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Great report. The video won't play for me on iphone.

Hi Rami, I believe a truck over 7.5 metres can only legally park in a built up area for a maximum time of 1 hr. This includes a trailer over 7.5m. If it is attached to a car the total length of the two counts. Very harsh near a ramp IMHO.

Leaving a nice boat parked on the road just looks like a headache to me. Stripping the valuables out of it and reinstalling each trip. Theft, vandalism, battery charging would sure make hard work out if it.

It seems that new laws are being introduced to limit long term parking of trailers on public roads in NSW. I hadn't heard of this before. I'm sure it will affect some raiders. http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2014/11/20/4132757.htm?site=sydney

Whaler please correct me if I'm wrong but I think you are referring to the specific gravity of unleaded or its weight. Where 1 litre ( volume) of water weighs 1kg, but 1 litre of petrol weighs 710grams . Either way 1 litre is 1000cm3.

Ok you got me. Good one.

Also if the boat has more than 5hp it needs to be registered.

Id like to see her back as well. I really enjoyed reading about her adventures in the forster area and her trips away as well.

Hi Donna, Count me in please. Jason

Does it have a self draining cockpit? Our Quintrex let water in through the scuppers from the day it was purchased. That was 10 years ago so it may be different now.

That's one big fish!! Thanks for taking the time to post it Finin. It's always interesting to see how big a species can get.

There was a thread on here some time ago about people getting booked parking on the road with their trailer attached after launching their boat. Apparently the maximum length of time a vehicle over 7.5m can be legally parked on a road is 1 hour. Realistically that means any ramp without a parking area is an ornament.

We use a similar system to Steve. The 1,2 both or off isolator. Two similar sized batteries is important. Always on charge at home with a " battery fighter" charger. We have a permanent charge cable connected to the batteries that plugs into the battery charger at home. As it's an aluminium boat we turn off the isolating switch to the boats electrics. We turn the battery isolator switch to both batteries and plug the charger into our cable and leave it on. When we take the boat out we unplug the charger and flick the switch to either battery 1 or 2. We alternate each trip so we know both batteries are still good. So whenever we leave home both batteries are at 100%. On the water we never have needed to switch to the other battery. It's great peace of mind knowing if one does go flat the other is fully charged and capable of running the boat and accessories for hours, and just requires flicking the switch over to the other battery if it dies. If that did happen we would select the other battery not both. Like Steve I can't say it's the best way of doing it. We have had a long battery life, replacing one after 9 years.

My kids love fishing there ( on the occasion they come out) it's a great distraction for them. There is some markers or an exclusion zone around both runways about 100 m off. The area between the runways is prohibited. As mentioned the foreshore drive ramp or cooks river ramp at Kyeemah are the closest. The new runway on the ocean side has a drop off that may be worth a try, you can see it on the navionics app if you have it. The few times with the kids we have fished the old runway and the little reddies keep them entertained. There are decent sized fish there as well. Id suggest small hooks and burley will keep them interested. We have seen dolphins, busting up schools of salmon and tailor there as well, so having a few small metal slices handy would be worthwhile. Don't forget to give the kids sunglasses to wear! What's really cool is sometimes well after a plane has passed you hear a whooshing sound. It's almost spooky. http://www.skybrary.aero/index.php/Wake_Vortex_Turbulence

Thanks for taking the trouble to show the pics. Accessing your winch power supply should be much easier. I think I'd be shortening the handbrake or putting some foam or something on it to protect the car. Especially if your going to open the door on an incline.

I'm glad it worked Paikea. I would be interested to see if you don't mind how far the tailgate opens when it's rigged up before it hits the which post or whatever.

I looked into buying a used Pajero some time ago and this was something that stopped me. The early 2000 ones with the wheel to the side looked bad enough. The later ones with the wheel centralised almost impossible. I'm pretty sure you can buy an aftermarket bracket that lifts the spare wheel 2 inches or so. Google it. This problem is commonly discussed on various forums. Why any four wheel drive designed for towing has a disfunctional tailgate when towing bewilders me! Various people on the forums used different types of trailer coupler and modified the handbrake lever. I'm pretty sure Swordfisherman and others here have a Pajero and love them. Maybe they have some answers.

Hi guys, I think the rule 360 will kill I with an inline tap to control the flow. The fresh water in plumbed through the top and piped down to the bottom. You will need a pin hole at the top to prevent self syphoning. With the outlet at the top and inlet at the bottom you will be getting the tank flushed out well with no real need for an aerator. You may like to install a drain plug/ tap as well. The pick up if mounted below the pump pushes the water through the pump when underway. See link below. It might help http://www.fishraider.com.au/Invision/index.php?showtopic=26462&view=&hl=&fromsearch=1

Thanks for the comments guys. Something that did happen and I guess a valuable lesson learnt even if embarrassing. Whilst trolling outside the bilge pump kicked in. Obviously I was taking on water. I quickly wound in and gunned it back inside to Kurnell. Checked the bungs one was fine and the other missing completely. It mustn't of been tight and vibrated out. Luckily I carry spares and had one to replace it with.

I've been keen for a solo trip for ages but never got around to it. Feeling confident enough for the launch and retrieve as long as the ramp wasn't crowded I arrived around 5 am. First stop was at the bait grounds to grab some yakkas. They responded well to the bait jig and I was soon on my way on the hunt for squid. Landed the first one pretty quick and struggled from then on switching to the southern side of the bay I scored this little cuttlefish. Two decent squid were staring at me in the crystal clear water but seemed to evade capture despite having a jig in the water under the boat. Damn it. So frustrating.... Such a beautiful start to the day I headed off for a troll around the headlands and down the coast. Not a touch. Headed back into the bay. Dropped down the squid and took him for a slow troll past the oil wharf and drums. I wound him in to check and he was gone. My only squid gone. I decided to anchor up near the drums and burley up. Dropped down the cuttlefish on a snell under the boat. Any advise on how to rig them? It's nothing like hooking squid. My second rig was a live yakka floated out under a balloon to avoid tangles a first for me (the balloon that is I've got tangles covered), maybe 5-6 metres below the balloon. The third a pillie cube in the trail. After a while I noticed the balloon had come away from the line. I didn't think much of it until it moved to the side of the boat against the current. Picked it up and I'm on, it hit the surface giving me a glance than busted. You've got to hate that! When I first glanced I thought small shark about 50cm or so dark on top light under, a clearly defined line between the two. I'm pretty confident it wasn't a salmon and sure it wasn't a tailor. Then I thought Cobia. So raiders my questions are, is that likely in the bay? And would a Cobia get through my 30lb leader that easy? Considering it had probably been on from a few minutes before when the balloon departed. Anyway trimmed the leader tied on a new 6/0 and sent it out. Maybe 15 minutes later the balloon was gone checked it nothing. This time the leader was bitten off and a mess. Switched to 60lb and short wire with no more touches. In amongst this I managed to land a 31cm reddie, and a couple of trevs on the cubes. The cuttlefish was untouched and dead so I switched it for a live yakka. Then caught a legal flattie on the cuttle's head. Called it a day shortly after. Hopefully the read wasn't to long and boring.

I caught one if these a while ago It's a painted grinner. http://australianmuseum.net.au/Painted-Grinner-Trachinocephalus-myops/

Google Pee Gee Myna trap. I made mine some councils have them for hire. The plastic bucket in the pic is just sitting on top after all they need some shade before they meet their maker! Tips. Be patient it takes a a while for them to get comfortable to go in there. It pays to even leave the doors open for a few days so they expect an easy feed in there. I started with dog food but did just as well with Nutri grain. Just set a trail from outside the opening. Set the trap of a night and stay away. If the birds are trapped remove them of a night. They are smart and watch what's going on of a day. Once you get one it's friends follows. Like Mullet! The good thing with these traps it's design targets Indian Mynas nothing else seems to enter. There is a heap of info on the web about these. Especially north coast councils.

Hi Pauls, We were the guys at the ramp that had been out skiing with kids when you came back in. That bream sure was unlucky. Jason

I also have two batteries. I use a small "battery fighter" charger. I connected the wire with plug to the batteries and it stays tucked away in the boat. When I come home I just flick the battery isolater switch off. Plug in the charger to the connection in the boat check the light comes on. Then I just unplug when I take the boat out. ( my boat is kept under cover so its easy). I have no idea if a Ctek is better but have just replaced the original 2003 battery that came with the boat. That way we don't have to play around with the battery boxes.

Hi Dan, I went to Darwin for the first time a couple of weeks ago spending 6 days there. I had my kids with me and didnt get a chance to do much fishing. We did manage to get out on a1/2 day charter with pretty poor results, the one day charter did much better. They skipper commented that the tides were big near the full moon and his full day charter boat could get to more suitable grounds for the tidal movement. You will be there near the new moon so Im guessing the water movent will be similar. I guess landbased you you need to be mindful of crocs. One night we had a look down at the main wharf past the wave pool and oil tunnels. People park there on the wharf set themselves up and fish the tide changes. Others just walk down. One guy said they often do well once the water slows, jews and queensfish were mentioned. You would need heavy gear to lift the fish or a well equiped bystander. Close by near the open air cinema i noticed some people flicking plastics off the rocks on the shoreline. There was a charter flyer I read for a fishing coach in a polycraft that takes out up to 3 and teaches lure and plastic fishing around the mangrove edges of the harbour. I would of loved to do that one. If you want the details Id need to PM you tonight from home, let me know if thats the case. Im sure you will get other comments on here from people far more familar and experienced then me. Good Luck let us now how you go. Jason