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1 hour ago, Frank said:
I'm moored at Shelly Park and we have a few hulks in the river, recently a fellow club member "inherited" one of them. This person was told by the harbourmaster that if he could get it to a certain hardstand location then they would take care of disposal with no further burden on him. (Thats as I understand it in talking to the member)
One up panmure owner gave Auckland harbour master $500 to dispose of vessel,steel roberts 45ft ish Wouldnt even the cost of the tow to the yard.
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On 17/02/2025 at 3:51 PM, Guest said:
go whole hog and
spray gelcoat from NZ fibreglass
Depending on size of area may stick out like the perverbal dog b#$.s Remember gel goes on first in a mould then glassed up. I did a small patch and colour matching was a pain theres white and theres white. in the end resin n paint. Next time will look at durepox,apparently adheres well.
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Maybe the old ammunition wharf just south of Maraetai,parking be a issue.
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4 hours ago, boxonsmash said:
Perhaps I am batting for all those kids the my lunchtime companion believed had been badly let down by a YNZ he felt very definitely needed a major restructure.
Late 70s a small group of us at school were constantly getting detention for failing to turn up to Wednesday afternoon sports. A new teacher arrived and took the time to find out why werent attendiung. Next minute it was arranged to met at beach at 1.00pm till 3.00pm to sail our P/,sailing dinghies etc none of us went on to greater things . Typical rugby based high school.
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3 hours ago, SloopJohnB said:
Black Panther, did you know that your boat featured in radio controlled yachting mags/newsletters back in 1994?
1994 Oct Nov Fiji One.pdf 466.02 kB · 6 downloads
June July 1994 Fiji One.pdf 356.99 kB · 2 downloads
I raced a r/c iom in those regattas. Think it was Frank Reevy from up Whangaparoa way that organized sponsor. Got some plaques here somewhere.
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4 hours ago, Lindsay said:
Mahamood of All Marine Glazing - highly recommended. Ph 021 154 2017
Have found his website,can I take a photo and send it to get a rough estimate??Handy East Tamaki and has a yard to drop trailer boat off.
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1 hour ago, Guest said:
Yep as much as you want to be confrontational it only escalates situation with people displaying irrational behaviour.
Protect your asset by running away. Only go for speargun if there is no alternative.
Yesterday there was some planetary misalignment. Forcast was for 10-15NE to come back from port Jackson. Was 3-5knts.So motored. Played “guess which is port” on Nth side of Rangi with new (?) owners of playtime, resplendent with masks, hoodies, cold climate street gear. WTF!
Got back and car battery was flat, no warning. At least the AA guy seemed normal.
Insult to injury, got run off road into ditch last night driving home. Don’t know how we didn’t connect. He/she was on wrong side of road on blind corner, and at night! Weird , and they didn’t stop! Can’t figure it; whether a U turn or tourist or meth head.
Be careful out there, being a nutter with an alternate reality must be fashionable.What about the person who walked the on ramp at Mt Roskill,3 cars run them over and none stopped
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2 hours ago, aardvarkash10 said:
Ours were new last year. Well go for the good as new option. I suspect they will replace the entire bladder, can't see how it would be economical to remove the valve and fit a new one to the old bladder
just swap out jackets,best option
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But should it revert back to that date?? At the moment news day and day after,2.5 weeks later Anniversary day then 10 days later NZ day.
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1840
The first Auckland Regatta was held on the day the city was founded, 18 September 1840, the day that Captain Hobson's officials raised the flag and 11 years before the first America's Cup contest was sailed in 1851.
That first regatta on the Waitemata Harbour was an impromptu three-race event that took place after representatives of Lieutenant Governor William Hobson rowed ashore from the barque Anna Watson and took formal possession of the site in the name of Queen Victoria.
A report in The New Zealand Advertiser and Bay of Islands Gazette of 24 September 1840 said the official party rowed back to the Anna Watson and then: “After partaking of luncheon, a regatta took place between a five-oared gig belonging to the Surveyor-General and a six-oared gig belonging to the Anna Watson, both pulled excellent style by amateurs. This was followed by a match for a purse of five pounds between two whale-boats pulled by sailors, and by another between two large canoes paddled by natives.”
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1 hour ago, funlovincriminal said:
We went out on a mates launch from Gulf Harbour at 1030, the car park and grass area was just covered in tow wagons and trailers. From tiri to kawau was like the southern motorway on a Sunday afternoon 😅
We towed to boat to Coro town last week and caught a sh#t load of Snapper late afternnoon, got talking to a harvester who said where to go and he came past and shook the lines were we tied to. Did it 3 days for us and cost 1doz well worth talking to those guys working the farms,not all farms hold decent fish. Only boat from Coro town.Brilliant.
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I have 4 of these virtually new with crotch straps,not as bulky as you think but instant floatation,no wondering if it will work or not.
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Product Safety Alert: Life Jacket Inflator Recall
If you own a Hutchwilco manual inflatable life jacket or another brand with Halkey-Roberts 3F manual inflators, this is for you!A product safety recall has been issued for Halkey-Roberts 3F single-point manual inflators. These inflators are found in several life jacket models, including two popular Hutchwilco designs in New Zealand.What You Need to Know:• Why the recall? Safety concerns with the manual inflators.• What to do: Check your life jacket model and follow the recall instructions below.Visit this link to check if your lifejacket is affected and rectify: https://u13.hutchwilco.co.nz/recall”-
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1 hour ago, motorb said:
Then how would they charge thousands per spectator boat?
(Seriously though I can see how that could be a problem with cheeky boaties just drifting along at a few knots, possibly spoiling the view for paid spectators or even causing race control issues if they leave the corridor)
Mate has a mooring near the bridge,bayswater side,Hmm could go and stay the weekend on it for free,providing we got there by 7.00am?
Quickly find new friends who live in Devon park with harbour views?
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16 minutes ago, waikiore said:
First race Thursday in case weather problems later, but the harbour master wont allow closure of the harbour ?
Nor should the Harbour be closed at anytime of the gp. There should be a corridor that harbour uses can use,what about coming back from xmas cruise etcWouldnt be hard to have 100m corridor out from the wharves or shore side 100m lout from a line oss stanley pt to northern bridge pylon for those up under bridge.
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Saving lives over rule saving vessel I presume?
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21 minutes ago, CarpeDiem said:
They have a board of directors. Elected members get nominated by member clubs and are voted in at the AGM by the member clubs. Board members have a 3 year term.
How are the board of directors voted in? If so many disgruntled with YNZ why not hold a vote of no confidence placed through clubs?
But then again how many members would stick their hand up to fill positions? Have this in a non boating club,plenty moaning but when time comes to stick hand up many just sit on them.
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How is YNZ committee selected? Voted in by clubs or individuals? All I know their role is to govern racing but who actually swlwcted the committe can it be changed annually or is it lifetime role? Old boys club at work.
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Depending on access use a absorbent pad
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On 27/12/2024 at 8:31 PM, K4309 said:
Noting you can anchor in any CAN you want at any time as per the CAN notice, Schedule 2, Clause 1 (c)
"no other alternative safe sheltering locations or mooring can be easily acquired"
Oh, and the reason MPI has given for allowing anchoring in the Waiheke CAN is because the caulerpa is dieing off naturally. Who would have thought nature would just sort itself out? Just like fan worm and the other 2 dozen or so invasive species that are listed at the moment.
Died off or just stopped looking for it?
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58 minutes ago, Zozza said:
Yeah agree, and I am not saying stop sailing in boats with booms lower to the deck - but there has been a spate of these type of accidents, and just wondering if any design rule or something re the boom height - could be implemented.....
Have seen more novice crews standing in coiled jib/kite sheets.Had one young ,not enough turns on winch.Puts hand in to hold.Yep figers turn around winch. simple mistakes but could be costly
Harbourmaster warns boaties maust have wreck-removal insurance
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Well under budget there AD missed out yard fee. + haul out fee digger and truck $300 ph or more,we are not talking tonka truck or digger. Disposal of concrete could be free if they took to recycle yard in drury,it gets used in roading/constuction https://www.vernondevelopments.co.nz/aggregate-recycling/