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meanwhile, pole moorings are in demand. Brooklands (Clevedon) recently expanded, Weiti has a waiting list, Tamaki River similar.
An economical compromise on security and ease of access.
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The outer Poles are to port coming in, starboard going out. Once you are in the river ( past the outer headland, marked with red and black poles) it reverses.
We draw 1.7m, reliably 3 hrs either side of high tide is fine.
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water ballasting?
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2 hours ago, LBD said:
And your pronouns are?
UNC/UNF
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3 hours ago, Psyche said:
I'd just like to compliment you on your bilingual abilities, I too am reasonably fluent in imperial and own several whitworth spanners
Bi-numeral, surely?
A measurement worthy of Mr Bernard St Francis Whitworth-Socket (BSF to his friends), a famed (if apocryphal) bicycle mechanic of Sheffield. Later a Design Asst. for Norton motorcycles where his flexible approach to units of measurement led to the inclusion of minor but infuriating oil leaks as a standard feature in all crankcases and a wide range of gearboxes.
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Mrs Aardvark advises that BOI is busy. So busy, they shifted bays after dinner last night. Similar around Whangaroa, and crowded at Cavallis yesterday such that they chose not to stop.
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2 hours ago, Jonquil said:
30000 miles at 5 knots is 6000 hours, if the stay wriggles each way once per second thats 21.6million cycles not counting time at anchor.
time and pressure as andy dupres would say......
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we need a "holy sh*t" emoji
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The clonk sound is depressing....
If the crank won't turn in either direction that sounds catastrophic. Even a dropped valve shouldn't stop the crank from turning.
I'm not sure how easy it is to uncouple the gearbox from the engine. If it's relatively simple, that would identify if the clonk was engine or gearbox generated.
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1 hour ago, Elenya said:
Having a great Christmas cruise. Removing 1/2 meter of snow before next 1/2 meter fell. Not many other boats about, guess they are all staying at home for Xmas and be joining in the new year.
No problem landing a sleigh on that lot.
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I hope everyone is in reasonable shelter today... Some big wind numbers up and down the east coast this morning.
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Mrs Aardvark is somewhere in the BOI aboard her brother's Elan for the week. Dropped her off in Toots yesterday and then scarpered before the weather set in.
Doubt she will recover on return to SO. The Elan is less sailing, more apartment living at a slight angle.
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All the Chromecast devices I've seen need both HDMI and a USB power source.
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Just looked at the new certificate requirements as the BIL is in the process of purchasing his "live aboard, offshore cruising final fling" yacht.
I'm not sure if it's a "hard to do" as much as a move to a move liaise faire, hands off, personal responsibility approach in line with current government thinking.
I can see it heading toward a high trust model - as master you complete a declaration, perhaps attach some documentation (current EPIRB serial for example), and sign it off. Maritime NZ audit 1:20 to assure themselves of compliance.
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chromecast. Your TV will need an HDMI input for the chromecast dongle to hang out of and a usb connection to power it.
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waterskiing takes on a whole new meaning
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Especially big powerful stuff that you have to put your hands on
Kiwi dies in sailing accident, three years into round the world trip | Stuff
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Hmm. Our carbon pole needs refinishing, so that's a good project to try durepox on.
Later.
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Ok, so we stripped the old finish off, sanded to 320 grit, and then pondered, struck with fear of the unknown
I eventually mixed some bog-stock, off the shelf norski 4:1 epoxy, about 250ml finished mix. 5 minutes later it was steaming and exothermic like a champion.
So I mixed about 80ml finished mix and applied it with a 35mm or there about a roller.
And then repeated while the first coat was tacky.
24 hours later it was glossy but very orange peel-ish. Fortunately, it was sanding beautifully so I hit it with a 120 dry then 320 dry then 600 wet. It's now got a beautiful smooth finish and when I tack clothed it the shine comes out nicely.
Poly u this weekend.
Thanks for the advice everyone.
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2 hours ago, Romany said:
doing wot to the thread?
Loving the dead
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42 minutes ago, Psyche said:
The best varnish is white paint, 2 pot preferably. Otherwise for a tiller Id just go durepox clear if not covered, or single pot schooner varnish if you do have one
Too nice for paint.
Someone must have been having a larf calling a thin protection layer product durepox.
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2 hours ago, Black Panther said:
Angela in Stepping Out, 1997, or is that something different?
That has a similar colour palette. I'll take your word on the gloss.
We're screwed
in MarineTalk
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Undoubtedly, if you are a Harbour racer you are stuck with being in one of three facilities.
We are not. Our Clevedon location has us about 2 hours sailing from the bottom end, on secure weather-protected poles in a reasonably maintained but not luxury facility. Think DOC camping ground vs Top10 holiday park.
I have no idea what we pay, I think it's about $250 a month, so 3k a year. Much more than a swing mooring but orders of magnitude safer. Much less than a marina, but we do have to take the dinghy 50m from the jetty to the boat.
Choose your compromise.