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Decided to go for a beach fish today at stanewell instead of the usual coalcliff. Arrived on the water at approx 12pm and left at about 5pm... Unfortunately there wasn't much luck with only a small flathead and a incy-wincy bream caught. Baits used were good ol' servo pillchards and squid, with the flathead caught on a metal lure being retrieved ever so slowely. Hoping for some better luck with a trip down to ulladulla and surrounds planned for the next few days. Cheers, Pete,

I have surveillance around my place. the greatest thing I have ever done! Only problem, make sure your motion detection doesn't get triggered by trees and shadows too!!! Best to just stick it on record 24/7.. I've learnt the bad way of missing out action that was out of my detection zzone. give me a pm if you need some info on surveillance. regards, pete.

..Whatever floats your boat dom:).. pete

Hmm, the bloods.. .. just wear red, and you should blend in. Oh, and always say ' bro' and 'choice' and you'll be fine;) *Fush and cheps* In a New Zealander voice... Pete:)

So amateur dave is no longer an amateur huh?... well done. pete.

On thing, always make sure you mark your goods with a licence number or something. Even if someone decided to pinch soomething, they are stopped straight away from selling it. Sound like from the things that are gone, they are you people and opportunist theives. Most of them are. Looking for quick things. Major items, like tv, dvd player, computer, always good to engrave a licence number into them:) Regards, pete.

hippip horay for domza:) good going man.. all those trips under alfords bridge eh? pete.

Either side of your craft will do. Try and make it as high as possible. The higher the better.. Also, think about vision too while driving as most antennas will sway around a little bit. Think of ease to take on and off if your thinking of a movable one. Pete.

awesome.. absolutely great! pete

In terms of assistance, coast guard is insured to go out to 7nm, and I think coastal patrol out it 10nm...any further then it's water police. Although, on a clear day they have been known to go out further. With the coast guard, it's $33 for a years membership. They supply you with a callsign then you use to log on each time. It saves time instead of relaying all your details onto them (boat size, colour rego), al you need to tell them is your callsign, POB, wher you departed, destination and ETR... Saves a bit of time. Report insure if you wish. Not 100% necessary but like CFD said, better to be safe then sorry. Also comes in handy if you wish to lend assistance to someone aswell. Regards, Pete,

Well, Dom, in most cases you can kick it:)... That generally works for most electricals.. If it doesn't work after that, be sure you have kicked it hard enough:) Most DC plugs into appliances are never a clean fit. Most people get mixed up with a 2.5mm plug and the more common 2.1mm plug. Make sure it's getting its power.. If you think thats all good and you have access to a multimeter, plug in the mains power to the unit and then measure the voltage accross the battery terminals on the rear of the unit, it will let you know if power is going through the GPS.. If your reading nothing, then, I think a good check up is in the cards. Cheers, Pete.

I wear mine all the time, and it has nothing to do with work..lol.. As already mentioned, their tollerence to the sun is great and ability to breath is also a great bonus when outside all day in Sydneys loves 30degree heat! Also a great idea if your rowing too due to visibility. Pete.

I agree 100% with T-man. Marine batteries as most people are away of, also has strengthened plates that can withstand the knocks and bumps of a marine envirenment. Pete.

haha, definately James. Along the same lines, if you keep your keys out of your boat [which I hope alot of people do], don't forget to put them back in and not leave them on the front step of the house:) Pete

The best way to combat tackle issues is go to and buy some nice new ones:) The misus may not like it, but hey, we don't want the house smelling like fish+WD40 now would we?

..anyone for some live bait??? Pete:)

Most definately it's a good idea to isolate your electronics when charging. Most chargers produce well above 15v and therefore, may damage delicate electronics, such as radios. As mentioned, an isolation switch is a great investment and definately comes in handy as a quick 'go, no go' in relation to power. Regards, Pete.

It's quite unlikely an engine of that size will have a decent alternator. If anything, its probably doing bugger all unless you stay flat chat for atleast an hour or so. I have a single battery set up which covers my nav light, CD player, sounder and 27Mhz.. With the occasional use of the bilge. Nav lights are on for approx 3 hrs per trip untill the sun comes out, sounder+27mhz are on constantly. I have no issues with my battery and it can safely last me two trips although do knock it on the charger after ever run. Another possible idea is having a small Sealed Lead Acid (SLA) battery to power just your accessories, and charging that every few trips.. A 12V, 18AMP one should be sufficient to cover 3-5 trips, and just knock it on your car charger when you get home. Worst comes to the worse, those 18amp batteries are the ones commonly used in jump start packs, so it may even come in handy one day if *touch wood* there is an issue with yours/someone elses power. Cheers, Pete.

G'day. Only other issue is if you are boating of a night. Nav lights draw a fair emount of current over a period of the evening, especially if other style of deck lights are used too. If during the day, then it shouldn't be an issue at all. And as Nathan mentioned, two-ways draw bugger all.. Regards, Pete.

Thankfully, so far I haven't required assistance on the water, although have helped many people in the past. One I remember was an early morning going up the georges river once launched from the national park at revesby. Only a few hundred metres upsteam was a half cabin boat that had been fishing over night and the battery had gone flat. They had tried to use the jump starter a few times and that too was now dead. So I took out the battery on my vessel, allowed them to start their boat and head off home. Luckly I did arrive early as their bilge wasn't working very well due to the low battery. It pays to have a two way. People such as Sea tow, RVCG, and water police are literally just a call away, and I'm sure there are many decent people on the water that will lend a hand if necessary. Regards, Peter.

I always keep my shackle on the boats eye hook. Off the trailer strap is the snap hook and bingo, on the shackle, do up the safety and off I go.

Lovely, Lovely vessel there.. Congrats on the finished product and a marvellous final result:) Cheers, Pete.

Bets physical catch would have to be a nice flattie near the moons.. Wasn't caught by myself but I was there so I'm going to take the credit:D.. plus, on my boat, so I deserve the credit:) As for mine, either a nice bream down at Coalcliff beach on a nice Sunday morning, or a hook and miss under captain cooks.. Whatever it was took the line and run. There goes the mono:( Cheers, Pete:)

Nice Crusher there;).. Oh and lovely catch aswell... Must have got some serious air with that one:) Cheers, Pete.

..Goes without saying, ' Lifejackets Save Lives" ..... Should be worn in decent conditions and by all that can't swim. Cheers, Pete.