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Well we are probably all learning something from the discussion, I certainly are, and I had/have not ruled out getting cat one if I ever get around to sailing a boat away from NZ. And would probably go with NZ reg at least for the first 5 years. The trips I have done on other peoples boats have all been without current cat one certs, most were very well prepared, some not so much , none of them had anyone outside the skipper and crew checking them before they left . Do other countries have a similiar system for private boats going offshore? It seems we have a very thorough system cover

Hi looking for a jib up to around 10-11 m x around 3.5 to 4 m for a self tacker. Can be smaller , stay sail or heavy weather sail may suit. The one I have is only just holding together and not worth repairing. thanks Dave 0210764371

Yes Jersey looks possible and I am trying to find out what is involved in getting a tonnage survey/cert, but apart from the question of cat 1 NZ reg seems so far to be the easiest to get, and all I would need to get a boat from somewhere back to here, and cat 1 would only be a problem when i wanted to leave again. From the website it seems I just fill out a form and sent it with $830 for 5 yrs reg. No survey or 5 year bill of sale history required and done in 10 days if documents filled out correctly. Only hassle may be with a boat already registered elsewhere getting a deletion cert or

Island time,No to be fair, I haven,t spoken to an inspector, just read the rules and assumed that they would be applied, and it seemed pretty hard to comply and no guarantee that a certificate would be granted. Grant mc yes I agree with your point about racing, you put a boat under so much more stress when you push hard, a boat racing is unlikely to sit out a blow on a sea anchor, or slow down to ease motion and a light multihull racing is much more likely to capsize than a heavy cruising boat or a Wharram with a conservative rig. I,m not trying to change/abolish cat 1 , just not sure that I

My main issue with cat 1 for a multihull that has already crossed oceans is having to cut big holes near the waterline for escape hatches, they end up being sealed up to stop them leaking at sea , and may not be able to be opened if needed anyway , and if opened will likely make the boat settle lower in the water once inverted. If you end up in a Rose Noelle inverted situation you want your hole higher which means below the waterline and that means having the tools and a 'cut here" marking. Plenty of safe boats and crews come from countries that don,t have cat 1.

Nigeria definately has some unfortunate connotations around sending money there , could be worth investigating but probably wouldn,t be my first choice.

thanks , seems Vanuatu is suspended at the moment but Langkawi looks possible, 300 us initially and then 100 us $ annually, I think Cook islands was more expensive. Jersey is around 410 pounds for 10 years.

Hi , thinking of the possibility of buying a boat to bring back to NZ and later offshore again. Would need to have it registered in my name to comply with customs etc but not keen on having to later get cat one for various reasons so would prefer to register outside NZ. Would still need to pay duty and GST to come here. So far Jersey seems a possibility for a commonwealth/NZ citizen as owner, does anyone have any experience with this or any other possible suggestions?

both that is what took so long , the coppercoat guy checked it after a week of our scraping and sanding and said give it a coat of 2pot undercoat, interprotect or similar, he sold us something to do it with. It has to be basically bare glass or equivalent new paint surface , little traces of old antifoul are not ok. The rudders got forgotten a bit and coppercoated over not as clean a surface and they started to bubble a bit after a while, they say going over old coppercoat is ok if it is clean, as it is epoxy resin, so you only have to do the hard work once as long as you don,t go back to st

yes, we put it on my friends 40 ft cat , Fair Curve, cost around 2k and a weeks work, it needs to be done properly, 7 coats, and no rain for 24 hrs to dry. Was kept in the Tamaki river which is a high fouling area and it performed no worse than anything else up there and it was easy to clean off the slime that builds up. Put on with a roller it gives a very smooth surface , would be nice to be able to make your own, cheaply, but you would probably need to experiment a bit to see if it would work before painting the whole boat. After a few months there were occasionally 2 or 3 small barnacles

no idea but if you want something that will be very smooth/fast after scrubbing and not be rubbed off every time you clean it then you should consider coppercoat. I would say that many serious racers are cleaning before a race and soft paints will not last long like that.

Absolootley nothing. No point making and storing lots of power unless you can find a use for it, which gives me another idea , excess power could be diverted to a 12v element in a small hotwater cylinder, to save lpg? I sometimes wonder if there is a fire danger from lots of solar panels pumping amps when the batterys are already full, I found one of my regulators melted once as it was overloaded and could not safely dissipate all the energy as heat. I tend to partially cover panels now if the boat is left and not using any power.

True,and it would kill a foiling moth too, but your looking at a very light racing cat , on a 10+ tonne boat mono or multi it would not be so much.

Lazy jacks that can support the boom , an autopilot , a mainsail track system that allows the sail to go up and down freely and all reefing lines in place at all times is a good place to start. Also full batten sails seem to help.

It would be fairly easy to test, next time you are sailing throw out a riggers canvas bucket or a similiar size drogue , at 6 knots I would say the pull on a rope may be 20 kg plus, but I don,t know if it would be enough to make to make a lot of difference to your speed as there is a lot of power to move your 40 ish ft boat at 6 + knots. I think it would be that easy, [ all you would need to do really is pull the sparkplugs out of a suitable outboard with an operating charging system and leave it in gear and connected to a battery] but thats more of a Wharram hippy style approach that does not

Which makes me think that an outboard could be easily converted to give 6 to 10 amps when sailing. The alternator regulator and drive train are all there , just remove some of the drag inbetween. Easiest to use a 4 stroke with the oil in the sump to keep everything spinning, and because it is retractable you would only use it when needed and you were happy to have the slight extra drag. An old Yamaha 9.9 would be ideal and you could experiment with different props , the barge prop giving more revs /charge at slower speeds and a higher pitch prop less drag perhaps. At anchor solar panels shou

Ha Ha. no not Careless Intent but who knows I may have something more suitable by then, will need something with fatter hulls to carry lots of baked beans and boil in the bag butter chicken.

Would a foreign flagged boat need cat one to enter the cruising division?

From my experience solar is great and all I would need for the boats I have had and the cruising I do but on passage most boats with bigger autopilots etc need the wind gen to help them get through the night when sailing if you want to avoid running the motor or running the batteries low overnight, its always nice to keep the battery voltage up to get good life from the battery investment. If you have plenty of panels you could have the wind gen tied off during the day and only release it when needed, that may allow the bearing to last a lot longer too. I like the look of some of the newer wat

hi tried to send a message but your inbox must be full , was offering $80 if you still have it, cheers Dave 0210764371

you had a much better result with minimal damage than the professional team that were paid to salvage Catabatic in the same race/situation some years ago, well done!

yep 3 with the last one being super deep,unless you have a wing mast, which can work as a storm sail. Why carry and set up a try sail when a deep reef will do a better job, quicker and easier.

is that baked beans or green beans because baked beans can affect the wind strength and direction quite considerably eric.

a chartplotter and depth sounder that will tell you about things that you may be about to run into and a good anchor system that will keep you in one place in a blow. Oh and preferably 2 of the important bits , ie 2 motors , 2 rudders and 2 hulls

yes well motorhome is what the wife wants but with the weather that I remember in 2014 I am almost tempted, at least it seems that we have some nice weather for everyones Xmas cruising, Enjoy!