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    Boat Fuel Discussion - What Do You Use and Why?

    in Boating

    Posted · Edited by Smasher

    I have a Mercruiser 3.0 (135hp) and I find the engine diesels if I run anything less than 98 ULP. That is when I turn the engine off and it keeps running rough for a few seconds until it conks out. It also does it if I go from cruise speed to idle to off too quickly. If I idle it for 5-10 seconds its fine.

    My mechanic says this is normal but I’m not so sure...

    Lowrance elite ti9

    in Boating

    Posted · Edited by Smasher

    I have this exact same unit. It might seem a bit daunting at first, but it's not overly complicated once its setup. 

    Have you tried watching a few youtube videos?  

    eg: This 5 part Series:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qI7XwUXGrDA&list=PLDOpC-IhUxYO1Qs6rD4z-EKT9M_cS4IRF&index=2

    More settings:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZC1MS9s2WSk

    Grab a pen & paper, a beer, and get through these.   If you've still got any questions afterwards, let us know.  Otherwise I've called the Lowrance technical support number before with a question and they were great too. 

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    LOCKOUT PLANS SCRAPPED

    in Fishing Reports

    Posted · Edited by Smasher

    As I posted elsewhere, I’m not against marine parks per say, but believe that lockouts are not the answer. 

    Ive seen proposed compromises such as: 
    * Banning taking certain species during their spawning times of year
    * Stricter size and bag limits including maximum size limits (big fish produce more offspring)
    * Increase fishing license fees to fund better enforcement of laws by fisheries
    * Banning anchoring in sea grass beds and reefs and other sensitive habitats 
    And others that i believe would be far better placed at keeping anglers onside and  have the resources better managed through reasonable regulation. 

    I hope that cooler heads prevail and a comfortable medium ground is settled on otherwise as mentioned this issue isn’t going to go away.

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    Boat storage- prevent theft

    in Boating

    Posted · Edited by mrsswordfisherman
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    There's an online shop that has GPS tracking kits for about $100 bucks. You then put in an Aldi sim card ($10).  I don't own one so can't comment either way, but may be worth looking into.

     

    Pittwater stingray - OUCH

    in Fishing Reports

    Posted · Edited by Smasher

    Ouch.  A friend of mine got bitten on the toe at the Lilli Pilli sandbar last summer.
    Me as I'm walking around in waist deep water with anchor and chain in hand looking to secure the boat for the day: "Guys, just be careful there's lots of little stingrays around"

    Said friend 5 minutes after getting in: "Ooww oowww I've been bitten by something"

    Lucky I have a portable gas stove and a few kitchen things on board and we were able to heat up some water in a pot and treat her bleeding toe. As for pain killers, well she said it got better after the second or third glass of wine.   She went to the doctor the next for a tetanus shot. 

    Bought a boat

    in Boating

    Posted · Edited by Smasher

    5 hours ago, JonD said:

    Little boats like this are such fun and often far more capable than the big offshore stuff. I had far more consistent catches from a little 3.85 explorer than any other boat I've ever owned, made for some great trips with the family to the NT too.

     

    Too right, tinnies are gold. 

    I wish I had enough room for one as well. For those days that you just want a quick fish - launch by yourself, zip up a river, pull it up by hand onto a sandbar when you want to stop. Quick rinse with a hose on the way out and you're done and dusted. Though I'd probably find myself never using the big boat.  

    FADs

    in Fishing Chat

    Posted · Edited by Smasher

    On a 1m swell, 1m seas, crusing at around 18-20 kts it takes me about 30-40mins to get to the Botany Wide FAD from the harbour, which is 17/18km off from Malabar so a bit further south from the heads. That's in a 5.8m with 135hp. Obviously in rougher seas or bigger swells I'll go slower. 

     

    Looking at the forecast I would'nt go anywhere near that far offshore this weekend, if at all. 

    South West Rocks Trip

    in Fishing Chat

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    The Trial Bay Gaol boatramp at Arakoon is OK, and it beats the bar crossing. Your Navara is 4x4 yeah?  Then you shouldnt have any issues driving on sand.   

    As for SWR being as about as dangerous as they get?  I beg to differ. Try the Harrington crossing and you'll think SWR is a walk in the park.

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