southernman

To answer the original question, technically you have to have a date on the certificate and the leaving date is stated on it. In our case recently the Cat 1 inspection was done around the 28th of March so the date that was put on it was the 30th of April. We left the 1st of May for Tonga. It's nice and warm up here . The other thing is that it lists the crew on the boat for the passage, in our case this changed again that was not a problem at all. I don't know what the fuss is all about. If your boat is prepared for offshore sailing it should fly through Cat 1. Our inspection t

PIC are good. We are using them for offshore insurance this coming season, hope we don't need them!

Due to a change in plans I also have some inflatables for sale. See my auctions here: http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=1300346060 and http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=1306370146 I got given a dingy by my old man which he built for me so I'm forced to use it so to speak! I also have another 3.0m full inflatable for sale if anyone is interested which is really good quality also. 021884827 if you want any of these - discounted for crew.org of course.

Hmm Farrari you could be right there anyhow antifoul is 7 months old so it's out for a wash next week dam it.

Totally agree, sailing up to Opua next week before we clear to head to Tonga and I see you must have proof that the boat has been slipped in the last 6 months for a hose down or antifoul before you can get in the marina. FFS what land do these idiots who run our Councils live in?

I'm pretty sure that Ron Given was extended and modified around 94 and not built then. If I remember correctly it had it's hulls extended and new engines installed but was built prior to that date.

I saw the state of this boat when it was in auckland not a surprise that this has happened. It was really really rough but a nice guy.

The roaming costs in Europe are now a lot lower i.e. intercountry roaming. A new EU law was passed to prevent overcharging. Pretty sure now just get a plan in one EU country and that's that.

The price point is also dropping for watermakers. Membranes are cheaper and they are becoming more user friendly. The type of water maker you get depends on how you plan to use it. If you sail mostly and depend very little on your engine then get something like a schenker or spektra which has very low power consumption. If you are cruising in a caravan and have the engine on daily or use the engine to charge the batteries anyhow, then go for something motor driven. Get a watermaker with a built in flush mechanism if you can, they save you a lot in membrane replacements and make

Will get some soon, it's a Schionning G Force 15C with some mods.

If you have kids and not a lot of storage you will need one. Totally depends on how you live on a boat. The problem I have with them is that when you have one you simply use more water then the water maker does not keep up. On our last Catamaran we had a 30 litre/hour one. We found the biggest part of living aboard we changed was the morning and night showers. Just so nice to rinse off in the tropics all that salt water etc. Current boat has a 30 litre/hour one and very tight water storage of 300 litres so it's needed. New boat we are building has 2 x 30 litre /hour ones, one

I'm not sure if that's correct. Many production boats are desirable. Many production boats are well built. Many kiwi built boats are poorly maintained, some badly built. Given the age of many 'kiwi' built boats on the market they also need major work. I walked an Auckland marina just last night with my son and the number of import boats vs kiwi boats is probably close to 50/50 i'd say. Many many bendy boats are sailed with success to NZ. Please identify a case where a Bendy boat coming to NZ has broken up. Given the large number sailed here i'd estimate the failure rate is very low

f**k yeah good on ya boy stick at it.

It's a really interesting subject this. I remember the days when Bayswater hardly had any boats in it. Now days it's pretty much full. Same with Westhaven. We probably need a recession to sort out the pricing and demand for berths. However at the moment with demand being so high why would marinas drop prices?

Get a DJI Mavic Pro does all that plus much more. Follow me mode works really well on yachts we used it the other day.

up to you bro but they don't allow it apparently. Also the power is sh*t for welding with won't get enough grunt really. We might or might not have done it anyhow.

But you can't weld in the marina which is the problem I've had. However you can hire the pier at Pier 21 for the day and weld there. That's what I ended up doing.

Good idea wheels I'll try that at low tide. Might be a BBQ on trade me

Update had to guy a new one today dam it, tried the old sinker drag and prod with long stick at low tide and can't feel a thing so that was an expensive outing...... Dam it.

Haha I'm back at the boat now and trying the fishing rod with a big hook to see if I can get it. I'm not game to get in the water today given the amount of sh1t on the surface!!

Haha good question, the fact that the mount has broken in half would indicate it's at the bottom and an old sausage that somehow got left on it is hanging off the stern

Wife went down to yacht today at Bayswater to check lines, found our Weber BBQ had gone for a walk overboard and is at the bottom of marina. I'm out of town at the moment does anyone know a diver who we could pay to go fetch it or is the general opinion be that it's toast? It has probably been on the bottom for a few days. Cheers

If you owned a marina and had a lease expiring, why would you renew it? The model of lease gives the owner a market variable opportunity for income vs selling. My concern is that the marinas are basically controlled by so few parties it puts the whole industry into the category of monopoly in NZ. Especially Auckland. Like all things during a recession the value will drop again surely.

Same in most Auckland marinas though as I think their is quite a shortage of 10m berths at the moment. Tip of the iceberg I'd say, a lot more increases to come. When was the last increase in price though? Be interesting to average the increase over the years and see if it matches CPI.

You best bet would be Cass Bay, then its a 10 min row or dingy into the yacht club ramp and leave your dingy there, make sure to lock it. Row through the old marina you will be sweet. Then you can walk/taxi into Lyttelton but their is no service station there also, you can however take a bus to the service station on Opawa Road. Wheels no petrol station on the other side for about 10 years mate. Holding is pretty ok. Some guys actually tie up to one of the old marina posts, and come in from there. You could also sweet talk the yacht club and use their club marina berth for a qu