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not sure if percussion hydrography was in the design spec's... They stated they 'evacuated 75 crew and passengers'. Didn't realise NZ defense assets took passengers. Saturday night, more people onboard than bunks, carrying passengers, yet they say they were working. Several things don't add up. Core crew is 30 something. Not 75.

Think you need to go through your post and change the present tense for the past tense 'Can' should now be 'Could' or 'Did'

Just had a suss on Streetview, and it appears the view is already locked by trees. Same trees you can see in the aerial photo. Happy to be proven wrong though. 1 Princes St - Google Maps

Wonder how they'll make that work if its a northerly?

Oh dear, my computer is definitely saying 'no' then. Just a long two lines of text that looks like a broken url.

The link isn't working for me. Is it a map of the exclusion zone?

The BYOB was for 2 days, where as the grandstand is for 1 day. Would have been $628 BYOB for the family, $750 to take the family for one day. Kids are more interested in watching it on TV and me putting that cash into their bank accounts... Especially since they are getting their heads around compounding interest. Disappointed the sub 49fter sold out so fast. Logged on about 3pm and it was gone (once I worked out how to get the website to go). Anyone know if / how you can watch the practice day? We are keen to see these boats in person doing their stuff, doesn't have to be racin

It is a way of gaging interest, so they can work out how much to rheem you for on the pricing...

Do you guys want to get compensated every time there is a road closure somewhere as well?

Presales open on Monday. But yes, you need to buy a ticket to "Bring your own boat"... Or there is the waterfront grandstand and the waterfront premium. In saying that, I am just a pleb, so the presales I'm signed up to may not be the presales for important people / high net worth individuals etc. It is possible all the boat tickets have already gone to corporate hospo and high net worth types.

If it is against the laws of physics, how come the OP's charge controller is doing it?

Christ you can be argumentative. And splitting hairs. It is normal for a controller to call for 14.4v in the bulk phase. Weather or not the circuit achieves that voltage is entirely dependent on the battery. BUT THE CONTROLLER CALLS FOR 14.4v. In this thread we have no idea about the battery at all. That doesn't mean what I am saying is misleading. It means we have no idea about the battery. You can split as many hairs as you want, my point was simply that the OP thought it was a problem that the controller goes to 14.4v, as far as I can tell that is doing what it is supposed to do.

In the context of this thread, I'm not really sure what is misleading about it. It's not like I've said vaccines are safe and effective, or anything that could be genuinely misleading. So I may have mixed up some of the finer points of what the current does, I don't think I have, but the main point is the OP thinks there is a problem with his charge controller going to 14.4v. I can't see a problem with that and understand that is what it's supposed to do in the bulk charge phase. Moreso, many charge controllers and smart alternator regulators go directly to the bulk charge voltage at the

That photo is handy and explains a lot. Good to understand you already have a controller (my misunderstanding). Most batteries undertake bulk charge at 14.4v. If you battery is far from fully charged, then the controller ramping the voltage up to 14.4v is exactly what it is supposed to do. There should be a chart in the manual with the charging stages and voltages. Or at least a table with voltage settings for charging of various types of batteries (Flooded lead acid, AGM, Gel, Lithium etc) Bulk charge is typically 14.4v, with as much current as you can get in. Absorption stage

Edit above, sorry, I only saw the 100w at 19knts, not the full rated power of 420w (29knts). You will need a 35amp or 40 amp solar controller, not the 10 amp stuff I priced above. 40 amp models are in the $220 (EPever) to $310 range (Victron). Noting that on the website the 24v and 48v options show a Silent Wind branded charge controller supplied with the wind generator. There isn't a picture of one with the 12v option, but it is listed in the product discrition: External hybrid boost charge controller for wind – and solar- energy with multi-function display and integrated electr

I was a little bemused at this thread, wondering how the supplier isn't providing technical support. I know sometimes technical support in Eglish as a Second Language can be a tad sub-optimal on occasion (me trying to understand whoflungdung brand cheap but effective lectronic components I've got off Ali Express). Anyway, on having a look at the website, my understanding (which could be wrong, it has been before) is that you need an external charge controller. Exact same item as for a solar panel. They list them separately on the silent wind website. The below is the exert from the

Yes, but as far as I can tell, the whole point of match racing is to try and mess up the other boat, rather than to try and go as fast as you can. Hence, if you count the penalties, you get a get a handle on who is messing with who the most.

My whole family will sit down and watch sail GP together, including Miss 11 and Mr 9. Miss 11 will go find the pre race previews / video blogg thingies and we consume all media that Sail GP can produce. She keeps track of where and when the next event is and we look forward to a race weekend, checking time zones for what time the coverage will be live, etc. Unfortunately Sail GP is taking a break while the AC is on, so we tried watching some the other day. The onwater graphics don't even tell you anything about the wind. Not which way it's going, nor its strength or speed. We watched

So far all the excitement is non-racing related. Sir Ben getting mugged, ETNZ dropping the boat, and then the most exciting on water aspect, lightening on the course...

No, But strangely I've been on a site where the crane driver turned up basically still pissed from the night before, and his work mates dobbed him in before he could even get in his cab. Funny how the people that are at risk of having the sky fall on their heads take a keen interest in the health and wellbeing (or otherwise fitness for work) of the one that holds heavy objects up in the sky.

Reading the official statement on the AC website, sounds like it was the wire, as in the crane lifting wire. The crane is supplied by a third party and is operated by ETNZ staff, but that a representative of the crane supplier was going to have a meeting with ETNZ. Being the wire, there is of course questions around sabotage. My first thought was that, surely security around getting into the compound would be high. If a bad actor got into the compound, wouldn't you just go and bugger with the boat itself? I'm assuming it is the very boring and less newsworthy poor maintenance.

I haven't actually done that yet, as have a few jobs ahead of it, but the two options my gasfitter gave me was A), a proper grommet, or B.) any kind of sealant I want, as in Silicon, Dowsil etc.

It gets a bit murky. If you have a single appliance you can use the flexible gas hose, available from Burnsco at $12/m or from the gas fitter at $4/m. (AS/NZS1561 class C by memory) You have to protect it from chafe at all points, so anywhere it does anything, like go through a bulkhead, you put it in some cable duct (the black plastic flexibly one, not rigid PVC). If you have a 'complex' system as defined by the regs, then you need copper pipe. That is a system with more than one appliance. The copper pipe needs a different style of protection at bulkheads. As my system is 'simple'

This. All the explosions, fires and deaths I've heard of have been from portable gas appliances. Either those old portable LPG heaters, or butane stoves used in confined spaces, like tents.

Yes, it goes bottle, solenoid, regulator. BUT, technically (legally) you aren't able to replace the solenoid yourself. You need to get a certified gas fitter to do it, and pay the $1,000 to re-issue the gas certificate. It is questionable if you require a solenoid for safety purposes. Some gas fitters say you don't, some say you do. That is with respect to having two gas sniffers interlinked with a solenoid. Of course if you want want so you don't have to physically go to the gas locker to turn the gas off, then knock yourself out. Oh, and if any other part of your system isn't