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    American Magic

    in RaceTalk

    Posted

    That's awesome! And good on them for thinking outside the box, the more the merrier for the LV.  Wouldn't it be a hoot if the Cup was contested between Te Aihe and the next boat. Sadly I reckon the other three teams might not be so receptive...

    Legasea / Rescue Fish

    in MarineTalk

    Posted

    1 hour ago, harrytom said:

    Its is based on the Faroe islands fishing policy.

    https://www.faroeseseafood.com/fishery-aquaculture/fishery-legislation-and-management

     

    What it means roughly.Govt buys back quota,then anyone can lease it and sell to ever you like,off the wharf restaurants direct etc not forced to sell to the big players.  Not held to fish for one species.Not answerable to any overseas investor(price has dropped dont want it)what is the contractor to do??land it and get what they can or dump it??Chance to get small fishing back on track.You/me can lease it sublect to msa/moss survey.

    Need to get inshore trawlers out and more longliners working.

    No brainer policy. Need 60thousand signees but bad timing with covid etc

    All the family have signed. 

    Okay, I now know a whole bunch more about the Faroes than I ever thought I would (Faroe ponies, very cool...)  How on earth did you divine that their policy was the genesis of Legasea?  Irrespective, thanks for sending me down the Google hole, very informative!

    I is a signatory.

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    Barton Wincher

    in TechTalk

    Posted

    Excellent thanks Michael, all the control lines to those winches will go through rope clutches so will only need the 'tailing' when they're in use, if that makes sense.  

    Cheers,

    Dave

    Insurance

    in MarineTalk

    Posted

    I know right?  What a pain.  My boat is also on a (fore and aft) swing mooring which was fine for the insurer I went with.  I would have thought that 3rd party insurance just covering marinas and hardstands would have been a no brainer, irrespective of the type of boat, go figure.

    That's cool plan to head up to Thailand, I'm guessing beginning of next year after the cyclone season?  I'd imagine it'd be a nice passage to make in your boat, not that I've been offshore in a trimaran, but the Racer certainly looks like she's got the pedigree.  If you need crew keep me in mind, I've done offshore miles in a monohull although it was a long time ago.  Fingers crossed there's an improvement in the Coronavirus situation by the time you're ready to head away.  Is the boat far off Cat 1?  I'm looking at getting mine to Cat 3 for local racing, and the criteria for that looks like sensible gear to have anyway.

    Cheers,

    Dave

     

    Barton Wincher

    in TechTalk

    Posted

    Thanks for the suggestion, I'll have a look for them.  Although it would be a shame to part with the Barients, they're good winches and are running very well post service.

    I'll certainly say gidday as I go past, you're pretty hard to miss!

     

    Barton Wincher

    in TechTalk

    Posted

    Hi BP, 30ft trimaran, currently way up the river from you, if you're still in the Weiti.  The offending winches are Barient 22-39s, still in good working order given their age.

    Cheers

    Insurance

    in MarineTalk

    Posted

    Hi BR,

    Sorry but for some reason I'm getting notification of these posts quite late, odd. 

    Insurance, what a palaver!  Tried every man and his dog here in NZ but as you've found out they won't touch trimarans, must be hugely frustrating for you as your boat has been tarred and feathered by some random trimaran risk factor that doesn't really apply, in my opinion.  I couldn't even talk them into waiving the capsize or breakage clauses, which I thought was the worst risk for my boat.

    Ended up going with Northernreef Insurance, who are run by Edward William, a Spanish crowd.  They were pretty good, prompt and I thought reasonable - NZ$1200 for the usual fire, theft, damage etc., as well as coastal out to 100nm, racing and solo sailing cover.  That was all good until May when I got a nice email to say that their underwriter had gone belly up so I was now uninsured.  But wait!  There is another company willing to take me on, for a reduced premium of NZ$588, for the remaining six months of my policy.  Excellent I thought, through mentally gritted teeth.  No real choice but to stump up the ponies but not very happy.  Also the internets search I did on Edward William wasn't super encouraging regarding them honouring policies.  Still, I'm insured I guess and fingers crossed I'll never have to lodge a claim.

    Sorry, rant over.  Who did you find might I ask?

    Cheers,

    Dave

     

    Trimaran - Now Found!

    in MarineTalk

    Posted

    Whoops sorry BR, bit tardy in replying to you.  Yep it's amazing who you run into in the marina, I had just put my boat back in the water and a bloke wanders up and tells me he was the owner once removed.  Didn't have much time so only had a brief yarn with him but I have his details so will chase him up for more info on the boat as I get closer to sailing.  Mine was built in 94 so I'd like to put together a bit of a history of the boat as well, cool to find out about the adventures had in years gone by and looking forward to adding my chapter.

    I hope your yard is cheaper than the ones here in Auckland, eye watering fees, particularly for a multihull.  Good luck with your refit, I'm in the process of shifting all the lines back to the cockpit myself, hate drilling through the deck!

    Cheers,

    Dave

    Barton Wincher

    in TechTalk

    Posted

    Interesting, that TM listing was what kicked off this thread, as I liked the idea (and cost).  I just assumed they were the original Barton Wincher but I guess not.  Thanks for the reply, much appreciated.

    Barton Wincher

    in TechTalk

    Posted

    Thanks for the replies, I'd like to get ST's for the boat but they are way too expensive for me at the moment.  My winches are mainly for halyards, outhaul and reefing and I can see that it would be nice to tail the halyards particularly when short handed or solo.  These Winchers seem to do an adequate job for what they are so I'll keep them in the back pocket for now.  When I get out sailing eventually I may find that they're a "nice to have" as you've both mentioned anyway, but it's great to get the advice from those in the know.

    Cheers and thanks again

    Dave

    Barton Wincher

    in TechTalk

    Posted

    Hi all, wondering if there is anyone out there who has these, or has used them.  My primaries are a couple of venerable Barients which I'd like to turn into pseudo self tailers if possible.  

    Thanks in advance,

    Dave

    Trimaran - Now Found!

    in MarineTalk

    Posted

    Well, colour me jealous, I might have drooled a bit looking at those photos!  Just beautiful and congratulations on getting her out where she belongs.  There must only be a half dozen or so of these yachts around so you are super lucky, I'd love to have one but sadly out of my reach for the moment.  It looks like you have a daggerboard, the F36/39 I was keen on last year had a centreboard but the same kick up rudder as you have. 

    I really like the timber accents in the deckhead; is that Durakore or is the cabin top built from ply?  Reason I ask is that my boat is Durakore which has been painted over, I've yet to tackle the inside so am pondering whether to bring some of the timber out like yours is, looks really nice.  On the "to do" list for next winter probably, I need to go sailing...

    Anyhoo, thanks for the post, and once again, welcome to NZ, I hope your (enforced) stay here is going okay.  If you make it down to Auckland please let me know, I'd love to host you for dinner and talk trimarans!

    All the best,

    Dave

    Trimaran - Now Found!

    in MarineTalk

    Posted

    And might I add to congratulating you in picking up this boat.  She was on my short list but eventually thought she'd be too much boat for me to handle.  I was intrigued however by the Google search I did which resulted in a UK bus!  There must be a story behind her name and please do share when you discover it. 

    I'm not sure if you've done so but the Multihull Yacht Club has a Facebook page, you might find someone who knows the boat there.

    Cheers,

    Dave

    Trimaran - Now Found!

    in MarineTalk

    Posted

    By the way, love the F36/39 and would appreciate a photo of her please.  I had a good hard look at one in Sydney last year but had to pass once it had been surveyed.

    I'm assuming you built your boat, if so, much respect!  I've had a look at the Ravenswing and Fram blogs and know that there's no way I could undertake such a massive project.  How far around the world have you been?   I'm guessing you are stuck here in NZ, I suppose there are worse places to weather this Covid 19 storm.

    Cheers,

    Dave

    Trimaran - Now Found!

    in MarineTalk

    Posted

    Morning Chris, sorry I should have updated the title of this thread, I ended up buying a project boat in Kerikeri in September last year.  Still ongoing but getting closer to going sailing, this virus thingy hasn't helped progress!

    I appreciate you getting in touch though, and good luck with your boat, trimarans are a niche market as I found out...

    Cheers,

    Dave

    NZ Navy gets its biggest ship ever - it's a Hyundai!

    in MarineTalk

    Posted

    I'd imagine she'd be dotted with a few 50 cals around the place for 'nuisance' defense (small boats etc.)  I doubt she'd be fitted with a proper CIWS like Phalanx or Goalkeeper as they're pretty dear (but extremely effective.)  As a force multiplying platform if she was deployed to an area of conflict she'd have a picket of frigate sized or larger warships looking after her and providing layered defense; the first casualty of any conflict would be the ships like the Aotearoa as they enable the fleet to fight.  In addition, she'd carry at least one, if not two Seasprite helicopters, which have missiles capable of engaging threats outside of the ships safety envelope. 

    Personally I like the capability this ship brings to the NZDF; long legs and the ability to support our Pacific Island neighbours in times of hardship/disaster.  That she is ice strengthened is great as she can support deep south patrols of our other ships.  That part of the ocean has always been difficult to police and hopefully that will change.

      

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    Temporary mooring wanted - Weiti/Whangaparaoa

    in Classifieds

    Posted

    Sorted, thanks all.  Katie at the WBC was most accommodating and the boat is now hanging off mooring No 60 at the Northern end.  Not yours is it Kick?

     

    Booboo, I do like the area, I live in Orewa so it's nice and handy.  I'm getting a new mooring dropped in November hopefully up at the Northern end of the Stillwater field, apparently I'll be able to wade out to the boat at low tide but at least I've got somewhere to park it.  Be good to catch up when the dust has settled, I'll probably be joining the SBC, are you a member?

     

    Cheers,

    Dave

    Temporary mooring wanted - Weiti/Whangaparaoa

    in Classifieds

    Posted

    Thanks all, appreciate the advice and suggestions.  Events have conspired to slide my transit to Auckland by a week or so, I'm hoping that I won't need a mooring now, straight to the haulout for me.  I'm hopefully getting one dropped in the Weiti in mid November in the Stillwater field, fingers crossed.

     

    Cheers,

    Dave

    Insurance

    in MarineTalk

    Posted

    Thanks Veladare, I tried Bill at the Marina Shop but he met with no success unfortunately.  Nice of him to try on my behalf though.

     

    Used the magic search and found a crowd in Hastings that had "trimaran" as part of their advertising spiel.  Again, nope.  Don't trust the Googles people...

     

    Thanks Tiger, you've nailed it with the tri averse aspect of all this malarkey.  I don't think I'm being unreasonable in what I want the insurance for but I'm finding the "yeah, nah" responses a bit disheartening.  For me the biggest worry I have is total loss, I'm happy to wear damage etc. from using the boat, and if that means I screw up and tip it over then that's on me.  Should some geezer come by and T-bone the boat on its mooring then I'd want to be covered. 

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