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    37th AC

    in RaceTalk

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    Watched the replay from friday morning last night,wife walks in and she says,more like something AI has dreamed up rather than yachts actually sailing. Thought about it a bit and thought.Yes you possibly could this via video game and telvise it and 90% of public wouldnt know the difference. Graphics today are incredible.Number 1 son in to design/graphics etc some the stuff he can makes me think its real.

    37th AC

    in RaceTalk

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    The only way I can tell if they are on port or starboard tack is by looking at which foil is down.No idea if they going to windward or downhill unless they wind via graphics. They talk about keeping cost down.How much was the new version of the 12m s like ones down at viaduct they use for harbour sailing.Must book another ride on one.

     

    37th AC

    in RaceTalk

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    57 minutes ago, waikiore said:

    Yes not sure what they are doing in the Louis Vuitton , though I guess now they wont be for a bit.

    I just read this.Should they though?? maybe if you think you have a slow boat and imo Emirates is.  The americans down and out and finished 14 secs behind,maybe the one to watch.

    https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/350395453/americas-cup-what-you-need-know-challenger-series-louis-vuitton-cup

     

     

    The Cup defenders contesting the challenger series is not unheard of. Oracle Team USA did so in 2017, albeit with one point counting towards the match race they lost against the Kiwis in Bermuda in 2017.

    Stepping Out, Spencer Saraband, 2389

    in My Boat

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    Spencer the king ply boats NZ. but wait first thought of to been used in Around 3500 BC, archaeologists found the first traces of plywood in the tomb of the Egyptian Pharaoh. About more than 1500 years ago, humans used thin layers of wood as a construction material. Later, the Greeks and Romans used this technique to produce furniture and other decorative objects.

    But first commercial production n 1797 Samuel Bentham 

     

    Just a bit trivia for you😀 

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    37th AC

    in RaceTalk

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    What I do understand or am I missing something.   Ok Team Dalts participated in pre regatta races,fair enough. But why is he allowed to race in the actuall luiveton? previously challengers only and defender went and played with themselves. Is he worried he doesnt have the performance?

    Recommendations for getting gas checked

    in TechTalk

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    2 hours ago, K4309 said:

    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 complaint with the current regs, a gas fitter will make you change the whole lot so that he can re-install your solenoid. That includes replacing your stove if it doesn't have auto-flame out on all elements. And replacing any flexible hose that are older than 7 years.

    How did we ever survive fitting our own regulator,running gas pipe,when was the last vessel to explode via gas?   Oh well back to carrying cans of kero or meths. Do I need a sniffer in the engine bay incase theres a diesel leak? never mind the mountain of wires running off the batteries. All over top imo

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    I'm trying to eek out the last years...

    in TechTalk

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    On 25/08/2024 at 1:26 PM, K4309 said:

    If it is leaking air, you can get a product you put inside the tubes and it self seals all the leaks. I think Sailors sell it. It is an Merican product.

    Alternatively, there are loads of the same product for bicycles. Smaller quantities but loads cheaper, and stocked by a wide array of bicycle shops. I had a good look into it but never used it, having managed to find a pin-hole leak and patch it.

    If you are just worried about the exterior appearance of the tubes, I don't think there is anything you can do about that, accept sew chaps for the boat.

    If you are thinking of those tyre pandas to seal leaks,do not use,they seal by friction when driving,they dont work in inflatables tried on a pelican once,new tube required so it got dumped.

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    37th AC

    in RaceTalk

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    8 hours ago, Black Panther said:

    I found it, but the edited highlights are frustrating,  the commentary pathetic and so far the racing has been boring. I discover I'm simply not invested in who wins. Each to their own.

    not real yachts,pretty sure I could win a race if I won the start,non tactical racing.

    What would you do?

    in MarineTalk

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    2 hours ago, Addem said:

    I've been wondering if any one has had experience using 2 anchors. 

    Have done the 2 anchors.layed at about 30 degrees to each other.as one slackens the other takes the strain.but if the wind changes direction.then fun begins.Didit a few yrs ago top of bon accord.swansea bay.just mising the bottom at low tide in thick mud.not quite bolar but close. Took main off boom and dropped furler.Ran motor every 2 hrs just to keep it warm 

    War on the water coming up.

    in Everything Else

    Posted

    When this first came up through the "Seachange working group" 2019 think it was. A small handful attend a discussion night as we were very concerned about bring locked out of the gulf.

    seachange.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/5086-SCTTTP-Marine-Spatial-Plan-WR.pdf

    If anyone wants to take the time and read exactly what has been signed off there it is. Basically .If Maori can prove a coastal was/is/had supplied the IWI with Kaimoana then they will have for goverance over the area. Which means they can decide on take or no take what species/shellfish can or cannot be taken.Set limits/seasons but cannot lock off access to non maori.

    And you will be surprised who has signed off on it.


    Who are the Stakeholder Working Group? • Jake Bartrom: Coromandel, youth and recreation. • Matt Ball: Auckland, Ports of Auckland. • Laurie Beamish: Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki, mana whenua member. • Joe Davis: Ngāti Hei, mana whenua member. • Katrina Goddard: Waipu, environmental. • Alison Henry: Whitianga, community. • David Kellian: Warkworth, commercial fishing. • Callum McCallum: Clevedon, aquaculture. • Scott Macindoe: recreational fishing. • Dirk Sieling: Whitianga, farming and recreational f ishing. • Tame Te Rangi: Ngāti Whātua, mana whenua member. • Lucy Tukua: Ngāti Paoa, mana whenua member. • Conall Buchanan: Paeroa, farming. • Raewyn Peart: Point Chevalier, environmental. The SWG has an appointed independent chair, Paul Beverley. In addition to the above, Alan Proctor (recreational f ishing) was a member of the SWG from 2013 until 2015, and Nick Main the independent chair and Kaaren Goodall the independent facilitator from 2013 until mid 2015. The Stakeholder Working Group has developed the Plan through extensive engagement with mana whenua, local communities, and stakeholder groups, gathering science and mātauranga from many sources including technical experts, and considerable contributions from local and central government agencies.

    So "Legasea" or NZ SFC cannot object to any changes they were serving on the board and signed off on it,and yes I attended a meeting where a small group of us felt those who were supposedly looking after our interests sold us out.

    Looking for prop parts

    in Classifieds

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    19 hours ago, SanFran said:

    Can't say for shore where the zinc came from.  Had if a few years.  Was pretty solid one.  

    Had a kiwi prop on a ss shaft and used proper zinc block never had a issue with prop,well I did,barnicles killed it in reverse,but if the occasion rose again I would have a kiwi prop.

    Enchanter Northland

    in MarineTalk

    Posted

    In this case should Acc pay or Lance's insurance pay compensation for families loss. 5 lives lost through no fault as it was a commercial operation.unlike say a sporting or vehicle accident. No doubt Lance's insurance will pay out for a new vessel as found not to be negligent.Still subject to MNZ possible appeal.

    Enchanter Northland

    in MarineTalk

    Posted

    MNZ are looking an appeal.

    I suspect what we have all read there are some facts that weren't presented.  Conditions good enough to be trolling and dinner on?Question for me would be."was the skipper really at the helm"? If so then wasn't keeping a proper watch as,claimed rogue wave,possibly should of seen it.

    Was he under pressure from passengers to get home?

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