Psyche

The only issue with coppercoat for a race boat is getting a good finish.

Look at the positives- no pension to pay out, no more health care costs, reduced greenhouse emissions, less cars on the road and demand for public services, no need for signs saying safety first. They should be saying do the good people of NZ a favour and jump!

My friend who took your Polish registration advice has has nothing but a very good time the islands twice and no one drowned, not even in paperwork! TBF he has been offshore dozens of times and the motivation was not wanting to flop about in a pool again and spend lots of money doing courses etc that he had done many times.

I would be so tempted to jump in and swim. I see that even rock fishermen drowning has the "he wasnt wearing a lifejacket" catchphrase. Anyone feel like they are treated like 11 year olds being given detention by the prefects?

Ivermectin is/was all the rage in the BOI, but the latest is that it no longer works. IDK? I spoke to a paint tech a while ago and he said its application, location and season dependent, what organisms the marine environment is supportive of, temperature, end use and so on. That's why some people swear by Altex No5 and others have a very average experience. If someone uses it in a marina with low water movement and it works, that does not necessarily apply to a tidal location with lots of freshwater runoff. Too many variables to promote or condemn paints by what's written on the tin, th

If it works it must be bad for the environment therefore ban it, but hang on a minute it only works if it is bad for the environment LOL!!!

Ever since ive had to antifoul boats there have been stories about improvements to AF paints with kitchen sink chemistry. Chilli powder, copper powder, copper sulphate, animal insecticides, anti fungal compounds, herbicides and so on. None have crossed the threshold into accepted regular use, there is a lot of confirmation bias, anecdotes etc and while i have no doubt some may work, for how long and at what cost? When paying anywhere from 250 to 600 dollars a can, its a bit risky to take a wild guess and add something into very expensive paint and risk degrading it. I would need som

Pretty sure if it was that easy the paint companies would be all over it.

Nice spot

TBF, if the varnished areas are manageable i.e not acreage then a good varnish job is not too hard to maintain and looks really good. Some people enjoy the process.

We are not a big country, one would think that if the objective is to implement bio security standards the govt could coordinate a response that reflected reality. But when objectives are ideologically driven by people who wouldn't know a plastic kayak from an tugboat, they go for the easy target; Mr Boat Owner Its all your fault!

Dear bureaucrats, all I can say is we share the same dreams of anti fouling that works, and affordable easily accessible cleaning facilities.

There at least 5 different models of Lewmar 50 right now on West Marines site ranging in USD from 2182 for the evo to 3600 for the Ocean. Without shipping GST and any import fees the Ocean is 12500 for two, so going to be closer to 15k with GST etc. For the other end its 7600 plus fees so 8k does not sound too bad, it really depends on the specific model.

Depends on boat size as well but I wouldn't change unless I got a killer deal. I have never had an issue trimming and I solo a lot, I'd just refine technique until a bargain came along.

A sense of relief about choosing white paint instead of varnish?

like any boat they have their pros and cons, but this situation says seamanship was the issue more than the boat.

I'm in favour of Rangi two toes

I went through this, the OEM part is spendy but the good news is that they are really simple and repairable and even if you cant find one they are straightforward to DIY with a few diodes and a piezo buzzer.

Outrun the weather vs handle a beating..

shocking

TBF, its more entertaining than the AC, and in the end that's what its all about.

Whats missing in the conversation about Auckland marinas is the limited choices. For larger new boats 14-16m and above berth fees are not a deal breaker but for older boats especially 12m and under that cost to park annually is often up to half the boats value or worse. What the alternative- moorings and as we all know all mooring fields have downsides either from weather, waves to access, parking and security. A friends son has a Piedy at Milford and granted its pretty limited re tides but they upgraded it recently and with a finger its $30 a week or under $5 a day. What would a communi

Mahurangi is cancelled due to weather as well

Even the best sailors in the world are going to make mistakes, and given enough time eventually someone is going to get hurt. Unfortunately, it's the nature of the beast.

I rest my case!