Zozza
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Oddity
in MarineTalk
12 minutes ago, Black Panther said:Yep we had a discussion about what a waste of space a chart table is unless you want to write a novel.
So....purely online charts BP?
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This is Kevin Mc's boat? - a regular on the crew forums...sad to hear he has taken a turn...hope things improve for him.
Stick it on your driveway with a cradle from Boat Haulage at $2 per day....-
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Yes, it is ridiculous. La Nina is the main culprit from what I have read, with a few other factors such as the big high which has sat out in the eastern pacific since Christmas, and stops all the lows passing over NZ quickly.... however, the outlook long term is for La Nina to eventually fade away this year with a return of El Nino on the cards....but who really knows
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4 hours ago, motorb said:
How did you mount those solar panel so flush with the deck? Everything like that I see has a big junction box stuck to the back of it which doesn't suit flush wiring like that...
Keen to know as fitting more solar to my little 25ft Tracker has proved very difficult.
For the Solbian solar panels on the pilothouse, I requested the option of the junction box under the panel.
The skinny panels on the side deck, made by an outfit in Sweden called Sunbeam, the junction box comes underneath as a matter of course.
Be aware - non chinese panels like I have are not cheap. I spent over $3K+ on the panels all up-
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9 minutes ago, waikiore said:
Boats fine , house no good.
Oh dear....What happened waikiore...or is it still to raw to talk about?
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19 minutes ago, Psyche said:
The erosion process is natural weathering, wave action undercutting the mudstone until eventually the top bit falls. Its made worse by removal of native vegetation and earthworks which alters the drainage and water table. These heavy rains saturate the ground and weight tends to makes the strata slide on top of each other, if you've ever been to any of the gold mining sites and seen the power of sluicing where they used to literally demolish hillsides, its obvious you really need to have good drains on a cliff site! Whats surprising about the guy who lost his swimming pool (and his house has to be red stickered surely) is that the piles were 8 metres deep. Some of the cliffs appear really stable but all the slips looked like piles of mud, rocks and clay, not something Id want to live on. To be fair the majority of cliff top homes are ok and will be ok for quite some time, but unless considerable stabilisation work is undertaken, eventually many more will succumb to erosion. How long do houses have to last in NZ, 50 years? so pretty much all of them are past their use by anyway lol!
Not wanting to start a political sh*t fight on global warming, but I have always felt coastal erosion is way more an immediate threat than greenhouse gasses when it comes to where you choose to live..... I mean, they long ago stopped building on those chalky cliffs in UK (Dover) and on the UK East Coast because the sea is slowing reclaiming those cliffs through natural erosion...why would NZ coast cliff areas would be any different..
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Three of our downstairs rooms flooded. Two rooms now cleaned out / drained, one to go today, but the forecast heavy rain next couple days has me on edge.
My spare anchors are not supposed to see water if they are not on the boat.
Outside house was a torrent of biblical proportions.
My smaller boat safe in Gulf Harbour Marina
My bigger boat remained safe in cradle on the driveway -- glad I had it on concrete not a grass area of the property
Overall, never seen anything like it what happened Friday
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7 hours ago, B00B00 said:
We were also hit on our mooring by another boat that came loose and sustained some damage. Quite a few boats here with damage.
To be honest it was terrifying and very very close to catastrophic for us and many boats around us. We had an H28 wrapped around our bow and slowly going under the boat. I cant believe our mooring held. Luckily the incoming tide slowed down the current after a few hours otherwise it would have likely been much worse.
Closest I have ever come to losing my boat I think.
Holy sh*t. What mooring field are you in ?
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Bring out the cards or the monopoly set
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9 minutes ago, Black Panther said:
Unlike the electronic version, a wind vane just gets better as the wind freshens.
Thanks, that is motivation to get the wind vane up and running
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@9.25 you can see I have an electric auto pilot operating, but frankly in Tiri channel, which was a little nasty, I preferred to helm for that period anyway
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3 hours ago, Black Panther said:
Trying to helm? That boat needs a wind vane.
I have one, (Windpilot) and been meaning to set up the pulleys and lines
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1 hour ago, waikiore said:
On shore events and prizegiving confirmed as cancelled, regatta decision Thursday pm
It aint looking good.
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I've posted a Youtube vid of my sail back from Barrier to Whangaparaoa.
May be of interest to anyone wondering what the heck the junk rig is all about...
I did not push the boat hard but still made good progress under reduced sail, and unfortunately my iPhone ran outa battery just before I entered Tiri passage, and sheesh it was a nasty little **cker yesterday was Tiri channel...so probably good that I was concentrating on helming rather than effing about trying to film
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7 minutes ago, harrytom said:
You planning to come before next Monday??
Heading back to Whangaparaoa tomorrow. Easterlies start again tomorrow, and all the models, including MetService are predicting days and days on end of them building to 20 knots plus and remaining in that East / Nor East quadrant. Tomorrow a bit less at 15-20. So, not the gale force of a couple weeks back, but strong enough. Tomorrow looks the best day for me to scoot back.
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I know many of you have been before, but this is my first visit.
Surprising they have 4 & 5G coverage out here, so with my morning coffee thought I would share a few photos...
Only downer, my infatalbe has sprung a few leaks so getting to shore a challenge. Nevertheless the peace, tranquility and beauty at anchor is more than enough...
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2 hours ago, B00B00 said:
I think I saw you out there on Saturday near gulf harbour. Boat looked good and was sailing fast.
Managed to get a few photos.
Hey Boobs, bloody awesome! That is indeed me on Pango (named after the Maori word for the colour black -- as in the hull colour).
Yeah I am contemplating naffing off in a day or two for a couple weeks mini-cruise now that (touch wood) the weather looks reasonably settled for the next 10 days....it's either that or continue grinding away on the refurbishment of my new (but old) boat....sailing might just win out -
A bit more detail:
She is a much modified Contessa 26 using some of the ideas Roger Taylor used on ’Mingming’
A massive overall transformation was initially done in 2017/18 then a further upgrade in 2020/21, including hull/deck joint, and tasteful pilothouse (which you can stand up in length of the cabin if you are 6’ or under).
No expense spared - I got professionals in to do most of the work during both refits.
Sail (cambered panels ) by Paul Thompson (2018)
Electrics (recently overhauled and improved by Paul Thompson) include a fridge and power windlass.
Top of the line non-skid Solbian solar panels on pilot house and Sunbeam panels port & starboard - 220 watts total. X2 105ah AGM deep cycle batteries (210ah total).
Auxiliary is a 2018 Mercury 5hp , with extra long shaft, hi-thrust prop & specially built on deck petrol storage lockers aft (holds x3 tanks = 33 litres), which drain overboard if any spillage - the lockers are completely sealed off from the interior.
New windpilot ‘Pacific Light’ self-steering gear.
Simrad auto pilot
100M of 7mm chain & new age ‘Viking’ anchor - which has held firm in 40-50 knot gusts in the current storm hitting the North Island of NZ
C-Head composting toilet
The only maintenance needed at this time is perhaps a lick of paint here and there in the interior if you are do inclined .
Antifoul should be good for another year minimum - when i hauled out this past December, she had less than a handful of barnacles and just a light coat of slime.
‘Pango’ is usually berthed at Gulf Harbour Marina. At this time I am anchored in Bon Accord Harbour seeing out this gale. I may well be back in Auckland this Saturday.
Happy to take any prospective buyer out for a sail this summer, I am not due back at work till after Waitangi day.
I have a Youtube channel with 40+ videos of the refit and sailing of ‘Pango’ here: Youtube
Genuine reason for selling, which is after I frolic about in ‘Pango’ this summer, I will be turning my attention to another boat I already own that badly needs a refit - so I have reluctantly decided this is my last hurrah as owner of ‘Pango’ before I pass her onto a (hopefully) caring new owner.
$23,900
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My junk rigged Contessa 26 is for sale
It is hard to justify owning two boats ( also own a 28 footer), so I am resigned to this summer being my last aboard my 26 footer
Genuine inquiries only - for a good basic overview of junk rig, refer: 'Junk Rig for beginners'
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I heard there is an extra-tropical’ cyclone potentially die to hit North Island next week….
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Still blowing here at Kawau and it is raining, but the rain is not yet tropical/biblical..
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Been anchored in Kawau since NY day. Been blowing old boots and stronger boot blowing predicted tomorrow. As there is further boot blowing bonkers weather predicted next week, I may run back to GH Fri or Sat and wait for it to blow through…summer is bound to start again sometime…
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1 hour ago, harrytom said:
run north with the easterlies,why slog to windward?
Yes, no Barrier on the way up it seems
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1 hour ago, Rgvkiwi said:
“…with a (sailing) sensitive wife”
“Sailing Sensitive Wife” - ‘SSW’ - luv it! We finally have some to rival the ‘SWMBO’ (She Who Must Be Obeyed) acronym the Pommie Sailors use sll the time… 😁
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Biofuel mandate stopped
in MarineTalk
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Not wanting any political sh*tfights here -- but just want to highlight that Hipkins has made a good choice in ditching this ridiculous mandate. Good news for those yachties and boaties that make regular use of outboard motors, as any increase in the amount of biofuel in petrol, is not good for modern four stroke motors. Excellent.