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  1. The 800 is obsolete, replaced by the 810.
  2. There are not a heap of Laser 2's around. Should not be too hard to build a new rudder and stock if you have the old ones for measurements??
  3. Id go now or Tomorrow... Always watch developments, and stop if needed...
  4. Island Time

    37th AC

    Hmm last night was unexpected to me. I thought Prada would do it - they had given 2 races to Ben due to failures. However, last night, Ben was faster...lightly the brits will win now I think. Great racing, and close!
  5. Island Time

    37th AC

    The Louis Vitton has been pretty good IMO. The final two boats are pretty close, and the racing is interesting...
  6. It's 420 odd nautical miles from North Cape to Nelson. 3 days for most boats, or 2 to NP, and one to Nelson. 24hr days... Opua to Nelson Id go W coast.
  7. Only had them try that with me once. Asked for a supervisor, who read the appointment letter, no problems... A stamp is possibly not necessary, but anything that makes the letter look more official might help. You could, of course, check with your airline. Just record who you speak to, and time/date, or even record the call...
  8. I've always managed with an appointment letter from the vessel, Stamped with the vessels stamp and signed by the owner/skipper, saying you are appointed as crew on SV XYZ, registration details, from date XXXXXX as skipper/mate/deckhand whatever. Vessel is currently in Fiji waters and expects to depart approximately XXXXXX. Never been an issue... Commercial Mariners do this all the time.
  9. So she would have capsized in a mast on the water incident with everything battened down! That, IMO is not a seaworthy keel yacht...
  10. Well, this is interesting "the builder Perini, has stated Bayesian had positive stability to 73 degrees with the board up and 88 degrees with the board down."
  11. in GH marina at present...
  12. Saving on marina fees as I understand it...liveaboard.
  13. Many of the boats had flogging sails and other signs of lack of preparation. It WAS forecast..... Lee shore as well for many
  14. BK's one is now 12v. Installed in a flat mount (so no motors). Draw varies depending on what's happening, but 4-5a. Still a lot over 24hrs, but way better than the inverter option with the std starlink router...
  15. Huh? I'm a bit slow tonight - I don't follow, so I have to ask - why is that?
  16. Pleased your enjoying it Willy!
  17. A lot of his issue was, as is common, other boats. There is no safety in numbers! Tough to find when the "hurricane holes" are crowded... IMO don't stay in the hurricane/Cyclone zones in season, move on with a month or so to spare - the seasons are expanding...
  18. If that is fact, they should be prosecuted - that is fraud!
  19. Island Time

    BERYL

    Why you don't want to stay aboard in a cyclone...
  20. No. You must have the same brand and compatible models - if you wish to be able to calibrate/setup the system.
  21. Island Time

    Whales

    Check out this whale collision... https://www.facebook.com/share/p/Zg27iXqW27WufDjx/
  22. Not conclusive yet. Still discussion going on between MNZ and YNZ, but not looking great.
  23. The TAO BMS units that I use have simple Mode controls, Keep full, Normal (20% to 80%) Storage (40%-60%). Just select what you want on the menu, and the BMS controls all charge and discharge sources as needed. Keeping LiFePo4 full will reduce it's ultimate cycle life... but it's not a safety issue or anything..
  24. Radar can see the breakers and the palm trees, and the land the trees are on, so will give you a very good chart position check if overlay is used. But on a passage my planning is 3-5nm... Oh, and fwd scan only out to about 150/200m at best, great for poking into a bay or entry...
  25. Open water ie clearing an island, 3-5 NM, depending on area and chart reliability. Use radar to get distance off if there is anything above the surface, or breakers. If in enclosed waters, and I have to move, all available means - chart, Sat pics, different chart, radar, sonar and forward scan. Proceed really slowly. If 3 separate systems do not agree with my fix, I'm not moving!
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