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    Flares no more?

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    8 minutes ago, DrWatson said:

    There must be some kind of thing like that that can inflate and be kept in a jacket pocket, surely? I mean it's hard enough to spot a craypot buoy from 50 m in a bit of swell, chances of spotting your mate?

    Used to carry one of these when I was diving - tiny when rolled up but but pretty effective..

     

    Mayday call off Coromandel

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    Found: https://www.maritimenz.govt.nz/public/news/media-releases-2021/20210218b.asp

    The yacht missing off the east coast of the Coromandel Peninsula has been found and both people on board are believed safe.

    Maritime NZ’s Rescue Coordination Centre NZ (RCCNZ) began coordinating the search yesterday evening after a brief and partial Mayday call was received.

    Senior Search and Rescue Officer, Chris Henshaw, said that a short time ago a vessel advised that it was the one that had broadcast the Mayday call.

    RCCNZ is standing down the search aircraft and vessel.

    More details to come.

    Mayday call off Coromandel

    in MarineTalk

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    12 minutes ago, waikiore said:

    We are asked to keep an eye out for the yacht ? No name or description though and the Wellington team unsure between Ponui and Pauanui .

    Heard a rep from the RCCNZ being interviewed in the radio this morning. That's essentially all the info they're working from.

    Minimal info from the very broken radio call, no call sign heard.

    Conflicting info re location, Waiheke was stated, location given east of Coromandel and VHF call came through repeaters on Barrier and BoP.

    Damn!!

    in TechTalk

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    14 hours ago, kiwi_jon said:

    This new prop is going to be like getting a new wife. I knew the last prop for 33 years, knew all its foibles, how much wellie to give it in reverse to get the prop to bite and start going astern.

    Been with my wife for almost 30 years and feel like a rank amateur when it comes to those aspects. What's your secret? 

    Pilot boat

    in MarineTalk

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    15 hours ago, Knot Me... maybe said:

    Jon is right. Give way to ferries on scheduled routes, size is not relevant.

    Interesting, I heard the opposite from an ex ferry master - he found it frustrating that stand on vessels didn't hold their course and speed and gave way when they shouldn't. Made situations harder to anticipate and manage.

    Maritime NZ

    in MarineTalk

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    36 minutes ago, Deep Purple said:

    I took my car in for a warrant even though all warrants are extended to September.

    Same, strikes me the first person to have to deal with the issue of something being deficient is me. Why wait / risk it for 6 months? Some of the vehicles on the road are going to be a worry. I've always thought that if a dude (or dudess) can look at my car or trailer for 10 mins and find a fault I didn't know about - I should pass my man card in. No sexist connotations intended...

    Vinyl Lettering

    in TechTalk

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    Yeap, been a few years now but I was involved in the distribution of these films. I'm assuming you're looking at lettering cut from coloured vinyl as opposed to something being printed on white or clear vinyl.

    High performance films were made from cast vinyl as opposed to calendered vinyl. Quite a different manufacturing technique and gave a film that was thinner, more flexible and more resistant to shrinkage.

    It's true that the life expectancy ratings are based on a vertical surface but even so you should be fine with a good quality high performance cast vinyl. Over 90% of the boat names out there would be vinyl - either computer cut or digitally printed. 

    When was the last time you saw an old hand doing lettering with a brush at a hardstand?

    Great Barrier ferry at Westhaven Marina

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    I have it on good authority that sealink had objections from some of it's own directors about this plan. Some of their vessels are not easy to manage, and will have to make this approach at some speed (circa 8 knots) if its windy. It's an accident waiting to happen IMO, and is very poorly conceived.

     

    They should be well practised - they have the same issue at Half Moon Bay with the addition of strong tides and one of, if not the most popular free boat ramps in NZ right next door.

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    Wet bus ticket leaves cruel bruise on speeding bell-end

    in MarineTalk

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    Here's a wet bus ticket case for comparison:  https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/114108284/tourists-dream-trip-to-nz-shattered-by-assault-while-freedom-camping-in-northland

     

    Similar fine with the addition of 9 months home detention despite leaving life-time scars on our guests, darn close to killing one of them and tarnished the country's reputation with his bare hands.

     

    All done while he was already serving home detention for earlier violence. 

     

    Seems to be quite ok so long as you were whacked out on drugs at the time and can say you're sorry.

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    Pipers point

    in MarineTalk

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    Thanks guys, it was a phone call from a member of the public at work so I don't have too much detail other than apparently his stomping ground was around Little Shoal Bay, the Navel base and the ammo storage facilities. Seems a stretch to get to the other side of town. 

    Pipers point

    in MarineTalk

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    Anyone heard of a Pipers Point - possibly around the inner Auckland Harbour?

     

    Someone asked for their ashes to be spread here and doesn't seem to be on a chart or Google.

    Sailors Corner closing down

    in MarineTalk

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    The Westhaven 3, due to their very close proximity, did have a impact on retail prices. Now the 3 is 1 it will be interesting to see how that aspect pans out.

     

    I would imagine Burnsco in Westhaven were charging the same prices as all their other stores. So unless they were matching or bettering their neighbours on a case by case basis, there wouldn't be much of a change?

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