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harrytom

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  1. If this guy didn't take his daughter he would get top for up the authorities,no cat1 no custom declaration,just went and did it,Oh dear his name is not Shane is it??
  2. it's not lsb that looks like graveyard,take a trip down tamaki river,buckland beach moorings,some bloody nice vessels just left to die.
  3. ear a harness as well,what destruction will a helmless vessel do?
  4. I use to leave AK to kawau,maybe 1 or 2 days at kawau,do the big leg early,get away by 4.00am straight to tutukaka then hop up the coast to whangamumu then around to boi,coming home down to whangaruru,down to whangarei(urquharts) then down to leigh,maybe kawau or straight back to AK. depends on ages?
  5. Guessing the waka paddlers in Tamaki river at dawn/dusk do not need jackets even though no safety boat around because they are in Auckland?
  6. 2017 going to be a strange year then,what february is only 27 days?
  7. xmas eve thought it was iss at 10.00pm very bright in the west,turned out to be according to phones sky map venus
  8. http://www.maritimenz.govt.nz/magazines/lookout/issue-36/issue-36.p go to page 9 Reliance on a chart plotter leads to night crash Spotlights and better local detail on the chart plotter of his new boat may have prevented a recreational boatie from crashing into a cliff face at the edge of a central North Island lake, while returning from night fishing with his girlfriend. The couple were trying to navigate in the dark by chart plotter, which was loaded only with “Base Maps”, when the skipper had some difficulty working out how to operate the unit. He had bought the 6.5m fishing boat a
  9. Keith was, for a short period of time, the Chief Executive of the Real Estate Agents Authority – the Crown Agent responsible for regulating real estate agents. Wtf nil experience
  10. Did I read correctly it is only a 5 day trial and Auckland council is not part of it?How does one find out about local bylaws such as in coro wearing lifejackets while in a tender without going to a main ramp to read such bylaws? Blanket rules across entire nation then all will know rules.No exceptions When will the breath testing come in like Aussie??? Life jackets may save lives and crossing the road may get it by a bus! common sense applies.
  11. Hmm lifejackets save lives?seat belts save lives?fenced swimming pools save lives? unfenced rivers lakes beaches?Oh government owned!
  12. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11771673 even more ridiculous,Just how are they going to police this??At this stage there is no need to carry or produce any form of identification unless stopped at drink/drive breathe test,only because the law requires you to carry a licence,otherwise nil.
  13. compulsory lj then boat reog followed by a fishing licence,then give up yachting
  14. it does not specify charter/commercial fishing/recrecreational http://www.maritimenz.govt.nz/commercial/safety/crossing-the-bar/#national_code Loud and clear to me Skippers responsibility,Had he survived I think he would of been charged as new as to holding a charter operators ticket.Failed to ensure safety of passengers/vessel etc, Did he make communication with harbour master or equivalent about crossing the bar??
  15. I promote shotguns but seems to go against society rules
  16. certainly started easier and ran smoother,no oil smell
  17. How many lifejackets does a boat owner or commercial operation need to own?? current law states lifejackets for all onboard,fair enough,but the range one would need to carry could be ridiculous,10 x jackets to 130kg person or 10 jackets to fit 80kg and on it goes. I have 6 onboard but prefer to crew to bring their own . a number of yrs ago went on the "soren larsen"great day out.Took at the time 5yr old and took a jacket and he wore it,Skipper said he did not need it, suppose he was correct but in the unlikely event child went overboard how long would it take to turn her around?paranoi
  18. about 5 yrs ago when I had a runabout,the mechanic said to run 2s on 98 oct or better as nz 91 oct is not stable can be down to 85 oct
  19. cannot rush these things,lots of sailing needs to done first to find out whether she likes it or not.Hard to find the perfect woman!
  20. classic hope nzl1 doesn't see this thread
  21. Mine are being made by HYDE , maker is dealing with hyde uk,had to go back today and get main remeasured so order off now 26/1/17 expected date
  22. harrytom

    Kaikoura Wharf.

    Well here is a little adventure I had at 18, took a hartley 16ft from Kawau out to Gt Barrier (1981),s.e wind 15+ knts,incoming tide quick trip and hung on like death,following day 36hrs drift back to Kawau. Would I do it again at 53?NO, and yes I may give advice to someone who wanted to do it tomorrow, Do it in company of larger vessel . I got away with it, Lucky springs to mind.
  23. harrytom

    Kaikoura Wharf.

    What "Shane " is doing is what we called an adventure in our younger days,today most of us have families and so we think hes fool hardy,funny how we change our thinking when we get older!
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