Bruce the Postie

G'day mate, This stuff does not hold water,and if your floor is in good nick(watertight)i don't think it would matter what you put down to cover it,after all it is a boat and by nature it is going to get wet.If you have concerns about the integrity of your hull then i suggest that you have a good look at the condition of your floor and rectify any problems before they get out of hand. Hope this helps. Cheers, Bruce

Sorry to hear about you illness and hospitalisation Leo,hope your up and about soon. This isn't just a ploy to have Raiders feel sorry for you and go around to wire up your switch panel whilst you lay in bed checking out the nurses is it? Cheers, Bruce

Got a pic of the gang switch Fezza,and how much access do you have to where you want to fit the panel,any cutting required? As far as the switch goes,run all your +ve wires to their chosen switches,and run all your -ve wires back to the -ve terminal on your battery,easy. Cheers, Bruce

G'day Fezza, Sounds like a fairly straight forward job mate,if you are at all handy give it a go yourself. I'm sure that you could get a couple of the c.coast raiders to give you some pointers and moral support if you asked them nicely. Cheers, Bruce

Thanks for your comments guys,i'm over the moon with the way it turned out.And i'm pretty sure it makes the liquid refreshments taste even better!. Cheers, Bruce

G'day Shaune, It does look good does'nt it. Not glued down mate,but stuck down in strategic places with double sided lino tape(the good stuff used by the trade).And as for the price,i got it for $54 a sq metre,might sound a little bit expensive but when compared to quality marine carpet there is just no contest. Cheers, Bruce

C'mon Slinky, Only 42,i would have thought that you would be allowed at least one reel for every year that you have been on this blue planet. That means you have another 3 to get,just to be fair Cheers, Bruce

All good in that department,mate. Also,waterproof,slip proof,won't hold smells, looks good and feels great underfoot. Cheers, Bruce

G'day All, Had a very kind offer from one of my customers who used to be a carpet layer,he said he would give me a hand(read,do all the work while i watch) to lay the regupol matting in my boat.Well that day was today and i could'nt be happier with the results,a big thankyou to Bob. Here's a few pics of before and after. Cheers, Bruce

Sorry to drag this old topic up again,but i have finally gotten around to deciding what to do with the lid for my esky. After toying around with all sorts of ideas,most of which involved a lot of cash and mucking around,i thought bugger it, i'll just buy a ready made one.So i did,and i'm glad,it looks neat,and works like a pisser. What do you reckon? Cheers, Bruce

Your right there Fezza! If only the fishies could turn the tables,i'd like to see that. Cheers, Bruce P.S no offence intended towards the tourists,or anyone else.

I'll be out off Terrigal on sunday morning. Good luck mate,looks like the weather should be ok. Cheers, Bruce

Inox or auto trans fluid work for me.I've had no problems using these over the last 10 years or so. Cheers, Bruce

Good onya blokes, What a great day to be out hunting and gathering to provide the family with a good dose of protein and omege3s. Jewfish on plastic,what a pisser Ray,thats something i am yet to do. Cheers, Bruce

Not far mate,not far at all. Yeah George,nannys used to be thick around our way too,but we still get a fair few of them ,sometimes they are bigger buggers 35cm plus.like this G'day Ray,yeah ,turned out to be a great day weather wise and the fishing was allright aswell. Hav'nt tried mutton bird ,but my guess is that they probably taste like chicken Cheers, Bruce

G'day All, Have not posted for a while,busy working and actually fishing,instead of just reading about other Raiders' exploits.So here goes. Took a couple of mates out off Terrigal on sunday morning to be greeted with a bit of fog ,no wind and very little swell,Yeehaa! says we,and promptly shot out to a spot that has been giving us a nice selection of fish over the last month or so. Arived at our chosen area and decided to anchor up using our new anchoring system (worked like a pisser too).With the pick down,we tossed a bit of burley via our secret method and in what seemed like no time the screen of the sounder started to fill with arches and bait,everything going to plan so far. I had recently purchased some of those Lucanus type jigs and wanted to give them a bit of a go,so with baits down,and us full of great expectations i started to bounce this thing around and while staring out the back of the boat i noticed a couple of whales going off just out the back of Wambie beach,sorry no pics of the whales but they put on a spectacular showing of breaching and slapping and the like and we just stood there like dills wathing this go on for ages. Anyway,back to the fishing.During the course of the morning we accounted for a couple of feeds for our respective families with Mowies,Reds,Nannies and six spine jackets being the fare for the day.One of the six spines i got was a bloody whopper easily up there with the biggest of this species i have seen. Oh, did i mention that the BLOODY mutton birds turned up and made a pest of themselves,well they did and did a bloody good job of it too!. And as for those Lucanus type things,they caught six spines,sargeant bakers,butchers thingies,yakkas,rock cod sweep and nanygai but none of the promised snapper jews or kings as promised on the packet,oh well better luck next time eh!. My share Cheers, Bruce

Just use a couple of old tyres ,cut 'em in half ,a couple of holes,a couple of bolts and Bob's your uncle. Cheers, Bruce

Regularly get 7 years plus out of my batteries,but it does seem that my cranking batteries always outlast my deep cycle house batteries. Cheers, Bruce

G'day Nanook, Your trips to Kanangra look like an escape to heaven on Earth,and your reporting and photography skills belong in the glossy magazines. Your kind offer to take another Raider along ,and immerse them in those wonderous surroundings,with some unforgetable fishing experiences sounds like an offer too good to refuse.Unfortunatly for me unless this package comes with a fly in fly out option,i will have to pass . Thanks for your kind invitation,and any time your are on the Central coast,give me a hoy and i'll take you out to sea for the day. Cheers, Bruce

Rules?,what rules Cheers, Bruce

Refuge Bay should see you right. Cheers,Bruce