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I have not used it but I asume that most of the Fiji weather map info is provided in the IAC Fleet code reports, available from Saildocs or Yotreps. I see OpenCPN has a plug in to translate this data. Useful info when at sea.

Interesting situation over the next 7 days to reach NZ. If you were in Tonga I think that is where you should be staying with the low to the east of NZ and the SWly's coming off the advancing high. From New Cal a strategy could be keep to the west and advance down the back of the high as it progresses across the Tasman & NZ. Might be some motoring required Weather sites I check Predictwind Metservice MetVUW Marine weather BOM (Australia) any others of note people have used?

The weather forecasts these days give a good indication of what you are likely to encounter heading north from NZ, perhaps a little less so for the return trip, but overall allow an informed decision. Max" went to Fiji early July and came back mid August (not the preferred times) and had the odd bumpy day on both trips but no problems. "Katariana" has just arrived from New Cal via Norfolk Is - they motored almost the whole way from Norfolk to Auckland Yet in other years boats have experienced dreadful conditions voyaging in these same times.

in days gone by the rubber sealing strip was called Claytonrite, used by most fizz boat and tráiler sailer (and caravan) manufacturers. One problem is the window could pop out under pressure ie a decent wave landing on it or in the case of a TS, a knock down. Not sure who supplies it these days, good places to try would be http://www.rubbermark.co.nz/ or http://www.retwine.co.nz/index.php

another option is Clive Brown at Cule hatches, http://www.culehatches.co.nz/ if you are in the far north SeaMac in Whangarei also do them

useful article on pump rebuild http://www.oceannavigator.com/March-April-2012/Engine-seawater-pump-rebuild/ I understand that the pumps Johnson supply to Yanmar are a unique OEM design for Yanmar, ie there is no Johnson equivalent, no doubt to protect Yanmar parts sales.

try these guys http://www.seamac.co.nz/

more on the Wartsila max power & torque occurs at 102 rpm (and you thought Gardners were slow) the engine is a 2 stroke

Wheels, you are right about Green Grenade perhaps being unfair (it certainly applied to alot of the 2003T engines), but I did say "perception" The D2 series Volvos are all supplied by the Perkins/Shibaura JV, Perkins being owned by Caterpillar. That Green paint sure must be expensive..

Market perception Lombardini - a what? Volvo - Green grenade Nanni - ok (but not well known in NZ) Yanmar - best choice

Have a read of this and especially the links at the bottom http://www.bayofislandsmarina.co.nz/biosecurity-marine-pests/ more ticket clipping...

this will be interesting to watch http://www.tradeonlytoday.com/2015/09/gunboat-international-sues-chinese-boatyard/ appears for all the millions they charge Gunboat did not have any on site supervisión. Paul Hakes (ex Wellington) is listed on HYM's site as Company President

The Tino Rawa trust is running an exhibition showcasing Des' designs 3-4 October. http://www.tinorawatrust.co.nz/TinoRawa_Trust/Des_Townson.html should be very interesting

unfortunately not so (from UK gov website): Goods you can’t get a refund for You can’t get a VAT refund for: mail order goods, including internet sales goods you’ve already used in the EU, such as perfume service charges, eg hotel bills new or used cars goods worth more than £600 exported for business purposes goods to be exported as freight goods that need an export licence (except antiques) unmounted gemstones gold over 125g, 2.75 troy ounces or 10 tolas a boat you plan to sail to a destination outside the EU

Hi Romany, you will have a bolted on lead keel, highly unlikely it is glassed, no point. Some epoxy bog should fix the keel problem, depending on how hard you hit it may be worth checking the keel floors to make sure there was no movement.

Be cautious with vinyl headliners, most are very flammable, especially the foam backed stuff.

sorry to be the downer, but the ATO have SD's scheme covered, with very prescriptive regulations - GST refund is for "new" boats only - no more than 12 mths old and rules about usage, mods, on-selling etc. One other "surprise", a friend recently bought a power cat in QLD to be delivered to NZ, and he could not find a surveyor there. Apparently they do not want to know pleasure boats because there is no money in them but large potential liabilities. Cabrinha - are you sure you cannot find want you want in NZ? Australian market is way overpriced and you would take both the FOREX & GST hi

If the yacht was built in Australia I do not believe duty is applicable (CER agreement). You will not get an Australian GST refund exporting a used ítem, be it car, motorbike boat etc, from the ATO. They have no interest in taxes you might have to pay elsewhere

Hi Matt, I currently have a Standard Horizon CPF300i Plotter/Sounder. It has NMEA 0183 inputs (3) and outputs (4) and can also take a video feed, which I guess could be used as a second screen from a Laptop

What do people think about the pro's and con's of integrating AIS (and other electronics for that matter) as against stand alone eg from Vesper's range standalone: Watchmate 850 and Vision integrated: XB-8000 The obvious pro for integration is potentially being able to display all info (chart/radar/AIS)on a single screen, the con being if that screen goes down you have nothing. Other thoughts??

just a comment on terminology, the AIS units used in maritime are "Tranceivers". They are transmitting continuously. A Transponder, as used in aviation, only transmits in response to an incoming signal. Even the Vesper site is incorrect in this respect Some AIS units can also transmit additional data when "queried", but this is a secondary function. Re radar reflectors, most are a waste of time and weight aloft, something like this is better option (in addition to an AIS transceiver) http://www.sea-me.co.uk/

Both would be good value, with a focus on the first(prep) to avoid the situation of the second (abandonment)

the AIS VHF signal is at a higher frequency than the marine VHF cannel and hence a standard VHF aerial may not perform well for AIS. Options are a second dedicated AIS aerial or this aerial from Vesper (manufactured by Pacific Aerials) - I fitted one for "future proofing" http://www.vespermarine.com/antennas-splitters/shared-ais-antenna.html/

an excellent evening Matt, thanks for the effort in preparing and giving the presentation. Look forward to the next one Alan

For me the most important thing is not to go overboard in the first place. In an offshore shorthanded situation the chances of a. being found and b. being recovered are not good. Remember super experienced guys like Rob James and Eric Tabarly, even when crew found them they could not get them onto the boat.