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Yes I know we have discussed this before, but this sh*t makes my blood boil. Just sent this to MNZ:
"I need to renew my registration, but have some questions:
1. Could you please explain why the registration fee has increased 230% in 5 years?
2. My registration was due in September. Reading the relevant charges, my understanding is that if I renew my registration, this will be within 6 months of expiry and the fee should be $804. Can you confirm that this is the case, I note that Re-registration also covers the same 12 month period.
3. Are there plans for a process to alert registrants of expiring registrations? One would expect such a service when the fees are so high.
4. Could you explain the difference in processing between the Renewal of registration and the Re-registration, for a yacht registered under Part B? Is there a lengthy and expensive process involved or is it simply a punitive charge after owners have been caught out due to lack of an alert process?"
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Sailed on her about 10 years ago. Quite a bit of movement aft - helm locks up as waves go under the boat. Good quality IOR pig though, lots of boat for 30k (US?). Definitely needs some lovin'
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I think anyone that has actually done a few offshore miles is aware that any forecast more than a day or two into the future will be liable to change. +1 to the idea that your boat should be capable. -1 to the idea that it is possible to have perfect weather wherever you go, when you want to go.
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Fruit loop anyone ?
Prefer nut bars thanks
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New lifejacket rules come into effect immediately. These must be worn 24/7 whether you are aboard a boat, driving a car, or up a ladder. No excuses.
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The usable space in the Oceans 12 was much better than the Moody 44 we looked at, I'm impressed just how much boat Alan Wright has stuffed into 12m. I can see how it may be a bit rolly, and had considered that. The centre cockpit layout works well for my family too, if I was sailing solo, I'd actually go for something smaller with an aft cockpit, but I'm not, it has to be a joint decision by us all. The idea of having some privacy in the aft cabin is also good, and it will be somewhere to ship the snoring relatives off to while the rest of the family camps out in the saloon.
The big news is..... we've put in a offer and had it accepted! Between this advice here and the various people we've talked to, as well as our own preferences, this boat feels like the right one. Yes I'm sure there are better boats and we could spend the next 12 months scouring Trademe and wringing our hands over a better choice, but why wait, the boat is called Impulse II after all.
We rang Mike McCormick (thank you Willow) who was very encouraging and is also a cat 1 inspector, so I think we'll need to stop off in Tauranga on the trip north next year.
We will get an SSB and we'll probably get something like the inreach for satellite backup.
Well done that man! "Go Now" is very good advice!
I like SSB over Sat as you have more of a community feel - you can listen in to radio nets and it is a definite positive cruising with kids as you can hear the kid boats.
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I thought it was "ballast water" that caused this? Ships (covered in TBT antifouling but let's not go there...) use ballast water for stability when lightly loaded. Arriving in Auckland, they pump out the sh*t they have transported from who knows where into the harbour. Then the local boaties (not allowed to use TBT but I said I wasn't going there) get to deal with the result.
There are no requirements for cruise liners to produce certification to show they have antifouled within 6 months of their visit to the BOI, where they will sit outside Russell and pump their bilges, which contain foreign life. Commercial fishing boats?
The regime presently only covers marina visits.
This whole situation seems to be a sh*t fight. I like the saying "common sense isn't that common".
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Centre cockpit not nearly as good as aft cockpit for the reasons IT mentioned plus cop more weather and make the main cabin much smaller with usually high and steep companionway steps. Also not nearly as good at anchor as you are a long way from the water and more difficult to get on and off the boat. I can't think of any advantages for centre cockpit and yes give old teak decks a miss. The best boat is definitely one that is looked after and someone else has spent the money on it. These days you don't need SSB, and Iridium satellite system is a better alternative.
I have a center cockpit Peterson 44 and agree with some of your comments Chewy. However, all boats are a compromise and I think the advantages of the center cockpit (on my boat anyway) outweigh the "cons".
- clutter free living area. I have keep all halyards at the mast, sure you need to go forward at 3am in the rain to reef, but 99% of the time you spend on the boat is not sailing and it is nice not to have all the crap lying around
- aft cabin. My aft bunk is 2m x 2m, private and comfortable
- aft deck, You do get a usable area aft, useful for gutting fish at sea among other things
- engine space. I have an excellent installation with full access to both sides of the engine, with heaps of room for machinery
Generally, you do get more "weather" than an aft cockpit, hence most have a good dodger. CC boats tend to be bigger - you need the size to make the concept work - so you could argue that they are drier because of that.
I have spent some time on an Oceans 12, it is probably at the small end of the scale for a CC boat but it does work. Not the fastest performer and I thought it a bit rolly-polly, but what the hell, it will get you there and if you are cruising it is all about liveability. People have crossed oceans with boats much worse!
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Yeah. I'm pretty sure I need to replace the other 3 - they are all pretty old and tired and who knows what state the rubber is in.
This one is slotted one end and holed at the other. Still a bit of wiggle room in the hole end too.
I've just looked up the part number the yanmar man sold me and online it seems to be referred to as a 'Rear' engine mount.. I've stuck it in the front! Think that matters? at $330odd each, I was not in a hurry to do all four
I don't think that there is anything special about the Yanmar mounts, apart from the price... You could consider replacing them all with something more reasnoable:
http://www.henleyspropellers.com/Products/EngineMounts.aspx
http://www.go2marine.com/category/13826/inboard-engine-mounts.html
Looking at your first photo of the failed mount it looks as though it has never been sitting correctly on the bearing - best fix that problem before simply repeating the exercise?
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Usual 20 year old in 2016, believing that you can just phone anywhere at anytime. The cell phone coverage up that coast and around East Cape is total shite.
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Applied to one of our leading brands, couldn't even get an interview. Now staffed by youngsters with little knowledge of f%^k all.
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Do you make 10mm chain hook thingies?
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That's a great idea. It's bloody useful to have a source for those odd times you need a little. Did you stockpile it?
I've had a couple of people visit and the pile is still there. It is off to the tip shortly.
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Are those anchor chain hooky things being polished there?
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I only need a couple of smaller bits. Don't want to be greedy - so happy to stockpile it for others to pick over if that works for ya.
I just need it gone! I burnt a lot of the real crappy stuff - hint - if you want a good fire, start it with heart kauri and then throw the teak on. Burns hot although the oil tends to soot up the chimney.
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If anyone is keen, I have a pile of teak to go to a good home.
Please note:
- these bits came off my boat when I stripped it, so second hand
- not many large pieces
- the odd nail but not many
- lots of mouldings of different profiles
- take it all, not to be picked over. I want it gone.
- I'm in Point Chevalier and will be home this weekend
Why I am trying to pass it on - it is high quality teak. My boat was built in Taiwan in the 70's when there was prime teak around.
It would suit someone who needs quality stuff for little jobs.
Email me on info@whetstone.co.nz
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Looking at the cost of berth rentals at Hobsonville and the $5k "investment" in the boat, & ignoring the costs of trucking it down to Auckland, if it holds together for 4 months they should start seeing a profit.
I would have liked to see the paper do a little bit more work on this story:
- cost of berth purchase (must own it to live aboard)
- OPEX at Hobsonville is probably the most expensive in the country
- additional "fee" for living aboard is $10 pp/day (not 100% on that but recently increased)
- electricity on meter
Not sure if it would be cheaper than renting, certainly not if sharing a larger flat.
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Yep thats the one, could you give me soe more info on that....interested to hear, do you think it improved performance (after ripping the gear box out!?)
I wouldn't like to sound like I know too much - just witnessed on a mate's boat. I will ask him but I have a feeling that he stopped using the overdrive?
Cheap Bene, needs (major) work
in MarineTalk
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"Sorry Fish but these boats are neither cheap nor poor quality. There are thousand of them world wide with no problems.
The french dominate the glass yacht production boat market and make more boats in a month than NZ has produced in twenty plus years.
The vast majority are fit for purpose.
I remember when the Young 88's were fist produced and vitually all of them had forward bulkhead detachment issues... among other issues.
Remember many of these Beneteau grid issue are not production issues but owner abuse. Most are a result of groundings, etc. "
Errr, yes they are both cheap and poor quality. They are fit for purpose - as long as that purpose is to be a floating caravan in the Med. A vastly different environment than thrashing back from the Barrier in a fresh 25 knot SW. An analogy - would you take off into the Outback of Australia in a Trekka?
As for "owner abuse", a boat should be able to withstand a reasonable amount of "abuse". That is called sailing. Bouncing off the odd obstruction should fall within the design parameters, or at least be possible to identify and remedy. The car analogy again - would you consider it to be OK if the wheels fell off suddenly today because of that large pothole you hit last week?