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No, the cost is closer to $70k. I checked recently.

I don't understand where all the fish goes. We like fish but in our family only eat it at most once per week. Most of our friends are similar if less frequent e.g. once in 2 weeks. When I go to a 'normal' restaurant (not focused on seafood) it seems that the majority of people sitting around me are eating meat or veg dishes with maybe fish being chosen by 1:3 or 1:4 diners? And at the supermarket the fish counter seems to be the quietest counter with usually the deli or meat counters busier. I admit all of my comments above are based on personal, unscientific observation an

https://truekit.nz/ NZ made but using Valmex (German material) which looks heaps better than PVC. Might not quite fit OP's budget and size but for others worth a look..

Just adding to this. Only the other day I posted on one of the major production boat forums that if anyone has a boat in Europe / US that fits my criteria and they are interested in a cruise to the South Pacific and ending their journey in NZ, then I might be prepared to buy their boat when they arrive. Obviously lots of details to work through and no guarantees or obligations on either side. But just like the 4 guys in the Netherlands posting above, I was taking a long shot just in case it might work for somebody out there.

Rushman yes I think that is their offer. By the tone of some posts here I suspect some people find it a bit edgy or cheeky. Whereas I find it a bold and slightly crazy idea but certainly worth asking the question - because like the best crazy ideas it might just work for someone! I am actively looking at buying a boat outside NZ - primarily for reasons of wider market choice - and one of the big hurdles is delivery cost which can be tens of thousands of $$$. So, if a suitably qualified crew of 4 offered to sail my newly purchased boat back to NZ for free, all be it that it

Interesting offer. Yes I am currently looking at a couple of boats offshore including Asia and Europe. If the boat isn't actually in the Netherlands would you sail something from elsewhere in Europe / Med?

Cool. Impressive response from BEP to ‘support’ such an old device. I imagine lots of companies would ignore your request or point out the obsolescence etc. My recent experience with marine electrical & electronic equipment is that new isn’t always better. I’ve had plenty of brand new kit fail within 12-24 months. Like you said if it’s still working it’s worth persevering. Just make sure you have a plan B if it does let go in the middle of your summer cruise in a remote location!

IT’s your man

I’ve got a Yammy 15 2-stroke. Love it. Will keep it until it dies. Or I do.

Baileys brokers have looked after my boat insurance for nearly 20 years and have always found a way. Agree best approach is call them directly.

We should revisit towing icebergs. Use combo of ocean rugs and wind power. NZ has good location for it in terms of distance and ambient temperatures. Better than other countries that have tried it like EMEA.

Main was 3/4 up when it came to the surface. Jib was also up. Watched them cut halyards and drop them.

The best way to learn radio protocol is to listen to the professionals. Keep your vhf on dual/triple watch on ch16 and a couple of the port operations working channels eg 12 / 13. And if you hear 2 ships or commercial traffic calling on ch16 switch with them to the working channel and listen. It will help your learn the lingo by infusion and when you come to do the course (or use the vhf for yourself) you’ll be more confident. Do not listen to the trip report working channels Eg 60/64 - it will teach you bad habits and drive you nuts.

What make?

Must admit I’ve never heard (or been a member of) of a forum with a daily posting limit. There might be good reasons but it kind of goes against my instinct for free-markets ie let the ‘market’ judge the quality of the posters and let that determine usage patterns. We already have a voting system so you can vent your reactions easily enough - if you so choose. And the more prolific posters don’t prevent me or others posting. So I don’t really see the problem. As humans we tend to prefer fewer restrictions not more (deliberately topical I know 😊). It won’t affect me - I’m not a prolific poster

The entire NZ marine services industry never fails to disappoint me (and I have very low expectations). It’s lazy and traditional and ripe for disruption and it’s the kind of scenario that I work on fixing in other sectors on a global scale. The thing that keeps the current laggards safe is that the market is too small to make it worth the energy of working out and setting up a better business model. Maybe I’ll tackle it one day as a retirement project...

I’m going to choose my words carefully and not mention any names in a negative sense to avoid getting into a legal stoush.... but let me say that having bought a brand new webasto heater 2yrs ago and getting it professionally installed I had problems - that we’re ultimately deemed to be partly a product failure and partly a service / installation failure. And the so called “warranty”?.... well let’s say the suppliers of said goods quietly stepped back and had no interest or capability to support a warranty claim here in Auckland. What I will say, is that if I was repeating things I would do it

Agree about feeling uncomfortable having no paper onboard having been brought up on charts. A few weeks after buying our current boat the ageing plotter screen suddenly starting giving up - and we happened to be in a dead spot for coverage in the gulf so for a while neither phone nor plotter was working. I was familiar with the area so no drama but it’s not unheard of to suddenly find all your electronic aids letting you down at the same time (sods law)...

Does shutdown coincide with using another appliance on boat eg fridge or water pump? My navman used to shutdown every time I started the engine.

Can go boating from Thursday morning

Great book!

Yup. You can either obsess with the small details and pick holes in other folks efforts... or step back and see the bigger picture.

Why? Wasting a while lot of time (and tax-payers money) wandering around giving people friendly warnings and second chances when they should be slamming them with a charge straight up. Yes, sure they are talking to everyone with respect but they are also treating adults like forgetful 5yr olds. That last case was a perfect example. Those guys were not only in the wrong but they LIED to the police with their initial answers but still got off with a ‘go home’ warning. WTF?! This isn’t day 2 of lockdown it’s month 2. The ‘warm & fuzzy’ approach should be long gone and the handc

Stopped fishing couple of seasons ago. Read a book or go swimming instead. I know people who basically fill their day fishing in one spot or another taking pride in a photo of a bucket load of fish t at the end of the day. Totally unnecessary. Admittedly I don’t know exact numbers of private vs commercial catch but why don’t they turn the mantra “just catch what you can eat” into law by limiting the catch to 1 fish per person per day - that’s an obvious way to match catch with appetite. Yes I know, that’s totally unthinkable to the fishing addicts and fishing lobby. But so was a 4 week lo

😂 It’s hilarious how many people do this kind of thing!