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a hint on "increasing" your holding tank capacity and reducing the likelihood of a blocked toilet - do as is done in Sth America and parts of Asia and put the loo paper in a separate container for later disposal. Reduces pollution in the sea as well

good luck - trying to get anyone to do anything this close to christmas who is not already booked in is well nigh impossible. Why not a DIY installation, forget about the electric toilet for now, buy say a bulkhead mounted tank from one of the "swindleries" and run the discharge pipe from the toilet straight to this (no Y valve) and then it can gravity drain thru the existing skin fitting. You will need a vent which can be run to your anchor locker Hint - gentle use of a heat gun is the best way to soften the sanitation hose to get it over fittings.

dkd, just curious - when you are motoring do you have port & starboard lights below the steaming light?

That's an impressive looking SS tree! Speaking of BBQs, anyone have any experience/knowledge of these from Challenge/Marvel http://www.marvel.net.nz/details.php?product_id=17 c.f the Kiwi Sizzler a little smaller and a lot lighter...

as a minimum the water heater must have a "Room Sealed" rating, this is more than just adding a flue to an existing unit. My Rinnai was adjacent to the stove which has a shared extractor hood/fan over it but I was told this was not acceptable.

I think this answers IT's first question http://www.energysafety.govt.nz/consumer/safety-alerts/portable-showers the head is the worst location of the lot because the heater is consuming oxygen and emitting CO in a very small space. Interior califonts were banned in USA and Europe a long time ago Re second question, I would suggest very very few. Prior to my next insurance renewal with Vero, due to my yacht's age I have to submit a condition report. One of the questions is "LPG - Installation to NZ Standards"

I am going thru an upgrade of my gas installation and trying to get a clear understanding of the requirements is not easy. Unfortunately I have not as yet been able to get my hands on the standard ie too mean to buy it! The prevailing standard for marine LPG installations is AS/NZS 5601.2 2013 Couple of interesting links here (nothing similar from NZ) http://www.esv.vic.gov.au/Portals/0/Gas%20Professionals/Files/ESV%20-%20ASNZS5601_Road%20show_presentation_2014.pdf and https://www.dnrm.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/238636/standards-gas-installations-caravans-boats.pdf My underst

121 still makes up hoses, just bought a new set there for my boat, they do not typically work on stoves, hence my suggesting the "tricky plumber"

Stainless Fittings ( Fred Andrews) can fix alot of stoves, not limited to just their own Mariner

nothing wrong with the mast as designed by Farr - Farr's design would have specified mast stiffness characteristics and safe working loads for standing and running rigging and deck fittings, just as he did for my yacht's design. The problem (devil is always in the detail) was the selected Navtec system (by Blake, supplied by Terry Gillespie) which included bending solid rod rigging around the spreader tips with a sleeve around the outside. You would think no one had ever heard of fatigue before. There were questions about this when Ceramco was first rigged in Auckland. On arrival for the star

I have just returned from Brasil and the economy there is totally stuffed. There is no money left in the government coffers for anything. Price of power has doubled in a couple of years, people cannot afford basic food items, car manufacturers have had production lines stopped for months, many many people out of work, official inflation running at 10% which means real inflation is whole lot more. The Soccer World Cup and Olympics were bought by Lula (previous corrupt president) during the good times and as usual the politicians and the construction contractors have managed to siphon off a good

looks like they want to attract more visitors: http://indonesia.travel/news/detail/2041/indonesia-opens-its-extensive-seas-for-yachts-to-explore-wonderful-indonesia per Singapore, compulsory AIS

Hi Sow, wish you all the best with your choice. One final suggestion, you need to be diligent with preventative maintenance for those stern legs, which means hauling out every 6 mths for a cleaning, inspection and service. If you are reasonably adept mechanically you can do this yourself. Do this and you will ward off alot of the typical problems. cheers

Wheels, thanks for your kind words. I have a fair knowledge of the boats around since the 70's but certainly not in the same league as Harold Kidd on older boats - there are certainly some interesting exchanges on the Waitemata Woodies site about the history of boats. Also John Mac Farlane has alot of info about more recent boats. My biggest info source is my pile of old NZ boating magazines (Sea Spray, Boating World, & BNZ) going back to the early 70's. I like both sail & power boats (anything that floats really), hence the interest on the power side, also being an engineer have tha

another couple of thoughts for you http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/boats-marine/motorboats/auction-974419391.htm these started off as the Vindex 3000 (they are 30' LOD) built by John Senior and generally stern drive equipped, then Formula picked up the moulds and sold them as the Formula 33 fitted with shaft drives, and over the last 10 yrs Superior Boats have been building them (and receiving dishonorable mention in Jim Young's book because they refuse to pay him royalties), generally fitted with shaft drive. This particular boat is rather over priced. and http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/

by the way, be aware that any of the launches mentioned above will be down to displacement speeds if you are pushing into 1m seas and they are close together.

Sow, those are old engines and as mentioned those big anodes, sorry stern legs are a concern, and the fuel figures you have been given are a little optimistic, my database says you will burning 40-45 lph to achieve 19 kts. Interesting the mention of Libertys, one of Frank's best launches, their hull shape is in fact very similar to the Vindex, entry is a bit finer, but same twisted plane form and pretty flat deadrise, maybe 10 deg at the stern. The Liberty, if built to plan did not need so much power, 200hp would give 15 cruise/19 flatout, but like all planing hulls do not like weight. Best

The Vindex 350 was built by Noblecraft/Ian Waters between ~1984 and 1990. They were a GRP versión (foam sándwich construction) of Jim's Vindex 34, which were built in timber (some Cedar Core. other's diagonal) from about 1980 owards by Ewen Guy and others. The standard power train was a single Volvo 40 series stern drive (startting with the 165later 200's) , some were fitted with twin stern drives and there was the occasional shaft drive, mostly Volvos. They were pretty light particularly with a stern drive. There were a copule fitted with BMW stern drives, if these are still around run away!

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/boats-marine/motorboats/auction-979449770.htm looks like there are a couple of keen people.....

Probably easiest to contact the guys at BBS in Auckland, they could send it to you in a cardboard tube. 2mm might be a challenge, thicker than veneer, bit of a challenge to cut as a batten

It's going to get worse http://www.maritimenz.govt.nz/Commercial/Ship-registration/Ship-registration-fees-Part-B.asp fees increasing about 10% p.a

do not know them, but looking at the price they are v cheap, even for a Chinese import. How about NZ manufactured such as one of these: http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/boats-marine/dinghies-rowboats/inflatable/auction-919104490.htm He has a range of sizes available.

I understand more than 60% of berths at Westhaven are occupied by renters, and looking around the greater Auckland área, the only marina charging a higher monthly rental appears to be Orakei. So unsure about the claim "priced at about the average level", at least in the case of rentals.

Probably about the only useful thing he has ever done - Labour's D Cunliffe is making some noise about this, see http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/political/287564/maritime-nz-investigated and September's Professional Skipper mag has a lengthy article about MNZ's extortionate fees. It cost me over $400 to have the change of engine recorded on my registration!

Everyone who knows Murray, knows his modus-operandi and that is the "price" you pay. As has been noted above several times the end result is worth it. Just hope my mainsail (the one covering almost the whole loft floor) is ready when I get back to NZ in a couple of weeks........