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    Yammy 15

    in MarineTalk

    Posted

    Hmm  yea 50kg is probably a bridge to far. No wont be removing it. But Ive got really poxy wheels which love wet sand more than I, so weight is def a factor.

    Prob bit unfair to blame the wife... the kids are slowly packing on the pounds as well......

    Tender is a monster Zodiac... the previous one and the 9.9 worked well, but it died of old age after a very long innings, new tender much heavier

    Yammy 15

    in MarineTalk

    Posted

    HI can someone please talk me into or out of a Yammy 4 stroke 15hp.... leaning towards a Yammy 2 stroke 15....for a Zodiac tender.

    Wifes put on few pounds and the 9.9 just isnt doing it for me anymore

     

    Cheers

    SSANZ 2020 Lewmar Triple Series

    in ShortTalk

    Posted

    Ive got a genny to test which North Sails promised would get me 10 knots on all points of sail, though they wouldnt put that in writing....

    And I was giving the crew on Ronaza some lip last night about best dead bird seasoning, till I worked out its model is call Rapid 60......

     

    We apprec everything you guys do Jon, so thanks for having us, in the prestart at least......

    NZ Navy gets its biggest ship ever - it's a Hyundai!

    in MarineTalk

    Posted

    Their leadership is terrifyingly out of touch with the real world...its quite incredible how the pollies and heads of  army/navy/maybe airforce can screw up every procurement they are tasked with doing.

    Though Im told this is a very good ship.... lets wait and see.

     

    To be fair some of the last things they have all bought look like they may actually be fit for purpose,...I guess when you have suck a low baseline, you can only go one way, or am I just kidding myself

     

    I read a great report of that battle we had in Afghanistan, where the LAV gun wouldn't go high enough. The solider said words to the effect they had better results chucking rocks at the taliban than shooting with the steryr rifle.

     

    I can think of the following which have been a not fit for purpose for all to see except those with the cheque book:

    Steryr Aug rifle

    Pistols

    Czech ammo that had to be binned

    Radios

    Lav

    That butt ugly thing that replaced the Unimog

    Sir Charles Upham

    Inshore patrol boats

    Seasprite choppers

    The new Air force chopper that a guy in full kit cant get out the door of and doesnt fit in a herc

     

    Good purchases

    New rifle AR15 variant?

    Supply ship

    New Hercs

    Posideon, though I wonder if being a jet they have restricted its operational ability

     

    Happy to be corrected on any of this....

     

    Freezer Plug

    in MarineTalk

    Posted

    Hi All

     

    Attached is some snaps of a freezer plug I have that is dying a slow painful death.

    Its proving elusive to find a replacement.

    Tried usual spots, hardware stores and even a couple of RV shops including google.

     

    Anyone got any idea where I could find one?

     

    Cheers

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    She's Back...

    in MarineTalk

    Posted

    2 hours ago, outoftime said:

    That couldn't have been her. She has been in whangarei until recently and then hanging around Whangaparoa. There have been no sightings of her near the city. 

    Well the owner was adamant. There is now more than one isnt there?

    The bag was shredded

    Boating now heavily restricted

    in MarineTalk

    Posted

    We headed to sea for the first 2.5 weeks for the lockdown and stayed at either end of Onetangi for the whole time. I spent several weeks prepping the boat just in case and took the view they had not said no to boating. The boat is designed for live aboard and had sailed here from France. Ironically, our sewage system at home failed on last day home and we had no wastewater.

    There were about a dozen boats to start, some headed to Barrier, others melted away as food and water ran out over the 20 days we were out

    The first 10 days were fine, you could walk on Onetangi beach and the locals were friendly. Then our fearless leader clarified boating was not allowed. Overnight nobody was kayaking or fishing in boats  from off the beach. The hordes of daily paddle boarders who would come round and say hello dried up.

    We noticed an immediate change in attitude from the people staying at their baches to the few boats remaining, nothing was said but hands started going on hips as we wold come in for the daily walk and a few people gave us the death stares. Id say 90% were not locals but bach owners.

    We made the call to come back in as with two young kids, not being able to swim or paddle round the rocks made entertaining them quite trying after the boating clarification.

    We didnt once see any boat break any lockdown rules.... occasional beers on the beach showed people siting apart and some boats each night backed in stern to for an hour or so.

     

    We spoke to a number of friends who were at the barrier.  They said all but 3 locals were very friendly, the shops were well stocked as people were expecting boats for Easter. They said Fitzroy Shop was very keen and selling as much as possible as they had supply in expectation of Easter Trading. However the 3 that were opposed made a big deal of ringing the media and beating up on the boaties. They also cut the line of water from Smokehouse Bay. But overall locals were very supportive.

    As for the 'raftup pissup', it never happened, 4 boats were rafted up, all family members who joined before the lockdown. Two boats had the owners on board who were over 70 years old and related to the other boats. One of the boats owned the bach in front of where they were parked as well. 

    The police came around for a few days and told everybody they could fish but asked if they could stay close to Fitzroy, but Katherine Bay/Nagels was ok as well. The Police were then seen fishing in MOW passage before they headed back to Auckland.

     

    Overall we were happy being out but I can appreicate that they didnt want anyone out at least for the L4 lockdown. If they had given that clarity before L4 we would not have gone.

    However I can also see that from L3 its a bit of a nonsense that one can go for a surf, but cant live on a boat...bigger fish to fry I guess

    Cost to upgrade a keel

    in TechTalk

    Posted

    On 9/04/2020 at 3:49 PM, Clipper said:

    There was 3(?) 1050s done togther in 2009 I understand, and that enabled some sharing of costs? I also belive all the upgraded 1050s have the same keel design (from Greg Elliott).  So the 'old design' may be cheaper to utilise, and a different one may costs alot more  in terms of design.

    9 years ago, ahhh fark it, I still had kids... someone slow this bus down I want to get off.

    Id go for the one the others got done... stops an arms race and the design was solid and is proven.

    Manson Marine built them to Elliot spec.. Mike Rees cast the bulbs.

    I did Pork Chop as same time but was a different gig, had to move bulkheads etc..Lloyd Stevenson did the work and I couldnt have been happier with the work

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