[Searching for METRO]

Thanks for youtube vids. So, is it jason wilson or Rudolf Shack? Are they one and the same?

[Searching for METRO]

Erice. He's the one I was thinking of.

[Searching for METRO]

Probably him. If anyone wants the trademe names and phone numbers I have for him DM me.

[Searching for METRO]

Good on you for posting this. More info on the "repairer" would be good.

 

There's a guy I've been tracking on trademe who has multiple accounts and starts new ones when he gets found out as a crook. I've reported him to trademe but they don't care. His modus operandi is to buy old boats for peanuts, tizz them up a bit then sell them. They are still junk. He goes under different names including Jason and Rudolf.

[Coastguard app]

Good to hear that the app can take trip reports. A better solution might be to have separate and dedicated apps that do each function properly.

[Vehicle ferry rooster tail]

Am I right? Are some vehicle ferries around Auckland wasting fuel digging a hole in the water by trying to exceed hull speed?

[Coastguard app]

I used to simply get nowcasting on VHF channel 25 I think it was for the hauraki gulf, which was great. How do you get nowcasting nowadays?

[diesel spill — how to clean up and neutralise smell?]

Nice to see this topic activated again. I'm just hoping for advice on getting the smell out of clothes and boat sheets. Even after being through the washing machine you can still smell the diesel. Yuk.

[What boat is this?]

Go say hello and ask him.

[What boat is this?]

Wild guesses: Sparkman and Stephens 34. Contessa 32

[Hot water cylinder - legionnaires]

Won't chlorine keep it ok for quite a while?

[Great sailing story - this is the future - Thunberg and Atlantic weather systems]

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-12-05/the-real-greta-thunberg-emerged-aboard-la-vagabonde/11766208

[Canvas work @Westhaven]

Try Dave Giddens old business

sailmakers.co.nz
accounts@sailmakers.co.nz
mike@sailmakers.co.nz
846 9859 
Modus Digerati Ltd T/A Dave Giddens Sailmakers
30 Rossmay Terrace, Sandringham (opposite Eden Park). Nov2015 now run by Mike Alsweiler 021464949

[outboard choices]

If you insist on one producing more greenhouse gases then at least get a 4-stroke, but I'd be going for electric these days.

[Boat on sea wall hobson bay]

name of boat?

[Keens dead - rubber soles like rock]

keens shoes

[Keens dead - rubber soles like rock]

They've been good but now the rubber is old and hard. Any way to revitalise the rubber?

[Kiwi rescued after 2 days adrift in Dinghy in the Med]

Sea survival expert with one form of communication??? Jeez. I always carry my grab bag in the dinghy. You never know when you might need it.

[Panuku strikes outside of Westhaven too!]

Panuku is a disgusting organisation hell bent on selling off public greenspace and trashing the heritage values of Auckland.

[Fatality - Northland]

Aleana. I tend to agree, having read the article now, and big thanks to LadyHawk for that - it was very moving.

 

Short strops on tethers may have stopped being washed overboard. Spray hoods on life jackets and individual PLDs may have helped. There are also boats being built now that will float even when full of water.

 

I was rescued from drowning as a boy. I had given up the struggle and was floating peacefully underwater watching the play of light on the surface while I enjoyed CO2 poisoning. I have rescued 2 people myself from being drowned in the surf on unpatrolled beaches. Best advice is don't panic, don't swim against currents, relax and conserve as much energy as possible. I know it sounds silly and hypothermia will quickly sap strength but I've seen these techniques work. To be clear, I'm not saying they would have worked here.

 

Did the Orion life raft have a rope ladder? The coroner's report will be worth reading.

[Fatality - Northland]

I also refuse to pay a cent to the Herald until they produce consistently good journalism. They've got a few good writers but it's mostly rubbish.

Did Stuart have a sailing knife on him, and one that could be opened with one hand? Every sailor should carry one at all times from the first day they step into a dinghy as a child. It should be automatic that you have it.

 

We should all have the small PLBs on our life jackets.

[Fatality - Northland]

There's plenty of science on shoaling effects and sea states. And no I'm not going to outline it. Start with wikipedia.

[Haul out - stuck in the cradle]

Wow. Thanks for all that.

[Haul out - stuck in the cradle]

Thanks chariot. The width bit I get, but how does depth affect the cradle setting. Does it mean you lower the cradle further into the water? Or lower the cradle until a certain point on the cradle arms reaches the water?

[Haul out - stuck in the cradle]

Vorpal, what happens when there's a mismatch between boat width and cradle arms? Have you seen many accidents or near misses?

 

Does anyone know about different cradle designs and channel widths?