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Yes IT loves it when I add to his to-do list…
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On 5/08/2021 at 7:50 PM, marinheiro said:
Fogg's turbo Yanmar is different, those are assembled in Japan c.f mine which came out of Yanmar's Netherlands factory.
Thanks. Do you know if that makes mine any better or still equally susceptible?
As usual, other people know more tech info about my boat than I do…
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1 hour ago, MartinS said:
We ended up buying Stratus 747 off one great guy in Seaview marina. We were quite hesitant firstly beacuse the boat has a lifting keel and we will probably not be able (brave, confident, skilled enough) to sail it accross Cook Strait.
Then we realised it doesnt matter so much now. We wanted to start learning as soon as possible and this boat would keep us sailing for now, even if it would be only for couple of years and around the harbour. Long story short we have a boat and are happy as never.
Can anyone recommend a rigger in Wellington region? - we would like to replace standing rigging....
Thanks.
Well done and congrats! Sounds like you’ve got the right approach to getting started so best wishes with that. I think you’ve done the right thing by starting at the small / modest end and then grow into it. If you find yourself going 2 seasons in a row thinking “We’ve outgrown this boat and we’re ready to go bigger” then that’s the time to upsize.
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Ok will take a look. Mine is the turbo (700hrs).
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Sounds great! If only!
Good luck finding crew and with the trip...
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How old and how many hours?
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1 hour ago, Fish said:
Getting your wash approved in writing by a suitably warranted officer etc could be more work than taking her over to the floating dock.
I would put it straight back on them. Show them your receipt for a recent floating dock lift & wash and ask them to prove it’s inadequate not the other way around. Partly just stalling tactics but you need to play these buggers at their own game.
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11 minutes ago, waikiore said:
Matbe the owner of Blakies old boat was just careening, and it didnt blow ashore at St Heliers
That’s a curious story. The article said it was blown off its “mooring” but the owner said it was probably due to a windshift overnight that caused the anchor to move and not reset. Which is very different from a mooring. Does he really keep it anchored there permanently?
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I think these are still his details but disclaimer: I haven’t contacted him for a few years so if these turn out to be incorrect don’t blame me!
Name (I think): “York”
104 Roberts Road
Te Atatu
Auckland09 835 2128
027 231 6288-
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1 hour ago, marinheiro said:
There's a Chinese guy in Te Atatu who is quite good at fixing that sort of gear, http://www.efrontier.co.nz/estore/index.php?currency=NZD
Yes! I’ve used him to fix some old end-of-life Raymarine kit a few years ago. When L&B gave me the “too old to fix but we can sell you new” line.
Most of the marine electronics folks will replace components at best but this guy isolates and fixes issues at circuit board level.
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45 minutes ago, alibaba said:
I think you might have a case against Auckland Council for infecting your clean, antifouled vessel with their totally infected marina piers. In any event you should ask for photographic evidence.
I like this idea. I would be tempted to tell them I have appointed a lawyer to handle this. Including compensation for a failure of service ie in return for paying berthing fees you reasonably expect your boat to be provided with a safe & secure berth environment. But they have failed because instead, the poor quality marine environment they are providing has exposed you to a double-peril:
1. Your boat has caught fanworm from their marina not the other way around. This is evidenced by the fact you regularly clean your hull but after a few weeks back on the visibly infected berth it’s back on your hull again.
2. You are now liable to a ‘clean-up order’ with god knows what other consequences or penalties if you don’t or can’t comply.
Sue the buggers.
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1 hour ago, Jon said:
OCTender 300
not keen to rely on deflatable offshore, even though the highfield has been really good, it’s now 6years old and being upto 3 couples plus grandkids two dinghies gives everyone space to do things without everyone else being stuck on board or everyone needing to do everything together
with wheels, rod holder cover and graphics $11.5k not cheap but actually not to bad considering the way it’s made and it should last me out. Lifespan of ribs seems to be ten years plus or minus
at 3% of the valve of the mothership it feels a good fit, but time will tell
Did you get the carbon hull (seems to be 8kg lighter)?
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Sorry I missed what your other / new dinghy is Jon? And why the change / addition?
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On the wet bum thing my previous dinghy (which I sold to Booboo) had chaps / covers which were great. I don’t know what material but they seemed to dry out v fast after getting wet and were far more comfy than sitting on bare tubes.
Who makes similar in NZ?
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My priorities are (in order)
1. Weight (ideally <40kg)
2. Length (3m)
3. Price (ideally <$5k)
This list of reqs is what led me towards Truekit because it scores 32kg / 3m / $3,600 (with the options I added of wheels, seat pockets, mobile phone holder and 2x rod holders). But I admit I’d prefer the durability of an AL floor RIB but they spike in weight. The closest I’ve found so far was Seafarer 3m which weighs in at 38kg (or 42kg with false / flat floor). Although it will be on davits I’d prefer to avoid adding 10kg weight but I might live to regret going for a soft floor especially with 2 young kids…
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5 hours ago, darkside said:
I had a truekit. Very light and they row quite well which is unusual for an inflatable. The grey ribbed protection layer underneath turns into some mastic type material but way stickier in a couple of years of NZ sun. The sellers in NZ are aware but disinterested in fixing the problem.
Mmmm, that’s interesting. Was the stickiness inside or outside the boat ie on the bottom?
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I’m buying one of these (light, stable, fast, durable, fair price + NZ made / assembled):
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1 hour ago, Black Panther said:
I think I've turned down about 8 deliveries since the pandemic started .
Does that include mine? 😊
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1 hour ago, grant said:
I like the "double glazed" idea, and agree with comments about the slope for keep the water out.
That aside and going back to your original drawing, if the air inside is warmer than that outside how much airflow through the holes? It would go through if there is air coming forward to force it.
What if the low holes were on the inside and high on the outside? as the warmer air goes in and rises it goes out the top, creating (a very small) thermal draft.
Or I could be way over thinking it....
I think that’s actually the rationale for my design. Maybe the French do know what they are doing with boat design after all…
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There’s a reason so there are so many great deals in the SE Asia region - accessibility (or lack of). There are many ex-pat owners who can’t get to their boats and can’t get their boats out to them without the expense of shipping. Hence the numerous sales.
If you’re serious then you really only have 2 options depending on your wallet size and attitude to risk.
If you are budget constrained and couldn’t contemplate the costs + aggro of shipping (it’s a whole project in its own right) then you and / or your delivery crew will need to be bold adventurers to tackle that trip with all the uncertainties it entails. If you watch Peter ‘Plucky’ on sailing vlog “Sailing into Freedom” then you’ll know the kind of attitude I mean.
But if your brain is more conventionally wired and you have the budget then shipping is the only real option right now. And I can tell you that to make the numbers add up you need to be aiming for about 1.5-1.6x return on the purchase price. So for example if you are buying a boat in SE Asia for NZD $300k then by the time it lands in NZ you need to be confident it’s market value will be in the region NZD$450-500k. Although if you’re planning on keeping it long term and it’s a unique-ish boat that is hard to find locally in NZ anyway then the numbers won’t matter so much - you just want to have it here.
If you’re still serious then I can put you onto a good and trusted broker - yes I know that’s stretching the realms of credibility but I did find one - and he can help you find something. And I also still have my network of delivery skipper + crew (who did the 220nm trip from Langkawi to KL) and surveyor etc that I can connect you with.
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I bought a boat in Langkawi this time last year. Bottom line the shifting Covid restrictions across the whole region made it impossible for any delivery crew to plan a viable trip.
If it was your own boat, you knew and trusted all the systems, had good crew and plenty of endurance then you could contemplate the trip with the very real possibility of having to do the whole thing non-stop.
But that’s not realistic with an unknown boat and delivery crew so in the end I got it shipped from KL to Auck.
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2 hours ago, Deep Purple said:
Isn't that round the wrong way?
Yes of course - it’s French - everything is done the opposite way around. When it rains it rinses the dust off the companionway steps.
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Mine came like this from birth.
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14 hours ago, Dtwo said:
I'm following this thread with interest - I've got a theory that eventually it will get back on topic.
Hah! Tbh I thought we’d covered the windows thing - the general consensus seems to be it’s a nuts idea which many folks aim to avoid by various means ranging from discussions with inspectors right through to registering offshore in a fit of pique - hence the thread drift into other emotive areas of regulation in NZ.
I’m still debating whether it’s easier to re-register in Cook Islands or repaint my transom…
Gas Code of Compliance Certificate
in TechTalk
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Yes if you get any gas work done you need to be careful you don’t get bitten by this law being unreasonably applied retrospectively.
On my last boat I was quoted about a million dollars to fit an outside nipple for my bbq followed by a domino effect of other work to become 2013 compliant.
It was cheaper and simpler to sell the boat and buy another one.