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I've tried brasso, it's not even looking at it.... Might go the acid paste route.

What's the trick? Or do I drop it to the local metal refinishers and let them do the biz?

Renamed "Lucky Two"

Done. Conflicted. "I don't have sufficient information to make a truly informed choice. However, it seems that the status quo has not significantly limited the spread of caulerpa since its initial discovery. This most likely (in the absence of solid research) means that normal ocean currents are primarily responsible for its spread. Fragments from anchoring and other activities may accelerate this, but even a total ban on any activity is not likely to stop the spread - the best we can hope for is to slow it down. Given this, I support an appropriate cross-regional CAN that

Tried using your lawyer recently?😁😁

I'm growing to really like chatgpt --- SALE AND PURCHASE AGREEMENT – LEISURE YACHT This Agreement is made on the ___ day of __________ 20___ BETWEEN Seller: ________________________________________________ (Address, contact details) AND Buyer: ________________________________________________ (Address, contact details) --- 1. Definitions In this Agreement: “Vessel” means the yacht described as: Name: __________________________ Make

yes, according to their website

This could happen in a return to highly cashed up individuals or corporates holding a duel of honour. What we have now, across all forms of sport, is corporate teams performing in a spectacle made to appeal to the masses in a timeframe designed for ad breaks and at a pace that discourages channel-swapping. It's Love Island, with a finish line.

I'm growing to love copilot and other AI... Copilot Yes, if you bring a yacht into New Zealand from Fiji—even if the seller is a New Zealand citizen—you will generally be required to pay import duty and Goods and Services Tax (GST) unless specific exemptions apply. Key Points:

Yup. The wide range of active ingredients proposed (an intestinal parasite drench, a metabolic disrupter for green leafed plants, and an alkaline flavouring agent) suggests not a great understanding of the biochemistry at play...

another missile from Rob. I remember him when he was just a boy...

Once a snotty nosed antisocial punk, always a snotty nosed antisocial punk....

You can't opt out of ACC, so it costs even if you are self insured as well or philosophically opposed. Comparatives and waddabouts are an easy out. The reality is that, in NZ, the cost of personal actions is socialised. If we don't recognise that, we miss an important part of any safety decision input. Again, I'm torn. I snowboard, sail, ride a bike on the road. None of these things is directly charged for ACC purposes, each of them has risks that I can manage if I choose to. On the bike I am legally obliged to wear a helmet even if I'm just going 200m down the road to pick

Torn. I lean towards the pragmatic self determination side, but then I remember that death by drowning is an accident covered by ACC, and so any injury or death marginally increases the costs on everyone. 12 accidental inshore drownings means 12 times ACCs standard $7.5k funeral assistance, 12 times surviving family grants and 12 times a 5-year earnings compensation to the surviving family (for kids, that is paid until they are up to 21 years old). So for a new dad 40 years old earning 100k, the ACC cost of drowning could be nearing the early millions. Food for thought.

Coupla comments. Most alternators are overdriven at around 3:1 engine speed. The 1500rpm test is the same as idle on a mid sized diesel, but at normal cruise speed the alternator will be turning at 4500 to 7000 rpm depending on the engine, so cooling airflow quickly stops being a problem. Most alternators also have temperature compensation built into the regulator (when internally regulated). It may not respond as quickly as a dedicated temperature control system since the sensing is buried in the regulator and heat has to soak through from the rectifier or stator, so it may not re

...or, choose your sailing companion wisely. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/whitsundays-boat-arson-kiwi-sandra-lee-cootes-pleads-guilty-to-400k-damage/2AFRR3FYFRC5FISNJUURAABFIU/

Your math isn't mathing.

as an alternative, we bought a retubed 2.6m ali-hull inflatable from Seafarer in Dairy Flat. We took in a hull with knackered tubes, they quoted on repair, then said "...but we have this one on the floor, you can have it for 10% discount on that quote, leave us your old hull..." No brainer. My brother had a similar hull retubed by them about two years ago, no issue with either of them.

Plumbing standards, domestic and commercial electrical standards, gas fitting standards, motor vehicle design and construction standards, standards for the construction of houses. None of these are free to access. Again, most people lack the technical knowledge to interpret a technical standard. The ASNZ standard for lithium installations is about $250 in pdf format so it's unlikely that access to the standard is actually holding back people dying to DIY it.

Alternative view. If you are serious about doing the project, paying for the IP that sets out the required standard is not unreasonable. Its probably the lowest cost component in the entire project. I'm a fan of letting the professionals deal with all that. The many technical standards I've been involved with assume a high level of technical competence - higher by far than Joe Blow wanting to DIY a job has.

Suitable barge, $250,000 assume $0 value at the end of 10 years Staff, 4 @ 75,000 pa, $300,000 Operating days per year, 150 Daily plant operating cost inc maintenance allowance, $2000, $300,000pa Licences, fees etc, $2000 pa Legals and accounting, $10,000 pa Gross daily cost, no alliance for capital, profit line, tax etc, say $4500 1400 wrecks, projected 10 year period so 1 per day average High risk activity, time limited, no exit strategy so 150% nett profit would be reasonable. Each wreck would be in the region of $12 to $15k average to mak

I think you'll find it was worded as "...helps to pay for..." or similar. In that respect, any income to the council helps to pay for what the council and therefore the HM does.

Mooring fees don't pay for that though. There is no part of the fee set aside for this. The fees essentially go into council's consolidated fund and then the HM is funded from that. No special jar labelled "getting rid of old shitters fund" that only gets income from mooring fees.

3500 moorings. 40% abandonment rate currently. So 1400 potential hazards to be removed somehow - sale, or removal. Sale is likely just a deferral, not a solution. Even if the HM is overstating the problem by 50% and actual abandonments are "only" 700 in number, 2% disposal rate wouldn't even keep up with the natural inflows to the problem.

His stat of 40% of approx 3500 vessels effectively abandoned at the mooring, and a disposal cost of $20000 each time with large steel vessels much more, a $50 annual fee increase is not going to go far.