BNG

https://www.epa.govt.nz/hazardous-substances/rules-notices-and-how-to-comply/specific-substance-guidance/antifouling-paints/

Go back 20 odd years id see one or two over 6 months of summer cruising. Then it became 5 a year and now it can be couple in a day. I've definitely noticed an increase.

Yeah thats right Zozz, no junk rigged yachts there. Wonder why that is? Must be them! Evil rich toffs and their stinkpots...

Multitool is not too bad for skimming the excess off. Then sand.

Hi Frank, Will pm you. Cheers Peter

Based on my last 10 years experience of never dragging I would say so. Manson is self righting and sets quicker and deeper.

And no doubt they will want proof of insurance. Which isn't a bad thing for all the other Westhaven marina users en route to, and surrounding the 'borrowed berth..

Yanmar do the LN series, air cooled 6.5 to 10hp at a reasonable price.

Always turn the clothes dryer off when you abandon ship...

So on that basis Hobsonville and Bayswater access also restricted, not just Westhaven.

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/pLoXb2oPM1TEZFyq/?mibextid=D5vuiz

Pure speculation but perhaps they had the toys out and left the bomb doors open... sounds like it went down pretty quickly.

Seems he was in very shallow water indeed. From the TAIC report..

That Blackpool, Surfdale situation is pretty ugly in terms of the cyanobacterial matts.. gross and not nice for cooling intake strainers.

I'm also going sunscreen but with some sort of "self tanning agent" included.