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and so, with not a lot else to do that is more pressing, SO will be slipping her lines and ambling out into the Waitemata on the tide.

especially galling since you can only ride one at a time...

yeah, front suspension wasn't a strong focus area in the early 1970's! It had me really confused - not as bulky as a CBX but obviously 6 cylinder from the sound and the fan of pipes. The guy riding it wasn't going hard - it looked like it was getting its "once a month, 5km and then back on the battery charger" ride.

wandering to the supermarket this arvo (covid-ercise) and we were passed by what I thought at first glance was an original Z1. But the pipes looked odd. Too many of them... It went around the roundabout up the road and came back towards us. Sounded not like a Z1. Turned out, it was one of these. Looked original and mint. Not a ride I would have expected to see in deepest Papakura. Or even in NZ to be honest.

I find tablets and phones difficult in bright light. Also, I'm horrifically myopic (in meany meanings of the word) but also longsighted for reading. Go figure. So I need simple, bright, clear displays. Or big. A tablet ain't big enough. I'm keen on putting an e-ink display in the cockpit relaying basic nav data (COG, speed, depth, etc) from the OpenPlotter server in the cabin. But that would all be numeric, not graphic.

Is there not a more nuanced technology available these days? I would have thought we have got past little men with hammers as a diagnostic technique. Oh, there is.... https://www.qualitymag.com/articles/92050-ultrasonic-testing-of-fiberglass-and-carbon-fiber-composites

A close working partner of my daughter and SIL, he had recently been doing some renovation building work at our place. Big, strong guy, very safety conscious at work anyway. Unsure what happened, some thought it was a medical event. Wife and 5 kids not to mention a far wider community left, bereft.

great tip!

the caps and jackets, and the durries protectively held against the weather. Its a great image. Not a lot of working room in the cockpit though.

that moustache was a fashionable item in the late 1930's... 😉

seeing as baking is the subject d' jour. Brioche scrolls, with cream cheese and lemon icing. And now I'm off to buy some scales for the bathroom.

I'd recommend trying it on the tablet and,if you like it but find the physical effects (esp eye strain) offputting, invest in a proper e-reader. Also recommend Audble (spoken books). Its a subscription service a bit like Netflix, but huge range of products and no eye strain!

^inspired! Sourdough?

+1 for this. I use it on snow sport gear (ours gets thrashed in a normal season, not so much this year ) I have a 30-ish year old Oliphant Gortex shell jacket that has been my go-to for pretty much every weekend over that time and a nikwaxing at the start of any season has always held up. If it holds up against rain in the Ruapehu snow environment, it'll hold up anywhere!

yeah, notably not a highlight in the interview!

https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/sunday/audio/2018811998/calling-home-colin-macrae-in-panama

One older with brass body. (left in the image) The mounting base has been cut at an angle to fit a particular location and would need a block machined to fit under it so it will sit flat. Other than that, it works great - I've had it apart and serviced it. Some minor seepage from the gland seal, but nothing major. One newer with plastic body (right in image). Also been apart and serviced, no scoring in the body and it works great. Again, minor seepage from the gland seal, but nothing major. I pulled these from Stepping Out and replaced them with a noisy pressure system. Probabl

OK, struggle for an elderly guy used to working on a chromebook, but finally I have the boat computer up and running. In the box there is a Raspberry Pi 4B, a four-port powered USB 3.0 hub, and two 12v to 5v 3A power supply boards with USB outputs. Outside the box, a wired keyboard, wired mouse and wired GPS - all USB devices. A 12vdc 3A wallwart power supply is running the box atm, on the boat it will get a switched 12v supply. On the boat, it will connect ot an HDMI screen, but for set-up I'm running it headless through VNC server/client freeware. Not bad headless on the lapto

^quick bum scrape and then back in on the next tide.

@madyottie iirc you are in north Wiakato area? Call Jeremy on 021 338 556. He grit-blasted our yacht and then several others at Panmure earlier this year. Nice guy. All different substrates (ply, GRP, ali) everyone happy with the outcome. He does agricultural soda and grit blasting in Waikato so should be able to help you out with advice.

grit blasting

Came with a diesel heater kit but I didn't need it, so brand new. It has all the fitting screws etc inside it. Measures 40cm x 40cm x 8cm, filler neck stands an additional 6cm in both directions. $20 plus freight and its yours. Contactless pickup available in Papakura

The black double braid stuff. Good condition, was on our mooring when we took it over but replaced it immediately with 16mm. No frays or cover damage, been through a fresh-water rinse when we took them off. $50 plus freight takes them away - contactless pickup available in Papakura

Tried making brioche a few days ago. Ended up with sweet scones.

need a sad face emoji. Best wishes for the clean-up - kinda like thoughts and prayers, but you get the drift.