Steve Pope

A few years ago I had a german on board who had fished all over the world, he had 4 $40.00 lures that you could set for depth etc. 3 never made it back to the surface, Big Kingi's? last one was a big shark that he managed to get to the boat, I cut the line, far to big to attempt to land. expensive for him, but he had a smile a mile wide!!

Of course whatever you catch you may have to share it with Opha

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Alluminium Indium is good for both.

I got hit by a Tongan " health inspector " in Nukualofa, he wasn't keen to give a receipt, just a scribble on a piece of paper, The only time it happened to me.

I generally do it on an aged R60/6, optional wide bars, and trials type tyres worked very well, unfortunately they (the dual purpose trials tyres) seem to have gone the way of the Dodo, had a mate on a mid 80's R80RT he definitely struggled with the narrow bars and road tyres but still managed to do 2 BMW safari's on the same bike. (R90 type fairing, not the barn door RT one) Currently rebuilding an 83 R80GS I'm sure I will enjoy the ST James / Rainbow / Molesworth even more!

No argument with any of that.

Yeah Wellsford is in auckland catchment, and they hate it. Cheaper prices are because of Gull self service on the way up the hill on the left. Maungaturoto 93 is $2.09. Interestingly Marsden point refinery can't be much more than 3 or 4 metres above high tide, nobody seems concerned re the future tidal increases. NZ fuel storage is well below the recommended minimum, with only days supply and not the several weeks supply that is supposed to be the minimum amount held. I would supply figures, if I could remember where I saw them.

The Marsden point refinery consortium is contemplating closing up shop and only becoming a storage depot, Given that Muldoons proposed fuel security project in the mid 1980's, that upgrade must be near, or past its use by date this may actually happen. What happens to prices then is anybodies guess.

After using the old yellow pvc type (definitely waterproof except for the sleeves. I have tried Gill, I'm on the 2nd set as the first was replaced by Gill after leaking badly during the 1st seasons use. Burnsco didn't want to know, no warranty, they said. I contacted Gill Direct and after sending photos they replaced the jacket and pants. +++ for Gill. My wifes suit was of the same vintage , but has, over time, had little use has now shed most of the "rubber"? coating inside the material, she leaves a trail of white particles wherever she goes. So it has become useless also (the jacket, no

Molesworth is a good easy ride, hardest part is stopping to open and close gates.but to complete the circuit ride back up the St James / Rainbow road definitely a bit more challenging but not hard, mind the sandflies at lake Tennyson,. St Arnaud to Hanmer, via the Rainbow, Hanmer to the SH1 turn off south of Blenheim via the Molesworth. There was a time when the ST J / Rainbow was open year round, now Doc. has control it is Christmas to Easter, You can book to go through when it / they are closed but you have to "buy" a key.

Rowing is an approved activity

Most wetness will be rain etc. unless you are pooped. TP32 or any of the others will work ok in the wet, the cover recommendation was given to me by a fellow who had lost 2 to moisture, made sense to me.

Bit difficult, when you are on the piles. Maybe a dinghy row could be considered an extension of the land??? 😉

Heaps more power than you need for working a trim tab. But as they say use what you have got. The TP32 can suffer from water getting into where you don't want it. A cover with a clear over the control buttons solves that & a collar around the shaft that can be tightened enough with a draw string to semi water proof it. If I remember correctly you will have to set it up so the tab turns the correct way, which is the opposite to using it directly to the tiller.

The "marine traffic" site show quite a few cruisers on the milk run around French Polynesia and several heading further west. I would expect that the cruisers would actually be more at risk of Covid 19 from the islanders than the other way round.

Did someone leave you with some first time calvers, or perhaps ones that a stray bull got to earlier than they should?

Surely vets are in the essential category??? Kme, I would send an invoice for the cow and calf to the police commissioner + the vets bill as you will probably get one of those as well.

Sulphur point.

apparently gates are chained?!

I have a bank of 4 x T105 Trojan 6v batteries, unfortunately 1 has a dying cell, (gobbling up water) the other 3 are testing ok. Does anyone in the Whangarei area have an old (er) one 5years + years old that still has all cells working that I can swop out for the dying one. Given the current situation (not being able to use the boat ) I would like to keep the other 3 alive for a while yet.

House boat on the Kaipara?

That is a risk you take, after all life is a risk, we are always only 1 breath away from not being here

I've always said, and practiced, that I am responsible for myself when I am out sailing, I don't wish to rely or risk anyone else in the choices I make. Unfortunately with our dumbing down of self reliance and common sense, many folk just don't have the ability of thinking things through and having the belief in themselves to to be able to cope. Re' the campervans for many that is their current home, they have nowhere to go, with camping grounds etc. being closed, Visitors with flights being constantly cancelled etc., everything is an evolving situation, decisions made yesterday with the

You are still allowed to go to the supermarket, B.o.I. anchor off the treaty grounds, dinghy to the pahia side of the bridge, short walk to Countdown and back. The only person you will be putting in danger is yourself, as long as you have been isolated onboard for the prescribed 14 days. Of course then you will need another 14 days to see if the restocking trip has exposed you.