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    Seafaring nation?

    in MarineTalk

    Posted

    5 hours ago, Fogg said:

    It would net improve loss to the economy because a NZ buyer would transfer $1m from their NZ bank account into a foreign bank account and end up with a floating asset liability (or depreciating assset) that requires ongoing spending and maintenance. Or to be real fussy it could be net zero as you are changing $ for goods

    Not that that is necessarily wrong, you can't sail, or do much at all, with a bank balance until you spend it, but it should be stated correctly. 

    Seafaring nation?

    in MarineTalk

    Posted

     
    Customs at Opua and Covid 19
    Some of our team went over to Opua Marina to check out the Covid 19 processes.
    When the Covid Lock Down Levels had gone up, we looked to hold checkpoints on State Highway 1 at Waiomio.
    Yet, we don't keep such a surveillance on our coastlines and especially with the tourist season starting to ramp up and yachts starting to enter our waters.
    A very interesting point is that Customs NZ was first established on 5 January 1840, when the first Head of Customs was appointed in Kōrōrārēka!
    So our team hooked up at the Opua Customs office with David Radovanovich and Mike Ford of Customs NZ to check out the processes and systems being employed by them to keep our borders tight.
    Customs along with other agencies have been working on the management of this year’s small craft (yacht) arrival season, including at Ōpua.
    The clearance of all craft is something Customs undertakes as normal business, this year is vastly different because of COVID19.
    Some key points of the plan include how arriving yachts will be separated from public off shore and how contact will be managed until isolation period of 14 days and testing has been satisfied.
    The isolation period includes time at sea. If a yacht arrives before the 12 days the vessel will be berthed and crew transferred to a managed isolation in Auckland to make up the 14 days.
    • All vessels arriving into NZ must isolate for 14 days, however this starts from their last port or the last contact they had with other people. This means yachts who take ten days to get here alone will only have four days of isolation remaining.
    • All crew on small craft arriving at Opua are required to be tested for COVID, and this will occur ashore near the secure Customs berth. All testing will be isolated from the public and the same cleaning and hygiene standards for testing at other ports followed.
     
    So why aren't they letting cruisers in again?
     

    Gas locked inside a locker

    in TechTalk

    Posted

    11 hours ago, CarpeDiem said:

    The DIY solution to meet the spec is to hang the bottle off the pushpit...

    Like thousands of other yachts do, the safest way. 

     

    11 hours ago, CarpeDiem said:

    The same principle as a Cat 0 bulk head with a air tight door

    But they don't stick a gas bottle in it.

     

    Some of the regulations don't make too much sense, the bit about lockers does.

    Seafaring nation?

    in MarineTalk

    Posted

    refugees jumping the cue rings a bell

     

    but seriously can't see the problem, maybe run out of competent Public Servants to organise and monitor even though it seems to be pretty fully organised by the private sector already.

    Pretty hard to reopen a country with this sort of decision making going on. Maybe there will be a big turn around once all those votes are in.

    Mildew on unpainted surfaces

    in MarineTalk

    Posted

    51 minutes ago, wheels said:

    Products like Gone in 30secs is a Chlorine Bleach and bad for such surfaces.

    My mistake, I meant wet and forget, there are definitely two different approaches to these types of cleaners

     

    13 hours ago, BOIGuy said:

    Kiwi garden moss and mould remover

    this not sodium hypochlorite based, some sort of ammonia compound is used :N-Dodecyl / Hexadecyl-N, N-dimethyl benzyl ammonium chloride.

    Sounds scary and the mist is not nice to breath but it works amazingly on the mould etc on the teak. Spray it on, come back a few days later, hopefully a shower of rain, teak spotless.

     

    Opinions on folding/feathering propeller

    in TechTalk

    Posted

    There seems to be lots of stories about how easy it is to fit a new blade and how cheap they are for Kiwiprops.

    Makes you wonder about why so many people with the experience.

    Bit like people that rave about the after sales service and warranty replacements from xyz company, why the hell do they need it so often?

    I would rather have something that didn't break in the first place.

    Leisurefurl pain

    in MarineTalk

    Posted

    4 hours ago, Aleana said:

    CRC 808 Silicone

    Thats what I use too, found the teflon ones, like dryglide, to be not as effective and leave a residue that scapes off and builds up in places.

    Do be careful where you spray it, very slippery. 

    Clunks... What's going on here?

    in TechTalk

    Posted

    54 minutes ago, DrWatson said:

    This is in neutral 

    I realise that, doesn't mean clutch is not engaging a bit, would check anyway, is the prop definitely not turning at all.

    Pretty easy for the various adjustments to be wrong, or something gone wrong in the gearbox letting the clutch grab

    Clunks... What's going on here?

    in TechTalk

    Posted

    Does look a bit like my engine when one blade of the prop wouldn't open, but intermittently.

    Any sign of prop wash when its happening?

    Prop slowly turning, blade flops down, somehow makes clutch cones grab, rests itself...

    Clutch adjustment? 

    SSANZ 2020 Lewmar Triple Series

    in ShortTalk

    Posted

    Quick question for those doing the Baltic 50 coming up.

    The course sheet shows the last leg going back round Motutapu and Rangitoto to starboard, the SI only says Rakino to port then Finish

    I don't race Auckland but do take an interest in this series as a possible future mission.

    To me it looks shorter to go the north side of Rangitoto to get back to Auckland.

    What am I missing?

    p.s. well done those that managed to stick it out this weekend, had to be better than sitting at home waiting for the weather to clear.

    Suitcase Diesel air heater

    in MarineTalk

    Posted

    1 hour ago, vic008 said:

    Well that ended in tears.$326 actually

    Have you actually gone through the aliexpress dispute process?

    I have ordered hundreds of things through them and always got a refund when any issue arose.

    Not unusual for stuff to not be delivered, tracking is often meaningless. I have also returned faulty stuff and got fully refunded including postage.

    I believe it is one of the safest online purchasing portals around, just got to be patient to get your savings.

    Never deal directly with the seller to settle a dispute, nothing to gain everything to lose.

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