Lindsay
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Just passing Onetangi, where there’s about 20 boats anchored in the prohibited zone. Sheesh what’s wrong with these over-entitled people?
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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 …
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Does anyone here have experience with a diesel stove?
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Anybody know if it’s possible to top up the boat water tank anywhere on the Mahurangi?
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Viaduct harbour beside the tidal steps. Depending on vessel height you may need to call on vhf to get them to open the bridge.
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16 hours ago, Psyche said:
Brin Wilson’s old “Buccaneer” I do believe …
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Pretty sure the port has the actual current tide height. I wonder if they could make it available to the public.
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19 minutes ago, Psyche said:
length of arrow = strength of flow but navionics has tidal and current predictions, as do paper charts but the above should give you a starting point
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.
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3 hours ago, Black Panther said:
Another from the less is more category
Good to see bananas in their lunch. I always take bananas on board to deliberately give the finger to irrationality.
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37 minutes ago, SloopJohnB said:
Te Huia only went to the Parnell station, never to the Britomart.
Te Huia terminated at The Strand station, not Parnell station. But in any case it was more logical to get off at Papakura or Puhinui and just take the next train direct to Britomart (or Newmarket or anywhere else).
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10 hours ago, Black Panther said:
We're f*cked.
It has also been suggested the GH ferry get shut down once penlink is complete. The cynic in me says " property developer wants land for more apartments ".
The GH ferry is likely to be cancelled because after decades of moaning the good people of the peninsula have persuaded the government that they “need” a shortcut to the motorway via Penlink. This will make the Gulf Harbour ferry less viable, as AT plan to increase the frequencies of the bus services east of Whangaparaoa.
An equivalent would be if you can imagine Waiheke people agitating for a bridge to the mainland and then complaining that the ferry service gets cancelled…
The Gulf Harbour service is frequently cancelled anyway whenever there are strong northeasterly winds.
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56 minutes ago, harrytom said:
And the joke?? They're going to put buses on from papakura but the drivers are on strike.
No - the only strikers are the drivers employed by NZ Bus, who only have the contracts for a portion of the network (mainly just the central isthmus services); and the strikes are only from 4.00 am to 8.00 am, ie not when Te Huia arrives/departs. Kiwirail can charter buses from any operators.
But in any case I can’t imagine why a passenger from Hamilton would transfer to a slow bus at Papakura to get dropped at The Strand (aka Siberia) when they could simply cross the platform at Papakura and transfer to a fast electric train which runs every 10 minutes and takes them straight into the heart of the city at Britomart (or to any other station across the network).
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A bit left field, but you could consider Putiki Bay, Waiheke. Quite a few vacant moorings there and also at Huruhi Bay. Involves a ferry trip and a bus ride to get to your boat, but works out cheaper than a city-side location. A lot of boaties keep their dinghies at the end of Wharf Rd.
Matiatia would be even more convenient. I suspect a few will migrate to the new marina at Kennedy Point when it opens, so there could well be a few vacant moorings available then.
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Thanks K4309!
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17 minutes ago, Guest said:
The whole idea is not to set your anchor in caulerpa, breaking it up and exacerbating the spread. So is the question not somewhat academic and currently illegal?
I’m not intending to anchor anywhere near the stuff. But if in a few years it spreads to every damn bay, and if it is no longer feasible to try and control the spread by implementing restrictions, the next question will be can anchors even penetrate it?
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14 hours ago, K4309 said:
Or, do you mean that if there is caulerpa present, is it hard to get your anchor to set?
Yup that’s what I meant!
The thought of every bay being covered in a thick mat of the stuff is pretty disturbing. I’ve got a Rocna set-up but it might struggle to penetrate Caulerpa … -
Anyone know if caulerpa makes it difficult to anchor?
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2 hours ago, waikiore said:
Logan 33?
Can confirm 😉
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Nice! We had a fine day here last month 😁
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Just reading this brilliant book by Rebecca Hayter on a voyage to the Arctic with Ross Field on his boat Rosemary. A very entertaining read.
Rosemary is now owned by my neighbour, who is planning a voyage to the Auckland islands next year, skippered by Ross.
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6 hours ago, ex Elly said:
Yep, blame facebook for that.
Is it just me, or is Facebook also fading away? People I know who used to post multiple times a day have gone strangely quiet. Not that I miss reading that it looks like rain in Ekatahuna and that Ms X has just washed her hair…
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I had a major infestation 10 years ago which resulted in having to clean out the fuel tank and sell my children into slavery to pay for new injectors.
At the time I researched the topic thoroughly and have since used Grotamar 82 religiously. Never had a hint of diesel bug since and can highly recommend it.
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Was free to air on TV3. Can’t find it on their app though.
57 minutes ago, Addem said:Sounds great. Not having skytv available its been a blank from.my perspective. I normally watch every race but it's not on YouTube for nz.
I'm keen to know how Lyttleton worked out as there was a restriction on numbers. Not sure if getting down there from NI would be worth 40 minutes racing each day?
Caulerpa now in BOI
in MarineTalk
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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 boats and other sea vessels will be laid on disturbing the seabed, or anchoring within 1 nautical mile (1.8 kilometres) of Thompson's Point or Onetangi bay, where the outbreak has been identified. This is to help prevent further proliferation.
It is crucial these precautionary measures are respected in order to curb the Caulerpa outbreak, and as Ngāti Paoa and the local Waiheke community work together to do everything possible to eradicate Caulerpa from Waiheke shores.”