland coast,
however, it is more likely to recurve towards the southeast into the
northern Tasman Sea on Thursday and Friday. There is a MODERATE risk
of this low still being a tropical cyclone on Wednesday, but the risk
then decreases.
The next bulletin will be issued by 0500 UTC Tue 13-Mar-2018
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But wait their is more.
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Posted picture but forgot the text. The above is from Met service, they have been adjusting the track all afternoon. I'm in Mahurangi and we have been getting very strong SE wind but it's starting to swing to the SW as predicted.
Plenty of rain this arvo. Full water tanks so all good put down brew, done dishes wash down inside and still full tanks so disconnected water catcher. You guys be careful out there the roads will be slippery.
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Covid 19 and liveaboards
in MarineTalk
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You are way out. I am a liveaboard in Mahurangi and a few years ago started a list of the live aboard that I came across. At that time there was 7 myself included in the Mahurangi. Hard to work out in Kawau but there are people living and moving through there. And they come though the Mahurangi as well.
In the last year or so the numbers has ballooned and my last count was 46 in the waters that I travel most. Around the Weiti and other placers the waters are infested with us. mostly gray hairs like my own self.