Steve Pope
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I have an Aries around somewhere, I'll dig it out if your interested.
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Gaucho probably is a suitable craft to sail across the world, "if" it is sound condition. There are so many parts of a yacht that don't show their condition until tested. A storm is generally where they will show up and that is the last place you want that to happen. There are quite a range of yachts (similar to Gaucho) already in NZ on the local market for considerably less than eu78.000. Recently a Roberts 43 (steel, in very good condition) sold for around $80.000 NZd. Most yachts that are being imported from Europe are what I call AWB's (all white boats) Benetau's, Bavaria's, Jenneau's etc. etc. mostly they are from charter fleets, being sold at the end of their economic charter life, and are priced accordingly.
You may find that with covid the "yacht" market in Europe will / is collapsing, with a lot of sound "Ocean going" yachts available at much better prices than Gaucho and you will be able to afford your own perhaps? Go to Lemmer and talk to the local sailors, (not the brokers) they will know the market and in which direction the prices are going.
Good luck in your quest, if you don't try, you don't get!
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leases website is probably "Legaseas" web site. well worth a gander.
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Sandspit YC is a bit further North, they have mixed class / cruising, races and the bonus of Kawau bay area to practice in.
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1 hour ago, Black Panther said:
Speny cyclone bola on a variant at Kawau. No headroom. Angela came back pregnant. Very dangerous boat 😀
I guess your daughter is a Variant on a theme?
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Raced on variant back in the 70's, sailed extremely well and often surprised larger yachts with its ability, It was a fin keel, not twin keels.
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38 minutes ago, erice said:
are we talking the water pipe from the waikato here
or the power-lines from the south island?
I'll leave that to your imagination.
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unfortunately the pipeline North just isn't big enough to move all the extra capacity to Jaffa land. Huge dollars to upgrade said pipe.
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In the past it hasn't been very hard to get a year extension, maintenance, waiting for parts etc. Only works once though.
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There is a very ubiquitous alloy extrusion used on caravans and anything that needs a bolt rope attachment, generally pop riveted. ( Ullrich NZ ) extrusion light Awning rail UA1430. Double sided awning rail UA1406. Numbers may be the same in France / Switzerland or will have a European equivalent No.
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BP have a look on Noonsite, under places that are open now to cruisers Fiji is included, A clear test before sailing and a 14 day journey, once they clear you (only entry point is Denarau) you are free to visit all the Fijian islands.
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! couple I know cleared for Aus, kiwi's with Aus citizenship, they checked both ends and were told no problem. BP I think you are overthinking it, you've got 4 1/2 months away, if you leave soonish. That's is if your plan is to return to NZ next summer, otherwise carry on, You can always bolt for home if the situation changes for the worse. Fiji is open!
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I have seen alloy fittings that take a bolt rope riveted onto either side of the boom, the tent, with a bolt rope sewn in can be rolled up against the boom when not in use, or removed altogether for passage making. much more controllable than being draped over the boom and keeps it clear of lazy jacks if you are using them
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2 hours ago, wheels said:
Biased views, just like Racism come about from ignorance. Biased views of the Gvt or Police or whomever comes about in exactly the same way.
Maybe the evidence was tampered with. Maybe it wasn't. We don't know and we should not jump to silly conclusions based on the past. That is paranoia.
Yes we need to use the past to learn from and one can only hope that we have used those past situations and have seen improvements. If we don't, then we are no different than the idiots in the US that believe they have the right to own assault rifles to protect themselves against their Gvt.
The SW evidence situation needs to be worked out in court. If you understand how hard it would have been to tamper with that particular evidence, and if it did in fact happen that way, then we have to consider a situation of extreme conspiracy and an operation of the calibre that one would expect from an SAS secret raid. I consider that scenario as the least likely. But I could more easily believe incompetence due to lack of skill and procedures in a Forensic lab back in those days.Not bias as such, just based on observations of previous and current police practises. they have their share of the good, bad and the indifferent. Pope thought he was destined for greatness, SW in jail was a feather in his cap, (he thought) try as he might, he never made it to the top???? maybe his superiors knew or saw something that wouldn't have done the image any good. They are very sensitive about that image, see Wally Haumaha, ask Louise Nicolas, the late Peter Ellis, David Bain, SW, Rex Haig, etc. etc. One can only hope the new commissioner is their is a new broom, just in the door who will give us reason to see things differently. A huge job and not for the faint hearted, after all the current police culture takes no prisoners. Civilians excluded.
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2 hairs, 2 cartridge cases, same result, 20 years down the tubes, all done by the largest armed gang in NZ, the fact there are some good cops in there doesn't alter the result. Oh, and we pay them as well!
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China makes good stuff, China makes crap stuff, we are generally burn't by the NZ based importers buying cheap and our desire / need for a bargain. It is a re-run of Japan in the 1950's, 20 years later they dominated almost every manufactured item imported here, made with quality and precision that Britain, America, Europe etc. could only dream of. Now China is the new girl on the block. She certainly doesn't fit most NZers ideas on freedom of thought, religion, etc. But that doesn't seem to trouble them and / or those in Business and the NZ Government doing trade deals etc.
Our down side is that the Chinese plan 100 + years ahead, we struggle with a 6 to 9 year political cycle and very limited longer term view. Unless we find a way to exist outside the market economy that relies on endless (unsustainable) consumption? Hmmmmmmmmm!
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Don't know if you have starlings in your neck of the woods, but they "love" stack packs, of course as well as sail cover that allow them entry, a 25mm hole is enough for them to make themselves at home. I have eyelets that allow me to lace the ends up, saves looking at shitty sails all day.
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Good Info.
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On 11/09/2014 at 11:05 AM, marinheiro said:
there is a guy in Australia doing solid looking Kubota marinisations
http://wm-diesel.com/ could be worth talking to.
There is also Beta Marine out of UK who lean towrds replacement (rather than OEM) engines and are prepared to make custom mounts
Diecon in Aus did (does?) Kubota conversions, using 2nd hand (low hours) motors. I have one fitted in Fiji in the late 1990's still going strong, normal maintenance apart from replacing the starter motor.
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Kubota Tractor parts will do any of the non marine functions, Norwards are the Kubota importer.
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He did it and with a bit of help he made it ashore. There is a long line of folk who have done stuff without the blink of an eye that would have frightened the pantys of lots of other folk. And as IT says, if you don't know, then it really isn't a problem. life's a risk!
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Gun shot would have been through and through, exit wound? BF were you there? was the Vet there? Maybe it was an inflatable fighting back? or are they just opinions based on minimal information? As is mine.
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I gather that is sand stirred up at the base of the picture, what state of the tide was that pic taken??
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