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Mac50L

Rob wrote: ↑
Fri Sep 18, 2020 8:21 am
The Carterton crew have always pulled out good blanks for me... I've let them know what I want it for.

With me, "There they are, go for it." and I pull out a heap of 18 mm or 20 mm thick x 90 mm wide and about 220 cm long planks and compare them for grain, the lay of it and straightness.

Mac50L

Maori language week is about respecting a people's language. So? We paddle kayaks not waka. The kayak or qajaq comes from the Inuit people so shouldn't we respect their language too? As for English, there appears to be a lack of teaching of that. We've had months of "social distancing". Here we kept...

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Could save many of us heaps of $ or cost some of us a fair bit. Personally, I'd like to compare a few different greenland/aluetian designs in both wood and composite, and also a composite more conventional paddle. The Aleutian paddle has an asymmetrical foil section like an ordinary aircraft wing. ...

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I like the idea of making my own paddle. Below 800g is impressive, assumed they would be heavy! Sounds like a project **Fair Warning** it's addictive, you'll want to make more, and you'll never look at your conventional paddle the same Absolutely correct !!!!! https://canterburyseakayak.wordpress.c...

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I wonder what a carbon fibre Greenland style paddle would be like. Maybe too stiff? Yes stiff and expensive. My near one dozen western red cedar Greenland paddles are all 800 grm or less. Efficient and as long as you use your body, not arm bending, to put the power in, as you should, they are very ...

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Kayak found in search for fisherman missing near south Auckland's Clevedon
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/122623 ... s-clevedon

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Anyone got any more details about these? Waipū River Mouth https://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503450&objectid=12360670 "The kayak the man was fishing in was missing a bung and a hole covering, which meant it took on a lot of water, and was unable to float efficiently...

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Stupidity still reigns. TV tonight saying "No boating". Following thorough official links we get to - https://sportnz.org.nz/assets/Uploads/Play-Active-Recreation-and-Sport-at-Alert-Levels-4.pdf "Water-based activities involving boats or motorised craft or equipment, or scuba diving are not allowed....

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take it out properly fishing yet but will do, maybe after this level 3 goes away or closer once we are in Spring. This evening's TV News said yes to kayaking but no more than 200 metres off shore, Auckland area. I also noticed frosts in Auckland - WHAT !!!! Does it get cold up your way sometimes? T...

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"Oh God The Horror" social distancing. Actually I like social distancing, not being next to the rest of the moron humanity, 2 metres distancing? why not 10 metres? When we had level 3 & 4 a few months ago we kept social distancing to a minimum and would have 25 - 30 people in our lounge every Thurs...

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It's elementary dear Mac. They simply need to consult you before their next design. Heck, for the sake of humanity perhaps call them collect to save them from screwing up the next design. Only if they pay enough. I suppose I could sell my designs to them. Probably been involved with kayak designing...

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Melker in Sweden are 3D printing kayaks. The Melker Rodloga has the cheapest, crudest rudder design there is. Looks like it would pound into a head sea. Not extra light, meaning a good plywood one is lighter. Narrow beam, what I use but there is a need for skill. They are not fishing kayaks. They d...

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Weather, know your weather, what it is going to become. Here are some websites which could be good, others will suggest other sites too - https://www.marineweather.co.nz/forecasts https://www.myweather2.com/Marine/Global-Ports/New-Zealand/Auckland.aspx http://www.swellmap.com/boating/new-zealand/inn...

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Has anyone used T-rex tape or similar? It claims it will stick to a wet surface. Most of us, if we have to, will let the hull dry before applying duct tape but this seems to say, "just stick it on".

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His ( I assume male) general demeanour was that of a screaming baby with no concept of punctuation and the entitlement of a 13 yr old whose phone has been confiscated. He was drummed out, then this Ryanocean turns up here, with a similar screaming one sentence post. Or there could be two of them......

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Sounds like you should've pulled out your fone, vhf, epirp and other safety equipment and explained you were prepped for the conditions that you had checked on a forecast pre launch! Except it is unlikely he had any of that and it doesn't sound like he knew what the forecast was otherwise it would ...

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Whatever the situation, you're still allowed to be an idiot aren't you? Legal caveat being that you are not breaking the law, and moral caveat being that you are not endangering anyone else directly. It is illegal to kill yourself and if you fail to do it, someone has to rescue you which costs mone...

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I spent many hours of my youth fishing from the jetties at Westport,day and night we use to live across the road from port. I presume you went to North School. We had the two story house on Queen St. Here, our Men's Shed treasurer went to South School before leaving for Auckland for work. Basically...

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Fark, you must be old,70 yrs of ships boats and dinghies, lol. I'm up there also. Started with my first clinker built dinghy given to me by some clients on my paper round. lol. Sort of got the plan figured myself. Not 'old' just experienced. Yes. Probably aged 5 years old when I first went to sea d...

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It is difficult to understand what the conditions were from the way it is written but immediately one asks how much kayaking have you done? I can say I've had 70 years of ships and boats (dinghies, yachts and kayaks) so I'd expect my comments on conditions would be reasonably accurate. If someone ha...

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