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so many H&S infringements you just have to love it

sistership to Mrs Aardvark's dad's yacht Sirius (originator of the design).

probably fishing.

The solar would need to be huge. A 3kw motor vs a typical 150w roll-up solar panel means waiting 20 hours at full sun strength maximum efficiency to run the motor for less than an hour. Realistically, more like 4 days wait. In mid summer. Which is not a reason not to change to electric - just a note of realism on the energy requirements.

looks like the boss beat me to it!

there is a Linux version. Download, bung it on there.

Riiiight. Try that on with your bank. Let them know you will want to pop in a few times a month to access and enjoy the utilisation of your cash. You could go full Scrooge McDuck and swim through pools of coins and notes. 🤣

not a lot. https://www.yachtingnz.org.nz/boat-search/spirit-breaker-bay

"you" used in that airy, handwaving way that academics and other useless types do it. Not aimed at you personally Fogg, or anyone else

oh pulease. Your boat is in a marina. It doesn't need you to tuck it in at night. The marina has security to ensure it is as safe as reasonably practicable and its no less safe during lockdown than any other time of year. Pretty sure your insurance agent isn't losing sleep over an increase in risk. In fact, its risk has probably reduced since you are not out there nudging up against rocks and sh*t. Baches get left for months at a time. Its a non-problem.

In an old Saraband, there is nothing fancy to interface with! Ultimately, the OpenPlotter will do AIS, plotter, and some environmental including wind, depth, air and water temp. In the meantime while I am waiting for some parts for the Pi, I tried OpenCPN on a very old e-machine notebook. Its running Ubuntu 16.04 as an operating system, not a lot else on it. The screen is awfully small (10"), but it connects to the 40" TV and gives a really clear and useful image. So, its low power consumption (except for the screen...) small footprint, easy to use, and cost nothing. On the yacht

we have exactly this with a topping lift. The first night out we thought it was the wind generator on the cruiser parked next to us - a loud, howling vibrato. We tried all sorts of things including bungy cords and pennants, but it only modified the pitch. We gave up and the halyard now does the business once the main is down.

any way you can rebate the bulkhead into the hull and deck structure? Epoxy that into place and then the glassing over the top of it all. Whatever, its a lot of work - I admire your kick-on approach!

since every day is a weekend at the moment, here is my last "weekend" achievement. Recorded 18 hours before we finally left the safety of mountain isolation to return to Covid Central. 10000000_2150022165139490_6671287595120818155_n.mp4

couldn't do either safely or accurately. In the process of learning it though. I do like the Big Picture view you get on a proper chart, but I like the accuracy you get with electronics.

you could say the same of any manufacturer who produces a bike capable of more than 100kph. The engineering skill IS the point.

We had this on SO. We reset the boom gooseneck height (it was at its lowest point) and that fixed the problem.

I agree this one appears ill-considered. I have no idea if its the exception or the norm.

and you can't legislate for stupid, you can only police for it ie you need constant surveillance. They are the same fizzies that pass you in the Tamaki at 20kt.

they are 4% of the population, so I would expect their representation. There should be five of them at the appropriate ratio. Its not like there is a shortage of superannuatant MPs and councillors, so why not unemployed? Not sure why this is relevant if no upstanding capable well informed business executive or owner ran against him, thats just democracy in action. No, they don't. If you are referring to maori representation, they are wards, not council seats. Again, that makes sense. Would you buy a house without consulting your lawyer? I'm in exactly the same po

I take from this that '749 is a fan of authoritarian dictatorships. *awaits pavlovian reaction*

Hmmmn. Are you sure? It very much depends what era you look at. For many years, parliament was made up of farmers and lawyers on the right and union stalwarts on the left. At local council level, it was accountants, lawyers, sports people, and a small handful of business people both successful and unsuccessful. While a politician needs to read a balance sheet and understand financial advice, there really is no good reason that they need to be successful business people as a rule for entry, and there is no good evidence that those who have that experience necessarily make better po

Not a real Allen video. When he said he was going to replace the battery, I expected him to go and mine the lead by hand with a hacksaw and a 16oz ball pien hammer, cast the plates, brew and mix the acid....

yeah, thats it. I made a point of trying to get around all the onsen (11 by my count), but it was hard going when our accommodation had one already. First year (2015) we were there for Fire Festival. A mix of Wickerman and some Tennessee fertility rite! Soooo much fun. Not a sober person in town for about five days from what I could tell.

yeah - love that area. More culture than Hokkaido, lots to see, great riding, choice of fields. I just cancelled our booking for January 2022 in Myoko Kogen