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    Northern Triangle race

    in ShortTalk

    Posted

    On 18/07/2021 at 11:02 AM, Jon said:

    best advice is start talking to your inspector (ph or email) and get their advice as they are the ones that will sign you off.

    It's a while since I had my last Cat 3 done. Pity they don't transfer as one was done for the current boat just before the CC last year. Any recommendations from the current list of inspectors or do I just send out a few emails and see who is available?

    Northern Triangle race

    in ShortTalk

    Posted

    12 hours ago, Jon said:

    Full details will be sent to competitors but effectively you need to do a radio check with Maritime Radio on VHF at a range of no less than 20nm from their transmitter ( Waitakere for Auckland Maritime or Great barrier for Barrier Radio )

    Westhaven is only 12nm from Waitakere so Motuihe or Tiri or the likes are mid 20s. Call Maritime asked them for a radio check and also ask them if your visible on AIS including your recent track, ask them to email you a copy of this check, job done.

    Maritime doesn’t use the private receivers, all their data comes off their sites or via satellite so idea is it must work better than directly under a Marine Traffic site.

    I recently installed a new VHF in my boat at Westhaven, so I did a radio check with MR on Akl Maritime they said I was coming through 4/4 which is what I’d expect at that range, I then asked them if I could call on GB Maritime, this came through 3/4. I then had confidence that I’d be received at upto 50nm from a land based receiving station.

     

    hope this helps

     

    Thanks Jon, that makes sense.

    Northern Triangle race

    in ShortTalk

    Posted

    Some clarification needed from the NoR please.

    1.4 Yachts must produce evidence from Maritime Radio that transmissions from their VHF and AIS have been received clearly at a range of no less than 20nm from the nearest Maritime Radio Antenna.

    Isn't 20nm for AIS Class B transponders a bit of a stretch? Most info I can find has the nominal range for the 2W transponders at 5nm - 7nm and the new 5W transponders at 10nm - 15nm. Does that instantly rule out the 2W versions? 

    Won't you only get 20nm in perfect conditions from a 5W transponder (and less on a short mast), or again does this mandate a transponder that supports the SAT-AIS / Message 27 which I assume provides huge range?

    Anchoring - tips and tricks?

    in MarineTalk

    Posted

    On 28/04/2021 at 8:34 PM, aardvarkash10 said:

    Over the weekend we were at Rotoroa (Cable Bay) and Ponui (Chamberlain Bay) in a rising, blustery, shifting wind.

    Both locations we set the anchor as normal but it ultimately dragged - both times while we were off the yacht!  

    We set by dropping the anchor, running back so we have between a 5:1 and 7:1 warp and chain length to depth.  Anchor is a 35lb plough on 15m of chain.

     

    I dragged 9 times after a solo race in Chamberlain Bay and it was not fun, I think there must be a pretty solid bottom there and if the anchor tip doesn't dig in you're toast. At the time I was given an extra length of chain and a 10kg lump of lead, and I still managed to keep dragging. I ended up rafting up to the committee boat for the night. Went straight to CRA and bought an Excel and haven't had an issue since. Even managed fine when we saw 42 knots come through during the Mahurangi week-end we were anchored in the gap at Moturekareka. On another occasion and like the test video link above when the wind switched 90 degrees over summer, we probably dragged less than a meter before it set again (20 knots across the deck). He does say it's not number one in sand, but still performs remarkably well.

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    Keel blasting

    in TechTalk

    Posted

    On 16/03/2021 at 2:20 PM, aardvarkash10 said:

    yup - the guy who did ours a couple of weeks ago.

    Jeremy, ph 021 338 556.

    Nice guy, tried with soda first but it wouldn't cut it so came back and did it with garnet, no additional cost.

    Did four others on the Panmure hardstand after they saw ours, everyone happy as clams.

    Tell him Ashton recommended him.

    Hi Ash, what's a rough cost to get this done? I have to come out soon.

    Anyone know if Orams (or Pier 21) will allow this to be done there?

    primer before applying new antifoul?

    in TechTalk

    Posted

    On 15/02/2021 at 11:29 AM, B00B00 said:

    Anyone have experience with Warpaint?

    My boat currently has warpaint on it, around 1.5 years old and pretty much toast now. Barnicles on it after 2-3 weeks these days.

    Much easier for me to just stick with the same paint but I will be changing color from green to grey. Boat lives up the weiti river.

     

    I have war paint on the new boat which was supposedly applied in Feb last year and is absolutely stuffed now. Coming out at Easter and I will go back to Ultra 2 which is what I had on the boat just sold. I have someone who cleans regularly so the Ultra 2 seems fine in that scenario. I'll have to apply undercoat and I see the specs say 4 to 5 coats 😒. Has anyone gotten away with fewer?

    Squabs

    in Classifieds

    Posted

    I have 2 quarter berth squabs (~2m long and 80cm at widest) and a saloon backrest (~133cm x 60cm - 155cm along top) that I bought off here several years ago and have never used. Pick up from Westhaven.

     

    Swap for a bottle of Mt Gay.

     

     

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    Tillerpilot remote

    in TechTalk

    Posted

    Thank you Blue, that was the question I was hoping for an answer.

    So I need Seatalk. What would be the bare minimum seatalk for me? And rough price?

    Just your tiller pilot, it speaks Seatalk. Join that to the remote box and they will chat happily together. They are still demented and will try and kill you when you are on the foredeck though, or run you aground off Motuihe (not that I talk from experience)  :roll:

    Brass machine screws

    in TechTalk

    Posted

    I have an old brass porthole which I have re-fitted in a new front door and some of the machine screws are playing hard to find. None of the chandlers stock brass machine screws anymore, Fosters can probably order in boxes of 100 but I only need a few 1/4" by 2" and 2 of 5/16" by 2" (just had to have different size dome heads).

     

    Any idea who may stock these, alternatively will a stainless screw with a brass dome nut fizz? In the spray zone but otherwise under cover.

    Rigid vangs

    in TechTalk

    Posted

    Get hold of Grant Genkins (Kiwi Rigging and ex- Grunt Machine) he made mine on The Bondi Tram. generally a bit cheaper than the mass produced ones and the finish is superb and he can do all the fiddly bits on the mast too (esp since yours is carbon).

     

    It makes a massive difference when putting a reef in (especially short handed) and also gives the main much more shape in the light stuff.

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