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Too much hardener tends to stop epoxy setting, you must measure very carefully. A little bit extra just to be sure is enough to cock it up.

Best city in the world to live in they say, can't have looked to hard.

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I agree IT but the question regarding 500 ton refereed to actions required under the collision regulations of which there are no specific ones. The article refereed to did well to point out the poorly worded responses from a number of people who are paid to do better. This stuff ends up in the courts and possibly the coroners court, following advice that is wrong would not make a good defense. Dying to defend your rights may be noble in some circumstances but in these situations its probably called something else.

We caught a rather large mooring rope in the prop, halfway to Fiji, it smacked the hull pretty hard for a while.

There is nothing in the Rules about 500 gross tonnes. https://www.maritimenz.govt.nz/rules/part-22/

The control head deals with everything, wireless remote included. Just note these pilots do not interface with your GPS etc, they will take a specific wind sentence in nmea 0183 for steer to wind. It also takes a bit to get your head around the adjustments, but if your setup is pretty standard the latest version will work straight out of the box. PM your email address I can send you a manual.

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I have just received an email from Firefly saying they wanting to expand and are looking for distributor for their Carbon Foam Batteries. Not my game but would be keen to buy one if someone was bringing them in. Maybe someone on here could look at adding them to their existing business? PM me for info if you are interested.

Designed for the air to go over the top too, stick your head out your car sunroof at 30knots and you will get the idea.

The Pelagic is worth looking at, I got one and am astounded at how well it controls the boat off the wind. More than happy to run spinnaker or gennaker with it under control in good breeze with waves. Lets you trim while the pilot steers. Couldn't do that safely before with the old tiller pilot. Wireless Remote Control with 2, 10, 25 and 95 degree course change, can steer to wind too but I haven't got that set up yet. Adjustable response to course, and boat yaw response plus overall gain adjustment. Not much dearer than a tiller pilot and in another league for performance. Very good email su

Making room for the new foils

My new main came with two ring strop setup, like photo, but using dyneema to lash the rings instead of sewn strop. Easy to fit in place, no sewing and can be adjusted to get perfect length. Highly recommend.

The problem is that it is now illegal to "do it yourself" and fixing up an old system suddenly activates the new rules. I went to two gas suppliers and two sellers of gas system components and equipment asking for the labels legally required on gas bottle compartments, none of them new what I was talking about. Unfortunately in realty there is no way near enough gas fitters in the country to ever keep up with making boats compliant, let alone ones that will come work on a boat. Seems that regulators aren't required to consider the practical implications of their new rules. I also r

Maybe they need to ask the non boat owners how much they are willing to pay to keep my boat clean, or even better tell them how much it costs and that they will be charged for it and see how they feel then. It is very rare that costs are allocated by a government or council to those that want the change, usually the cost is on those forced to change. Its not decided yet so we need to keep submitting and informing, the points have been well made in the submissions, the summary touches on most things well but the executive summary is definitely presented with a bias. You could take the s

Here's the link to the summary of submissions on regional pest management strategy for the upper North island, worth a read. When you have four options to choose from on a question and 63% choose something other than option 3 but option 3 is presented as the preferred option you know the either the writers have no idea about statistics or they were directed to present a certain bias "The preferred option was Option 3 (go even further and make rules for other pathways too; 37%)" https://www.bionet.nz/control/marine-pests/marinepests/ You will also note a very consistent signific

Just got a letter explaining the NRC continued failed attempts to eradicate Fan Worm in Opua, and that they are going to have another go. If you can't eradicate in the fully enclosed, clear water Marina at Marsden Cove, what are they using to justify continuing in the murky open waters of the Bay of Islands. I guess its not their money so there is no limit. Watched the effort in English bay, 6 on board I think, all getting paid, big boat too, you couldn't see 1 foot below the surface.

I have made a few of these in the past, some pretty complex, some just a pipe into an elbow. You definitely want to inject the water further back, it needs to be well mixed (the arrangement is referred to as a mixer in some documents) before it hits the hose. Inserting the tube into your first elbow after the flange and pointing down the pipe a couple of inches would be good, pays to have something to encourage the mixing, maybe even a solid bar the water hits just after injection. If you have room you could add a length of pipe to what you have made, cut your tube off back to the elbow and

Cna someone confirm if this forum is still an avenue to raise points with YNZ about the safety regulation?

Thank you, I do understand the different types of corrosion. I think you may have finally realised my point about paint being an isolator. As to stray currents, if you have them and then bond an otherwise isolated prop / shaft or anything else to the item that is then immersed it is not going to be good. Get rid of the stray current, don't go and pass it through an otherwise innocent part. I would like your opinion on what to do when you have an isolated shaft / propellor with one anode that is obviously overprotected, the current i.e.induced by the anode is way more than needed. I think

Worth a read: https://www.westmarine.com/WestAdvisor/Marine-Grounding-Systems Bonding everything together not always a good idea, can help deal with stray electrical currents but you are better off eliminating them.

Electrolysis is already happening, flowing THROUGH THE WATER, that’s what it is. Bonding makes everything sit at the same voltage, like a battery with all the negative plates removed. No current will flow. So if I bond everything together I wont need an anode because everything sits at the same voltage? Not a very good explanation me thinks. In order to have electrolysis you need an anode a cathode and an electrolyte, if you remove one (think insulation) you dont get a battery. If you have no battery and add a zinc you will have a battery With out proper testing, we continue to sp

That's what we need, more bureaucrats and enforcement officers running round telling us what to do all day issuing fines and notices, all boaties should be licenced and have to receive permission before embarking on any passage, it's a wonder the government hadn't got the process underway already.

Wiring the two coupling halves together can work however it will tend to cause any currents present to flow through your gearbox bearings which is can be a bit of a problem. Pretty sure painting a zinc will stop it working, try making a battery with the anode and/or cathode sealed with paint. Think of it as preventing contact with the electrolyte. With out proper testing, I am quite happy to speculate on what was happening.

Did the Anode last longer with the grounded shaft? My shaft isn't grounded, I painted my shaft and prop put a new anode on and got problems, the paint blistered off, the anode disappeared real quick and I got Oysters growing on the shaft and prop. Bit of research led to the conclusion I was over protected, these were all the classic signs. I left the anode off and all is now happy, the anode actually made a very nice battery and caused more trouble than it solved. Two boat builders I spoke to at the time also suggested leaving the anode off. I was a bit nervous initially but a year later, wit