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For the multihull aficionado

Limited, it's pretty technical and subject to case law. Not an area of the ACC operations manual I have had to familiarise myself with fortunately.

His commercial insurer won't pay as there is no legal ability to insure against compensation liability. However, his business will very likely have increased ACC levies as a result of the very high claims cost following the event.

Unfortch, suicide is not deemed accidental under the act, but I get your drift

You can always believe me.

If you need an anchor, AI has you covered

It is a little known thing about ACC. IMO, they should talk more about it.

Paid by ACC (you and me in other words). Accidental death whatever the cause and setting results in up to 5 years' income of the deceased paid to the estate. https://www.acc.co.nz/im-injured/financial-support/financial-support-after-death

More often than you might think. That's the justice system at work. The evidence falls where it falls, the judge or jury assess on what they hear and see in the courtroom. This was a trial requiring " beyond reasonable doubt". That's a very high bar for a prosecution to hurdle, and rightly so. The judge had doubts, so the outcome was a foregone conclusion.

Not guilty https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/522769/enchanter-trial-skipper-lance-goodhew-found-not-guilty-of-breaching-duties

The Colin Chapman Law of Race Engineering is similar. He held that any car that made it past the finish line was over-engineered.

"tighten it up until it goes spongey, then back off a 1/4 of a turn..." Advice we used to give home mechanics when they asked how tight spark plugs should be fitted. Works on rig too!

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Close the southbound lanes on the bridge and call it a grandstand.

$131k reparations. https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/350329490/boat-skipper-ordered-pay-131k-after-crashing-russells-blue-ferry

If we were all rational followers of logic we would all be in share boat partnerships or would hire what we needed when we need it. Or both. This makes the capital issue null and void, and frees us of most if not all the maintenance drudge. But yachts are, for many, primarily dreams. While you are building fixing painting maintaining etc, you can express and extend the dream. Sailing is reality. It often doesn't match the dream, so all that working time delays the disappointment!

I suspect MNZ have other priorities as of about 10pm yesterday.

absence of proof is not proof of absence.

MNZ will no doubt contract it out. Cost will likely go up, and if WOF / COF system is any guide, the assessments will be variable.

See, excitement AND simplicity.

Lead acid chemistry rules!!!!

Following that logic, they will also issue gun licences and fishing licences, building permits, doctors registrations, etc One authority to rule them all.

AA doesn't register vehicles. It acts as an agent for NZTA. Conceivably, the same system attached to a different database could work. Problem is, NZTA is not a maritime authority so a whole set of legislation would need to be enacted to make it work. Same with the vhf call sign idea. It's generally a bad idea to try and make one database do more than one thing. If recreational boat regi,stration was to be a thing, the only real approach is a new database under the control of the relevant authority.

Still be a "meh" at 25% aye? Yup. Starters are series-wound motors are pull huge current at 0 rpm but the current rapidly drops as starter revs increase. As long as you are not being stupid (30 seconds engagements repeated without a break), a starter motor will take a LOT of punishment.

Nope. It will start quicker, and given the duty cycle of a starter, 15% higher supply voltage is a "meh". I used to do 6v to 12v conversions on VW beetles. StArter was one of the things we left stock standard. Man, they cranked and fired inside one revolution!!!