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  1. I have been shopping online for years, caught on early. Google is my first stop when I want to buy anything.

    Wheels is right.

    If its easy to buy online you get the sale. I do the same at work.

    If I have to do more than a few clicks to make a buy I look for it somewhere easier.

    I will buy off a NZ retailer if the price is close, maybe 15 - 20 % max.

    That water pump excluding freight was nearly 500% up from NZ agents price, what world do they think they are living in?

  2. I rang the local agent to get a price for a new water pump. The old one was leaking and I wanted to carry a spare anyway.

    Sit down they said, $1900 they said.

    So for $537 I got a new one from overseas.

    For another $23 I bought a new seal and bearings for the old one.

    In NZ it looks like the cost of a pump equals about 15 to 20% of the price of a new engine.

    I'm not sure what to say next?

     

  3. So world sailing have tidied up the sail bit quite well, wouldn't have been too hard for YNZ to have just copied that, it makes a lot more sense, if you actually want a rule.

    Cat 3 "either a storm trysail as defined in OSR 4.26.2 d), or mainsail reefing to reduce
    the luff by at least 40%"

    YNZ say you are meant to follow the OSR rules anyway, just to add to the confusion. I hope they didn't pay anyone for that 3 years of revision that wasn't.

    The NZ regs pretty much leave it up to you if you read it certain ways, why they felt the need to write another 2 pages after that I'm not sure?

    "Skippers should consult their sailmaker and designer
    to arrive at the best sizes. The sizes given below
    are maximum suggested sizes only and should be
    followed only after due consultation."

    However they also say

    "The following sails must be carried and rigged
    and hoisted at the time of inspection. These
    specifications give maximum areas;"

    These two paragraphs are next to each other, how fucked up can you get?

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  4. The electronic flares are approved for NZ use for racing / recreation, you still need to carry the smoke flares. 

    They were allowed as alternatives a round a couple of years ago. Check the rules for the exact criteria.

  5. 40 minutes ago, Fish said:

    He said "Don't worry about what the regulations say, if you have a set up suitable for the type of weather and duration you expect to encounter, you will be fine"

    Good luck explaining that to a coroner. 

    Either it's a regulation or it isn't. 

    Your also supposed to comply with OSR but they are different again. This has been pointed out many times but it doesn't seem to register. 

    There is a long way to go before I would call it simplified. 

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  6. "Jackstays shall have a minimum strength of 2000kg.
    Webbing that lies flat is recommended."

    https://www.yachtingnz.org.nz/resources/yachting-new-zealand-safety-regulations-2021-24

    I would use dyneema, webbing doesn't seem to last to well.

    OSR is a bit more explicit, technically you are required to meet this standard too, YNZ seem a bit lost on this though.

    "have a breaking strength of 2040 kg (4500#) and be uncoated and nonsleeved stainless steel 1 x 19 wire of minimum diameter 5 mm (3/16”),webbing or HMPE rope"

    https://www.sailing.org/documents/offshorespecialregs/index.php

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  7. 16 minutes ago, Fish said:

    I just want something that works. And I'm happy to pay top dollar if it actually works, and I have a maintenance free hull for a defined period of time.

    That's what we all want, guess what... you need to clean your hull no matter what, more in the summer.

  8. So it took 3 years to come up with that outstanding revision.

    There was an opportunity to follow the WS regulations and simplify the NZ regs in so many ways. 

    Hopefully "Draft" means they are still working on it, stakeholder consultation might have been a better option given the shambles YNZ have managed to make of it themselves.

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  9. On 20/02/2021 at 9:25 PM, Deep Purple said:

    I wonder if we'll have the new safety regulations by then

    Been having another read, wonder how many cat 3 inspectors been keeping up with this lot:

    From NZ Regs: (same in old and new probably)

    1.2 These Regulations do not replace, but rather supplement the
    requirements of Maritime New Zealand and the World Sailing
    and ORC safety requirements for racing yachts .

    From Offshore Special regs: (Current)

    Mo0,1,2,3 3.02.2 Effective 1 January 2021:

    Structural Inspection - Consult the owner’s manual
    for any instructions for keel bolt checking and re-tightening. The following
    inspection to be conducted by a qualified person externally with the boat out
    of the water. Check that there are no visible stress cracks particularly around
    the keel, hull/keel attachment, hull appendages and other stress points, inside
    the hull, backing plates, bolting arrangements and keel floors. (See Appendix L
    - Model Keel and Rudder Inspection Procedure)

    MoMu1,2,3 3.29.2 d)

    DSC capable VHF transceivers shall be programmed with an assigned MMSI
    (unique to the boat), be connected to a GPS receiver and be capable of
    making distress alert calls as well as sending and receiving a DSC position
    report with another DSC equipped stationMo0,1,2,3
    Mu1,2,3
    3.29.13 an AIS Transponder which either:
    MoMu0,1,2,3 3.29.13 a) shares the masthead VHF antenna via a low loss AIS antenna splitter; or
    MoMu0,1,2,3 3.29.13 b) has a dedicated AIS antenna not less than 38 cm (15”) in length mounted with
    its base not less than 3 m (10’) above the Waterline and co-axial feeder cable
    with not more than 40% power loss

    There is lots more too, I think this is a big part of why its taking so long to sort out, our regs depart from the OSR quite a bit but then state they must also comply with them. There wouldn't be many cat 3 boats in the coastal that complied properly, they all got certs though.

    In a lot of areas the OSR are easier to comply with, mainly because they make sense and are not ambiguous, some parts will be quite hard for a lot of boats.

    YNZ were made fully aware of this a long time ago but obviously pretended that it didn't matter, now they know they must get it right because a lot of people are watching closely. Would be a great joke and story if it weren't about something so serious.

     

  10. Looking for a tidy Beale 33.

    Prefer something well looked after and updated.

    Ideally Upper half North Island. 

    Anyone have one or know of one that might be available please pm me for my contact details. 

     

  11. I've used vivid on and around my strut area, along side 3 other paints as on the hull in various combinations over the last 3 years, trying to be a bit scientific about it.

    the vivid was crap any way you look at it, smooth for racing but needs cleaning way more than anything else and barnacles love it. 

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  12. 4 hours ago, armchairadmiral said:

    Shame on the the Harbourmaster who reportedly  issued a $200 ticket to AM for exceeding 5 knots within 200 metres of another vessel.

    Shame indeed, its only illegal to exceed 5 knots withing 50 metres of another vessel

  13. Are you sure the water is draining back, the pump impeller is usually a pretty good seal? 

    Air could be getting in before the pump letting it drain, otherwise should not be draining. 

  14. 2 Weeks from Denmark to my door, very impressed. Faster and cheaper than the four other options I considered.

    The engineering is superb, the prop folds itself up just sitting still, never seen another brand do that.

    Easy responsive communication, discussing pitch / diameter to suit.

    Excellent performance in forward, thrust is way better than briski was, reverse a bit less - need to give some revs to get the brakes going.

    I don't think I would go anywhere else if shopping for a prop again.

    get the idea?

    https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/boats-marine/yachts/keeler/listing/2951931440?bof=OWyyzLLZ

    Couple of pictures in the add.

  15. 11 hours ago, marinheiro said:

    The Kubota based engines are very good, except being indirect injection they need glow plugs for a cold start, so you have 30-40 secs twiddling your thumbs while they heat up, normally no problem but what about when you want the engine(s) to start immediately?

    I have the 21hp Nanni, about 1500hrs, more than happy once you figure out what non genuine filters fit it, genuine parts are expensive. 

    6 seconds glow for first start of the day, after that it starts first flick of the key everytime.

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