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  1. 1 hour ago, Romany said:

    But whats your point IT 🤔? Not posting uninformed opinion would be the death of ZB and -dare I say it, forums like this.

     

    To be fair, this thread is in Marine talk, which is usually has quite well informed commentary.

     

    Small talk on the other hand....

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  2. Just to preface this, I'm not a bridge, mechanical or structural engineer, so this is all best guess from heavily loaded snafus I've seen over the last 20 yrs

     

    IT, you're right Its a reasonably long slender member, so it will have a bit of stretch one loaded. However,  I would guess though that the bridge structure itself has moved more that that. If Vic remade the piece to the original dimensions, when you went to install it you would probablly find it would appear to be to short ad the structure will mave likely moved away. The challenge is then to pull the structure back to the correct shape while still leaving space to install the new part and not overload anything else in the process

  3. What complicates the matter is that strut is a stressed member. Fabricating a bit of steel is the easy bit, getting it in there is somewhat harder

    Imagine trying to replace a spreader, and you have to get the rig tension and mast bend back to where is should (must) be, without touching the turnbuckles or addind any significant weight aloft.

    Its certinaly not beyond the wit of man to complete, but considering the implications if it goes wrong the amount of planning, peer review  and analysis that goes into this will be significant

     

     

     

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  4. 2 hours ago, Deep Purple said:

    Trying to work out how to manage first SSANZ race. I need to be in Westhaven for a rig inspection and stepping early afternoon, I want to do the squaddy rum race, I have a loan of a marina for the night and do the Baltic 60 the next day and afterwards pack up and head home but I see parking is limited to 24 hours. Sounds the only way is to leave the trailer attached to the car in the ramp carpark and go for a drive around the block either late Friday night or early Saturday morning to gain another 24 hours.

    Hmm, I thought you could get up to 4 days parking at z pier🤔

    http://www.zpier.co.nz/z-pier/getting-there/

  5. 4 hours ago, Maca said:

    Last Coastal I asked for an extra car park pass and I was seriously asked if I couldn't use public transport.

    In all seriousness, why not? surely some of your crew could?  I know I did last year

    Alternativly get your crew to car pool and park at Z pier, its only $20 per day and you can buy 4 days at a time.

     

  6. What is it about people who Beth at Westhaven? HMB, WestPark, orakei and Bayswater Al charge about the same, have less parking and less facilities plus are much further away from decent links yet there are no threads on here moaning  and complaining about them.


    What do they do better, despite having less facilities and changing the same money?

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  7. It’s all too easy to forget the very real cost of holding stock, especially in a low volume market like the marine industry. 
    if you can wait for the drop shipped item from the us, and also the extra delay from COVID and potentially some justifiable interest from customs then go for it.

     If you need it tomorrow, it’s not unreasonable to pay for the convenience.

    I do concede the 400% markup quoted above does seem a bit rich though

  8. 1 hour ago, erice said:

    like the moorings

    probably part of auckland transport

    and all their 'camera money' is spent on cashing in on revenue gathering victimless crime

    to pay for trains and buses

    people no longer want to use

     

    Rubbish, I want to, and do, use the trains every day.

    The northern motorway will soon be at a standstill In the mornings of all the bus users users permanently switch to cars.

     Just because you love your car doesn’t mean it’s the right solution for everyone. In the same vein busses and trains don’t suit everyone. 
    the problem comes in that motorway upgrades are paid by central government, but public transport is only funded by local councils, both with very different political agendas 

  9. 3 minutes ago, dutyfree said:

    Currently in Westhaven piles moorings according to the marina

    Yep, got that text too. Impressed that they took the initative and notified berth holders

  10. I'm currently using a proper block for my 2:1 haylard, but would appreciate a bit more hoist height

    Arrangement at the moment is a plain bearing 1000kg SWL selden block, with the shackle going onto the top of the main

    te 8.5 class is airdraft limited so any gains in hoist height are a win.
    Looked at the offering from Tylaska, wichard, and Selden, any group experience with these? they llok nice but price wise they are up there for a shacke

    Halyard is 8mm (inc cover) dyneema type rope,  

    suggestions,comments?

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