Easter Weekend

 Looking at the weather... what does everyone reckon easter boating wise? What day is looking best Fri, Sat, Sun or Mon. Seems to be good but some storms arounds. Forecasts for last couple of days have been jumping all over the place.

Much in these storms? 

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 Gday Barra looking at going

Tue, 2016-03-22 22:55

 Gday Barra looking at going out sat arvo/evening , Sunday and Monday. Wind looks great for those days and even Friday evening it'll be still. Be glassy out there as long as you don't mind getting a bit wet as I think it'll rain a bit !

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Not going

Wed, 2016-03-23 03:24

 F**k Easter and the rest of the public holidays. My boat and I are both NOT joining the masses. 

Its a great time to do boat maintenence, work in the garden, drink beer..........

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Spot on. Fishing public

Wed, 2016-03-23 05:01

Spot on. Fishing public holidays is most definitely not my cup of tea. Chucked a sickie yesterday so I could do a salmon run before the easter crowds & I won't fish again now until the holiday is over.

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 Good thing up my way only 12

Wed, 2016-03-23 06:32

 Good thing up my way only 12 boats max can get out at one time so I'll definitely be having a crack. Even with the full moon, maybe a few Wrasse eh Beau ;) 

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Driving to Green Head for couple of days

Wed, 2016-03-23 10:09

Mates booked accommodation for a week. With family commitments I am allowed to go only for a couple of days.

Thinking Saturday and Sunday will be the pick both weather wise and traffic.

Never fished the area before will be interesting to see with the stormy forecast.

Anyone fishing GH during Easter break?? Some tips will be much appreciated.

Towing my 6m tub, Looking to fish around the 40-60M mark.

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I'm heading up mid May so

Wed, 2016-03-23 13:10

I'm heading up mid May so don't catch em all!

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LOL

Wed, 2016-03-23 15:09

Don't worry mate, will leave you some.

Mates who's been fishing the area for the last few years recon catching your bag limit is never a problem.

Hopefully its the case when I am up there.

Jackfrost mate, will put a report on my return.

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Thanks for the comments

Wed, 2016-03-23 12:38

Thanks for the comments guys. 

Whats the lightning normally like offshore this time of year?... Only ask cause in the NT had a few close calls.

2012 camping at King Creek out of Darwin over night in 18ft tinnie. There was lightning all around and the all of a sudden it was like a flash bang grenande went off. Must have just missed us. Mate said.. "did we get hit". Been bit scared since!

Another time years before that on Melville Island there was a lightning storm around while I was fishing bu myself ina 14 ft tinnie and it struck a tree 100m away - packed up and f... off quick smart.

Also had it strike strike behind the boat as a kid while trolling with the old boy in a 16ft tinnie. Looks like fire across the water, old man though the piston had gone though tge head.

 

You think I would have learnt and got a glass boat!!

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Note to self...

Wed, 2016-03-23 14:12

Stay away from BarraSlayer when there is lightning around... Haha
Glad you survived...

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heading up to the grey taking

Wed, 2016-03-23 16:14

heading up to the grey taking the new boat up her hopes the lightning stays away

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My personal theory on glass boats and lightning from experience

Thu, 2016-03-24 10:50

 I don't think they make you immune. Lightning needs a return path. With a glass boat, it is all via the wiring and metallic stuff in the water AKA motor. If you complete the path to earth, all your electronics, engine ECM, everything, will be forked. Dead in the water,most likely. I only base this on personal experience with larger glass and bondwood ( same thing electrically) commercial boats. The main path to earth on them is via the earth plane connection, to a big copper plate fixed to the keel. Path is via radio aerial and through to the earth. Which takes out everything. Metal boats have a much better path to earth, they are one big earth plane with the earth connection for the radio as a heavy braided copper connection to the superstructure. Easier the path to earth, damage less concentrated, may not even travel via the aerial. if you are sitting/ standing on exposed metal, you are like a bird on a wire, safe. Hanging onto something metallic and standing on metal, you are likely equipotentially bonded and hence safe. Sh*t yourself, been there, done that, but safe  Don't be that path to earth.  So I here someone ask, why don't you stand under a tree during a storm? Injuries occur due to touch or step potential issues, or just from the explosive force on the tree. They will literally explode and fill you with wooden shrapnel. I have seen the same with verandah posts, a strike killed two guys by filling them with huge slabs of splintered wood.  Moving or stationary best? I have seen a moving landcruiser hit, just year before last, took out his radio aerial and a couple of tyres, no injury to occupant. 

But of course lightning is incredibly random, and unpredictable, and I take no personal responsibility for injury to anyone who cares to follow my theories

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 I think you last sentence

Thu, 2016-03-24 11:27

 I think you last sentence sums it up!

Lightning should hit the tops of towers/antenna/trees/buildings, but often doesn't. It is at best very unpredictable. I have spent a few years grounding and EP bonding in comms sites, and while it does improve the survivability of a strike it's no guarentee.

When you are dealing with something that a potential in excess of 100 million volts, materials that you consider insulators are inefective. 

A glass boat stopping lightning. A bit like stopping a high velicity rifle projectile with a wet paper bag.