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could be, apparently the owner could show Seymour a thing or two on the dance floor

Nice! The other one is a sporty Beale 34

Thanks Kevin, clearly they have another agenda.

Am a fan of predictwind briefings for your local area

This has been discussed a lot over the years, going to sea with the attitude that an outside agency will come to your aid can make some skippers act incompetently. My impression is that the role can often be pretty murky in a recreational situation but Maritime NZ is clear; "The skipper is legally responsible for the safety of the boat and all the people on board, and is also responsible for complying with all the relevant rules and regulations." It would be interesting to see the incident report breakdown, I expect most callouts would be trailer boats with engine issues including ru

Have had an incident on board where someone broke ribs and the CG were excellent, also had a friend who had a winch removed by CG, they also tow yachts at quite high speeds apparently

Or perhaps it's true?

Classic! Still, if you happen to have a 500-1000 dollars in batteries (easy) or more common than you think, 5-10k you really want to take care of them. A guy near me spent 7k on a lithium setup and for some reason he had to do it again within 18 months, ouch.

You did pretty good on the weekend according to racetrack!

Whats your thoughts on the single switch? Mine has house start and parallel but I've heard that it's a compromise over the three switch system.

2% a month depending on weather? So ages if fully charged and no leaks.

its a neater solution all round, doesnt catch the shrouds as much as a bowline and faster if changing sails. If you havent got eyes spliced in the ends of your sheets then youll need to buy new ones as thats almost impossible on old lines. Have tried them but not a big fan of integrated shackles as the button knot wont pass through sheaves easily and it's a tidier bundle at the clew with a single shackle with only one knot to catch shrouds, although you only need the softie on one sheet so there is that.

Dropped by to check on one of Aucklands rare new builds;

I make them regularly, theres a good knot app called Grogs Animated Knots that happens to have step by step instructions for 2 different styles. I use this design;

Tend to agree but thats the way of the real world, business comes first. The quota system is not bad in principle but without anti trust rules the concentration of ownership ends up with a few big players who have then have political clout- export money, jobs etc so they can influence policy. I cant comment on recreational vs commercial take but i would be very surprised if commercial didnt outweigh recreational by vastly huge amounts. Recreational fishers are a bit hit and miss despite GPS whereas commercial fishers probably know where the last scallop live (or lived!)

Anything that raises awareness about the depletion of the marine environment and leads to a positive change in behaviour is a good thing. Call it what you want, the term rahui can be emotive but education is the key to understanding its place in modern society. This year apart from not really being in the fishing mood, I found myself only taking just enough for the next meal. Usually I snorkel a few scallops at Kawau but the shallow beds were bare this year. Also went diving a few times around the rocks, no crays either but tbh the most enjoyable activity was feeding the reef fish a few kin

Land value in Auckland makes private haulout facilities very expensive, traditionally public land was made available for haulouts with clubs usually running them. You know kind of like sports grounds who use publicly owned land for their private activities. Can anyone join the club is the same as saying can anyone haul their boat? My objection to the removal is that its part of the character and tradition of the area- over 100 years of hauling boats, but that's not so important, what alternative can the council provide given their pogrom against blue collar boat ownership.

Rabbit holes is a good way to describe boat work, particularly wooden boats. Look at that tiny soft spot, no worries grind it out and a bit of bog... Nek minit youre 3 months and 20k down!

That is so true, A 100k boat can easily have a 100k spent on it and still be worth a 100 or less. That's just boats, particularly older ones.

That Chico has got potential, but a mate has one and complains about a pretty unpleasant motion at anchor but that may just be his boat

Totally agree Wheels, as soon as you buy a boat the clock is ticking because everything is still wearing out to some degree and definitely depreciating. However if its in basically good condition then its a matter of keeping on top of it, a battery, some lines, a sail, antifoul etc. The common idea that 10% of what its worth in good condition in maintenance costs is probably not too far away. Spend nothing for 5 years then suddenly you will need to spend 5 years worth on the rig or something. There is a certain reality that as boats become less desirable they fall into lower price ranges

^^This absolutely! What a few cruisers do is dam the deck around the filler after a few minutes of rain or direct a scupper into a container

One of the cheap liveaboard options is ferrocement. The boats are typically very well insulated, quiet and have a settled motion due to the weight. Ideal if you intend live up an estuarine river somewhere and not do too much travelling. Not as many around these days.

Good boats in their day but It is VERY easy to spend 20k on boat maintenance and wonder where it went. If you could stretch to something like this Matangi, it would be an excellent liveaboard https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/boats-marine/yachts/keeler/listing/3427370570?bof=7vQiLzKA

I didn't mention the kidney as security! I see that Westpac is offering personal loans at 14%, still the general idea is that if you have cashflow and you can get a reasonable loan rate you are better off buying and enjoying now if indeed its just for a short time.