harrytom
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Where are we up to with weed invasions?? seems to of gone very quiet,obviously hasnt gone away by its self or has bio security realised its no great risk?
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AK to Napier via Taupo,great drive. Napier via sh2 east cape,good trip if the roads are open.Tolaga bay one of my favirote places.
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Ocean beach Motuhihe would of been my pick,walk ashore and look back at AK
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On 11/05/2023 at 2:32 PM, otto said:
So far the AYBA has prevented the "mooring Dolphins" (or wharf) being placed in Ak harbour, Filling Rakino's Bays with moorings, Marine farms in the Firth, Marine Farming in the Bay of Islands.
No they havent prevent bugger all. Told you it was going ahead.
https://www.newsroom.co.nz/hauraki-gulf-kingfish-farm-clears-final-regulatory-hurdle
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On 26/10/2023 at 2:07 PM, Frank said:
That was a Boxfish Research ROV used in the Ocean Bounty Documentary, my son was the operator
Did he give any indication how long before they think tanks will burst?? Picking oil will preserve inside of tanks.
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9 hours ago, K4309 said:
PS, I won a bottle of Salt Away and been wondering what to do with it. I don't actually understand what chemical it is or how it works. How would that go pouring a bit down the loo every time I leave the boat?
I've been told in no uncertain terms not to use it on the outboard for flushing. Apparently it's corrosive to aluminium and leaves a coating(?)
Thats whats it for outboard flushing,there is an attachment that fits the hose and you pour it in. I personnally just use water. I do the taste test after 5 minutes and no issues
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Re watched the programme last night. They could smell oil in the air then spotted a small slick,using sonar and dropping a camera down. The camera on retrevil had thick black oil on part of the cable so maybe not to far from rupturing?
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Tv3 last Sunday had a good programme on it . Ocean Bounty. Where they located the ship as witnessed oil on surface.Sent a camera down
https://www.threenow.co.nz/shows/ocean-bounty/season-5-ep-13/S1247-430/M78402-189
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Im just impressed how quick they finished the project.Pity other infrastructures take months
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Bring back the sh^t cart. Never blocked or broke
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2 hours ago, K4309 said:
thought the water looked cleaner than normal. Certainly no visual or olfactory evidence of any issues.
Funy you say that. That was our thought last weekend last weekend down the bottom end.
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1 hour ago, Lindsay said:
Good to see bananas in their lunch. I always take bananas on board to deliberately give the finger to irrationality.
banana skins can make good lures too.
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And another one,friend onboard ship so have to wait for report.
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3 hours ago, Ex Machina said:
Or the collective gasp when a great white is spotted in the Waitemata . They’ve been breeding in Auckland since the beginning of time
According to the guys who work/paint the bridge ,they are hammeheads,come up to the warm shallows to drop their pups,now f you want GW go to tipitai island (cake) on the Manukau,its their breeding ground. Theres a good book out by Mavis Brambly "sea cockies of the Manukau" her family use to catch them for the livers and render down for oil.
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On 4/10/2023 at 12:12 PM, CarpeDiem said:
E. coli levels in the Waitematā are at record highs
Yet during the 30/40/50s lot fished the sewer beacon at orakei.dont recall the old man saying they got sick.
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slipped under the radar, wonder what the results will show?
https://www.waihekegulfnews.co.nz/divers-suck-up-more-than-10-tonnes-of-caulerpa-at-aotea/
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She might be quicker without the foil drag?
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One would think with the historical value of the Daldy. The poal would supply some funding and be part of the on the water exhibits at the maritime museum.
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Maybe stop poking funds in the SS Toroa at Lincoln Rd and get the willie c back to operation.Went pass the toroa today trying to be polite here but shes stuffed. Should of kept the Makora but she is under the motorway extension at St marys bay.
Could convert her oil burning but why would you,the amount of emmisions verses the smoke etc from volcanoes/rotorua/wairaki is minimal.
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2 hours ago, Timberwolfy said:
"If a golf course, rugby field, cricket pitch, skate park, basketball court was under utilised and better served the community
Manukau sold their golf course off(takanin) now houses and shops. I see the same happening at Pakuranga,apartments being built on the course where the water feature was.
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Auckland boating population needs to find a suitable tide and grid at every available Wharf Where else can we clean off? You the council insist clean below good to go.Right.
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How its not done?
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Who even new the preliminarily regatta was on?? First I heard when they announced racing was cancelled due to wind
https://www.americascup.com/
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Have a chat to BG sails in Botany. they are the Hyde agent, My main was loose foot but had a slug at the leach which went in the boom,5 yrs ago $1200,2 weeks from placement of order to arrival,full batten cav26ft
Cancel your Great Barrier plans this Summer
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Close the Mercs too. Bugger it, just close the gulf and ban tidal currents/easterly winds. If they did something 5 yrs ago might of helped rather than sit on ones hands.