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that's a new one on me.... my understanding is the boulder bank is the result of drift and tide pushing the boulders down past Peppin Island etc for a looooong time, also why it is still building up and getting fatter especially towards the southern end.

Erice - there are Tsunami gauges around the country already, and there is one at East cape

actually I've tried a chainsaw on a fg/ply boat, very messy, a combo of skill and sabre saws worked very well. Although the back hoe that cleaned up and put it all on the truck was the best weapon.

yep!

and to put it into context this sort of stuff is my day job, I was just amused at the post that shifted my role from the "know nothing interfering bureaucrat" to"useful person to fix the problem" in relation to moorings we recently had a diver have a quick swim through one of our mooring areas (we have a few less than up your way...) and that definitely prevented one yacht going on the bricks and has hastened work on a couple more moorings to ensure they stayed in one piece. These were moorings that the owners were playing by the rules and generally taking care of as well .

correct, and they do that in relation to abandoned boats as well, and as was stated follow up on concerns reported to them. That is quite different from actively inspecting all the boats as was suggested.

possibly, I also read a lot of posts on here that believe "somebody should do something" unless they are the somebody that is being told in which case the other party is interfering no-nothing that should go away

oh you're a funny man. If that happened, the first time a boat owner was told they need to repair, upgrade or fix something the HM would be getting told to F off its my boat and what do you know about it anyway.... You may have missed the point that most of the yachties on here aren't particularly in favour of being told what to do... surly there is a degree of owner responsibility and self interest in making sure everything is in good nick and up to the job?

Good photos The tug would have some way of releasing or cutting the tow. Was talking to someone a couple of months back that had to replace the wire on a tow drum on a tug ( towing tug not a harbour tug), maybe a bit shorter/lighter than for that sort of job and he was talking $50k

Erwin Haag 40ft 1990

its not a pre-req for anything else. For pretty basic knowledge it s a good course, relatively quick and easy, Next one up is boatmaster, if you are thinking about doing the boatmaster then just do that, don't worry about Day skipper. Day skipper is enough to keep you out of trouble in reasonably confined and not too busy waters. a lot of insurance companies will give a discount if you have boat master, not sure about day skipper.

keep on eye on the vinings website, if it doesn't show up in the next week or so i'll chase it up

there is a very tidy 40ft steel Haag about to be listed with Vinings in the next week or so. I know the current owner and it is well looked after and in very tidy condition. It a very comfortable yacht

Nice work Dr W, and a pretty busy weekend i would have thought too There is a JWBuilders yahoo group, where those that , have, built, might build or just own Welsford boats hang out, and many questions are answered in relation to anything to do with the boats. JW is a regular there also here is the link that might work.... https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/jwbuilders/conversations/messages

argh! I shouldn't have mentioned the colour!!! Sundreamer - Pink and white is the only colour scheme for your fine vessel, she is a classic and deserves to have her photo in this thread anyway back on topic..... I particularly like the Starling, looks nice and sails nice, I'm not sure Des could actually design anything that didn't fit that criteria, but to date a Starling is the only Townson I have owned and sailed.... and that's not me! its just a photo I found

Wally make some lovely boats, in that case of the Nano though, it looks to me like the bow and stern come from quite different era's and that pink....... hmmmm

Try John Welsford , he has a real thing for traditional tools and is bound to know where to find parts. http://www.jwboatdesigns.co.nz/

Rig seemed pretty good, mast drop wasn't pretty but I don't think it did much damage either. Deck fittings all ok, some big SS fittings on there. Starboard engine a little beaten up... Don't know if they were flushed at all Port hull in surprisingly good condition, although not much use without its mate.....

it's going to be awesome to see that in the water, great to "non conventional" stuff happening

Two Up Dr W is on the mark I believe

why not email MNZ and ask.....

oops, made a typo, that was supposed to read that EPIRB's aren't reliant .....etc my bad and quite right Tim

EPIRB/PLB's are reliant on another vessel hearing them, regardless of where you are they will be picked up, of course timing does then become a factor, Otherwise you could get the situation of "use an AIS beacon here if you can see ships or otherwise use an EPIRB" starts getting messy, especially if you are in an area of less dense traffic and in reply to erice, SAR is a government responsibility, not Coastguard. Coast guard is the service provider that shows up to rescue you but on behalf of RCCNZ or Police.

argh Muritai, combo of rubbish typing and auto-correct me thinks

Sorry, the boat I had in mind has already sold, it's been suggested to check marital club notice board though