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44 minutes ago, DrWatson said:
hmmmm, that might turn out quite tricky under a number of international treaties...
Preventing a citizen of another country from leaving yours (permanent resident) might be seen as arbitrary detention...
You can leave Australia if you're bona-fide leaving to live in another country permanently. I know a couple of Kiwis that have sold up and come home from Australia recently.
The law is designed to stop people leaving for a few days, a week, or a month and then returning and adding pressure to the quarantine facilities.
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2 hours ago, lateral said:
If you wanted wp harnesses with tinned cable and your load relay requirements all made up to plug n play you
may struggle here.
Even the base and the cases don't (readily) exist in NZ. Lots of places outside NZ selling kits and complete units. I visited, Jaycar, Repco, Supercheap and JA Russell. An auto-electrician in Wairau road said he can order one from Hella, but they have no stock in the country and it will be $90 ... I have ordered a box of 5 from AliExpress for NZD$7.29 - in the mean time I will fit a standard relay and wrap it in plastic tape. Probably overkill given the last relay lasted 10+ years
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42 minutes ago, lateral said:
Light duty, heavy duty, 12vdc or 23Ovac?
Heaps available, electrical wholesalers, autopart supply, Jaycar, Repco, JA Russell etc.
You may have to install in a waterproof housing to get IP68 performance and duct I/O's.
12v dc 30amp.
Maybe I am searching for the wrong thing? I can't find any on Jaycar or Repco.
Looking for something like: https://www.amazon.com/PACK-AMP-Waterproof-Relay-Harness/dp/B074QV54V1
Or any of the other million hits I get when typing 'waterproof relay' into Google
Edit: I found someone on trademe reselling the Aliexpress ones for a nice markup.
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Anyone know where to buy a waterproof / weatherproof relay and housing in NZ?
Lots online but not finding anything in NZ.
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1 hour ago, wheels said:
No nothing to worry about. Today it is just one of our common flu's that rounds our planet each year. Th H1N1 virus. The death/infection toll is what it took for the World back then to gain "Herd Immunity". And even with Herd Immunity, that did not mean that in the years after 1920 (when the pandemic officially ended) People no longer died from it. In fact it still kills the old and frail today.
The article (and some of the others it links) explain this.
The H1N1 of 1918 had an gene that was "exceptionally virulent". This 1918 variety of H1N1 is not in circulation today, has never had a vaccine created for it and we have no herd immunity to it. If it was to get out, there would be a mad rush to quarantine and develop a specific vaccine. The last most virulent h1n1 was 2009, it was not even as deadly or as contagious as the 1918 strain, but still caused worldwide carnage.
To quote the article:
"Oseltamivir (Tamiflu® or generic), has been shown to be effective against similar influenza A(H1N1) viruses and is expected to be effective against the 1918 H1N1 virus. Other antivirals (zanamivir, peramivir and baloxavir) have not been tested against this specific virus but are expected to also be effective."
I definitely don't read that, as a 100% gaurantee, that we're ready, if the Spanish flu variant made a come back. While there would be certainty that a vaccine would be forthcoming, I think there would be a lot more carnage.
We have not had a H1N1 as virulent as the 1918 since 1918. Not worried, just facinated that it's still there...
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4 hours ago, wheels said:
Not the only one to be wiped out.
The Spanish Flu killed (officially) over 50 million people around the World.What fascinates me, is that it is still out there, frozen in the permafrost, just waiting for climate change and an unexpected chance encounter with a friendly carrier.
The Deadliest Flu: The Complete Story of the Discovery and Reconstruction of the 1918 Pandemic Virus
Makes one wonder what else is waiting for us...
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1 hour ago, Fish said:
What is the detail with not being allowed to leave Oz? I hadn't heard that rule. Is it a blanket ban, or just you need to get a clear test first?
Australian citizens and permanent residents are not allowed to leave Australia unless granted a special exemption.
Visitors and others, with expiring visas are permitted to depart.
If you're a citizen but normally reside outside Australia (e.g., you're visiting family) then you'll get an exemption easily.
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8 hours ago, idlerboat said:
Not to nit pick....but I can get a 200amp AGM for $335 retail....
Can you please provide contact details for the retailer?
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1 hour ago, Grandbanks said:
I'd be interested, as a spare, do you still have it?
Gone sorry.
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16 minutes ago, Island Time said:
In the current situation this bit (in Orange) might come into effect though;
None of it applies because the Canadian position is that the NW Passage are Canadian Internal Waterways and therefore are not subject to Article 18 at all.
For them to deny Right of Passage under that clause they'd first have to accept that the nw passage was not an internal waterway. And that isn't going to happen...
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18 minutes ago, Steve said:
How strict are the marinas? 40 feet is a tad (19cm) over 12 metres.
Will they mind?
At Westhaven it seems to depend on if you stick out or not.
Just down from us there is a Hanse 415 which squeezes into a 12m. She comes in bow first because she'd literally be hard up against the marina if stern first. Dropping a string from the bow roller to the water and there's literally 2mm of clearance and less in a strong easterly.
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1 hour ago, 2flit said:
nice, great work... do you have a link to the entire document and a page citation if needed? Thank-you for the post
Well I now cannot find the link - lol - it was on the DOC website 😕 - it's not even showing up in Google.
Here are some other references - unfortunately not by NZ government:
Article 18: https://www.un.org/Depts/los/convention_agreements/texts/unclos/part2.htm
^^ The bottom three paragraphs of this are the exact same text that was in the PDF on the DOC website.
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1 hour ago, 2flit said:
Yes, but I think he is technically making a 'Landfall' if he is anchoring on Canadian soil.
QuoteI might tend to view this differently if he was making a non-stop passage, but because I have read that he is anchoring and if true, the guy is violating Canadian Law.
The right of innocent passage [...] must be continuous and expeditious, but includes stopping and anchoring in the course of ordinary navigation, or [...]
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That's taken from an NZ Government document in reference to foreign ships anchoring at the Kermadec Islands while exercising their right to innocent passage.
Surely dropping anchor, while waiting for the the wind to change direction to move a gazillion ton ice berg, would be considered 'ordinary navigation'?
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3 hours ago, Tamure said:
TBH, I dont really know what to say on here about him as I am a bit of a rebel about govt overreach but if some cruiser announces their intention to land on the one of the NZ's offshore sanctuary Islands Im pretty sure we would all be jumping up and down.
This is kind of comparing apples and oranges. The NW passage is not internationally recognised as Canadian internal waters and is not a land mass. NZ sanctuary islands are not a waterway connecting two regions and are an isolated land mass that provide no access to any other land mass.
A better analogy might be, would NZers be jumping up and down because a ship wanted to transit the Cook Strait on it's way from South America to Australia without permits/permission. And even that's not great because the Cook Strait is recognised as NZ terrority.
Would the boating community be upset, if Turkey decided, that due to Covid restrictions, the right of innocent passage no longer applied to the Bosporus Strait? (also not a good analogy because it has been officially recognised).
To help know "what to say" about Pete Smith and this transit, you have to form an educated opinion about Canada's legal claim to the NW passage and decide if the right to innocent passage does or does not apply to him.
Legal Article: The Northwest Passage - What is its status under the international law of the sea?
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9 minutes ago, vic008 said:
Mine is 2003 shaft drive. Can you replace with DI 30 engine/saildrive, and bolt my gearbox on the back instead. Googled VP engine bed adapter (hypothetical)
The D1-30 is not compatible with the 2003 gearbox. You'd purchase the D1-30 with Gearbox package and hopefully your shaft and prop will be compatible.
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1 hour ago, ballystick said:
The image in the article looks like a microchip with bling, that makes me a bit dubious as batteries tend to have fewer connections, or at least in series. May be parallel on a circuit board?
It's almost certainly an artistic impression.
Other atomic batteries look like that, so it's probably not an unreasonable impression... https://citylabs.net/products/
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3 hours ago, Kevin McCready said:
Link? But before you do please run it by your own BS filter using these guidelines:
Google "diamond battery".
This idea and the theory is not new, it has been around for a long time. NASA used a similar process for powering deep space probes.
I find it quite reasonable to believe that scientists would be working to miniaturise this tech and making discoveries along the way.
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1 hour ago, vic008 said:
Would like, if still available, that Next Step reg, thanks
Lol. I did reply to your PM on 16/Aug. Yes I still have it. Are PMs not working for you?
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On 16/08/2020 at 3:13 PM, Young Entertainer said:
dont suppose you kept the old one, i would be keen to "rent" it or buy the new one if you dont want it, i am going to replace with a new furler so looking for something to last until then
I do have it ... somewhere... it doesn't have the thread inserts, turns out those are another part, guess an engineering shop could insert these?? - the link above has them included - if I can find it you are welcome to borrow it - I want to keep it as a spare...
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40 minutes ago, 1paulg said:
Would be making life a bit difficult on some of the town hardstands at the moment - assume they are still waterblasting ?
Yep. The two I have been too are just pumping salt water and dealing with the corrosion issues. One I spoke to said there are salt water capable blasters they just come at an high price point, so for them it's a numbers game as to when the corrosion maintenance costs outweigh the salt water blaster costs coupled with when water restrictions will ease.
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On 23/08/2020 at 5:21 PM, TazzyDevil said:
I think that’s where the inspectors get confused... the single braids which are mentioned in the Regs- have a uv coating. The local inspector said he thought that was sufficient to count as a sheath as long as chafe protection was sorted. But he wouldn’t commit until he saw the lifelines.
I think that the spirit of the Regs is that the entire line should have a cover/sheath not just the points which you think might experience chafe.
Thinking back to a few kite drops that haven't quite gone to plan, I know that there is no part of my lifelines that has not had a rope dragged over it during its life.
On 23/08/2020 at 2:02 PM, TazzyDevil said:Cost and ease of splicing are why I wanted to go the single braid route.
Class 2 core dependant splices are really easy. With 4mm I would probably stitch the cover to the outside rather than trying to tuck it.
Armare do a great lifeline that's YNZ approved. https://chainsropesandanchors.co.nz/5mm-Lumina-lifeline-Super-Cable
It has a dyneema cover so might not be core dependent, thus requiring a core/cover splice to get a close to full strength splice.KM confirmed this is core dependent.On 23/08/2020 at 7:53 AM, TazzyDevil said:Plan was to used single braid dyneema that is uv coated and as sleeves at major chafe points (stanchions and where headsails skirt) will this comply?
I queried this with Angus during an inspection, I was told that the entire line had to be protected.
My plan, when I get to this project, is to get 4 or 5mm single braid dyneema into the dinghy fender covers and cover the exposed single braid with heavy duty heatshrink. I have seen too many lines dragged over my lifelines to think that even a Dyneema cover would last more than a season.
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https://www.firstflex.co.nz/product/marina-power-tool-lead/
Most marine electricians will be able to make one for you.
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38 minutes ago, Kevin McCready said:
Great purple prose. But I smell a rat. How the hell do you estimate latitude 56°55’?
Heh, I spotted that too.... looking at a chart, that's where the continental shelf rises from a depth of 4000m to 1000m and then goes abrupty back to 4000m and the pacific and atlantic mix. I suppose it is like crossing a reef or a tide line where you can see the colour changes in the water?
Thanks for linking - a good read.
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1 hour ago, Aleana said:
Article 13(2) of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights 1948 contains the first post WWII expression of the right to leave a country. It states: “everyone has the right to leave any country, including his own, and to return to his country”. This call for a right to leave was transformed into a human rights obligation for states in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 1966 (ICCPR). Article 12(2) states that “everyone shall be free to leave any country, including his own”.
Again, splitting hairs, the UDHR isn't a direct legislative tool in NZ, it's kind of indirectly implied through various polices and treaties. However, the NZ Bill of Rights Act, which is our legislative tool, states: "18(3)Everyone has the right to leave New Zealand".
However, as you have also pointed out, there are of course limitations on your rights and freedoms. Those limits are prescribed in law. Eg, you cannot leave NZ with outstanding fines, or any of the other hundreds of legislated limits, including, if customs have not issued you a clearance certificate.
If you are not accepting of a customs officers decision not to grant you a clearance certificate, then you also have another right, the right to have your day in court.
Circumnavigating NZ.
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They are over 100m deep at the entrances.