CarpeDiem

Looks good! You could choose a durepox xtreme clear instead of a poly u. I just did my carbon spin pole with it. When I redo the tiller I will swap out the polyu for the durepox now that I am familiar with it. Burnsco have the high performance clear which isn't as good as the xtreme but it's still pretty good. you'll need to get the xtreme from Resene Automotive. It's got rock solid uv protection.

I did 3 coats of west 207 clear followed by a couple of international 2 pack polyurethane coats for the uv protection. The epoxy gives the depth and the look of 12 coats.

Lemon juice and baking soda into a toothpaste like consistency. Wax on, wax off. Or Brasso if you want to go down the chemical path. Then finish it with a metal lacquer like protectaclear.

Thanks for posting this @Island Time Some obvious challenges: Starting batteries used for propulsion engine starting shall be installed so that the battery terminals are higher that the terminals of the engine starting motor. I will have to move my start batteries to the quarter-berth... A vent system or other means shall be provided to discharge gas released by the battery to the exterior of the vessel, with an outlet from the highest point of the battery compartment or locker and rising continuously to open air with bends of not more than 45°. The battery ventilation sy

Yes it is cited in legislation for Martime Rules Part 40. Maritime Rules are administered by Maritime NZ and apply to commercial vessels. Recreational/pleasure craft are covered by the ESR 2010 The ESR: cites the 2008 version of the standard is administered by Worksafe NZ does not apply unless the vessel has a connectable power-supply But I will reiterate inspectors can choose which standard they want to comply with, so long as they are complying with the 2008 standard at a minimum. In my time doing this as DIY for a handful of boats I have used two inspec

It will be the AU and NZ standard when ratified. However it has to also be cited in legislation to become a legal requirement. Currently NZ legislation cites no standards for recreational vessels UNLESS that vessel has a CONNECTABLE POWER SUPPLY. (Fundamentally for most boaties that means an EWOF). The current cited version for an EWOF is the 2008 version of the standards. However any inspector can choose to align with any standard they want... They operate independently and only have to comply with the 2008 standard which means they can choose to comply with the 2025 st

Thank you for clarifying that “no anchoring” doesn’t apply if you’re in an emergency. I’m sure the entire boating community was waiting for that revelation and incredible insight. Next you’ll be telling us that “no stopping” signs on the motorway don’t apply when your car catches fire. The “unless you can’t safely make an alternative anchorage” line is literally the same safety clause on every no-anchoring area in New Zealand and everywhere else on the planet. It’s not a loophole, it’s just the bit of common sense that stops people from sinking. Red means no anchoring. Explainin

We have a couple of these from the alloy pole before we went carbon, will still be in 25 year old perfect working order.

We’ve been really lucky on Carpe Diem with the people who have come through. Our other skipper is just 21 - she first joined the crew via a Facebook post when she was 19, and she now leads women’s series and women’s day out racing (I’m not even involved in those, they just happen). We also have a 14-year-old on board who’s already an amazing sailor. Even when racing was cancelled on Sunday, six of the crew turned up to do boat chores together, and afterwards we ended up at Squadron for a late lunch (after failing to get parking at Swashbucklers in the rain!). We used to race with 6 m

Where it's registered is irrelevant. They don't care about that for tax purposes. Only the owner, and the tax paid status matter. There's various ways to prove tax paid depending on how you acquired the boat. That said you probably don't want to be changing your country of registration while out of NZ - that could cause a cluster-f and result in boat arrest on arrival.

It's always been the legislation since GST was introduced. Customs just weren't very good at it... Now with portable computers they are on to it. My first experience with this double tax was 2003.

No. You can't claim back Gst on used goods. For boats to be a tax free export the vessel has to be bonafide unused with the exception of sea trials. Kick was a well raced boat after she launched.

YNZ is irrelevant, although could be used to show history along with other receipts such as marina fees, insurance etc for evidence of historic ownership at time of registration if for any reason you needed to prove "ownership" if it was ever challenged... Your registration papers are official they have your name against them as the owner if it's not you then it's the company or trust. The Tax paid status of the vessel is independent of the registration and is tied to the owner. When you leave NZ the vessel is fundamentally exported as goods. This doesn't mean you get a gst r

Yep. Been through it with a friend. Not my vessel but I was along for the ride. Pretty straight forward actually... It's pretty well documented on the MNZ website and works just like it.

Yep. 100% The yacht is exported when you sail out. You're taking it with you so it's exported. When you import it again as the owner who exported it. You get a duty exemption as you are returning with a vessel that you exported. If you traveled overseas, purchased the vessel, when you return duty is payable. When I say "duty" I mean import taxes of all kinds. These might vary depending on what's already been paid on the boat. Where it was built, if it's been imported before. But GST is always payable. There's a few documented examples on this forum actually. Search up Ki

Yes. It's about where the transaction took place. You are importing the boat for the first time as a new owner so duty is payable. If you want to avoid this you need to get the original exporting owner to import it and then make the transaction occur in NZ. The exporting owner has to of course be able to re-import duty free which they won't be able to do if there intention is to avoid duty on resale. If they import it and sail it for 6 months then sell it to you that would be OK. Otherwise it's tax avoidance.

The bill is for children of 15 years or under right?

https://www.maritimenz.govt.nz/media/oihhxohj/nz-safer-boating-forum-lifejacket-position-statement.pdf nz-safer-boating-forum-lifejacket-position-statement.pdf I don’t think this qualifies as a 'dumb rule.' Yes, it’s inconvenient—but then so is not being able to check my phone at a red light with the handbrake on. Does the inconvenience exist to serve a greater safety purpose?

Conservation of Energy. PMA is substantially better at converting mechanical energy to electrical than it's Coil counterpart. But efficiency does not equal control. Horses for courses...

PMA is considerably more efficient than Coil. ~90% vs ~60%. PMA cannot regulate voltage in an automotive set up without external electronics such as MPPT or DC/DC... Coil based alternators can adjust really fast to load changes and rpm changes. PMA cannot. PMA is like the "baseload" on an electrical system while coil can instantly manage the spikes while holding the voltage. Replacing a coil alternator with a PMA would need careful electrical engineering.

That seems to be a pretty crappy alternator. And the Balmar one later in the video is equally disappointing... My factory VP alternator has no problem outputting 95amps for 60-70 minutes. I have no external regulator, no conduit for cooled air... it's 100% stock. Yes I have the means to shut the alternator down when the Li-ion is fully charged, but that's to prevent overcharging of the Li-ion not to protect the alternator. The alternator just runs at max output using its built-in factory regulator.

And if they don't get caught in the heat exchanger they've gone overboard with the exhaust.

To reword what IT said, the issue is not enough salt water getting into your exhaust pipe to cool the exhaust gasses. The exhaust gasses are boiling the salt water so steam. The most common source of this issue is the exhaust mixer. But there's a few other things that can cause it too. 1. Remove and inspect the exhaust mixer This is fundamentally a consumable item. If the exhaust mixer is blocked up then it's realistically past it's use by date. They can be cleaned out but significant corrosion will have set in. I would replace it with a new stainless one. 2. Check the li

Call out to the SSANZ committee members tonight who attended the Redress Hearing. And those who no doubt contributed behind the scenes. For past redress hearings I have had to represented myself. SSANZ committee, summarized all redresses into one protest, submitted it and represented all vessels requesting redress with their supplied evidence. Wow! Saved time, for the also volunteer protest committee as they did not need to run four protests back to back!

We didn't rescue them. Coastguard took care of that. They capsized right in front of us, so of course we were first on station, it's what anyone would of done. We dropped the jib, and did laps around them while they recovered their grab bag and got themselves together and we ran the comms to Auckland Maritime for them. Drifting away from land they weren't in any danger, and after a while they requested we stand down and continue racing. Lots of boats came to their aid, Explore Racing who was out North, leading their division they came down dropped jib and main. Flying boat ju