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Spot on raz88, there are so many more elements to making a boat go than just motor size. All you need is a couple of barnacles on the prop and it will go like a sack of sh*t. That is assuming the prop is a well matched size and pitch for your motor and gearbox. The gearbox being relevant as your shaft speed is what makes the prop work, which is completely different to engine rpm. Given the cost of propellers, esp fancy ones like the super-doper folding ones, how many people have put on a new fancy prop (folder) and found either the pitch or size wasn't quiet right, but sucked it up, or ne

Was this boat on trademe a while ago (maybe a year or two, perhaps 3) and a fairly rudimentary boat? predating the other Birdsalls like Focal Point, Pterodactyle, Charlatan and midnight express? I see the YNZ boat search has a sail number of 52, but no other info. That would indicate it is fairly old. I'm sure I've seen TM ads for it in the past, which would give a lot of info if you could work out how to pull up an old listing. I got the impression the boat was lacking maintenance back then and would need a full refit to be of much use. Given the age and elements of the design I would ha

You are under no obligation to observe a rahui. Just saying.

Beta engines also use Kubota basis. I've found no problems finding references for spares via various Beta websites via google. Also the local Beta agent, The Engineroom, is very good.

LegaSea NZ The government is forging ahead with support for ongoing bottom trawling despite widespread public outrage at the damage it is causing to the marine environment. Two decisions within days of each other confirm the government is committed to allowing bottom trawling, dredging and seining in inshore waters. Both decisions are contrary to the government’s vision for healthy and productive oceans. Off the back of an extremely unremarkable Industry Transformation Plan that manages

What are you trying to say by posting that BP? Whilst the bill will be introduced to Parliament, it wont be passed before the election. That means it is a big waste of time. Hot air. All talk. On the area protected, of the 17 areas, only 5 are seafloor protection areas. The specific area of those 5 seafloor protection areas aren't given. Two areas are just tweaking of existing marine reserves. That, and protecting 18% of the Gulf means there is 82% available for bottom trawling. Maybe I should be thankful something is happening? 1) Nothing is happening, cause it wont be passed i

Triple of nothing is still nothing. There needs to be a complete ban on bottom trawling across the Gulf. That, and this is just an announcement. Wont be passed into Law before the election. We are commercially catching bait fish, in the order of hundreds thousands of tonnes, and exporting it to the Ivory Coast. At $2.30/kg. But no-one can work out why our snapper are starving (the milky white flesh issue). The only reason they can say dredging and bottom trawling doesn't damage anything, is because they have already destroyed everything. But it ain't going to grow back if they

These two caulerpas are found naturally in Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island, central and western Pacific including Tonga, and in Australia. In Indonesia and the Philippines they are also farmed and harvested. "It seems that the conditions are getting more suitable for some of these subtropical species (such as caulerpa)," Inglis said. Caulerpa likes sea temperatures averaging above 15 degrees. On the other hand, the warm water East Auckland current that sweeps down Northland's east coast at certain times of the year brought many tropical fish with it. Then they disappear as

When the second line of the article says this: New Zealand's first mainland infestation of the exotic pest was found at Omākiwi, Te Rawhiti in the Bay of Islands on 3 May. It is still the only known confirmed mainland infestation. You really have to wonder about the accuracy of the rest of the article. Or do they not count Kawau and Waiheke as mainland?

NZL20 is being moved. Is being towed by a jetski. In the general direction of Mahurangi at the moment, assuming it isn't going to be scuttled, which is probably not that bad an option. PS, using a telescope to see what is going on, so phone photos are somewhat pointless.

We are possibly talking at cross purposes. I agree with your points above around trying / investigating biological controls etc. What I am mocking when referencing people thinking they can control nature is the tides and currents, the wave action and the ability for this weed to spread by natural means. That is in direct response to this ongoing narrative that it is only spread by irresponsible and selfish boaties on their anchors and fishing gear. Noting that the Waiheke people appear to be the first to acknowledge the tides and currents are responsible for spreading this (along with, in

So, despite Caulerpa being at Barrier for 5 years, and known about by the govt agencies for 2 years, there is no obvious impact from it, based on this Niwa report. No mass die-off's. No collapse of the ecosystem. Just the need for further monitoring. Kina's gonads are different colours all the time, that is the whole issue with harvesting kina. Scolly's are struggling, which is why they closed the entire Gulf scolly fishery, remember? Report into impacts of exotic caulerpa on native species at Aotea As part of our research programme, NIWA is monitoring 18 permanent sites in the affect

Of course. If you want to define 'controlling nature' as getting a bull to shag a cow at the time of year of your choosing. And I'm sure you can stop the tide, as the Dutch built dykes. But in the context of banning all forms of boating - which is what the rules entail - compared to stopping the spread of caulerpa on the tide and currents, I think you're being a bit optimistic in thinking you can control nature.

This concept of being able to stop or control nature fascinates me. A lot of people, including our govt, believe you can control nature. At least with Waiheke the locals have stated ”We believe currents are one of the biggest vectors, along with boats and fishing gear.” While it wouldn't surprise me to see someone from a govt department pass a law banning currents and tides, I think (hope) there is a wider acceptance that we can't control currents. I can't see how fishing gear really spreads this. Fishing gear in this context being line fishing, lures, softbaits, livebaits, stra

They aren't building Penlink just so they can cancel the ferry service. To think so is naïve. I think you will find that AT can't handle the ferry operator. But there are loads of bus operators so they are easier to push around. Hence AT want buses.

From that first link "You had to stop importing and manufacturing paints containing diuron, octhilinone and ziram in 2017". So I suspect these are the changes they made 6 years ago that stopped all of our regular brand AF's from working. I doubt if you purchased anything this week it would have any of these ingredients, as the actual ban on making or importing them came into effect 6 years ago.

This is a common refrain from people who already have warm, dry homes.

Sounds like you don't trust the govt with statements like that IT. Surely AT would use accurate numbers? I would be interested in the data / numbers from the presentation. There will be a lot more development and densification in the area than just the ones you mention. And Whanga Rd will only get more congested. I wonder if this is more to do with a squable between AT and Fullers over the Waiheke service and some internal leverage? AT certainly look like they are working an angle, rather than putting up a straight question for consultation.

Proposing electric buses going every 7.5 minutes (peak) or 15 min off peak. New bus station in Whangarapaoa. Cheaper service $7.18 compared to $11.60 Services start earlier and stop later in the day. So you can go for dinner or a gig and still use PT to get home. Imagine. For CBD trips the travel time would be 60 min about 10 min longer than the ferry. Far better connectivity to North Shore destinations, while the ferry is CBD only. Gulf Harbour ferry services could be replaced by electric buses from 2028 | Stuff.co.nz

First google says the travel time will reduce by 20 min, not 10 (peak time). And you are assuming Gulf Harbour buses will go via the Silverdale interchange. I'd very much hope that after dropping $800mil on a bridge, someone would have the foresight to reconfigure the bus routes to actually use it. Penlink was never approved to reduce travel time on the coast. It was solely to allow the Milldale Development to proceed, along with the yet to be announced "Silverdale West" developments on the Western side of the motorway between the Silverdale interchange and the BP. This was all zoned

So when was the last time you used the ferry?

So if you can get from the Marina to the city by bus faster, cheaper and more reliably than the ferry, why are you guys getting upset? Don't you want fast, reliable and cheap public transport? or do you want a ferry? The glaring PR in that email Zozza got is the CURRENT travel time by road, not the travel time with an $800million new motorway that cuts half the distance and increases road capacity by 200%.

We replaced an old Izuzu 3 cylinder with a Beta 35. Love it. As for Beta Marine (UK), they can do bespoke engine brackets, but to quote our local supplier, The Engine Room, they cost so much it is not worth it. We needed some minor modifications to our engine bed. Being timber, you can pack it out with some more timber, pack it up, or possibly cut it down (not recommended). We used some good pieces of wood (kauri I think, an NZ hard wood) and glued and screwed it. Glue being 2 pot epoxy. The technical drawings for the Beta engines are very good. You just need a tape measure and crawl

This could do with its own thread. How do you get the data up on that screen? are you using the victron operating system and what is this cerbo device? As mentioned, I've just graduated from using a volt meter to using a very simply and cheap battery monitor. As per the comments, a this tech and capability is clearly way over the head of a number of users around here. Some 'beginner 101' explanation would be really handy.

I've been wondering this for a long time, how wide spread it already is. You have to remember how this was 'discovered'. A complete biology geek with over 6,000 posts to iNature posted photos of it at Bland Bay, which lead to it being recognised by Niwa boffins in their time off. But the Barrier locals reckon it was there for a good 5 years already. At the same time, no one can work out why we are getting the milky soft fleshed snapper. It supposed to be muscle atrophy. Perhaps the caulerpa is already covering the worm beds the snapper feed on and it is already everywhere? It grows at dep