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I don't see the need to spend a lot as there is not much in the way of stresses and strains for light fishing. Actually I have done well with the $50 specials that Daiwa puts out. I also have a Sedona 2500 that's a bit better in quality and hasn't missed a beat.

I haven't fished there myself but there was an article in one of the fishing magazines a few years ago. It seems like it's fair to middling fishing but not a real hotspot. The water is fairly shallow and so is not productive for snapper or big pelagics. But it fishes alright for bream, drummer tailor, salmon etc..

Yes that's right. The reason is that outboards are low compression. Only high compression engines will get any benefits from high octane fuel. I haven't had any carby problems since I made a practise of disconnecting the fuel line when flushing and let the motor run out of fuel. You can't do this with an oil injected motor. Other alternatives are to run the motor regularly with fresh fuel or use a fuel preserver.

Clark and Seajay tinnies have good reputations. Also some trailer manufacturers make off road models with stronger frames and tyres.

It shouldn't be hard to do yourself. You will need an electric buffer though. There are various waxes, polishes and rubbing compounds available. It depends on the condition of the boat as to what you use. There is a good guide here: https://www.boatus.com/boattech/casey/restore-shine-to-fiberglass.asp

Have you considered an overhead? They seem a bit more durable than threadlines in the lower price bracket. I prefer them for jigging and fishing big fish.

It looks like a bream to me. The head of a tarwhine is more convex. Also the scales of the tarwhine have a golden centre and form longitudinal lines. Seeing it appears to be scaled and cooked doesn't help with this aspect though..

I will give that a try. Maybe a two hook rig with the burley cage on the bottom.

Is that on the western side of the container wall.? I often see boats there getting live bait, presumably. You might be able to help me - I was wondering what the bottom is like there, ie should I use a reef pick or a sand pick?

Skids would be better for the boat. Rollers create pressure points whereas skids spread the weight more. This is important for a pressed tinny with a thin hull.

It depends very much on your sounder. Some have a colour code system. In any case the bottom will look flatter when you get on the gravel and you won't feel your sinker hitting reef or getting snagged (assuming your using braid). Anyway with a westerly wind your drift should see you hitting the gravel sooner or later.

17 years is not too bad to get out of an alloy tank. I went through the same issue. Bilge water runs through my fuel tank compartment. I got one of the Sant Marine plastic tanks and installed it myself. No chance of corrosion now. I lost a bit of volume as they are not custom made but it was half the price of getting a new one welded up. PS: electrolysis is the result of a stray current. Galvanic corrosion is the result of dissimilar metals being in contact.

That's not surprising. There is hard reef like that off Coogee and Maroubra at that depth and you tend just to get rubbish fish. It's actually the gravel/ low reef out wider that's productive for snapper, mowies etc. It looks fairly featureless on the sounder but I have always caught something there.

"If you do decide to go boating, it is important to remember that the physical distancing rules apply at all times, including at the boat ramp and on your boat.  This means you should only be on your boat alone or with no more than one other person or with family who ordinarily live in the same household as you unless you have a large boat". Well that was what I was querying. That implies you can have another person on your boat who is not a household member.

I go out from Botany Bay so I have never fished Long Reef.

Yes, but a 16 ft tinnie was state of the art back in the 1970's. There we quite a few drownings too, including Gary Chapman the former Olympic swimmer, who coincidently was coming back from the Peak in his Quintrex tinnie! Of course if the weather stays perfect there will be no problem, but as you found out that can't be counted on.

Mainly off Coogee and Maroubra in the 65 - 75m depth. They are over a large area so you can do long drifts, probably too many over a large area to give specifics. Just use you sounder and look out for other boats, especially charter boats.

It would be pushing the limits. Bear in mind that many of the weather forecasts have been wrong in recent times. Eg Meteye is still showing 10 - 15 knot westerly winds, but looking out the window it would appear to be much stronger than that. If the westerly wind gets up it would much worse than coming back from long reef due to the distance from land and lack of lee effect. I'm not sure if it's worth the trip in any case. The Peak is often crowded and the fishing slow. I do very well on the closer reefs about 1- 1.5 miles off the eastern suburbs. The paternoster works well but I'd swap the knife jigs for slow jigs.

And I was just asking what they said in relation to the 2 person rule.

They all have more than 2 people (when you have trainers, refs, maybe spectators etc). All I am saying is there are lot of contradictions and poor wording. Eg the some of the fines issued such as a guy going to a carwash at 2am (if that's non essential then why is the car wash open)? People resting after exercise (isn't that part of exercise)? Also remember that it's not the DPI or the Police's job to interpret the law. The law is what is in the original government gazette.

I'm talking about the specific allowance for 2 people to exercise together.

Well if it's 'crystal clear' the why the mention gathering of 2 persons? At best it's poorly worded, at worst contradictory. Ie why need to mention 2 people if the 1.5m rule applies? I could go on but hardly any of it is clear according to most lawyers.

So what did they say about the distance rule of 1.5 m? Obviously a bit hard to do on a small boat. But then they say you are allowed to exercise with one other person. Does this override the distance rule? That's the only thing I am not clear on.

Here it is - you will see an application bar down the page. I didn't say boats were ruled out, just that they weren't explicently mentioned. https://www.permatex.com/products/specialized-maintenance-repair/radiator-tank-repair/permatex-fuel-tank-repair-kit/

It's good you have access to it (on some boats the tanks are glassed in). It would be a good idea then to keep an eye on it regularly. I don't any quams about using it on cars, motocycles etc, just wary about boats where there is a chance for vapours to collect. Interestingly their offical blurb doesn't mention boats in the list of recommended uses: Automobile Suggested Applications: Ideal for cars, light trucks and commercial vehicles; portable metal fuel tanks, and metal car fuel tanks. Heavy Duty Suggested Applications: Ideal for cars, light trucks and commercial vehicles; portable metal fuel tanks, metal car fuel tanks