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    Boating now heavily restricted

    in MarineTalk

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    1 hour ago, BOIGuy said:

    A vaccine like what everyone wants is pretty much hypothetical, safe with high effectiveness, rarely happened before why should this be any different?

    Current Flu vaccines barely register as effective, certainly not enough to let loose a deadly virus on, and there have been a number of safety issues along the way.

    Other recent vaccine experiments have had some questionable results, HPV, SARS.

    I would like to see a bit more narrative on treatments as an effective measure too in the absence off a miracle vaccine. There are a number of drugs that seem to help people get through the illness, I think this is realistically going to have to be an acceptable way forward to opening borders. And going Boating 😀

    These sort of viruses tend to mutate to become less deadly, it helps their own survival. Just another flu may not be far off the mark in the long run ( definitely not yet, don't take this the wrong way)

    Fixed it, for Aleanas benefit

    Boating now heavily restricted

    in MarineTalk

    Posted

    I posted this elsewhere but it sort of covers your question:

    A vaccine like what everyone wants is pretty much hypothetical, safe with high effectiveness, rarely happened before why should this be any different?

    Current Flu vaccines barely register as effective, certainly not enough to let loose a deadly virus on, and there have been a number of safety issues along the way.

    Other recent vaccine experiments have had some questionable results, HPV, SARS.

    I would like to see a bit more narrative on treatments as an effective measure too in the absence off a miracle vaccine. There are a number of drugs that seem to help people get through the illness, I think this is realistically going to have to be an acceptable way forward to opening borders.

    These sort of viruses tend to mutate to become less deadly, it helps their own survival. Just another flu may not be far off the mark in the long run ( definitely not yet, don't take this the wrong way)

    Boating now heavily restricted

    in MarineTalk

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    49 minutes ago, Elenya said:

    My boat is safely tucked up in the marina not breaking any rules but I want it insured still.

    I have personally seen more boats sink and wreck parked in Marina and on moorings than I have seen in action, would be at least 50 and I suspect nearer 100 and thats just in NZ.

     

    Tube clamps

    in TechTalk

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    Thanks for all that but not wanting to go thru the yellow pages.Hoping for somebody who knew what I am talking about. Probably not available now.

    They are available from Anzor, they are called tube clamps and come in pipe and tube sizes, with or without threaded boss304 stainless.

    What the hell are the yellow pages? Its called google. Its not that hard.

    Several people have made the effort to help you, make an effort yourself,might be surprised at what you achieve.

    Converted engine compressor driven freezer to electric.

    in TechTalk

    Posted

    So I've got the dreaded old stainless box with a brine tank somewhere in the woodwork that's had an electric unit installed, small 12v compressor etc with plate inside ice box.

     

    Basically it actually works pretty well, may not be as quick as a perfect system but I don't live in a perfect world. The brine tank is probably cooling too but maybe this helps keep it all cool overnight when I turn it off so I cant here it running, food still cold in the morning. I don't waste a lot of time trying to make my world perfect, I go sailing instead.

     

    I have a a solar set up which more than keeps up with the fridge and everything else, about 5 hours running till thermostat kicks in, can freeze stuff if its in long enough and I turn thermostat down a bit.

     

    I wouldn't hesitate to use the same system again.

     

    All the experts here that have these amazing brine tanks that "absorb a LOT of energy" need to have another look at how refrigeration works, (cooling is all about removing energy, not adding it).

    The brine tank really doesn't make any difference in the long run, insulation is what affects efficiency.

    long shot - Raven 26 stuffing box

    in TechTalk

    Posted

    I would advise using synthetic fibre PTFE (teflon) impregnated packing, flax will not last - it rots, carbon (graphite) on stainless is never a good thing.

    I used to repair and prepare for survey boats for a living, seen all the salesmen push their product, stick to the white stuff. PTFE asbestos was the best, not sure if you can still buy it.

    New chartplotter

    in TechTalk

    Posted

    Bought a Garmin for my fishing boat, liked it so much I bought a Garmin for my Yacht. Found them very easy to use and, menu system seemed pretty intuitive compared to some others I had used. Phone support has also been excellent when I got a bit stuck.

    Prefer buttons, have not been that impressed with touch screens I have used, pretty easy to bump them and they take it as an instruction, suddenly your map disappears or changes and then you got to figure out how to get back to how you had it quick.

    Abandoned boats on moorings

    in MarineTalk

    Posted

    How is forcing insurance going to reduce abandoned boats, more likely to increase numbers abandoned.

    If you cant afford to or don't want to maintain a boat your going to be hardly inclined to try get insurance for it.

     

    I like the bond idea, but an amount sufficient to cover costs incurred might be a little bit high.

     

    Bit like the Bio security charge in Northland, no benefit to boaties above that of the general population but boaties get the full costs because the council can target them easily.

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    Coastguard app

    in MarineTalk

    Posted

    Well maybe if they made the app do stuff boaties want, like windan, they might file a trip report too. You got to try sell your product a little bit - or at least make them want to use it.

    Coastguard cant be looking to hard if they cant figure out what people want and why they don't like the current app, its written in black and white easy to read in several on line places. Lets hope they hear the message and surprise us all.

     

     

    Merry Christmas Everyone

    Lanolin available

    in TechTalk

    Posted

    This thread is a bit old now but does anyone know of a current source of ‘good lanolin’? I’m in need is some and not having any luck locally in Whangarei. Thanks

    Prolan is definitely available at Anzor in Porowini ave, ii've seen it on the shelf.

    Hoisting main single handed

    in RaceTalk

    Posted

    I actually did my mast while it was lying down on the hard (not attached to boat!), but I would and have sprayed the slides and lower track on the boat. The effect is magic. You can put a little tube on the spray nozzle which helps direct it but I don't think its essential.

    Hoisting main single handed

    in RaceTalk

    Posted

    Any silicone residue end up on deck?

    I recall someone saying NO silicone lube within 50m of boat.

    Yeah, know about fisheyes etc.

    Know about slipping on deck at inopportune moment too.

    Didn't spray it on the deck, probably makes it nice and shiny, but i'll leave that up to someone else to try if you can find someone that stupid. Meanwhile it works bloody brilliant on sail slides and tracks.

    Tef-gel or?

    in TechTalk

    Posted

    Had very good results with Duralac, Stainless on Aluminium with Monel rivets, no sign of corrosion 15+ years.

    Never used tefgel but believe it suits better if you intend to remove fittings sometime.

    Always used to use Res-Q-Steel on nuts and bolts, amazing stuff, apparently they use Prolan these days.

    Heavy weather cruising

    in MarineTalk

    Posted

    Found this interesting read on the subject

     

    https://www.facebook.com/followingsea.net/posts/664048880752984?__tn__=K-R

     

    There was one I thought I saved but can't find it, a step by step on when to leave and when to make your decisions on route, thought it was by Bob McDavitt, the article below is similar but not as detailed, maybe someone else knows the one I'm thinking about.

     

    https://www.noonsite.com/report/passage-planning-from-the-sw-pacific-to-nz/

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