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twisty

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  1. I love this thing. Here is a short video at Goodwood. 28 litre 4 cylinder Fiat
  2. I've always been a Rossi fan. These are a couple of interviews he did after announcing his retirement. One certainly has to admire Marquez' talent but I can't say I'm a fan. Rossi's comment about him is amusing.
  3. I am impressed with his engineering skills but can't see the point in what he does. Certainly not making a useful bike
  4. Another Bikie here. I raced an H2 and a Z1 in the late 70's. Wasn't very good ! Now riding a Multistrada as I can't ride sports bikes anymore (999 was my last) I think riding a bike around a corner well is the same feeling you get sailing a boat on the wind when you've managed to get it in the groove.
  5. I'm no great fan of the cycle bridge as I'm sure something better and more cost effective could be done , however 700m for a bridge that could last for 100 years versus 200m for a rich mans pissing contest which may / probably will be gone in 3 years. I know which one I'd back
  6. I think the next cup will be 2023 not 2024 as that is the olympics which they don't want to clash with
  7. Here's a clever idea for simplifying the boat.
  8. I have a Mariner princess 4 burner which I have kept for spares. I am happy to sell it if somebody wants to make me a decent offer.
  9. Watching the youtube coverage is way better than TVNZ. I like Peter Lester and the couple of others that know something, but the rest are just awful
  10. The biggest problem the "bureacracy" has to deal with is figuring out who is telling the truth. Because they can't trust everyone they therefore must trust no one. Obviously some people are inconvenienced, but that's life. By getting on crew NYS has used up some of his boring time in MIQ, so that's a positive.
  11. I have put an ad on trademe for an almost complete set of Sea Sprays. I won't split them sorry https://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=2817433567&ed=true
  12. It's interesting that on this site there is a lot of sympathy for cruisers from the islands. On SA I don't see much sympathy for them.
  13. The clunk also doesn't seem to affect the revs, so it must be something loose that is banging on a housing as it goes past maybe in the saildrive housing? Will be fascinating to know what it is
  14. nilodor.you can get it from the chemist
  15. My understanding is that there is a large waiting list for boats to get into Westhaven.
  16. I Don't agree with "A". Isn't there already a waiting list ?
  17. Das Boot is brilliant. There's also a TV series on netflix of it. Not as good as the movie but still pretty good. Con Thode said that Das Boot was the nearest he had ever seen to the real thing.
  18. I'm sure it was another yachty as they left a pair of sailing gloves behind. I agree Waikiore, the boat is definately minimalist in stuff worth stealing. On a brighter note I was contacted by an officer in the Maritime police unit so someone has stirred up some action! To be fair I don't expect the police to spend much time on it as there are plenty more important things out there.
  19. Date was sometime after last wednesday (not 100% sure) and before monday which is when I reported it. Pile # 469 (Iorangi). As I said earlier I have no problem with westhaven office staff, they were very helpful.
  20. The new buiding on College Hill
  21. I went to the marina office yesterday. They were very good. They said they could only release camera footage to the police, which they were happy to do. I went to the police to file a report. They couldn't be less interested. The lady behind the counter said they would take the details but would not be doing anything about it. She then put on her best patronising tone and said I should check the boat more often and take the electronics home. I can't say they impressed me much. Unfortunately my excess is reasonably high to keep the premium a bit less nasty, so no point claiming. First time in 3
  22. right on the end by the floating dock in westhaven
  23. Hi You might like to be aware that there is a thief around on the piles. My boat was broken into and the GPS and Autohelm was stolen within the last few days. Be wary ! Was very kind of the b#$#@^& to leave a set of sailing gloves.
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