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  1. Yep, we collect rainwater. Bimini has gutters and hose connections, and we have a larger rain catcher for use at anchor. Record is 700 ltrs in 5 hours....

     

    I've also seen canvas gutters made that catch all the rain off your mainsail while sailing. Basically a long rectangle of canvas that domes onto the boom and main that collects the water and sends it down a pipe to your tanks.

  2. The same gig applies when you stay at a hotel or rent a car.

    That is, you're required to swipe your credit card so they can pre approve their potential liability should you drink the contents of the mini bar, trash your room and leave, or in the case of a rental car, have a prang and they need the excess money for the insurance.

  3. indeed ClareB, sometimes its better just not to add it up - then you don’t have to hide it from any significant other!!

     

    Im glad Im not the only one, I think the term is 'plausible deniability' ie if you dont know the number and the missus asks, without telling a lie you can honestly state you don't know.

  4. Good grief TwoSail, so many inaccuracies and so little time!, but at the risk of this turning into a political debate, let me correct you on just a few glaringly obvious inaccuracies while i munch on my lunch,

     

    Both are paid by yearly taxes and super pensions are not paid by your tax throughout your lifetime. This would keep things fair.

     

    This was corrected in 2001 with the Cullen Superfund, you should read up on it. Its an investment fund payed into with taxes today to pay for the pensions in the future

     

    67 is too old too retire, most have a few years of life live, what a great country, work all your life to die.

     

    If you don't want to retire at 67, then work a little harder, save a little harder and retire early - not rocket science. BTW, thanks to modern research and medical advancement  primarily done by babyboomers, our life expectancy is increasing by approx 3 year every decade and hence its prudent to spend a little more time paying taxes to ensure you're financially secure for your increasingly long retirement dont you think.

     

    If our government is just going to keep borrowing money to keep themselves in government at some stage the little that we do produce will not pay for the interest rate of our national debt, which will be catastrophic, properties will be worth zilch, there wont be pension incomes for anyone.

     

    I'm assuming this is some rhetoric you've heard somewhere rather than knowing the truth?

     

    Id like to see one government in NZ think long term, invest in the basics of economy, education, health, small business, so we actually start buying our own goods again and start exporting them, but Id also like to see nz develop a 21st century economy not an 18th century agriculture economy. I think we need to have mentorships and grants in place like in Australia for small business, so our small businesses dont flop. 

     

    Perhaps you missed the memo, but small businesses, particularly in the tech sector, are the fastest growing exporter in NZ

     

    And in time Id like to see all businesses be forced to contribute super like in Australia.

     

    They are, its called kiwisaver and its compulsory for businesses to pay into it if the employee wants it.

     

    At this point with our taxation system and where its being spent, its just not feasible.

     

    So instead of stating simply leave, how about some ideas on how we make it fair for all? I presume you are not in retirement?

     

    Thanks Jon, I agree, I think we will have a massive crash and plateau for 10 years and meet up with nations with stronger economies than ours whilst our real estate market is 2000% above per capita theirs.

     

    I think you're prone to exaggeration. There will be a minor correction just like every other property cycle.

     

    We are going back to Aus to make the most of a better income, health and 10% super free, we will inject our money back into NZ once the kiwi dollar is back down to around 75c AU.

     

    Better income - yup.

    Better health - only if you pay for health insurance like most Aussies.

    10% super for free - nope, its compulsory and part of your remuneration package ie you, the employee pay for it.

     

    AU75c - don't hold your breath. That resources boom was pretty spectacular at a time of global turmoil.

     

    So its kind of a 10 year work hard plan to retire young plan (without the reliance or greed of taking a pension when we dont need it). 

     

    Good luck. You've redeemed yourself slightly here

     

    What boat did you end up buying?

     

    Ive heard a lot about charter boats being very popular, recently especially greek yachts.

     

    Id actually like a cat but the only cats ive owned are power boats.

     

    What is the best passage back from europe? Clearly its a bit harder if the yacht is in norther Europe, but most of the cheaper boats seem to be ex charter yachts from the mediterranean......

     

    Im trying to assess whether we really need a 40ft boat, we only plan to sail between the BOI and the inner and out hauraki gulf. At the same time clearly a trailer sailer wont work. Something fairly fresh that would do the job for about $70k.

     

    Anyway must go, sandwich is finished and I need to count my non baby boomer pile of cash. property portfolio whilst lounging on the boat.

  5. I did this about 10 years ago and it was worthwhile then, but things have changed i.e. the NZ second hand market has bombed and boats here are a lot cheaper now than they were back in the mid 2000's.

     

    As IT says, you probably wont make a buck, but you'll probably get a great adventure and a cheap holiday.

  6. I wonder if insurance in involved?

     

    Personally, i could put up with a crap-load of discomfort if i was going to loose $200k of uninsured boat, but id be less inclined if the boat was full insured.

     

    Fuel and food could easily be dropped off.

  7. Moved the boat up to Auckland. Now parked at Pine Harbour.

     

    Hey E,

     

    Just to confirm, is that a Noelex 30/Farr 9.4?

     

    The reason I ask is that my head is telling me we'd get more use for less cost out of a trailer sailor rather than the current 42ft keeler and the Noelex 30 is on my "interested" list as a large, production TL

     

    Nice boat and set-up btw.

     

    Thanks

    TL

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    The photo below the boat photo shows several lanes with lots of cars and trucks in each lane. Should they all be in the left lane ?

     

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    Hard to say from the photo, but the road rule is stay left unless overtaking.

  9. Search for Keep left unless passing

     

    Brilliant facebook page! Thanks for sharing, I'm about to become its biggest contributor.

    Morons in the right lane drive me nuts, every   fookin    day.

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  10. Whats everyones gut feel or observations on demand and prices for marina berths in and around Auckland, particularly 12m berths. Is demand and prices on the increase or decrease? 

     

    The reason I'm asking is that I've been offered the option to buy my current berth from its private owner. I'm currently subletting on very reasonable terms of roughly opex + 10%, however the owner now wants out and has offered me first dibs on the berth at a reasonable market rate. I've previously regarded marina berth ownership as a lousy investment however as Akl grows I'm wondering if its time to commit and secure for the long-term or continue to chance it on the rental market.

     

    Any thoughts or observations would be much appreciated.

     

     

  11. tuffy - tell me more , haven't thought about domestic but why not..... if they done work on boat I could move to my mancave..... 

     

    wheels - i have seen retrofited euro 115's dam its a nice light......

     

    I've been progressively swapping the old 12v filament style bulbs with LEDS as the old ones expire. Its a straight forward bulb swap that works fine unless they're on dimmers . Mitre 10 were selling 5 packs for $20.

     

    IIRC an old 50 watt bulb is replaced with a 4 watt LED

  12. Re the Hella range, one of the several reasons it is so darn expensive is due to the ability to produce a wide bandwith of White light. Many will know that a simple white LED light may look really bright, but for some weird reason, it is hard to see things by the light. This is due to a very narrow bandwidth of light. Or on other words, not enough colours are going into making the white. We see things by reflection. A colour is due to that colour reflecting more of that band of light. Remove some of the light spectrum and we start missing detail. Add to that, some LED's tend to produce a lot of Blue and Blue end of the spectrum is hard fro our eyes to see. So the combinations of above make things hard to see, even though the LED seems bright. Hella have a wide bandwidth which makes the interior seem brighter and warmer and that is expensive to do and reflects the price.

     

    Not sure I buy that explanation Wheels. I can buy retrofit, 12V, broad spectrum LED's for my house from Mitre 10 for $4 and there's no noticeable difference with the old filament bulbs. 

  13. It would be nice to know if the overseas lofts paid their workers a living wage.

     

    Possibly better wages than the people who assembled the device you're typing on and who stitched the shirt you're wearing. 

  14. Buying on price is, can be, false economy.

     

    About 6-7 years ago me and D1 built a eco micro dwelling that is solar powered. I had a BP made panel of unknown age and I brought 2 more, which was done based on cheap, not the cheapest but they were still at the cheaper end of the spectrum. All were installed the same way and get washed every few months etc. Their life would be pampered compared to one uses on boats.

     

    The BP panel still looks identical to the day we put it up and is going great guns. The other to have lots of signs they are not long for this world and their output is down a fair bit, I suspect the cells are backing up and in a variable manner i.e. some are OK and some are not.

     

    Hence when I brought the panels for my boat I went top end. But then they are also very mission critical so not a situation to skimp in.

     

    Did you ever use that Maxon 12v - 240v inverter with this setup?

    I ended up giving them all away and never kept one for myself hence I'm interested to know if it was any good?

  15. These Guys, http://vinylboatwrap.co.nz/

     

    Looks like the good 3m stuff has a 7 year warranty.

     

    7 years sounds pretty good depending on the fine print.

     

    As comparison, my white two-pot painted topsides are 7 years old now and have lost their gloss and are starting to look a little shabby.  

  16. If you intentionally drove your car off a huge cliff into the ocean without a seatbelt or life jacket on, would the statistics say it was a fatality caused by lack of seat belt, no life jacket or suicide?

     

    If my mother-in-law was in the car as well, it'd be suicide by provocation.

  17. With pipis, tua tuas clams etc we rest them in a bucket of water with corn meal on the bottom first. They eat it and sh*t out the sand and grit. After a day they are fat and juicy to eat. Wonder if you can do that with mussells.

     

    Good tip, thanks.

     

    The crunch of sand always put me off and ruined the whole taste sensation.

     

    What kind of sauce does everyone use? We generally use mayo or tom sauce because that's all we carry, but I'm sure there's better alternatives out there. Maybe something a little bit gourmet?

  18. I probably would but only because I have a diesel inboard with twin alternators and twin battery banks hence I've got plenty of good charging backup if it failed. If it was the sole source of charging it'd be a different matter.

     

    The AA Solar and RV World panels probably come from the same factory

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