Lindsay

Excellent rum placement 😎

Went past yesterday. Looks finished to me, but there were still workers there. Must be nearly ready. Hopefully will be available for dinghies to tie up.

It comes with a 240 volt charger so you can take the battery home to charge. But I have never done this as I also have a 12 volt charger so I always do a charge when under way motoring for a couple of hours.

My little 3.5 Mercury drove me insane. Was very reliable for 8 or 9 years but then conked out every time I used it for the next 2 or 3 years. Mechanic reckoned it was to do with some change to the composition of petrol (?) and that repairs to small outboards was their biggest money spinner. I ditched it and splashed out on an ePropulsion Spirit electric. Best thing I’ve ever bought. (Apart from the diesel heater) (And the boat)

Ah! So let’s be picky then. A rahui requested by the local iwi. Therefore can be wantonly ignored because some boat owners don’t give a sh*t. https://www.ngatipaoaiwi.co.nz/media-release-caulerpa-2.html “To mitigate the spread of this invasive species, Ngāti Paoa is asking for cooperation from the local community, and the fishing & boating communities from further afield, to avoid disturbing the seabed and anchoring in these areas as it risks unwittingly aiding the dispersal of Caulerpa fragments, thereby exacerbating the problem. A rāhui (restriction) on b

Just passing Onetangi, where there’s about 20 boats anchored in the prohibited zone. Sheesh what’s wrong with these over-entitled people?

If it’s going to be outside it’ll need to be protected from spray and rain. My boat is a launch so my setup just uses an ordinary iPad. I love Navionics. It syncs with my iPhone so you can create routes on one device and they appear on the other. Any old iPad will do the trick though as mentioned by Zozza above it must be a wifi+cellular model. It chews through the battery so you need to have a plug nearby for charging. I have mine mounted on this bracket - see pic …

This looks very promising https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/510071/northland-s-fight-against-invasive-seaweed-boosted

Does anyone here have experience with a diesel stove?

Anybody know if it’s possible to top up the boat water tank anywhere on the Mahurangi?

Viaduct harbour beside the tidal steps. Depending on vessel height you may need to call on vhf to get them to open the bridge.

Brin Wilson’s old “Buccaneer” I do believe …

Pretty sure the port has the actual current tide height. I wonder if they could make it available to the public.

I think what Essjaywhy is asking for is actual live data, not predictions. I’d love to be able to access current live tide heights to determine if it’s safe to transit a bridge during king tides. The predicted tide height doesn’t account for variations due to air pressure.

Good to see bananas in their lunch. I always take bananas on board to deliberately give the finger to irrationality.