Ian J

Hello Looking for a keen fisherman that is heading down to Batemans Bay or lives down that way for a bit of off shore fishing, Head out of Hanging rock ramp normaly But am up for other options (Bottom and trolling for anything that comes up) Would prefer somebody that can back a trailer easier for loading of boat, but can work around that. Boat is a 6.1m plate Live in Canberra so head down that way often Shoot me through a PM Cheers Ian

Sounds like a fuel problem, how old is the fuel ? check filter and breath on the tank.

Could not agree more stainless steel is the go. As for filling, if you fill to the hole you will find when you get to the ramp there's grease all over the place. As the bearing rotates it heats and expands the grease pushing it out the hole or worse pushing out the rear seal, you need to leave enough room in the bearing buddies for the grease to move in and out with the spring, that's why so many people have problems with them. Once the bearings and buddies are packed you really only need a couple of pumps with a good quality gun. (Or only bring the nipple out half way in the housing) Done it like that with my work trailer for the last 12 years or more and never had a problem (with a average of 100km a day it works for me)

Nothing like a bit of inside trading. Isn't thing like this illegal

Well done to Vic counterparts with the protest, made it on the 5 O'clock new, Still cant believe out Government is so stupid to let this happen, the damage is going to take years to recover, have a look at where its been you idiots, f me all they can see is the money, Their just Pigs in the feeding trough, Make me sick.

Well it looks like your replies have reassured me of what I have been thinking, may have to dig deeper and go with the 7's. Those trim tabs will have to wait that bit longer. Cheers Ian

Thanks Geoff for your reply At the moment I'm finding that I'm constantly changing screens from sounder to chart so hence the two screen set up, Was thinking that I would go a 7 and a 5 in the plotter, or should it be the other way? with the over lay that you can do with the HDS, etc Was thinking the platinum card. Decisions decisions cheers Ian

I need to up date my sounder and plotter to something that works Looking at the Lowrance HDS 5 with the 5m as the second screen plotter. But just unsure on screen size don't want to spend the money and not be happy, have check them out but sitting on the fence at the moment. The question that I have, Do you find the screens OK, not to small and resolution etc With the structure scan is the screen to small to fit all the info on left and right down. Would love to jump up to the 7's but by the time you throw in a good card, structure scan, transducer its starting to push the budget. Boat is a 6.1 plate so should have enough room to fit both After the separate screens so if anybody else could recommend anything else that also would be appreciated Cheers Ian

Sorry Gazza can agree with that comment, heard it used in many time relating to many different thing and it means jack, You might as well say if you have a licence you can afford and Ferrari etc etc etc Its like all sports, every bit of extra costs hurts $20 hear $20 there at the end of the day it all adds up and stops people doing what we love. But like every thing the Government is wringing everything out of people, only time will tell where we end up. Now back to the story, don't do anything stupid to your boat.

Yep Labour has F55ked everything its touched, THIS will be NO different. Totally disgusting And good on you Unions short sighted or what, what about the thousands of jobs that you will be destroying when there's no fish left.

So with the water now getting colder at what point is it to cold to fish for Y/fin ? Is 18-20 deg starting to get to cold for the last run. Cheers Ian

Have a simular problem, which seem to be the norm with boat fuel tanks. To fill I take off the breather line and blow back the fuel that ends up in the line then I can fill with no problems. (Its that much of a pain I normally fill with jerry cans at home ) I would try dropping the front as much as possible to let the tank breath when filling

Now this sounds very familiar, right down to the warranty work.

I bought a Jeep once, had the 2.8 diesel in it 6 speed auto leather all the gear fitted it out with a heap of after market product right up to twin diff locks, cost me a fortune and lost me a fortune on it. Traded it well before end of lease just to get rid of it. Just have a look at the resale value, that should tell you how good they are. Over heated when towing up hills if there was any sort of warmth in the air, heavy on diesel around 17l/100km and right up to 25L/100km on the sand not towing, gear box failed after 3 years power steering failed around the same time, and the suspension is shit. Keep on asking around you will find the answer to your question. I know of at least 5 people that have had a Jeeps right through from standard to heavily modified and its always the same answer. Good luck if you go that way, you will need it....

It sound like most people are pumping way to much grease in them. The spring is designed to allow the grease to move outwards as the hub/grease gets hot, then when you back your trailer into the water and the hubs are cooled the spring pushes back the grease instead of the hub sucking in water hence equalizing the pressure again, and so the cycle repeats it self every time you tow and launch your trailer. So if you are loosing the buddies you are putting to much grease in them. Hub get hot the grease expands and pushes off the bearing buddy or pushes out the rear seal. I have used buddies in every trailer that I have, including my work trailer that would travel around 80km per day carrying around 1.5tonnes and have never lost one. Just one other thing don't use the ones from Super **** waste of time, grab some proper stainless steel ones you wont look back.

I have read this thread twice now, the thing I don't under stand is why has it taken you one whole year to bring this up? Don't you think that if you had a problem that you should of bought the matter up with the seller after the first or second outing? After a year of boating I don't think you are going to have a leg to stand on, and if you do it will be on a prorata rate, as far as the seller was concerned, you where satisfied in you purchase. Lets face it, you have gone with the cheapest option and that's what you get, you can't expect to have the most reliable motor or best performing/ handling package that's the chance you take, sometime its a winner and other days you just got to deal with it . I am sure that you will be jumping up and down about what I am saying and even it will be deleted but in the end of the day you get what you pay for. Huey must be a great bloke because he would have to deal with this all the time, trying to convince people that they should spend that little bit extra. For him to go out of his way to try to sort out somebody's else problems is out standing. Just saying

Good old Tura head Use to go live baiting off them after work (back when you could drive all the way down there) Mate hooked up a good size Yellow fin from there, Well good for the rocks anyway, around 35kg. Another spot that we use to go was Moworrie point (I think that's how you spell it)down past Eden was a killer for Kings.

Opening up a can of worms here. But personally I like the cats style boats (Depending on manufacture) twin engine, great stability and big platform for size. But they do have the disadvantages like any, can be Wet, high running costs, heavy, bangs running into seas and the list goes on. If you are only thinking of heading out 10-15km out either boat will do the job. (are you sure the browns and the Fads are only that far out, seem pretty close in) If you haven't been in one, its best to grab a ride and see for yourself, and get the owner to show you the problems and advantages (its all about walking the hulls over the swells) And No I don't have one, a deep V for me as I need to drag the kids around every now and then.

Drop it to a working gear or something like that. Grab yourself the "plastic" coats and pants more than likely they'll be hi vis but there pretty strong, as most are for construction wear., fish guts, scales should wash straight off.

Dug 1212 Check your messages Cheers Ian

For any body that is thinking of heading down, or out of Batemans bay for a bit of fishing Headed out on Saturday 14/1/12 straight out past the Tollgates looking for so warm water cracked the 21 mark about 30km out and around the 40km out mark hit 22 degrees couldn't bring anything our way (worth talking about) but another boat a little further our managed two strikes and one landed (striped marlin )still around the 22 degrees mark. Maybe this will help any raiders heading down that way Cheers Ian

Can anybody shed some light on the Canyons, ie depth and distance from hanging rock ramp Or if any body has some other spots that would be good for cubing or trolling out of the Bay, I would be more than grateful Or I am happy to take you along Regards Ian

I'm pretty sure that mine come with a 2 year service from date sold (have to check though not that long ago purchased), The shop laminated the receipt and said to carry it with you for that reason, Purchased from one of the larger fishing shops. As for $100 service it woulds be better/cheaper to buy new jackets every year then. And yes, EVERBODY on my boat wear a life jacket at all times, saves me the worries, etc.

Yes this is not good. My condolences/ sympathy goes out to all involved.

You could start off with the standard pressure of 36-38 pound should keep you out of trouble. Just keep on checking the tyres for heat by feeling the tread with your palm when you stop for fuel etc. Hot is no good = something wrong, under inflation over inflation, bearings. keep in mind that the tyres are going to get warm and running down the highway is going to create more heat due to speed, a good indication should be the heat in your car tyres for comparison But if you are really worried the ideal pressure should only vary by around two pound from cold to hot. I always check my hub/tyres temperatures about an hour into the trip. Though I always check and pack the bearings before I leave, but the heat in the hubs/tyres tells me if everything is right. Hopefully this will get you out of trouble. Cheers Ian