harrytom

Kahawai still us being sold to Aussie $1.70/$2.20 kg

Reserves don't work it is a feel for thing.look at leigh.fish are moving out no food.they leave to spawn.Ban trawling swinging.who destroyed the kahawai schools for pet food?? Still going on.trawl net with its diamond mesh fish cannot escape as net tightens it goes like rope.no gaps.any small undersize are squashed and discarded longline only.good chance fish survive due to line not being done to long

1995 a couple of tins of Jotun found there way out of the naval base and somehow got applied to my yacht,lasted 3 yrs in tamaki river no problem but next batch was useless,hempels was good but batch we used in 2015 useless,altex no 10 was good but now off the market. copper coat is the way to go but finding a decent applicator is the answer.

https://www.tvnz.co.nz/shows/breakfast/clips/hauraki-gulf-withering-away-on-verge-of-environmental-collapse

LegaSea - More Fish In The Water UPDATE: MPI has advised LegaSea that the decision to change the crayfish bag limits in CRA2 not yet been ratified by Cabinet and the new rules will not be changing on April 1. We will be updated the moment this or any other change has been confirmed.

Bath tub racing was popular back in the 60s from memory.Dad use to race them. Here is a modern version https://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503448&objectid=11260612 There have been a couple on T/M 7 or 8 ft boat with 10/15hp .

They have been around Ngunguru for years. https://www.nrc.govt.nz/news/2016/july/asian-paddle-crabs-already-impacting-ngunguru-estuary

New limits for Cray's come in first April 6 down to 3 daily limit Northland Hauraki gulf will pay to check exact areas.

You going to pee off the commercial sector when they tip $10 million in to your pockets.Now who is the National party president and his interest in Sanfords are???getting the picture!

Ask him a technical question on a vessel he is selling and you get black listed,as per earlier post.

has no listings I have checked too

Wheels. what happens to Alloy on a Stainless steel shaft?wouldnt there be a faster reaction,like ss fitting on to a ali mast? found the answer,now this might make good reading. https://www.westmarine.com/WestAdvisor/Preventing-Galvanic-Corrosion

(A) best option?? Dear Stakeholders Fisheries New Zealand is seeking feedback on a whether to enable uncaught rock lobster commercial Annual Catch Entitlement (ACE) to be carried forward into the next fishing year (which begins 1 April 2020). Submissions are open until 12pm on 24 February 2020. Tell us what you think about the 3 options The 3 options that we are consulting on are: A. Retaining the status quo: Making no changes to the Act, and not enabling rock lobster ACE carry forward; or B. Enabling carry forward of up to 10% of the total rock lobster ACE, if uncaught by individual fish

Been in whangaruru a few times,lovely place,up towards the head of the harbour is a great pipi bed,went ashore to collect and met by an od lady asked what we were doing,told her and she said to early come up to the house for a cuppa,she explained the best way to collect,wait till tide starts coming in and they come up out of the sand and the walk ashore so need to dig,she was correct then she point down towards the DOC camp and said if you want gurnard thats the place to fish,correct again. Hope stopped at Mimiwhangata on the way out another DOC area well worth the ramble ashore. Working the

https://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=2511018630 Will be a hard sell at $20k I think

Bit like twin tanks on a truck.one always drops slightly more than the other.no idea why.

The unofficial word is,They have been dumped because of bio security reasons.Awaiting confirmation.

off my tank we had a bulb like on a outboard tank,it close enough so could pump with hand and bleed .old yanmar. Most motors have a lever on the pump for bleed purposes. Thinking if you installed an electric pump for bleeding then pump might need to run fulltime to keep diaphragm open to allow fuel to run?

Kauri Pt waiheke is heading from Man O war towards Hooks there is a point that has a tree on it(not kauri). https://www.topomap.co.nz/NZTopoMap/nz8646/Kauri-Point-Waiheke

Last big yacht I was on had an old 100hp fordson,sea water cooling ,freshwater heat exchanger and a wet exhaust,very little smell ran efficiently or so it seemed .

enjoyed,nice tune

And more fish being stolen from the public,at least MPI are doing something about it,but what will the courts decide?? https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2020/01/boats-and-cash-seized-after-mpi-investigation-into-alleged-illegal-fishing-ring.html?fbclid=IwAR2EQaIi8gb_zhSg8UyTNGkY7GjlBimFb7xwMo7BGwtQer8lhnzMo8mcyjw A group of commercial fishers in the Thames region are being accused of under-reporting catches and illegally selling snapper to an Auckland fish supply business. The allegations come after an investigation by the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI). Eight people

allow 4hrs,travel,parking,runaway to get parts.

Have tried demolition places??Jacobs demolition sell old totara,rimu, floorboards etc might have mahogany??

When our first yacht sank,sink fitting corrosion,sat under water for 2 days,pulled motor out and filled with diesel.Left for about a week,drain,changed oil,checked fuel coming out of injectors,reinstalled and it ran fine.Having said that .Vessel was on sold by insurance co ,so not sure how long engine continued to run.