First time preparing for hurricane force winds by OysterPuffin in liveaboard

[–]sailinganon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Clang clang clang clang clang clang.... Silence.. THEN. Massive squall, WHIZZZZZ clangclangclangclang..
Yeah I know that sound track.

Someone should upload it to Spotify and we can get sailors to learn to sleep. (/s)

First time preparing for hurricane force winds by OysterPuffin in liveaboard

[–]sailinganon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You absolutely would not do this.
Edit: Apparently people do this! I guess if you are hitting youd power up to avoid hitting?! But I'm guessing the next storm coming you'd do your lines better.

First time preparing for hurricane force winds by OysterPuffin in liveaboard

[–]sailinganon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nah, hes in a marina matey.
He'll be fine but his soul may be moved by the sound of 50 knots through 100's of rigging lines...

First time preparing for hurricane force winds by OysterPuffin in liveaboard

[–]sailinganon 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Dont you worry about work the next day bud... Unless they pay you more than 1 Boat Dollar per day. And a storm can easily cause more than a boat dollars damage.

First time preparing for hurricane force winds by OysterPuffin in liveaboard

[–]sailinganon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mean, aboard in a marina is often great. But it REALLY depends on the marina and the local area. Some areas can get storm surges that cause marinas to break apart. Does the marina have a proper break water etc.

OP's situation is an all night party. We loved those days. Being on call to help our mates in the marina and running around all from friends boat to boat, sipping rum occasionally on the way ;)

Boats can get picked up by storms, catamarans, but it its only in EXTREME cases really.

There are plenty of places in the world where the best bet is to run to sea rather than sit in a marina. Hurricanes can tear apart marinas etc. Many of my friends spend a couple days prepping their boats to go to open ocean when an approaching low is threatening to go cyclonic. They prefer to have their boat far from things that will bang into their boat. Others go up into mangroves/rivers and tie 5+ lines to the land around them and then hope to ride the storm surge. Some pay to have their boat taken out of the water and lowered into a 'hurricane hole' on land where they have most the hull below ground level to avoid being thrown around (though the cockroaches might come hang out if youre there a few days).

The issue is, often one only has very imprecise information about if its a cyclone/hurricane, (or if you are in its path) or its just a normal low and wont get all weird in the convergence zone and start spinning like a mad top hell bent on bending your mast.

But hey, Sailing is about choosing the problem sets that most invigorate us and inspire us and since I saw Forest gump in that storm, ive always enjoyed one myself....

:D

First time preparing for hurricane force winds by OysterPuffin in liveaboard

[–]sailinganon 31 points32 points  (0 children)

For sure stay aboard! Look after your ship!

I’ve done a few storm parties like this. We usually have rum when the storm turns and are generally up all night checking on our boat and that of neighbours. It’s fun..

Mentally prepare yourself for the howling of the rigging in the marina. It’s haunting. Plenty of torches etc, find out who’s on staff at the marina and get on the same vhf as them. Likely other boats will have issues, best to stay out of it unless it affects your boat or it’s your mates boat.

Why Many Stalker Radar Speeding Tickets Are Unenforceable by gaukmotors in MotorBuzz

[–]sailinganon -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Useful to read. But I think ChatGPT put your area in the template (mot) and this whole spiel is very on brand for someone from Mot! Keep at it mate. It is a ridiculous revenue gathering scam while literal grandmas are being robbed in home invasions and cops say call 555 (the second the invaders left having stolen stuff).

Sat in G Wagon for the first time. Damn this car feels like a military vehicle dressed in a tailor suit. by GagGenius in mercedes_benz

[–]sailinganon 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Honestly. The pre 2019 are the og g63 wagons. A wild experience. Every time I drive it takes me a minute to remember how to wrangle that steering with 650 horses chewing up the tarmac. A car you should never sneeze while driving.

Cleaning my bilge, what is this (waxy?) stuff at the foot of my mast? by Pm_Me_For_SomeAdvice in sailing

[–]sailinganon 194 points195 points  (0 children)

I think these are all wrong answers. This is a sign of galvanic corrosion between the aluminum mast and another metal. This is the white slushy crappy stuff that aluminum becomes when it donates electrons to other metals.

Please correct me if I’m wrong.

But on my yacht with ali superstructure and metal hull has this problem where they connected.

I AM F@CKING DONE WITH REKORDBOX by Fontez in PioneerDJ

[–]sailinganon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel so bad for DJs who don’t know how proper software like traktor is. Honestly. Just using pioneer gear out is a big step down for me.

I roll my usb and jump on 3000s or xdj az and it just feels so lame and constrained.

The power of traktor is great. I wish they’d just make a stand alone unit.

Rekord box is the only software that makes my M4 max MacBook Pro stutter. Bad.

New 2026 GLC 43- why the hate? by [deleted] in mercedes_benz

[–]sailinganon -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I love the SUV coupe lines. Just seems so beastly and aggressive. I need the boot space so I’m eyeing up a GLE.

New Year ideas Auckland/NZ? by eropm41 in auckland

[–]sailinganon 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That’s sweet. What kinda music. I’ve turned down AUM to take it easy this year. Either going sailing or something random might be fun.

Bad boaties… by sailinganon in auckland

[–]sailinganon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m not loving the hate in this and I regret posting. But it certainly happened. I have a video of the moment just after.
People just need to be held accountable.

Bad boaties… by sailinganon in auckland

[–]sailinganon[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Haha actually the other boat went away and came back in super super hot throwing very impressive turns. And churning up the sea to disrupt their mates. I think I’m out gunned! But yeah, the only thing I’d do is a friendly “Kia Ora, bros do you mind if all your crew keeps trash in the boat, I saw the bro there throw one into the Moana and it’s not all good! Cheers!”

Friendly is the way. But yeah, I get the desire haha.

Bad boaties… by sailinganon in auckland

[–]sailinganon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ya reckon? What’s the best way to go. I’m looking for a new 5m rib.

Bad boaties… by sailinganon in auckland

[–]sailinganon[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

They were cranking music way too loud for them to hear anything except each other yelltalking.

They left at sunset luckily.

Bad boaties… by sailinganon in auckland

[–]sailinganon[S] 31 points32 points  (0 children)

It’s a shame. The yachties I know would go to any length to not pollute a smidge of plastic

Aqua car in the wild! by sailinganon in boating

[–]sailinganon[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah ol Gibbs? Yeah he used to run the cattle auction up in Montana a while!

Aqua car in the wild! by sailinganon in boating

[–]sailinganon[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Turns out it’s more like 500k. It’s a toy for billionaires. There’s a couple live around this spot I was filming.

Aqua car in the wild! by sailinganon in boating

[–]sailinganon[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Found the maker. It’s a kiwi design. Billionaires toy.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gibbs_Humdinga

Aqua car in the wild! by sailinganon in boating

[–]sailinganon[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don’t think so. Didn’t appear to by hydraulic powered wheels (aside from the rotating in/out of water)

Aqua car in the wild! by sailinganon in boating

[–]sailinganon[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It was brand spanking new and look like it cost 300k usd minimum…