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Thanks a lot Geoff. I like that professional looking set up of yours, very neat mate!
Geoff did you do all the installation work yourself ?
The origional instalation was done by the dealer but I have since made modifications , eg baitboard along with lots of other mods to the boat
........I appreciate your invite to come over to Berala and if it's ok, I could bring the boat along and take a look at your set up and see what parts etc are needed - My boat is a 15 1/2 foot alloy Savage side console.
Yep , that's fine . We can dicuss a suitable time
I am having a second live bait tank 600 x350 x300 deep approx shell only made up shortly in two pac s/steel and moving the smaller bait tank further along the stern gunnel to keep the nippers and squid separate and also use it as a bait box ...... It seems that live bait tank has a faulty Whale inline pump that is connected between the L shaped water pick up and the intake hose outside the stern, so could either replace it with another Whale in line pump or work that live well off a pump similiar to yours off the over flow of the new live bait tank? ... that might be an option rather than using the deck wash/water flow pump as a live bait tank pump.
OK , something we can investagate when we meet
Are you retired yourself and do you have time to do some installation work?
Yes to both questions
I am awaiting surgery for a back problem and can't do much other than do most of what I need to do when I go out fishing
Not a problem ,we can work around your situation
Are you planning to fish the social on Sunday , if so I will be there from about 9.00 for the social side , not actually fishing this year.
Will send you a PM with contact details
Regards
Geoff
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Here are some pic's that may be of interest. If further info required pls let me know. Your welcome to visit & check out the set up first hand , location Berala (Lidcombe) or I could come to your place if you prefer
Geoff
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Hi Raiders,
Can you PLEASE help with the following:
Is this the best ramp to use at Port Hacking?
Swallow Rock Drive??
I looked in the "Boat Ramp" section under Port Hacking and was trying to locate "Grays Point" boat ramp.
Are they one in the same?
Regards,
Rob
Yes , they are one in the same.
Since the posting of the photo's in the ramp section there have ben some upgrades with a new ramp & floating pontoon.
If going on the weekend , be early as parking can be difficult
Geoff
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Pls add me to the list. Not planning on fishing this year but will drive down & be there for the land based part of the social & help out if needed.
Will also bring some supplies , looks like a big crowd
Geoff
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Hi all,
What would you say is the right length for a 4.6 bowrider in a typical depth is not more than 30m?
Thanks
For rope , the rule of thumb is 3 times the depth so in 30mt there should be 90mt of rope released.
As for the chain , the others are generally correct. The guide used is , chain length should be approx the same length of the boat.
Have you checked that the anchor is the correct size for the boat. I tried to go light weight & changed my sand anchor & it would not hold bottom , changed back to the heavier anchor & now all OK.
For a 4.6 mt boat the recomonded size for a sand anchor is 3.6kg. Personally I would go up to the next size , 4.5kg
Geoff
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Seems to me that the only thing the berly brings on is the peckers and the beloved leather jackets.
Does anyone agree ?? or am i the only one that believes berley on wrecks simply promotes the loss of good bait ??
Wrinks
I tend to agree , but worth a try as the bigger fish sometime lurk out the back.
The alternative or , perhaps in conjunction are pillie cubes. These are more likely to attract the larger fish
Geoff
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In need of a good mechanic.. Having major problems with the outboards...
And everyone i take it to says its fixed and then it isnt once we hit the water..
What is the outboard brand , HP rating. approx age or hours on the clock
What are the problems. This information will assist point you in the right direction
Geoff
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yes i agree with bfb my old trailer had the same thing ho;den wheels /ford bearings ;;;;check the number
Yep , the No's stamped on the bearings is the only way to go. The brand should also be stamped on the bearing.
You may need to go to an actual bearing supplier & they can cross reference the No's & supply a suitable replacement set.
If you go to a boating or trailer outlet they sell kits marked Holden or Ford & whilst the bearings may have No's stamped on the caseing it is unlikely they will be the same No's you have so you will be none the wiser.
Geoff
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I launched at Oatley yesterday. Fished the Moons & several other spots up & down river. Could not loose a bait.
Pleased to see you got a feed .
Geoff
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If you're not sure "Right Click" on "My Computer" click on "Properties" then click on "Hardware" then click on "Device Manager" and check to see what you have in "Sound Video and Game Controllers"
Feel free to PM me, if you want to take this offline for help
Followed your instructions , expected to see a brand & perhaps a version No.. Under SV & GC it listed 8 sub sections beginning with Audio Codes then Legacy Audio Drives , finishining with Video Codes.
Had a quick look but could not find any specific information.
Tks for the PM offer , it may come in handy.
Ross tks for your suggestions. There are a number of processes to go through which I will need to defer to next week.
Heading off to Pt Stephens this morning so will be off the air until Monday AM.
Have a good one guy's , catch you next week hopefully along with a decent fish report
Geoff
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Tks all for your responses. Perhaps I should mention , this occured early in the week & have been looking around the system inc Help information to try & find access to the problem.
Dave In all the screens I've come across where there is a Mute option these have not been ticked.
On the weekend I down loaded some software which was supposed to allow me to record LP records onto CD. It did not work. Communicated with theif Help Desk & there response was,
To record from equipment connected to the blue colored Line-In input on your computer, you typically have to select the Line-In source in the Recorder
Terrificate , only problem , where is this function & what ever I changed only caused the current problem.
I should mention , prior to me playing with the system there was no problem with the sound. The problem occured a few days after the the SW down load .
Pelican Could be other things but that is a big chance as it can be turned on and off easily accidentily with the f buttons at top of the keyboard
Perhaps , but which one , any suggestions
Ross. In the system my jacks are marked Pink , Mic in. Blue , Line in. Green , Line out
The only box that should be ticked is the MIC box. Adjust the volume sliders until you get sound. This includes the MASTER Volume , WAVE , CD Audio and Line In .
The mic box was ticked & all the volume controls are set at the maxium.
I looked into the "options " , The box "Adjust volume for" is set at playback.
Below is "show the following volume controls" The following are ticked
Vol Cont.
Wave
SW Synth
CD player
Line in
I had a little play around with these settings , nothing changed so changed them back as listed above
Tks again , any further suggestions apreicated
Geoff
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I thought I would see if there are any XP experts in Fishraider that can help me with a problem prior to removing all the cables & taking the box to the local PC store.
The problem. I've managed to change one of the settings & now have now sound comming from tne speakers , be that music from the CD player or even that system noise "dinging" you get when entering or leaving certin programs.
In essence cannot locate the screen I've changed.
There are 3 sockets on the back of the PC for sound , red , grey & blue. I think it is the setting on the blue connection I have stuffed up but cannot be certin.
There is some background info on how this all came about but won't bore you with it unless needed to fix the problem.
Tks
Geoff
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Hi Geoff,
Could you see anything chasing the slimies????
Cheers
Dave.
David , We were a bit far away to see any water action. Only the birds , they were having a great feast
Geoff
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Fished Bate Bay yesterday. First stop was Shark Island. No action either on the bottom or surface but the surfers were enjoying a large swell & some nice tunnel waves.
With the wind predicted to come from the N/E headed to Osborn Shoals. Unable to locate & considering the less than exciting action on past visits did not waste time searching it out.
Motored towards Meries Reef with the view to do some bottom bashing but a lot of white water & the occasional boomer rolling in decided to give it a wide berth
Headed East to try for some Flathead. Several drifts only produced the occasional small Flatties.
Kept moving around , water temp was 20 degrees with the occasional patch of 21 degrees.
We found them & a hour or so later had 8 nice size fish on board.
During this run the bait fish surfaced about 50 mt away. Commenced a berley trail & soon had a large No. at the boat. They were slimies , about 5" long. Caught a few , removed the fillets , the Flatties loved them with one drop resulting in a double hook up of two large keepers
With the wind increasing & now early afternoon decided to head for home. Stopped just North of Jibbon for a drift. A Sweep , reasonable Trevor & another reef fish , all went back.
Overall a great day on the water
Geoff
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The price of Braid , it is ridiculous.
Recently purchased a well known brand from the US.
Price , inc delivery (airfreight) was less than 50% of the same product from Oz tackle stores.
Someone is making a good profit at our expense
Geoff
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There are several posts on similiar questions & responses written over the past 12 months or so .
I think if you use the "search function" it will provide a lot of the info you are looking for
Regards
Geoff
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hi there and thanks for the advice it is a 40hp would you by any chance know do i have to buy another electrical cable or are they run through with the taco wirering ?? i havent recieved the speedo yet so i havent spoken to the mechanic yet any way thanks for your replies
I assume it is a geniun Yammie speedo , if so , as previously mentiond the speedo runs on pressure via a thin plastic tube . The only electrics are those to power the dash lights. This can be easily hooked up to the lights from your other gauges.
If you don't use the boat at night the dash lights nor really necessary
If not geniun Yammie then the connecting process could have many variabls , but note my comment on the accuracy / in accuracy of a paddle wheel system
Personnaly I would stay with the Yammie speedo as connecting to the moter / instalation is very easy
Geoff
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I'm going up next Tuesday for a few days , hopefully the weather will be OK for a trip to the island directly off the heads or Fingle headland.
For bait fish ,as previously mentioned , just outside the southern headland , Tomaree headland . Take plenty of berly.
There are sandbars at the eastern end of the port & extend around 1 - 1.5 westward. Most are exposed at low tide . These can be viewed from the marina or Little Beach boat ramp. If you keep to the southern shoreline then should be OK
As mentioned go to the MSB office in the Marina , they have heaps of information
Fishing the port. Generally I'v found it to be pretty average. The western end is more productive , launch a Soldiers Point ( Salamanda Bay)
Land based , the marina break wall , jetty at Little Beach & Fingle Bay beach , from the surf club up to the northern headland
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What is the HP rating. Yammies 40hp & above have a speedo connection . It is not electric but driven by pressure through a small plastic tube from the motor to the guage.
Below 40hp , not sure. Check your hand book or call a Yamime dealer. The other way to check , at the bottom of the leg , below the cavatation plate , on the leading edge is a small hole , about the size of a pin head.
It can be difficult to locate. If no hole then no spedo facility.
If you need to go with Plan "B" then I agree with Pelican , use a GPS. I have a paddle wheel , it came with the water temp gauge. Up to about 10 knots it reads a similar speed to the Yammie gauge.
Above 10 knots is progressivly moves out of sinc to the point at WOT there is nearly 100% varience.
I know to Yammie gauge is accurate as I have checked it against a GPS
Regards
Geoff
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I think tonight will be the acid test. If the Dow takes off after the G7 ( G20) 14 point plan then that will be an indicator we may have bottomed out but will most likely need to see how the week pans out to get a better indication.
I've been putting money in over recent weeks when the market was around 4700 - 4800.
At the time of writing this the ASX was at 4104. Have just placed a buy order today so fingers crossed there will be some recovery in the coming weeks
Its all paper loss as I don't plan on selling but its amazing how quickly things can turn around.
Ben is correct , it only becomes a loss if you have to sell , otherwise it is a sit & wait.
For interest , I got out of property trusts & International shares last year , now , have it either in cash or Oz shares
Geoff
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498 now.
I am sure with over 7000 members we can bump up the numbers a bit.
Cheers Sunnyboy
I'm in , 497 to go
Geoff
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There are various spots along Brighton Beach & south to Ramsgate that fit your criteria but mainly Flathead & maybe Whiting
Around the Cooks river boat ramp & out along the break wall is worth a try but no shops close by.
You mentioned Tom Ugleys. Did you fish the Southern or Northern side. Nth is the more popular. Try the southern side but only fish about 1 hour each side of high or low due to the fast water flow.
There are many other land based places but none I can think of with the criteria you have mentioned
Geoff
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A huge amount of thanks to all the administrators and members, particularly Mr & Mrs Swordie, Mr & Mrs Flightmanager for putting togther an event and a community that can create so much enjoyment, share so much knowledge, and just be a ripping good day out.
Cheers, Slinky
for me , unfortunatly no fish to weigh in , perhaps next timeDid pick up a new FR sticker & now proudly displayed on the transom
Geoff
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Check out this thread , may provide you with the information required
http://fishraider.com.au/Invision/index.ph...2&hl=camera
Geoff
for me , unfortunatly no fish to weigh in , perhaps next time
Broaching In A Following Sea
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The reason for broaching is the wave is traveling faster than the speed of the boat.
Once the wave picks up the boat , the boat is now traveling faster than the motor speed you are , in essence, at the mercy of the wave.
Trimming the motor , fitting a foil , regardless of the brand , or trim tabs will make little ot no difference.
There are really only two choices , slow down so the wave is unable to actually pick the boat up , so to speak , or hit the throttle & with the motor now more powerful (faster) than the wave "drive out" of the situation.
Driving out can be dangerous especially if the boat is already starting to broach.
The trick is to watch the waves in front & decide should I back off or increase the throttle just enough to match the wave speed or perhaps a little more. This will provide sufficient stearing to keep the boat straight
Geoff