Whitfords Volunteer Sea rescue will be holding a Rottnest Safety Convoy on Saturday 21st October.

We will be departing Hillarys Boat Harbour approximately 8.00am and returning around 4.00pm

If you are planning to launch from Mindarie or Ocean Reef you will escorted to Hillarys Boat Harbour

You will be escorted to Rottnested Island and shown how to safely get in and out a number of the bays with a break fro lunch so you will have time to spend on the Island.

The cost is $60 per vessel with minimum size being 5.5m

There will be a briefing on Thursday 19th October at 7.30pm where you will be given all the information on what will be happening on the day and what you need to bring.

To register please go to our website - http://www.whitfordssearescue.org.au/safety_convoys.php

Numbers are limited and if you want more information I can be contacted on 0448122208

Mark Carruthers

Deputy Commander

 unfortunatly had the day off work today so i decided to get stuck in and sort out all my terminal tackle. 

after realising i had 6 tackle boxes full of stuff from hooks to lures it was time to clean up. old rigs that never got used along with the slightly rusty hooks went out , just dont trust them. managed to get it down to 3 tackle boxes of good stuff. 

Stupid part is there is more things i want to buy

Has anyone else decided to sort their stuff out and got a shock as to how much they actually had. 

 Going to be an interesting game on the weekend . hopefully the tigers pull it off to break the bloody long drought. 

 Hi Gang,

I've managed to pick up a 4.75m stacer hull (no outboard) and trailer for 2k (haven't paid yet, but confirmed I want it).  I haven't seen it yet, but know that its a decent rig but have been told that the trailer is un-rego'd and there wasn't any transfer done from the guy that owned it from the original guy, yet it still has number plates on it.

I want to get it down from Karratha to Perth at Chrissy; is it is simple as taking it over the pits?  What do I need to consider?

Cheers,

Adam

 Well done guy's .they  were lucky in the  end.

Was  good to stand  on subiaco  oval 1 last time. 

Hey all,
planning a spring trip to NZ driving from the bottom of the south all the way to the top of the North island, just wondering does every river and stream hold trout?
I plan to have a rod and just stop at every river I pass for a few flicks of a spinner(family trip, not hard-core fishing).
I assume most rivers will have fish, just wondering if anyone has done this kind of thing and how they went?
Anything other than trout in freshwater as well ?
cheers

 just curious as to why no mandurah boat show this year. any ideas as to why

this show has been running for years. 

 Has anyone had any experience shopping in the USA by using Australia Post - Shopmate ?

Ive been asking questions about getting some electronic gear from the US and so far 2 suppliers have indicated that they don't ship to Aus. Makes it a little difficult when they have exactly what you want but won't sell to you.

Apparently, by utilising Auspost Shopping Mate, you get a US delivery address and then Australia Post take over and bring to you. Rates seem good with few restrictions.

Anyone done this ?

cheers

We are currently building a small investment property (from new) and about to have our first inspection.

The builder said that we need to come over and look at each room and identify any problems before final handover.

Friends have suggested we get a building inspector to go through it.

Which we would do anyway....

The question is, can I use any qualified painter to provide me with advice on the quality of the painting (if it is to building standards) or should the building inspector do that.  My understanding is that the building inspector primarily looks at the structural integrity etc of things and not "visible brush strokes on the doors" or "sand/dust specks on the painted doors" for example.  

Electrician to check that the wiring is done to spec. 

Has anyone had any experiences or offer any advice with this.

Yeah we have handed over big bucks to get this completed, but I don't want to be so pedantic that I am picking up things with my microscope and magnifying glass if you know what I mean.

Thanks

 So who is off to the boat show?
Im heading down tomorrow myself

Suggest asking Fisheries also what the hell is going on with Bret Carters case also...

Would be good if they got a strong message from the public

 Bit of a rant. So I look up one of the main battery suppliers in Perth as I want to renew both boat batteries with my boat refurb nearing completion. Ok so find a branch in Bentley which is on the way home, great! So drops in there,this is how it goes: " G'day mate looking for a couple of these batteries" Showing the guy a photo of my 640CCA batts. "Hmm he says I've got the 620's or you have to jump up to a bigger battery, we usually have the 640 but out of stock" Me "Yeah, I deffo want the 640's" Him "Yeah sorry pal can't help you"

Oookay my mind is ticking over, he's about to say he can get them in but no nothing, I'm not asking that's his job as a sales assistant. So where's the effort to make money and business? Obviously very comfortable with his job and paycheck every week, not sure he realises where that's coming from.

Anyways I go to an auto shop just a little further down the highway, same thing no stock but "Really sorry mate but I can have two for you here first thing Thursday morning if that helps?" " I can offer you a $20 per battery discount for the delay"

Absolutely! A nice $460 sale for him and happy to make me  an earth lead up  then and there. Gee it doesn't take a lot  or am I expecting too much  

 Good morning fishwreckers.

What are you guys using for your back up power paks?  I want one to keep in the diesel pajero and take on the boat.

Keen on the Kinchrome power pak plus - $318.  What do you reckon?

Cheers.

 Australia V India ODI, We're having a bowl, good to see Coulter Nile having a bowl.

 My mate found galaxy Samsung 7 at woodys boat ramp in the water,phone still fires up I believe there water proof and he handed in at the cafe 

 Dont know what it was like in the perth metro but down in Silver sands mandurah the fog was quite thick, went down to the beach at 10 am and could barely see the groyn from 50 mtrs. 

anyone encounter this out on  the water this morning

 Just chilling watching the V8's from Sandown, massive prang in the co drivers race. Fortunately nobody was hurt.

 years ago i had just pulled my boat out at the dampier public ramp and saw my  superintendent from work trying to pull his nice new bertrum with his nice new land cruiser out  with his wife he was going of his brain abusinging her  as she was struggling to get it square on the boat trailer , i was walking down to the ramp to give them a hand and saw her chuck the cruiser keys in the water , as she was walking past me she said "dont you dare help him peter"  i thought she is probably right he is a prick at work anyway let him stew in it

I'm still got a semi after last week's game! What a rollercoaster season for West Coast supporters.

My heart tells me that West Coast can win this game as we've matched GWS pretty well twice this season but my head tells me that the boys were absolutely spent even before the extra time on Sat and 3 days in Perth then back to NSW will make it extremely hard to keep up with the GWS mids who overran us on our home deck. With Mummy out we can get the ball to ground but need to make it a scrap in the middle and rely on Mitchell and Pridda to win a lot of contested ball and give our forwards good supply.

I can't see the Sydney machine being stopped anytime soon and Geelong being robbed of another home final puts them at a disadvantage from the get go. 

 Hi all

Whitfords Sea Rescue is holding a Radio information night. Details below

Radio Information Night

Do you know

The various types of marine radios and which is best for you? 

When and where you legally need to have a marine radio on board?

 How to use your marine radio properly?

How to “Log On and Log Off” with a Marine Rescue Group?

The correct language to use when using your radio?

What is a “Repeater Station”?

The benefits of registering your vessel with Whitfords Sea Rescue Group?

When can you access the services of a group such as Whitfords Sea Rescue?

How and who to call in an emergency?

If the answers to any of these questions is “No” then perhaps you should attend our Radio Information Night.

When: 7.30pm on Thursday 12th October

Where: Whitfords Sea Rescue Hall – 1 Boat Harbour Quays, Ocean Reef (just north of the Ocean Reef Sea Sports Club).

Please let me know if you are interested in attending.

Peter Peebles Radio Operations Leader Whitfords Volunteer Sea Rescue Group

Email: Mob: 0488151822

Gold coin donation will be appreciated.

 When I towed the boat to the ramp the other day, found a piece of disc pad on the ground.
Looked like the friction material had delaminated so I ordered a new set online.
Tonite I popped all wheels off for a look and found another the same also.

Incidentally, ordered them thru Titan Trailer Brakes in Cleveland Queensland the night before last.
And delivered today, less than 48hrs ($18 delivery)

A few weeks back I ordered some CV joints from Vic, delivered in the same timeframe and thats to Gero, unbelievably quick

 Curious as to what type of hook people use and rigs used . heard of so many favourites just interesting to see which is most popular

 went for a drive along the coast up near scarbs with work today and hardly a ripple, surfers were doing nothing at all. 

would have been a great day out . anyone give it a bash

I'm going to preface this thread by stating I am heading down South tomorrow and will be on the boat or in breweries a lot so I won't be on here much and will probably watch the game down at Stiltz in Busso if I can get a table inside. If anyone can suggest another venue that will show the game besides the stinky Dunsborough Hotel please let me know.

Going to be a few large matches this weekend and I am tipping Radelaide, Sydney, Geelong and... wait for it.... West Coast. Going to be a big Saturday for me and I'm hoping I can tune into the WAFL semi down there.

Carn Eagles and you Black Ducks!

Heading in to steep point end of this month.  Just for a couple of nights.  Leaving the boat behind and driving in this time.

Any updates on the track condition?  Last i heard a few weeks ago, was the salt mine section was still badly corrogated.

any one on here homebrewing beer, in particular all grain brewing with a grainfather or similar machine ?

got some questions about milling grain if anyone can help.

Cheers,

mark.  

 its the end of an era. the blue food van Jiffy foods has closed its doors. after 45 years its all over .  remember the vans getting around on worksites in my first job . another lot of people out of work

 Thgis is awesome and worked for me using Chrome. You have to clear you cache and then all images work again. Very handy..

copied this from another forum i am a member of. 

Open Chrome 

Click on the rows of small horizontal lines located in the top right hand corner 

Then click on "more tools" 

Then on "Extensions" 

Then "Get more extensions" if you already have some, e.g. Ad Block. 

Type in "Photobucket embed fix" and hit the return key 

A link to "Photobucket embed fix" extenstion should appear. Click on it and you are done. 

There is a similar one available if you are using firefox..

FW Crew,

I'm keen to grab a couple of good hand helds, need something decent as the cheapies have no range.

In saying that i'm not chasing the top of the wazzas, If anyone can recommend good value long range hand held 2 ways drop me a line.

Cheers

Boon

Bangers have knocked us over in the second innings 20 runs shy of the target. Looks like a re occurring bad dream on the sub continent.