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  1. Thread: McCoy Hut

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    And it is a nice walk up to the glacier and up to...

    And it is a nice walk up to the glacier and up to McCoy col from where you can drop into the Rakaia on the rock ridge running NE from the col.

    I just checked the Topo.... is this the same hut...
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    :ORLY: So... good numbers then....:thumbsup:

    :ORLY: So... good numbers then....:thumbsup:
  3. Thread: HOT SUN RISE.

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    Wow stunning! The clouds, especially out of...

    Wow stunning!

    The clouds, especially out of those first two, could be straight out of a Turner painting,
  4. Thread: Fishing tomorrow!

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    He didn't make it.... 242884 Just kidding,...

    He didn't make it....

    242884

    Just kidding, I found this huge one out at Okiwi a couple of months back
  5. Thread: WTB Alloy boat

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    $20K... and a steal at that. Ex jet boat with...

    $20K... and a steal at that.

    Ex jet boat with 3000L 150 merc 4 stroke on transom bracket, Engine is 10 years old with about 100 hrs from memory. Gauges, controls and hydraulic steering 5 years...
  6. Got your scope height excatly correct?

    Got your scope height excatly correct?
  7. Thread: Cook Strait Ferry

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    Yes I did have a team , trucks to haul, two crane...

    Yes I did have a team , trucks to haul, two crane teams, one to load and one to unload, and four to assemble, myself included... no instruction book I am a bloke so don't need one, but then I did...
  8. Thread: Cook Strait Ferry

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    No, I am just old and experienced I know what it...

    No, I am just old and experienced I know what it takes to keep machinery running reliably... that knowledge and experience pays my wage.

    Or if you meant the barge... it is a modular unit designed...
  9. Thread: Cook Strait Ferry

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    A) a ship is a ship.... a collection of...

    A) a ship is a ship.... a collection of mechanical bits and irrespective of what information you have or have not... you build up your own TQM.... total quality maintenance package from the moment...
  10. Thread: Cook Strait Ferry

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    We would not be having this discussion if the...

    We would not be having this discussion if the maintenance procedures for the equipment and the condition monitoring and reliability engineering on the equipment needing to be replaced were all up to...
  11. Thread: Naiad Inflatable

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    In about 1983 when Steve Schmidt was developing...

    In about 1983 when Steve Schmidt was developing the Naiad, he built a fibreglass plug to test the concept... 2.5m long with a 25hp.
    Steve would commute across Queen Charlotte Sound with it and tie...
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    ton of fun, I have had a few over the years......

    ton of fun, I have had a few over the years... last one was a 150hp tiller steer setup.... worked well

    I have always wanted to set up a 12" pontoon boat with a 25hp... like FREWZA did once.
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    you do not need a tunnel, a tunnel is only...

    you do not need a tunnel, a tunnel is only required if you will boat in very skinny water, where it allows you to raise the motor some 75 to 100mm higher on the transom so that the jet intake is...
  14. I shoot a close cousin , 300NM... I may be a bit...

    I shoot a close cousin , 300NM... I may be a bit of a wouse, that that size is as big as I would want to have... fun on steel out to 2k... but mine is heavy and not a hunting rifle... 300PRC in a...
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    Cannot say I agree, I de-prime, wet tumble, check...

    Cannot say I agree, I de-prime, wet tumble, check primer seat is clean, dry then anneal, resize using a forster FL die with a honed neck, no need to drag an expander ball back through the neck, check...
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    Tried both.... now use tumbler for cases and...

    Tried both.... now use tumbler for cases and sonic for cleaning suppressor and other gun bits.
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    passport, current visa and up to date covid...

    passport, current visa and up to date covid vaccination pass....
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    Kinda new to the hunting scene?.... Maybe you...

    Kinda new to the hunting scene?.... Maybe you should double check your reasoning for selecting a top end magnum round.... ?
  19. Thread: Dream rifle scope

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    On my LR setup, just stepped up from a NF ATACR...

    On my LR setup, just stepped up from a NF ATACR 5-25, to my dream scope... March Genesis mini 4-40, and so glad I did... not only can I see a fly walking across the 1m steel plate at 1500m... I can...
  20. Thread: What's this fella?

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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4veDh-v0FrY

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4veDh-v0FrY
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    Study the HP and Torque graph for your engine...

    Study the HP and Torque graph for your engine 2.8 turbo diesel below... and select gears to operate within a few hundred RPM of the lower side peak torque.... 2400 rpm to 2800 rpm
  22. Thread: 6.5 creedmoor

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    I have had good success with both RL16 and...

    I have had good success with both RL16 and RL26... ten sold the 6.5 before powder got scarce... new 6.5 should be here by Christmas.
  23. Thread: Machete

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    Australian sugar cane knife... brilliant.....

    Australian sugar cane knife... brilliant.. heavier at the head so carries a bit of inertia for the heavier foliage.

    I got one and love it.
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    No

    No
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    Meanwhile... behind every computer on this...

    Meanwhile... behind every computer on this forum... you will find someone... looking up all of Synthetics recent posts to see what he wants deleted....

    Good ploy if you want something sold, not so...
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