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Forum: General Classifieds (no boats) 12-08-2018, 22:54
Replies: 2
Views: 834
Posted By Rangiroo
Navionics CF cards for sale as LOT only

I have the following CF cards suitable for Raymarine or Northstar:

Pacific Is and Japan CF/34XG VO1.19
Sth America CF/18XG VO1.18
Australia CF/32XG VO1.19
Indian Ocean and Sth China Sea CF/31XG...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 19-10-2013, 15:30
Replies: 99
Views: 12,336
Posted By Rangiroo
The Ocean is broken...

This is so damn sad....please share.....

The ocean is broken | Newcastle Herald (https://www.theherald.com.au/story/1848433/the-ocean-is-broken/)
Forum: Navigation 29-06-2013, 19:28
Replies: 914
Views: 239,076
Posted By Rangiroo
Re: Schooner Nina - MERGED 3 THREADS

Air Force joins search for missing yacht - National - NZ Herald News (https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10893895)

Still searching.......

Air Force joins search for...
Forum: Cruising News & Events 29-10-2012, 21:23
Replies: 571
Views: 75,881
Posted By Rangiroo
Re: HMS Bounty Sunk

So damn sad......beautiful vessel....
Forum: General Sailing Forum 10-08-2012, 17:04
Replies: 1
Views: 1,101
Posted By Rangiroo
Pumice Field North of NZ

A vast "raft" of volcanic rocks covering 10,000 sq miles (26,000 sq km) of ocean has been spotted by a New Zealand military aircraft.

A naval ship was forced to change course in order to avoid the...
Forum: Dollars & Cents 23-04-2011, 16:03
Replies: 22
Views: 9,755
Posted By Rangiroo
Re: How Much Fuel Do You Use in a Year?

How much fuel you use is inversely proportional to how much wind you use.....:)
Forum: Marine Electronics 16-04-2011, 04:02
Replies: 15
Views: 3,203
Posted By Rangiroo
Re: What printer?

Absolutely spot on! There is the ip100 out now and the ip90 is discontinued. There is a 12V adapter around that you can buy for this printer. It is compact and prints beautifully....highly...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 15-04-2011, 01:06
Replies: 8
Views: 2,857
Posted By Rangiroo
Re: Backing out of a berth under power

Another thing is do not go TOO SLOW...be confident with the boat speed...the faster you go the better control you have with steerage.
Forum: Navigation 26-03-2011, 15:02
Replies: 15
Views: 13,178
Posted By Rangiroo
Re: PANASONIC TOUGHBOOK - chartplotter etc, any good?

I used a Panasonic Toughbook coming across the Pacific. It got saltwater corrosion after a while and it was still under warranty when I arrived in NZ. I took it to Panasonic for warranty repair and...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 20-03-2011, 14:45
Replies: 8
Views: 1,614
Posted By Rangiroo
Re: Whale lands on sailboat

Wow...it's hardly a slow news cycle yet the BBC has it on it's website today.....*shrug*
Forum: General Sailing Forum 20-03-2011, 13:53
Replies: 8
Views: 1,614
Posted By Rangiroo
Whale lands on sailboat

Check this story out....amazing...make sure you watch the video on the page!!

BBC News - Whale of a tale for couple yachting off Cape Town (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-10712323)
Forum: Navigation 05-03-2011, 19:54
Replies: 13
Views: 5,790
Posted By Rangiroo
Re: Visual Passage Planner 2?

Not that useful for Passage MAKING but extremely useful for Passage PLANNING! Get it!!
Forum: Dollars & Cents 03-03-2011, 00:37
Replies: 11
Views: 4,975
Posted By Rangiroo
Re: NZ GST

By the way...how long you have been out of NZ has absolutely NO bearing on anything to do with importing a boat. I was out of the country living abroad for 27 years...meaning all the money I paid for...
Forum: Dollars & Cents 02-03-2011, 23:19
Replies: 11
Views: 4,975
Posted By Rangiroo
Re: NZ GST

I just went through this a bit over a year ago......here's how it works.....

If you are a foreign national and are moving to NZ permanently you can bring the boat in with no gst.
If you are a NZ...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 02-03-2011, 21:41
Replies: 43
Views: 14,367
Posted By Rangiroo
Re: Ginger to Cure Sea Sickness

The BEST cure for seasickness is to stand under a really big tree.....works a charm.....:D
Forum: Indian Ocean & Red Sea 02-03-2011, 21:33
Replies: 11
Views: 5,306
Posted By Rangiroo
Re: Radio email from a USA yacht in the Gulf of Aden

Can you pvt me please...I have some VERY close friends in that area at around this time....
Forum: Pacific & South China Sea 21-02-2011, 23:54
Replies: 38
Views: 4,077
Posted By Rangiroo
Re: Christchurch NZ hit with a major earthquake...

Yeah this is bad.....really bad....NZ is a very small country and when something like this happens we all feel it deeply....please keep the people of Christchurch in your thoughts and prayers because...
Forum: Cruising News & Events 31-01-2011, 21:45
Replies: 141
Views: 19,371
Posted By Rangiroo
This storm looks bad....I mean REEEEEEAAAALLLLY...

This storm looks bad....I mean REEEEEEAAAALLLLY bad....latest marine reports have it generating "phenomenal seas"....that's 14 meters (46ft) and higher....that's HUGE seas...and it's only a Cat 3 so...
Forum: Crew Archives 16-01-2011, 21:53
Replies: 6
Crew Available: From Panama to Tahiti
Views: 2,116
Posted By Rangiroo
Go to Panama and get on a sailboat...forget the...

Go to Panama and get on a sailboat...forget the cargo ships. Loads of boats look for crew in Panama so you'll get a crew position there. Go to La Playita and get on the VHF or ask around...you will...
Forum: Classifieds Archive 10-01-2011, 00:20
Replies: 2
For Sale: Stevens 47
Views: 3,762
Posted By Rangiroo
Stevens 47

Sadly I must sell my beautiful Stevens 47. I have spent tons on this boat so she is basically self sufficient and has absolutely everything needed for extended offshore cruising.

You can check the...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 01-01-2011, 03:47
Replies: 11
Views: 1,269
Posted By Rangiroo
well I beat you by 2 hrs...in Auckland here......

well I beat you by 2 hrs...in Auckland here......
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 26-12-2010, 02:18
Replies: 270
Views: 48,663
Posted By Rangiroo
You almost have to go looking for weather like...

You almost have to go looking for weather like that...looks like either the nth atlantic in winter or the souther ocean somewhere....unless you get caught in a hurricane you will almost never see...
Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany 23-12-2010, 01:34
Replies: 30
Views: 3,304
Posted By Rangiroo
I hate the way it jumps to some random post when...

I hate the way it jumps to some random post when there is more than one page....Just about EVERY other forum I am on has the page numbers under the topic heading and you can CHOOSE which page you...
Forum: Classifieds Archive 11-12-2010, 12:05
Replies: 2
Views: 1,609
Posted By Rangiroo
ERIC!!!!!...this is Mike from Arielle!...great to...

ERIC!!!!!...this is Mike from Arielle!...great to see you on here....would LOVE to read your book!
Forum: Crew Archives 04-12-2010, 15:20
Replies: 3
Crew Wanted: Brazil to Australia
Views: 2,018
Posted By Rangiroo
while you are entitled to charge what you like...

while you are entitled to charge what you like for "crew" for this trip I have to say that $25,000 per couple for a 5 mnth journey is beyond absurd. I did from the east coast of the US to NZ over a 2...
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