Hi all
I have a hardtop which had a liner to hide wiring for solar, nav lights etc - the existing liner was removed by previous owner and i am looking to replace -its around 2.5m x 2.5m but could be replaced in smaller sections, liner not structural at all but will get wet....
was thinking of something like 3mm boat board - any other ideas out there?
cheers

ABC is reporting a boat has capsized with 25 people involved.

Not a great spot to get in the shit. 

So in recent weeks, the plans for the next boat has taken a few steps in the right direction and yesterday, after having a look at a Genesis 700 XL (2.7m beam) getting built, i am pretty sure we are set on the size (i can lay down on the cockpit floor but the cabin space is still an issue...

Anyhoo, i entertained myself online  (get your mind out of the gutter) looking at boats and found these two. 

I have seen the 950 down in Mandurah and follow on the gram. I see he has done some stuff with Explorelife on youtube. Cool boat and all but half a mill? 

The 700XL would come out as a bare boat on a trailer with motor for ~85-90k. Yeah its pretty and you can get it now but shit, is there 90k of extra stuff there? 

www.boatsonline.com.au/boats-for-sale/used/trailer-boats/genesis-700-xl-hardtop-2020-model-length-overall-7-8mt/277523

www.boatsonline.com.au/boats-for-sale/used/commercial-vessel/genesis-950xl-full-hardtop-cuddy-cabin-loa-11-2m/277576

Am i off the mark or are these boats priced with only one hand for typing?

 Well that's another holiday over . Got out there nice and early with a bit of a chill in the air at 17 degrees.  Bugger all wind the whole 20nm but the fishing was a bit hard with no drift and the current running gv , 32 oz wouldn't even hold bottom but we still managed a few nice fish . Came back into the 70s a bit after noon and got 1 spanglie and 2 damn cobia then the sharks moved in . That was then end of fishing for us . Sandy got a pb 13 kg cobia (equaled my pb)

All up had a great trip away spending quality time with Sandy and mum and got some nice fillets to take home.

 Literally just walked in the door back from the yearly trip to Gnaraloo, report soon.

Something happened up there a couple of days ago that had me thinking quite a bit.

Anyway a group of 3 guys were out fishing and 45 minutes from shore when the Skipper collapsed after having a stroke.

From what has been relayed to me the crew were in a panic and unsure 

1. how to operate the vessel and 2. How to navigate properly even with a GPS.

They eventually got a handle on it and managed to get back to shore and navigate the bay which can be tricky in itself.

In a major stroke of luck there was a "surfing doctor's " convention up there and a few of them on the beach who gave first aid and a proffessional estimate on what his condition was. 

He was shipped off to Cranarvon hospital for futher treatment, luckily again for him the stroke occured in his neck so no  brain trauma. 

The thing that got me thinking is how many crews out there know how to handle a boat in a situation like that. It could have gone majorly pear shaped. 

Thankfully both my crew are experinced boaties so no problem, but Gnaraloo is very isolated and help most times not readily at hand and also the reason we don't drink while on the water. 

Luck played a major role in this situation, next time maybe not. 

 Has anyone put lithium batteries in there boat as house batteries.

I currently have 2x 120AH agm deep cycle house batteries and thinking of swapping them out for lithium to reduce weight and gain more usable power the boat is used mainly for island trips and it gets loaded pretty heavily so the weight reduction would be great. 

From the research I have done I think a cylindrical cell lithium would be the way to go.

Anyone have any suggestions.

Cheers

Rod

 Had a good day out with some nice big fish. Then the cobia came to the party along with loads of ramora.  Few big ones landed. 13 kg 11 kg 9 kg and 8 kg . They go bloody hard . Also released 3 others 

 Hit the water at 6 slowly going out as the water was I bit rough. Seen a few birds working the water so in the lures went . First lot a stripe tuna nailed the lure , good for bait . Bit  further on another lot of birds. In go the lures this time as the second one was going out the first got hit hard. I grabbed that one that was going nuts and Sandy was retrieving the second one and a stripe tuna nailed it.  Mum netted that one (first time ever on the net) and 15 minutes later my tuna came to the surface but this time the gaffe was needed, I nice yellowfin tuna on deck . 

Headed out to the 120 mark and set the first drift. Great results we all got fish . 2 drifts later we had all we could get from there only leaving 3 more fish to catch. Headed back into the 70s to try for reds and whatever else might like fresh tuna for lunch. Ended up with 2 reds and a robo.  Called it quits with our bag limit.

Mum got her first red emperor,  Goldie and robo 

Sandy nailed a red and the biggest Goldie for the day and I got the second biggest. Great day had by all and a good trip in p

 We are planning a holiday up in Broome next year but I have heard you need to travel a long way to get to the fish. Is this the case or people just pulling my leg. I know there is an option of barra but you couldn't do that all the time. Planning the trip for may

 First fish hooked . 10 mtrs from the boat and the taxman hit . 

That was it , we went exploring out in the 120 mtrs region. Slowly moving along looking for any signs of life and eventually we found a bit of life. First drift all 3 of us were on . Mum got a fry pan snapper I got a nice robo and Sandy lost hers. Nothing else there interested in the bait so further north we went. Found some more life on the bottom and set drift. All up we all went well. Mum got her first amberjack,  rosy jobfish and redthroat emperor.  Sandy got her first goldband snapper and rosy jobfish.  I managed my first goldband snapper that turned out to be the biggest fish for the day and my first rosy jobfish.  All up was a great day and cruised back from 20 nm out sitting on average of 22 knots. 

 hey guys thinking of heading out on friday saturday for an overnighter but at a loss where to go. got a couple 4wd and just cant decide where to go 

 First day out of coral bay this year was definitely Sandys day. All fish kept were hers . Damn sharks tho

 Can anyone confirm that the possession limits for coral bay has now changed to 10 kg of demersal and 10 kg of palegic (skin on) or is it just 20 kg of fillets

afternoon all, we have for a long time been pushing for a boat ramp facility in the north end of Geraldton.

This would double to provide erosion protection which has been a big issue in the area. 

Below is a link to the survey, takes 5 min of time, also a link to the concept.

Problem is the money allocated now does not cover it and a fair bit more is needed.

IF you could post up, anyone who completes it, thatd be awesome

https://www.cgg.wa.gov.au/news/have-your-say-on-coastal-recreation-facilities-in-drummond-cove/14348

https://www.cgg.wa.gov.au/Profiles/cgg/Assets/ClientData/Document-Centre/Infrastructure/Whitehill_Road_Boat_Launching_Facility_Concept_Investigations.pdf

Coming in from fishing at half throttle, motor slows then surges slows then surges.

We were able to get in by going slow and squeezing primer bulb the whole way. Any ideas ?? cheers

 I would like to get my mum onto some squid for a bit of fun . Where would be the most likely area to try and time of day 

 Could anyone give an update on fuel price in coral bay . Tossing up weather to fill a few Jerry cans before we go down 

 After getting a nice golden trevally I thaught it was time to try out my new smoker. Turned out not too bad but unfortunately I left it a bit long and it dried out a bit . Tasted good tho 

 Kings Lethal 9inch spotties, are they any good ? cheers

 Wondering what your most preferred anchor style is and why?

 Had most of the day off and what's better than sitting down t he beach with a line in the water. 

Lost a metre plus Queenie with the hook breaking just 10 feet from the beach. Landed a couple of the usual critters and a nice golden trev . Just as I was starting to pack up one of my lines started to peel off slowly but not a fight I have ever felt before. Was thinking it might be a ray of some sort but no, it was a turtle that had wrapped the line around it's flipper. Untangled it and a quick pic with a safe release 

 Only 2 weeks til we head down to coral bay. Taught I better get things sorted . Started with stinkers. Hopefully won't lose many but you never know . Plenty of hooks and rigs to tie for 3 of us fishing

 7 day isolation ends thursday for me (yay! ) sick of doing housework and all "that other crap round the house that you kept putting off coz ya couldnt be f&*CKn bothered when you were covid-free  ie  pulling those little weeds from the gaps in the paving with your fingers aaaarrrrgggghhhh!!!  ) def gonna get out on the boat fishing for the weekend.  going a bit crazy and drinking way to much piss which is getting a bit embarressing coz the same guy keeps delivering booze from our local BWS and he keeps asking me if im ok! still got a bit of post-covid brain fog. If you going through it i hope you get better soon. lots of panadol, water and vics vapour drops really helps cheers fellas looking forward to posting a big dhuie on here on the weekend fingers crossed

 Chasing some poly/hdpe or similar material to fit over to my roller arms to protect the hull.

Does anyone know a local perth store that stocks some thing similar to the pic (dunbier part 2891B or 2890G) and also anyone that has a dunbier glider kit in stock dunbier part 3108 (grey).

hoping to be able to collect tomorrow morning.

I ordered some trailer parts online 3.5 weeks ago from Melbourne and it only arrived yesterday so I want to source this stuff locally.

Cheers

This mornings news and an absolute crack up

"Fremantle Dockers fan given heave-ho after breaking into West Coast Eagles HQ, says Elliot Yeo"

The midfielder spoke about the encounter on the club’s podcast Coast to Coast, which he claims took place on Wednesday in the hours after the side’s main training session.

“I’ve strolled in a little bit late (to record) but this is actually fact and it has happened, it’s unfolded in front of my eyes,” Yeo told co-hosts Oscar Allen and Steven Bandy.

“There’s a man on Mineral Resources Park, he’s somehow got through the gate, blind (drunk) as anything.

“Freo jumper on, with a stubbie in his hand, rolling around the oval, pretending to shadow kick, take marks, give it to the crowd.”

When asked if he thought the man, who Yeo estimated was in his 40s, was auditioning for a spot on the list, the Eagles star joked: “We’ll take what we can get.”

The 28-year-old appeared humoured by the situation but said the Fremantle fan was “very quickly” escorted from the ground.

 Just doing a bit of watching about sharkbanz.  Has anyone tried them and are they worth the $

 Another day out exploring new ground. This time we ventured out past the anchorage for the ships to look around at some of the ground . Again we found the fish. Sandy got our first pilbara red , unfortunately it was a bit on the small size but love the color of them.  Managed another good haul of blue lined emperor with a couple of big ones amongst them. Sandy found out first hand how hard the big catfish fight (kept for bait next trip). I hooked up while sorting that out and expecting to see a monster fish on the line going by the fight as it got close to the surface I had 1 trout on the top set of hooks (released straight away) and on the bottom set of hooks a nice trout and a blue lined emperor  , my first triple hookup. Certainly surprised me . Ended up cruising in on 22 knots.  Great day on new ground so we're going to explore a lot more building up our spots out from hedland 

Are they any good and does anyone know how to use them? Otherwise it's just going to be a tool storage fridge  

 Wasn't too much around . Lost a nice salmon at the beach , a metre plus Queenie out a bit and landed a nice size golden trevally.  Also managed to get a few whiting for the table as well as some for upgrading hopefully on sunday