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sand the entire blade for repainting. sand a 50mm perimeter around each area of damage to remove the paint and feather it in. fill if required then glass over the sanded area, feather it in. touch up with sealant on the bare areas, then two coats of your approved undercoat and a top coat or two.

I just wrote the servicing procedure into SO's operation manual. Concur. Very basic process.

We have separate harnesses

Just further to this one and without maligning anyone's choices on the replace/repair decision, Jaycar again have the GME MT600G in stock at $329 - check whether the local branch has one, but they are pretty good at shipping between branches if you need that, or just buy on-line

Late update. We had a bunch of flybuys points expiring this month, so they got traded in on two hutchwilco 170nm inflatables. I'll get crotch straps and marker lights for them and we are good to go! Thanks for all the advice everyone. I think we ended up at the right price/performance point.

It is spectacular watching the trains go over when they first launch

Welcome back, both of you.

rudolf will be busy

so, worse then.

I've seen San Fran up the Tamaki. I keep meaning to get in touch and come have a look at her. If you are keen, message me and we can get together. We are scheduled (loosely) to be on the hard at PYBC next month.

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I thought that was for scurvy?

I don't see the commercial interest the company might have in refusing to service your device vs selling you a new one. At the price they quote for the work there is presumably a reasonable profit margin, and they carry very low ongoing warranty risk (1 year). Presumably they have also figured out the pissed off customer cost as well. Given all the things you are assuming and considering your advice about your acceptance of risk, it looks like self servicing is the option for you. Good luck!

so they can issue you a new one with the bank's new logo and a larger credit limit to keep you permanently in hock Sheesh. Capitalism 101

Child car seats. Liferafts. Safety harnesses and tethers. The WOF on my car. Structural Engineer's Practising Licences. (actually, on second thoughts, perhaps they are too lax...) Medications. Food sold to consumers ready-to-eat. Driver licences. Credit Cards. Software licences. Aircraft components. Just a quick list of things that meet a broad definition of "stuff that seems to be too conservatively lifespan rated because I (me, maybe not you) don't understand it, but perhaps someone knows more than me".

But the design is older. Same thing with android devices. It doesn't matter when you bought the device, the service life is from the date of software release. I have a perfectly functional Chromebook that goes out of support next month at the end of its 5 years of support. You could still buy the same item last year and no doubt many buyers are now scratching their heads and cursing. The manufacturer carries significant liability for the functionality of these safety devices. If they have criteria for determining the device life, I would expect them to stick to it. Given

Their website says otherwise gme.net.au/nz/beacon-information/ Cost of $229 given for refurbishment, 1 year warranty.

Thanks everyone. There is a copy up at our ski club - go figure - and I figured it would be a good birthday present for my brother who has just aquired a 34' Talent.

Anyone got a copy for sale?

you mean, socialise the cost of boating?

location?

Over the last 36 hours I've been watching a series of video clips about the Race to Alaska known in shorthand as R2AK. It's an insane 700 mile race up the Inland waterways from Washington state to Alaska. Contestants on stand up paddle boards FFS. A 25 foot home built open cutter crewed by people who have never sailed. All out race teams. An old guy in a racing dinghy who takes over 22 days to complete, single handed. The only rule - no motor allowed on the craft. Funny inspiring scary and crazy in about equal measure.

Bet it cost him more than that for the shout at the club bar...

If we are not prepared to accept mandatory education (and ergo licencing), the boating community in its many forms needs to step up and apply strong, consistent social pressure to improve on-water behaviour.

The rules are clear, if you have any understanding that rules exist. I suspect many do not. I think the people who have commented on enforcement (or lack of) are definitely onto something. Its no different to road speed - we all tend to be more observant when we know there is a speed camera or a patrol nearby.