marinheiro

same at Sandspit

The yacht was subsequently sold thru a broker.

Ref the Iridium GO, you really need to install the fixed aerial, cable and mount, this is US$425 (or a few dollars less if you cobble together the equivalent pieces from Amazon) https://www.satphonestore.com/tech-browsing/iridium-nav/iridium-go/accessories/satstation-marine-package-for-iridium-go.html compared with a "Marine Package" (GO and the aerial set) for US$999, same price whether you buy from Predictwind or the likes of Satphonestore, all prices +gst. https://www.predictwind.com/iridium-go/ Used GO's on EBAY are around US$400. Given the GO's are a bit fragile (the

being in your marina or a very sheltered bay over the next couple of days would be a good idea - for the Hauraki Gulf Sunday: Northerly 20 knots rising to 25 knots gusting 35 knots early afternoon, to 30 knots gusting 40 knots late afternoon, and to 35 knots gusting 45 knots in the evening. Sea becoming very rough in the evening. Cloudy periods and isolated showers, then poor visibility in rain at night. Monday: Northerly 35 knots gusting 45 knots easing to northwest 25 knots gusting 35 knots early morning and changing westerly 30 knots gusting 40 knots late morning. Very rough sea e

that number is consistent with a NZ part A registration, ON for official number + 6 digits

Also need to check you have the battery capacity to feed the inverter, a 1200W microwave with conversion inefficiencies can draw ~ 150amps at 12V. Cabling is expensive, even at trade the cost for 70mm2 cable on my installation was eye watering.

I suggest having a talk to Mike Rees first, he will tell you what a new keel would cost and if that does not make you gulp too much then you could pursue the idea further.

I heard Hawk was cruising around Kawau Bay area yesterday checking who is out/on board. Deodar is currently on hardstand

and no sign of any tugs?

Panama to NZ is around 6500 -7000 NM depending on route. 42 days - that is one fast Cav 32?

"the perilous journey all the way back to New Zealand" - on the Coconut Milk Run ? Typical media cr*p Biggest problem would be having to provision the boat to sail from Panama (if they can get a transit) directly to NZ as all Pacific Is have closed their borders.

Zindabar(?) I think, normally moored on Mahurangi

Sandspit waived this quarter's fee, but then we have a large capital fund which berth holders contribute to and the waiver will effectively be funded from that it

I heard they are having a re think about possibly renewing licences. Reason being they need funding for the pile area extension and if they do not sell licences then they will have to find the money somewhere else - which council does not have due to the huge blow out on the City Rail Link.

we are still receiving the last back orders for our business - air freighted out of Brazil. DHL and customs are still working pretty much as normal, just that most of DHL's office staff are working from home

Just for clarity Bailey's are brokers, their marine policies are usually with Vero for coastal boats

Sailing NZ, I note your initial post talked about "fast" "liveaboard" and "offshore". These are quite diverse requirements and you need to have a think about how you weight each of the 3. What are you thinking in terms of liveaboard and offshore? If it is just gulf cruising and an occasional winter circuit of the islands for 5-6 mths, which is really "camping on board", then a lighter production yacht is ok (altho none of the European AWB's do much for me). But if you are thinking serious offshore miles and full time liveaboard then the reality is you will be carrying alot of stuff and n

curious to know which marina asked you this? There is a concerning trend of the marinas inventing all sort of rules that are not actually legal requirements. They are correct to ask for an EWOF because that is the law and they are responsible for you connecting to the power supply, but a gas certificate?

just to clarify this subject a bit more, if you are having work done on an existing installation then only the work performed must comply with the current regs. It does not trigger a requirement to upgrade the complete installation to the new regs. If a Gas Fitter makes this claim ask him to show you where in the regulations this is stated. Obviously if something is intrinsically unsafe eg a gas locker that does not drain overboard at all, then it will need to be addressed.

There are 2 versions, the original Kiwi Breeze, Polly and others at 12m, and then the stretched version at 13m, Business First and the one on trademe (rather overpriced in my view)

Finding that headroom will be a bit of a challenge, you will need to look for a heavier displacement yacht. Mull/Chico 40 perhaps, or if you can stretch the length Cav/Davidson 45 centre cockpit

Actually it was worse with the Kahawai, they were sold to Australia to use as bait for the cray fishing industry!

Jotun would have to be to be the worst antifouling ever made. Of the conventional products I am still hearing good reports about Altex No 5 and from one user of Micron AP. As has been discussed previously Micron 66 used to be the gold standard, but Micron 77 is no where near as effective. Good to hear that Fish is happy with Copper Coat, as I have heard first hand from quite a few unhappy users. Common feedback seems to be it is good for about 3 years and thereafter not very effective. Maybe they have changed their brew over time

The Duo Charge is a bit more than a fancy VSR, you could say it is a combination of a VSR and a Blocking Diode as it does not allow a reverse flow of current from the recipient battery, important in my case to keep the start battery fully charged.

another option is one of these http://www.balmar.net/products/digital-duo-charge/ I have 3 battery banks and 2 alternators. The house bank has a separate large frame alternator. The regular engine alternator is set up to feed the "winch" battery (anchor and halyard winches). This Duo Charger then charges the start battery from the winch battery.