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9 hours ago, cos said:
Thanks for the offer it's really kind. I've seen the funnel ones for sale around the $30 mark so they're not very expensive.
I guess my question is do the funnel ones actually make a difference to your drift speed or should I just bite the bullet and by a parachute
I have one of those $30 ones.
It only slows my drift about 1km/h .
(I have a 6m fibreglass boat)
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On 01/01/2017 at 6:33 PM, finin said:
Good question. From what i understand way off shore. Im sure not many have seen juvenile kingfish which are yellow with black bands, next time you are offshore and see debris in the water wether weed or whatever have a look you may see them. They obviously stay out till rat size then move inshore. It is said they hunt at night in deeper water than move inshore during the day to rest. The tagging programme shows the fish can go anywhere doesnt really establish much as not all tagged fish have accoustic tags. Kingfish range all over Australia and down to tassie however they dont range from cape york to Brisbane. Water colour doesnt seem to faze them Temps dont seem to faze them although they say their ideal temp is 22°.
Personally dont think we have a clue what they do out there lol
Well I know for a fact they go up least as far as Rockhampton. I caught one trolling the reefs off there. About 115cm from memory.
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6 hours ago, Raymondo said:
I don't see a problem with wearing a life preserver, these days they come in many forms and are unobtrusive and comfortable. But the above quote raises a good point.To whom does it apply and why? The best way to mitigate a risk/hazard is to Eliminate it (basic hierarchy of control ). So does this mean in the future we wont have access to areas deemed as hazardous. This "Duty of care" only exists due to liability. If the government could publicly respond to a drowning death as "What a dickhead, they shouldn't have been out there in that weather " these laws wouldn't need to be drawn up. RCA (risk cause analysis ) follow this far enough back and you will find that it's Adams fault for picking the apple off the tree. ?
I agree with you to a certain extent. If I were rockfishing on an ocean beach I would probably wear one but that should be up to me and my own "risk cause analysis".
My gripe is , if I'm standing on yarra bay breakwall with the ocean as flat as a tack, with a fishing rod in my hand I can be fined.
Some bloke standing next to me with nothing but speedos on will not be fined.
What does it matter if I'm fishing or not?
By the way , this thing is suppose to be a "1 year trial" yet they state fines will come into affect from december 2017.
This suggests they already know it is permanent.
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So if I have a fishing rod in my hand ( and no life jacket) I will be breaking the law.
If I am climbing over rocks collecting snails, or taking tourist photos, or even having a paddle in a rock pool I won't be required to wear a jacket.
Absurd law.
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The reason for the change was so that large boats can turn around between the pontoons and not for any increase in efficiency.
I dont think its an improvement for us small boat owners.
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After reading your report, I think i can't resist to go that wide. Just wondering how far is the Brown Mountains from Rose Bay Boat Ramp? What fuel capacity is required? I got Stacer 525 and the previous owner told me it got 100lt tank under the deck (i'm not sure if he is telling me the truth). I also got a 20lt spare filled in the container. Would that me enuff?
Would u mind to give me the coordinates for brown mountains? I'm using navionics download from apple store which i use it everytime when i'm in water.
I'm new in boating and it would be great if u can guide me to Brown Mountains on your next trip so i can learn some boating techniques from u.
Cheers macmac
Depends on the economy of your engine.
If I were you I would get an idea of your range by using the trip meter on your gps on shorter trips.
And remember that litres per km will vary significantly depending on your speed and water conditions.
Even then you will want to have a massive safety factor.
I always plan to arrive home with about 50 litres still left.
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It certainly looks the goods.
Did you glue it down?
and do you mind telling us the cost of it (per metre or sq metre)?
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We now know what the newsagents relatives are getting for xmas.
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I have a hds5.It cost me $1300 when I bought it , so its come down a bit now.
I have not compared it with the garmin but from what I can gather Garmin make the better chart plotter and lowrance the better sounder.
As a fisherman you're priority should be the sounder.
Compare the pixel counts on the screen between the two.
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I've noticed there are a lot of versions of the slim beauty but this is the original.
http://www.midcurrent.com/articles/knots/slim_beauty.aspx
(there is also a link to the history of it).
I think the difference between this and what your doing is the 'double overhand loop" instead of the "2 wrap uni" on the mono.
I'm not sure which is best , but I've always tied mine per the original (ie with the double o'hand loop).
With the braid I do 8 wraps down , 4 back up and 3 more wraps through the loop.
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I have had the Albright fail on me a few times. It came loose after lots of casting.
Probably my fault but I don't use it anymore.
I've had no failures with the Slim Beauty and I don't think its hard to tie at all.
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Thats a great photo ABC.
Was that taken from the air?
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Never used the steersman nut but I did replace the steering cable.
To remove the cable from the tlit tube it was a relatively simple thing to do.
A small peice of rod and a hammer was used to push the steering cable rod out of the tube.
I'd imagine you'd be able to put your nut on then.
Just be careful of what type of grease you are putting in the cable.
Most greases will harden with age and contact with saltwater, thereby seizing your cable up.
I think there is a special grease out there that doesnt but from what I've read about it its oil you should be squirting in there.
EDIT- I've just read the instructions on the steersman website.
http://www.steersman.com/html/installation.html
The nut fits on the port side of the trim tube and there is no need to remove the cable.
(so forget what I said above)
If there is some threads of the trim tube still clear of the locking nut then the nut goes on there. If not it replaces the locking nut.
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Not long back I arrived early at the ramp, launched and started the motor after quite a break. All good and ready to go. Alas when I tried to turn the steering wheel it was stuck fast. I pulled the boat out of the water and no amount of "persuasion" could free it up. Had to travel the 50 minutes home without even a cast being made.
My mate and I disconnected the steering cable and managed to free the steering by gently tapping on the end of the stainless rod that slides in and out of the motor housing as the wheel is turned. We found that the grease inside had become hard (water intrusion??) and managed to clean a lot of it out and to get some new grease in there. This was quite difficult to achieve as there is no grease nipple. We could only push grease in through the end of the housing. Getting all of the old grease out was also very difficult.
Obviously I want to avoid this seizing happening again.
Has anyone had a similar experience?
Any suggestions as to what steps to take to avoid this problem? One suggestion I have had is to drill a 3mm hole in the top of the metal piece that screws into the side of the motor and fill the whole lot with oil, covering the hole with electrical tape or similar. Anyone tried this??
Any suggestions would be gratefully received.
Cheers
Kel
I think your only choice is to buy a new cable.
Hardened grease will be well inside your cable.
Couple of hundred bucks by memory.
They arent too hard to replace yourself.
As far as prevention goes, don't use grease.
It eventually goes hard and seizes the cable.(I found this out the hard way too).
A light oil like auto transmission fluid is , apparently , the way to go.
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Pretty sure that , while you get the choice in the menu to choose 83khz or 50 khz, you can can only get the frequency of the transducer you have.
50khz is better for deeper water but I'm not sure what disadvantage you have in shallow water compared to the 83khz.
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The ramp seems to be designed for the perfect world where everyone drives on and of their trailers and where everyone is curteous and has common sense.
(Something that goes missing at boat ramps)
I wonder who designed it or who was consulted.
Maybe some information signs detailing some rules could help everyone to be on the same page because a lot of problems at boat ramps are caused by ignorance.
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Checkout the maritime maps for the full picture
http://www.maritime.nsw.gov.au/docs/maps/portjack_front.pdf
note 1 nm is about 1 grid on this map
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I just got a new HDS5 unit and want to know if anyone knows how to import waypoints into it?
the upgrade says that it enables improved impot ands export of waypoints. But i can see how i can do it at all much less improved?
I use the GDM programme
http://www.lowrance.com/en-au/Downloads/GP...ta-Manager-GDM/
You can import a text file into it if you like or type them in the programme.
Export to a SD card and then transfer from SD card into your hds internal memory.
As for the upgrade. I've loaded it and I've not noticed any difference.
I haven't tried loading any new waypoints yet though.
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its not all about the size of the anchor
you need to have a good length of chain
i bet if you have 5meters of chain attached to your current anchor it will hold
Thats what they reckon don't they?
Its not the size but how you use it.
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I was there on saturday too.
And I guess it was expected that there were going to be some cowboys that don't know the unwritten rules in regards to motoring through a feeding school of salmon.To my surprise , though, the school didn't seem too worried and started feeding seconds later.
However there were a few boaties that lacked even common sense.
Like motoring between me and the school right over my line.
But thats life in the big city. I was worried though for a kayaker in amongst it but he survived.
I caught a couple and it was great to put an overseas guest on my boat onto one.
His hook straightened but , at least he got some excitment out of it.
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So thats where spot x is.
The secrets out now.
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The old ramp is still okay.
The only problem at the moment is the 1-2kms of 8kt zone to get out of it.
(Although I seem to be the only one that does under 8kts)
The new ramp will only shorten this by about 500m.
I assume (& hope) the 8kt zone is only whist construction of the new port is going on.
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Don't let the truth get in the way of a good story.
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I pretty much did what you did on Saturday. We hit all the fads, the canyon, the peak. Got zeros. Only the "flathead drift of shame" saved us.