Ex Machina

Is it a galaxy or a rocket ? If it’s the galaxy PM me and I can put you in touch with one of the builders

Reminds me of a very expensive generator oil change back in 1999 we were billed for on a superyacht . Ironically right next door to pier 21 , it was the generators first service so the well known Company that supplied the kit sent the apprentice down to do it . invoice came in at $1200 bucks for oil and filter +plus a run up to check all was good . Skipper gave them an earful and I guess it worked the invoiced was reduced substantially and the company is still going and still one of the bigger crowds in the field .

Yep have the same kit and the outlet gets jolly hot to touch but doesn’t offgas or go soft . dimond roofing and metalcraft roofing both do galvanised 80mm down pipe . And you could insulate it with the socks made for heat transfer system ducting which is easily got at big box hardware stores and electrical wholesalers .

Did they do the 100 in that boat ?

Tapotupotu just south of Reinga or ahipara

You will be fine 😂 and dry and warm !

Didn’t Kevin Dibley come on here a few years ago with his pencil sharpened ready to draw a boat ? he’s done a couple of very nice hardchine racers recently so something along the lines of the RM is not too left field . Elliott has also done two hardchine designs recently for the same builder , one was ply and beautifully simple . Like Deep purple said it’s economy of scale that brings the price down . And like K dibley said a couple of years ago , get 10 people together that want the same boat….and the plans will be fairly cheap . Then find a builder to build them all to keep the co

Totally agree , there’s no doubt a boat like that could be designed and built here but I think it would be closer to $1 mil than $500k . it will be luxury for both those guys who only had sitting headroom only in their old boats and pretty much in the bilges on one boat .

Cheers thanks for that , they’ve got some interesting stuff

Yep the heated air is very bloody hot

Think the beneteau Figaro 3 is faster . yeah it’s pricey but try and get something like that built here . Further down the track we might see more of these types of boats coming in 2nd hand , they are being churned out pretty quick in good numbers .

These fellas will be a force to be reckoned with in the two handed races https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=igdslW0RF6E&feature=emb_imp_woyt

What’s that you used for the hole in the bow ? I’ve been trying to source suitable strong tube that’s not carbon ($$) can’t find small diameter fibreglass or G10

Has happened at the mokohinaus . It’s no longer the last frontier out there , the place gets hammered every weekend by boats large and small . Hell I know of one spearo that used to go out there in a 12ft blackdog cat with 50hp tiller steer . Like most contractors , tradies etc he has upgraded to a bigger boat gets there quicker and takes some mates too . The new blokey boys trip to do is Pandora bank in a tinny , a large one . The king bank is so yesterday so feck knows where the next big trip destination will be ? Just outside the kermadecs reserve ?

Interested in the setup and of “remotes “ did you make it yourself ?

Or a Shaw ‘75 😂

Like rambler 88 !

Yeah but what about the other 120 odd members of the team ? Then there’s the extra 50 or so that get called up to meet boat building deadlines . From what I’ve heard most of the extras were on “mates rates “ to make it happen. that’s just not sustainable long term , especially in theses times . I totally believe GD and the other figureheads saying they would far rather defend here in NZ and sure there’s a bit of a “virtue signalling” feel about it . I suspect they’ve been offered a massive carrot by Emirates and Jim ratcliffe to go North and defend . Securing sponsorship up nort

I just read elsewhere there’s a rumour Ernesto is buying the Italians boat #1

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/ainslie-may-get-chance-to-fight-for-americas-cup-in-home-waters-gn25tc23p

Yep and there’s no line of sight to close inshore at bethells from that repeater on westcoast Rd/Scenic Drive

The taking everyone/everything offshore etc is what Emirates will pay for I would think ? And probably a whole lot more if they chose to go to the Solent instead of staying in Auck

Faaark ! What a well executed move by sir Clark and sir Ratcliffe and ahh Sir Tindall quietly slipping off a few weeks ago makes sense now

Good on them man , gotta wonder how many hours they put on those V8 Verados and how much crap it left in the water

This guy has https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/103315013/boatie-convicted-after-sailing-unfit-500-trade-me-yacht-from-wellington-to-westport