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12-01-2007, 19:53
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Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: New Zealand
Boat: Hartley Tasman 27'3" Kaea (50/50 motor sailor) & Laurent Giles GK24 IOR 1/4 tonner
Posts: 57
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New member from NZ
Hi all,
My name is Stuart and I live at the southern end of New Zealand. I spent a large portion of my childhood living aboard at the Northern end of New Zealand. After 20 odd years ashore, I have recently purchased a Hartley Tasman 50/50 motor sailor at 27'3" long. I am in the process of converting it to live aboard and once aboard intend on starting construction of a 35'6" Crown Jewel, designed by Tom MacNaughton.
Living at the cold end of New Zealand, I face different practicalities to what I am used to, such as heating, for which I have also purchased a Dickinson Pacific diesel stove.
Having a dial up connection for the internet I find these web based forums frustrating, but will be getting wireless broad band when I move aboard, when I look forward to taking a more active role in this forum, as I hope to gain a lot of new ideas from people living in different climates and conditions. In the mean time I will continue to rely more on the Yahoo groups which I use through email.
Stuart.
The following link should take you to a photo of my current boat, if I have got this right.
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12-01-2007, 20:32
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: cairns australia
Boat: now floating easy37
Posts: 636
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welcome from a fellow kiwi who has seen the light and moved from the land of the long white raincloud to the land of perpetual sunshine
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12-01-2007, 20:42
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Senior Cruiser

Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Marlborough Sounds. New Zealand
Boat: Hartley Tahitian 45ft. Leisure Lady
Posts: 8,038
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Hi Stuart, great to have you here. I can't wait till you are on a high speed connection and we can start hearing more from you.
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12-01-2007, 21:27
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Nicholasville, Kentucky
Boat: 15 foot Canoe
Posts: 14,191
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Aloha Stuart,
Welcom aboard!! I have a Dickinson Diesel Heater that I will be hooking up soon. I want to sail to Alaska within a year or two so am gearing up for cold weather.
Regards,
JohnL
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13-01-2007, 08:29
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Philippines in the winters
Boat: It’s in French Polynesia now
Posts: 11,372
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stuartcNZ
Welcome aboard from the Pacific N.W. of the USA.
So, what makes you move into the cold country? I'm getting pretty tired of it my self. I'm only able to work on the boat 6 months out of each year. And it just happens to be sailing season at the same time.
I sure would like to have my spot back in San Diego, Calif. You never know what you've had until it's gone.
Anyway, I'm sure you'll find this place an informitive site and we're glad to have you. You make the 31st Kiwi aboard.
I loaded your picture for ya................................................ ._/)
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13-01-2007, 12:59
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Winter land based UK New Forest. Summer months away. Making the transition from sail to power this year - scary stuff.
Boat: Super Van Craft 1320 Power Yacht
Posts: 2,175
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Hi Staurt,
Welcome. As long as you promise not to mention rugby, as an Ozzie also welcome yet another ANZAC to the forum.
JOHN
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13-01-2007, 15:35
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Marine Service Provider
Join Date: Oct 2005
Posts: 1,659
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31 NZers, nice. How's our Forum Domination plan going Wheels? we getting close yet
Good to see you Stuart from the Home of the Ranfurly Shield and the city of perpetual roadworks, North Shore.
Rugby rugby rugby  yeah yeah I know... Cricket, cricket, cricket
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14-01-2007, 00:53
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Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: new zealand
Boat: Lotus 10.6
Posts: 1,270
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Gidday Stuart. From just as cold Wellington.
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14-01-2007, 01:22
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Senior Cruiser

Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Marlborough Sounds. New Zealand
Boat: Hartley Tahitian 45ft. Leisure Lady
Posts: 8,038
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31? I didn't know we had that many. So why so quite around here. ;-)
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14-01-2007, 03:25
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: NZ
Posts: 93
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Hi Stuart,
I'm proud to say I'm a kiwi, but I like the warm, hence I am based in Perth, have had a great weekend on the water, putting up with 36 degrees, but I carry a large esky. have had beaut breezes.
Enjoy this great forum
Emmo
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15-01-2007, 00:32
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Posts: 976
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A New Zealander is an Australian that we havent pinched yet !!! Cheers Martin
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15-01-2007, 11:07
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Marine Service Provider
Join Date: Oct 2005
Posts: 1,659
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cooper
A New Zealander is an Australian that we havent pinched yet !!! Cheers Martin
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Yes we noticed. Who's the next 'great Australian'? The All Blacks, Helen Clarke , Dean Barker   We hear you just claimed Outragous Fortune as Aussie. A tv show about a pile of Auckland westies who drink to much and have burglary issues. I suppose that's not a surprise   Is a good show though. Actually you can take Helen, it would do us a great favour
Aussies, Ya just gotta love em, someone has too
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15-01-2007, 11:25
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Senior Cruiser

Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Marlborough Sounds. New Zealand
Boat: Hartley Tahitian 45ft. Leisure Lady
Posts: 8,038
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Yes please, take Helen.
Keep ya hands off Dean Barker. If ya even give him a sideways glance, we will declare war. We may have got rid of the airforce, but GMac and I can still throw stones.
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16-01-2007, 10:05
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Napier New Zealand
Boat: Holland 10.5 metre "Xaviera"
Posts: 32
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Welcome to the forum Stuart - been very warm in Napier this past week but we do have a heating system on board - an Eberspacher (?sp) which I absolutely can recommend. A previous owner had it put in when living aboard in a Nelson winter.
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16-01-2007, 16:01
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: brisvegas
Boat: Emu,15 metre ferro
Posts: 54
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Allright Wheels but you have to have Johnny, or its no deal.
Stuart welcome this is a great forum
Audrey
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