aardvarkash10
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I hears a comment on the radio - you must be RNZ listeners...
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That's easy! I do a lot of interior furniture stuff and use oils and waxes. Also easy to care for but the environment is more benign
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SO doesn't have any exterior brightwork and I'm keen to keep it to a minimum, but the handrails seem like an easy small amount to add a bit of bling look without huge ongoing effort. Also easy to remove for refinishing as required. I'm proposing to sand, evadure, then probably single pack clear coat. I'm agnostic as to product brand, brushed not sprayed. Feedback from the hive please.
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The lazy sheet via spinnaker blocks works great. Thanks everyone.
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Did find this: As the only supply from the battery is terminated at the starter motor solenoid, this is likely to be valid for all the engines using the MDI module. Looking at some of the key components like the NCV4269 linear voltage regulator producing the 5VDC supply, and the 63V-rated filter capacitors, the module seems to have been designed around a 60V peak supply voltage limit. A number of other parts I identified had higher voltage ratings. I didn’t find any large capacity transient voltage suppressors anywhere, so it seems quite clear that Volvo opted to design for a suffici
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I'd have to say that if the device can't handle more than 13.8v, that's almost criminally poor engineering and that you may have recourse under consumer law if they have put that in writing after the purchase not before.
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The ram travel is not as long as the free swing of the tiller. The pin is located about 1/3 of the distance from the tiller handgrip to the rudder stock, so 85kg is about the same as a 30kg effort at the grip - thats a lot of load! Any time its in use is likely to be benign rather than "sporting" conditions, so its unlikely to be struggling to manage a wildly weather-helmed event. I haven't done the math, but I in the event that it does exert maximum load, 85kg in shear would probably remove the head of the pin before anything else. Unless the tiller and rudder bind, I don't forse
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Follow up on the auto tiller. It's now fitted and operational. Nothing exciting technology wise, just a standard TP32. However, there was earlier discussion around the tiller pin, so here it is. Works great.
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Toilet vent plumbing is on the list for us too. Ok over summer with everything open, but a bit rank when you have to close hatches in rain ...
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Location location location... I'm picking they are not too bothered if you and I don't show up. The number of huge stinkpots in the bay and Sealegs tenders on the beach tells the story of their clientele
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Man o War comes to mind as well.
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Same here in Opaheke. Outside fire is going though!
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bugger. all ok indoors?
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a reshaped champagne cork currently... No, bung was in place. Just ingress past the builder's bog. We are going to do a ride up the Clevedon (Wairoa) River this afternoon by way of a test. If its all good, I will report back. If its still leaky, I'm not telling anyone. Not even myself.
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Dragged it half way across the gulf in two days. Had minimal water in it, only visible ingress at the location we patched
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Long time, no posts. We recently had a run of bad juju with dinghies. The original was a 2.4m soft floor inflatable. It died as inflatables do. So we replaced it with a 2nd hand hard inflatable. It too died the death of bleeding air leaks unidentifiable. So, the weekend of Cyclone Hale, we bought a nice little ply dinghy in the rain. As with cars, houses, and dogs bought in haste on a rainy day it was less than ideal. The rot in the keel ran in both directions in the bottom sheet and half way to the gunwale at the stern. No wonder it was light. So a coup
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On the basis of that exchange, I can confirm that IRD have been using AI systems in their call centres for at least the past 20 years.
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how sad? They are only a couple of items more complicated than an axe - not like the euro or later jap diesels. It could well be worth repairing rather than replacing. Still not cheap, but you end up with an effectively "new" engine and you know exactly what you have. If you replace with a 2nd hand unit, you don't have that certainty. If you DO replace, I'd be interested in your old unit as a core for a rebuild.
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they are coming up 50 yuears old - I know, I have one! Good luck finding a good one.
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In the Herald a house swept out to sea would be reported as a great new way to get better coastal positions. They would mention the increase in value and the difference between that value and the RV. Frankly, a few property developers swept out to sea sounds like a very good idea.
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Debris in the Gulf and nighttime sailing - Balokovic Cup
aardvarkash10 replied to CarpeDiem's topic in MarineTalk
At the forecast wind speeds any debris you hit will probably be no more than a gentle nudge... -
damn. No Sad Face emoji.
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Thanks for that advice - yeah, I had no plans to modify the existing pole (its a very nice carbon fibre one) and I'm more likely to build a new one. The idea of using the spinnaker block makes sense to me now having read both descriptions. We'll give that a go. When the wind drops....
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Hi John - a bit out of the way but I know there are spare poles for various lengths at Brooklands Boat CLub, Wairoa River (Clevedon). Very sheltered, but not a lot of facilities. Draft dependant - 1.8m would be the draft limit. https://www.bbclub.co.nz/
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Building a jetty in Marlborough Sounds - the process?
aardvarkash10 replied to Marlsounds's topic in TechTalk
this took 3 seconds to google... https://www.marlborough.govt.nz/repository/libraries/id:1w1mps0ir17q9sgxanf9/hierarchy/Documents/Services/BC/BC Appn Checklist Master/BAC0002_3_PIM_BC_Appln_Checklist_Jetties_with_Boatsheds.pdf I'm picking you will need resource consent and that probably means an environmental impact report, engineering report and detailed information about the intended use of the jetty. Given the number of these structures in the Sounds, I also suspect there will be several local firms who specialise in them and have all that info at their fingertips. These guy
