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My apologies if this has already been raised but I thought the issues raised in this BD thread regarding rudders dropping out of some SR's with resultant engine bay flooding was significant enough as a possible safety issue to bring some attention to it on this forum. Terry...

http://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/6870136/Trevor-learns-26m-can-t-buy-you-love-only-22-000-Facebook-friends $NZ26 million is a lot of money even in New Zealand! Apart from three multi-million dollar properties and several vehicles including a Dodge Ram, this gentleman has showed...

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/6957553/No-life-jacket-boatie-an-absolute-clown Issued with a clown suit. He deserves it.:smt021 Terry

For all us guys with blue hulls here's some picks of my days effort when on the hard for stern drive service recently. As we all know, blueys are hard to clean and hard to keep clean, but they do look nice when done, if only until the next venture outside the marina! Terry

:smt024:smt024:smt024:smt024:smt024 I think I need :smt100 :lol:

I saw this posted on THT. Good story about a man with apassion to save his boat. http://www.powerandmotoryacht.com/boats/daring-rescue-tsunami-swept-yacht?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=facebooklink Terry

We had a really good day out in the boat yesterday which included lunch in a secluded bay, large stingrays slipping under the boat and a pod of 10 dolphins which swam and played around the few boats in the bay for a couple of hours. It was a great 'up close' to nature day and we enjoyed every...

Hi Guys, I was tooling around on Google Earth (as you do) and was measuring the closest landfall from Bermuda. It fell on the east coast of the US between Norfolk and Jacksonville at a place called Buxton, or thereabouts. I was intrigued by the geography in the area which you can see on the...

I have asked this question of Raymarine and the responses are below. Raymaine effectively passed it back as a Navionics issue, not a Raymarine issue. Unfortunately, Navionics don't have very goods access in NZ and I have been waiting several days now and still no answer to my question. The...

Just doing some research into one of these. There are lots of promotional video's on You Tube and some good action videos but would like to get opinions from any one who actually owns one. Are these a good purchase for the price or should I consider something else? Any downfalls,pros or cons? I...

Took me five minutes to velcro this in place. Works a treat. Terry http://s1178.photobucket.com/albums/x374/lord_farringdon/?action=view&current=c5d08df6.mp4

Went to plug in shore power after my recent cruise and noticed the batteries were hot. Not hot as in "they are in the engine room, so what do expect?", but hot as in "this is not good". The charger circuit breakers had popped and the Victron Centaur charger was dead. I flick the circuit breakers...

It doesn't matter where in the world you live these things keep happening. Here's the link to the story. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10786692 Terry

Now I know this is all very subjective made more difficult by peoples different understanding of waves heights and swell periods but in essence I just want to know when I should pull off the plane and go to hull speed. By way of background, it is easy for me to make this decision based on the...

Thought this old book might be interesting. It pretty well discusses everything we discuss on this forum. But, take a look the personality traits on p.17. He's right...but you just can't say that anymore!! Terry...

Does anyone know where I can get a replacement sealed beam for my Guest Spot/Flood Light? I have tried several possible sources in New Zealand, including marine and automotive dealers but so far no luck. The Sea Ray agency here in New Zealand pretty well doesn't have any spare parts back up...

Thought you guys might be interested in this. A container ship under charter to Mediteranean Shipping Company (MSC), the MV Rena, is sinking 12nm north of the Port of Tauranga in New Zealand after running aground on the Astrolabe Reef at a good 17kts. It's undertstood the captain and navigation...

Took these photo's on an overnight trip to downtown Auckland a few weeks back. Thought I'd share them because: 1. We all like photos, 2. We all like days on the water like this and, 3. It justifies why we spend so much freaking money a plastic boat. :grin: Hope you enjoy. Terry Westhaven...

Went to the Auckland Boat Show today and was impressed in general with the quality of the boats on display. But it must be said, the admiral and I were particularly impressed with the opportunity we had to look over the new Riviera 5800 Sport Yacht. In comparison to nearby Azimut 62S we looked...