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Wasn't it Fred Ladd who did it twice in a Grumman Widgeon and was some kind of folk hero in non PC time?
Fred did it on the day of retirement from memory,Which reminds me of a tale about freddie in Boi,taxied out and couldnt get airbourne,a passenger said"theres water coming in the back door"no problem,Yeah but Freddie its your bag. Soon got airbourne
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But really this anchor ball , what happened to looking at the anchor warp from the bow , so if I was in a bay of anchored boats and a launch hit me I would not get insurance , what a load of crap
May seem like crap but gives the insurance an out? What about a vessel drift fishing,would it need to display 2 black balls from memory. Not under control? Long time ago since I did boat masters,must do a refresher course one day.
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Boat/skipper licencing and registration will eventually happen,
More mishaps more likely
i was reading on another site about a person fishing Rakino way and a yacht with no lookout or on the helm almost ploughed in the side of them,they started motoring with anchor down to avoid collision,so its not just power/jet/ yachts.
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Hi Paul
Thankyou for your email regarding the concern of the speed vessels are transiting the Tamaki River. Unfortunately we are already aware of this issue and have increased our patrolling of the area. We have often requested that the speed restrictions be passed on to people using the dry stack and have left brochures advertising the fact. We are looking at other options for enforcing the speed restrictions.
If you can supply time and photos of particular incidences we may be able to follow up with the owner.
Kind regards
Brenda
Brenda Orr | Maritime Officer
Harbourmasters Office | Transport Operations
Marine Rescue Centre, 3 Solent Street, Mechanics Bay, Auckland
DDI 09 448 7305
The Dry stack for vessels based in Mt Wellington on the Tamaki river have no respect for the 5knot rule. Sending big wakes on to the foreshore and making it very difficult to pick up my mooring or leaving vessel via dinghy. Have emailed the Dry stack company direct but no response.Off the Panmure wharf is a several rowing clubs and it is only a matter of time before someone gets tipped out of their skiff. If no successful response next step will be Maritime New Zealand who have absolute power over water users. Thank you Paul Carnahan
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Km how many really comply?? correct lights showing regardless of position is better than no lights?
seen a few fancy launches at the boatshow and their nav lights were right back on the end of the cabin side,so in effect about 25ft back from the bow and were proudly displaying msn numbers.
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Even YNZ rules are not clear
www.yachtingnz.org.nz/sites/yachtingnz/files/YNZ%20Safety%20Regulations%201316%20FINAL%20Revised.pdf
19.07 NAVIGATION LIGHTS To be shown as required by the Collision X X X X X Prevention Rules to be permanently mounted and wired so that they will not be masked by sails or the heeling of the yacht, and are mounted above the level of the main deck. Side lights mounted into the hull are not acceptable.
Navigation lights on all boats shall be fitted no lower than the height of the upper lifelines.
Seen a good number of yachts where the nav lights are recessed in to the hull. I always understood that lights are to be 1 metre above the waterline.
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Think I have found it??
transportsafety.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/29537/11-Vessel-lights-day-shapes-and-sound-signals-VBSH2015.pdf
Australian but why would it not cover nz??
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The 5knt rule is a bit funny at times,Yes Honour I got a gust wind and suddenly the PT started planning,no your Hounour my PT does not have a speedo
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Went and viewed the D28,Hmm like VB stated keep looking,wont go in to whats right or wrong,but if you got for $5k and spent $10/15k you would a good yacht which means buy one at $25k going sailing!.
So now next Saturday going to make the trek to Coromandel ,have spoken to the owner who does not want to sell but needs too for reasons explained to me.
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10hp is not enough,the old had a 10. Went north on Sunday,rang owner he sang praises but very disappointing,went further north
and again disappointing.Wish owners were just honest and not post photos from 2 yrs ago. Will go and have a look but no rush,Saturday might end up in Coromandel,on trade a boat there is a trogan 750 keel version.Looks rough but $$ seem right.
Failing all else might repay some debt or fiance number1 in to varsity .
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New main been used 4 times,was not vessel at time of damage.
Luff 9.350 foot 2.340 contender fibrecon cloth 6.38oz $1200 ono
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www.trademe.co.nz/motors/boats-marine/yachts/keeler/auction-1418064423.htm?rsqid=26aa4c28c4be475eb0c02a7aafc77b00
Going down Tuesday morning.
What should I look for? engine sails,growth?
Thanks in advance.
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HT, my little trailer yacht is sitting on Murray's lawn, you're welcome to take it for a day or two, just BYO bedding 'cos she's bare inside. Not sure if trailer lights are there, she's not moved in a year.
Thanks for the offer,off to have a look at a d28 tuesday.
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No boat at the moment so off to the bush Wednesday,Tairua side of Corro ranges,Broken hills,Doc camp. One of my favorite places.No cell phone coverage nothing,
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all sorts of stuff on the market in the way of bilge cleaners,found best cheap nappies and dish wash.Seems to break the fuel down even when (naughty naughty) pumped the bilge no oil on surface.
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The problem with masthead lights is just that ,a masthead used when motoring faces forward,where as anchor light is a all round white light, Mine did not have a all round white light,so i hung a all round led white light under the spreader away from the mast and yes very visible even when after some lemonades.
No doubt will have the same problem going to Mahuranga at Anniversary weekend,Too many mastheads making it difficult to find the mark boat.
Masthead lights shine forward in a 255 degree arc and must be at least 1 metre above the s
Every boat at anchor must show only a white lig
On boats up to 12 metres in length, white lights must have a range of 2 miles and sidelights a range of 1 mile.
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Did the last spray job, around the gunwales due to the added (glassed on) stanchion bases, transom and rudder base was done this arvo.
Just realised it was started in gloss, something happened, it was finished in low sheen.
Not happy!!
Too humid?
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You let them climb up The Beehive and none got bitten by katipo spiders?
http://www.bayviewmanly.co.nz/jweb/index.php/bayview-packages-2/high-speed-discovery-tour
The skipper will whisk you past Beehive Island (where the sting is more likely to come from the plentiful Katipo spiders residing there
I always thought it was false until I read this and Yes the spider is now protected.
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Hardly any fish all summer. Ran out of bait. Put some stale pancake on a hook and got a snapper.
Feeling sad about the expensive box of fishing sh*t down below.
moved from bait to the new fancy soft bait craze , funny or stupid fish are eating rubber.but seems to work no mess!
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run best on a 10;1 oil mixture,new ones ran 25;1 but didnt last,something to do with engine bushes??
The I had ran on 30/40 oil mixed 10;1 would still be going if the bracket didnt break going through tiri passage and dropping off,might still have part of the bracket somewhere.
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Is he the Gentleman who had the Seagull shop at MT Roskill Domion Rd
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Depends on whether you want all tide access,
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OK, so a (very) rough calculation then, fridge 25 amp hour, lights say 3 hours, 3 amps total draw say 10 amp hours. That's 35 amp hours per day. So that's a min 70 amp hour battery - I'd go for a 100, provided it will fit in your battery box.
Also, consider your charging - the last 20 percent of charging takes hours. Many cruisers only ever charge to 80% for this reason, unless on shore power. The 100amp hour battery gives you that ability.
got a new 120ah battery today ,so will be taking care of it,no cranking,have a good crank onboard.
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Thanks for the replies and advice.Will look at solar in the future,meantime will replace and bring home,not that much trouble to do.
no idea what fridge draws but very efficient unit. Waeco.
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right t ho. We have established that my house battery is stuffed.Over the last week or so have had it on the trickle charger 2amp apparently,Tuesday night it read 14.25 volt,Wednesday morning it dropped to 12.8v. So we took it away camping and had the waeco set +3 or 3 green lights,anyway everything was cold.never turned it off and today Friday midday thought lets disconnect the car battery and see what happens,easily jump started the diesel 2.8lt car,when got home it still showed 12.02v so the purpose of the exercise was to see how long I could run a waeco without charging the battery,so far impressed. next time which should be Tuesday next week will take the amp meter and measure the exact draw current,not I but get the student to do it..