The Fishing Website : Discussion Forums https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/ Fri, 13 Nov 2026 00:18:15 +0000 Sun, 08 Nov 2026 20:00:33 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.01 30 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/RSS_topic_feed.asp <![CDATA[The Fishing Website : Discussion Forums]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/ <![CDATA[The Boat Shed : Just learning]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=140176&PID=1845501&title=just-learning#1845501 Author: Kandrew
Subject: Just learning
Posted: 08 Nov 2026 at 8:00pm

https://powerboat-training.co.nz/]]> Sun, 08 Nov 2026 20:00:33 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=140176&PID=1845501&title=just-learning#1845501 <![CDATA[The Boat Shed : Just learning]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=140176&PID=1845500&title=just-learning#1845500 Author: MJ
Subject: Just learning
Posted: 08 Nov 2026 at 8:15am

I would be happy to help you but I'm a fair way away on the upper North Shore.Hopefully you can find someone a bit closer to you.]]> Sun, 08 Nov 2026 08:15:22 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=140176&PID=1845500&title=just-learning#1845500 <![CDATA[The Boat Shed : Just learning]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=140176&PID=1845499&title=just-learning#1845499 Author: Pepo
Subject: Just learning
Posted: 07 Nov 2026 at 12:18pm

St Johns, Auckland]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2026 12:18:27 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=140176&PID=1845499&title=just-learning#1845499 <![CDATA[The Boat Shed : Just learning]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=140176&PID=1845498&title=just-learning#1845498 Author: MJ
Subject: Just learning
Posted: 07 Nov 2026 at 11:35am

Where are you located?
]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2026 11:35:15 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=140176&PID=1845498&title=just-learning#1845498 <![CDATA[The Boat Shed : Just learning]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=140176&PID=1845497&title=just-learning#1845497 Author: Pepo
Subject: Just learning
Posted: 06 Nov 2026 at 6:22pm

Is there an experienced person available in Auckland to give me some on-the-spot guidance launching/retrieving my boat? I would really prefer not to be the next featured boater on one of those YouTube channels. Happy to pay you for your time. Boat is 16', Yamaha 115
Product photo of Fibreglass boat

]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2026 18:22:40 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=140176&PID=1845497&title=just-learning#1845497 <![CDATA[The Briny Bar : Mc Tools berley mincer]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=140153&PID=1845496&title=mc-tools-berley-mincer#1845496 Author: Mc Tool
Subject: Mc Tools berley mincer
Posted: 04 Nov 2026 at 5:19pm

I havn't forgotten about it , just need to fix my sheds and build a fence  1st so , yeah there are delays ...money only goes so far , but Im just at the point where I need to get belts  so I can suss the idler on the primary drive and shim the secondary drive to get correct tension on those belts ...when I have that sorted I can paint it . 
Another spanner in the works is that I now see I can get another 7hp motor with a 2:1  reduction and a centrifugal clutch  for less than the price of a decent night out ...would be better .  Damn !
]]> Wed, 04 Nov 2026 17:19:16 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=140153&PID=1845496&title=mc-tools-berley-mincer#1845496 <![CDATA[The Briny Bar : Inox or tackle guard]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=140158&PID=1845495&title=inox-or-tackle-guard#1845495 Author: Kandrew
Subject: Inox or tackle guard
Posted: 31 Oct 2026 at 10:42am

Yes agree I’m not going to use any solvents or oils on EVA grips or knobs, just hot soap and water.

Just a light spray of tackle guard on the reel but not the handle.]]> Sat, 31 Oct 2026 10:42:37 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=140158&PID=1845495&title=inox-or-tackle-guard#1845495 <![CDATA[The Briny Bar : Inox or tackle guard]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=140158&PID=1845494&title=inox-or-tackle-guard#1845494 Author: Wide Load
Subject: Inox or tackle guard
Posted: 30 Oct 2026 at 4:52pm

I keep inbox away from my handles after having to replace one on a Stella reel. 
It got sticky. I still use it everywhere else. 
]]> Fri, 30 Oct 2026 16:52:06 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=140158&PID=1845494&title=inox-or-tackle-guard#1845494 <![CDATA[The Briny Bar : Offshore Power Boats - Gulf Harbour 17 Oct]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=140172&PID=1845493&title=offshore-power-boats-gulf-harbour-17-oct#1845493 Author: Phantom Menace
Subject: Offshore Power Boats - Gulf Harbour 17 Oct
Posted: 28 Oct 2026 at 2:24pm

:) I wrote a post and it got blocked - so lets try again ...

Trip planning and fuel management for that trip would have been part of the challenge. I'd guess there would have been some parts where they needed to be careful of fuel burn to make it from one refueling stop to the next e.g. around Fiordland.

Running at WOT burns sooo much more than even a handful of knots slower. A recent example for me was last Thursday we got an "URGENT CALLOUT" page. A client on a fishing charter had collapsed and they wanted Hibiscus Rescue 1 to respond. We were running at WOT and sitting on 44-45 knots from Gulf Harbour out to the container boat anchorage towards Rakino and  then south to find the charter boat, transfer the guy onto HIB1 and then take him and a support person down the Marine Rescue Centre to meet Ambulance and Police - also running around 43-44 knots once our guests were settled in. (The guy who had collapsed was pretty good and had pretty much regained his senses when we picked him up but we still didn't want to waste any time.)

Fuel Burn stats:
  • The two legs of the triangle at WOT / close to WOT consumed 130 litres
  • Mechanics Bay back to Gulf Harbour burnt 51 litres at 37-38 knots (I was on the helm for this leg so recall the speed)
Total time from "home working and the pager goes off" to "back home on a call with my boss" was 2 hrs 15 minutes - but I didn't track the leg times or distances.

HIB1 has two 300hp Yamaha 4-strokes so a different fuel burn profile 2 a couple of 2-strokes.


]]> Wed, 28 Oct 2026 14:24:01 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=140172&PID=1845493&title=offshore-power-boats-gulf-harbour-17-oct#1845493 <![CDATA[The Briny Bar : Offshore Power Boats - Gulf Harbour 17 Oct]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=140172&PID=1845492&title=offshore-power-boats-gulf-harbour-17-oct#1845492 Author: lawabidingpoacher
Subject: Offshore Power Boats - Gulf Harbour 17 Oct
Posted: 27 Oct 2026 at 7:16pm

Rough guess 80 ltr / hr each at flat out....?]]> Tue, 27 Oct 2026 19:16:14 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=140172&PID=1845492&title=offshore-power-boats-gulf-harbour-17-oct#1845492