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    Stack Packs

    been discussed several times eg https://crew.org.nz/forum/index.php?/topic/18401-fully-battened-main-lazy-jacks-stack-pack/&tab=comments#comment-244446
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    Stack Packs

    talk to Vorpal Blade - Covers and Canvas
  3. 5 yrs ago the average cost/berth at Sandspit was around $120k, over a range of 12-18m. The talking cost a couple of mil...
  4. I was admiring the very well preserved Townson 36 Infinity at GH a few weeks ago. She is fitted with a pair of Wilkie self tailing primary winches. In my view they were/are the Rolls Royce of winches, old school precision engineering.
  5. What size is the drive motor? That tug has a capacity of 1000kg per https://movexx.com/product/t1000-basic/ which will need a bit of grunt to get it moving. 20aHr is nothing even for a well geared motor running for any length of time.
  6. Murray Winches - something that is still actually made in NZ, the Wooden Boat magazine crowd love them https://www.whitestarproducts.co.nz/collections/boat-fittings/winches/ The Pardeys had the big worm drive Major's on Talesin, then there were those custom built winches many years ago for Bucanneer PS -don't use grease on pawls, just 3 in 1 oil or similar, or Harken liquid gold https://fostersshipchandlery.co.nz/products/harken-winch-pawl-oil
  7. the YNZ release resulted in this article being published in Australia https://www.mysailing.com.au/new-requirements-for-pleasure-craft-departing-overseas/ The opening sentence is a cracker! I pointed out to the editor of the site that it was inaccurate (both about the number of rescues and the inference of Cat 1 being a "new" requirement) but all he would say was that they took it off the YNZ release. I have sent an email to the YNZ Comms Mgr with the above link, the response will be interesting...
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    35 Footers

    I recall Shiraz was designed first, Lotus 10.6 a couple of years later. Lotus is a bigger volume boat with a wider stern, Shiraz would be a little better balanced. Mk 11 Lotus has the convenience of a walk thru stern Shiraz has a masthead rig with some set up as cutters, Lotus has a slightly unusual fractional rig with in line spreaders and just the top mast back stay keeping the forestay tight and the mast in the boat. Both have done lots of offshore miles
  9. Aarky, you do seem to spend a lot of time defending your fellow bureaucrats. It is equally laughable, but sadly true, that you are defending people who have little or no knowledge in the fields they are making decisions, and this lack is reflected in the poor performance of the departments. This is typical of the takeover by professional administrators who just rotate between departments and build ever increasing empires. I have noticed the department of health is headed by a guy who actually has Dr (as in medical dr) in front of his name, how strange...
  10. not just the head fella, no one on the board or listed in "Maritime NZ People" lists a sea going qualification, and not even a recreational qualification. Nor do any appear to have served at sea, yet these are the same people who are making the decisions: https://www.maritimenz.govt.nz/about/people/default.asp At the same time, given that the safety inspection system is here to stay, I believe we need to give all the support we can to Angus and the "crusty old salts" who make up the safety inspectors team at YNZ because they are the only purveyors of common sense compared to the insa
  11. I would tend to agree for now. Fiji will quite likely have their border closed for some months. The quarantine free bubble between Australia and NZ only applies to arrivals by air, not rec vessels. It would appear the available exemption for rec vessels only applies to those "seeking refuge" , ie coming out of cyclone areas, and they have to undergo 14 day onshore quarantine.
  12. Have received some feedback from Angus - he will pass on our concerns for a formal response. Let's see what MNZ/YNZ come back with
  13. Wheels, this claim sounds suss. Nothing show's up on web search, not even on Rex's own site. There are seagrass bays in Australia where there are outright anchoring bans but no evidence that anchoring is restricted to certain types of anchors. There is a move in Australia to switch to seagrass "friendly" moorings, mostly based upon a screw pile eg https://www.seagrassmooring.com.au/mooring-systems
  14. My view is the page is poorly worded vis a vis local vs foreign boats when you consider it states In addition to the above requirements, all vessels must be registered as a New Zealand ship with the Registrar of Ships at Maritime New Zealand (MNZ). Clearly this is only considering NZ registered vessels. The court cases following Section 21 inspections which were imposed for all vessels departing NZ post 1994 storm established that foreign vessels did not fall under the Cat 1 obligations. The only exception for a foreign vessel anywhere, I believe under IMO, is that governments do hav
  15. Well the notifying MNZ for NZ vessels is a new requirement since 2019 when I last checked out https://www.maritimenz.govt.nz/recreational/the-basics/going-overseas.asp#notifying_MNZ scroll down the link and it says "All Masters must notify MNZ of their intended departure". So I would read that includes foreign registered vessels
  16. you can definitely stay aboard at Norsand and when I was reassembling my boat at Westpark 5yrs ago it was tacitly allowed, ie I stayed aboard and no one complained! You may need more than 2 weeks if you need the hull to dry out from the Osmosis
  17. I know quite a few yachts have been planning to cruise Fiji this winter. The way the WuFlu is increasing there sadly could be throwing this into doubt. The borders are closed temporarily but with increasing cases they may extend this. Their health facilities are not great so they will need to do everything possible to reduce spread. Latest https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/441415/surge-in-covid-cases-puts-fiji-s-main-island-under-threat It may be that Australia is the only available destination for cruisers
  18. how old is the seal and how old is your engine installation? The faces do not last for ever and on an older installation the mounts can compress ever so slightly throwing un even pressure on the seal if the alignment has not been checked for a long time. If you want to do an in water inspection hop over the side armed with some blue tack or plasticine to seal around the shaft, then you can pull the seal back to have a look at it
  19. Alex Foster was probably selling SL products from the time he opened shop😃
  20. Agree about Taylor developing it, no record if it was developed independently or on behalf of Simpson Lawrence who manufactured it from the 30's onwards. Simpson Lawrence were established 1908 per https://archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk/data/gb248-ugc075#:~:text=Simpson-Lawrence was started in,private limited company in 1937 .&text=The company was already involved,Britain joined the Common Market.
  21. Simpson Lawrence developed both the CQR and the Delta, they were subsequently bought out by Lewmar. Just about everything Manson's have ever produced has been a copy of someone else's design. By the way the story of the Spade (from Adrian Faulkner) was that Alain was making a copy of a Delta for the boat he was building but realised it would work better with the fluke inverted, so the Spade in essence is an "inside out" Delta. I am well aware of KM's views on the Rocna, I also have Peter Smith's first hand advice about its history over the years and KM's involvement. When the Manson copy
  22. That's not correct, Manson's just copied the CQR, they never had any licence from Simpson Lawrence. Same as the way they copied the Rocna
  23. A genuine CQR, made in Scotland from drop forged steel will have "CQR" and its weight in lbs on the shank. If it is an Australian made Trevco, unshackle it and throw it in the scrap metal bin, they are an even worse copy than the Manson, they are very reluctant to set. Peter Smith has written a bit of history on the traditional (old) anchors https://www.petersmith.net.nz/boat-anchors/old-generation-anchors.php
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