Has anyone bought things from Sound Marine Products?  They have an add on Gumtree advertising cheap GPS combos etc.  I had a look at their website and a lot of the prices are half of "retail".  

Too good to be true?

Hi, Advise required please. Someone smashed into my the back of my boat and trailer a few days ago when I was on my way to the marina and pretty much wrecked the motor, trailer and boat.

The guys insurance company asked me to get a marine assessor to work our the value of damage caused for the claim as they dont deal in boats enough to have heir own marine assessor.

Its in a holding yard in Innaloo, does anyone know who would do this valuation for me please? Its a 4.2 Quinny centre console. The tow car has a fair bit of damage also but the insurance company is sorting that out ok.

Thanks

Mick

 Hey all

just wondering if anyone what the approx price from freighting a 6.3m glass boat and trailer would be?

Even better, who has done it and who did u use etc?

Thanks in advance

 trying to kick my life time battle with the stinking durries  trying the the hyptomist again( different 1 this time)  worked 1 time for 7 years and anouther time 8 months  wish me luck appointment at 2pm tomorrow

 Haha had the boys tinnie serviced the other day and a few extra little jobs done at the same time..came to $700 bucks...showed the wife the bill and she started...well...a timely comment with regard to how much a womens hair cut costs and time to take...hourly rate...soon put the brakes on the discussion...thanks local hair dressors youre wonderful....saved me a long discussion.

Does any one know if those snake repellers work, the ones that put out the sonic thump?  Or anyone know of any other ideas, considering the shovel is only once you see them and generally you dont until its too late.

Old man is seeing a fair few come out down south and I'm wondering if it might be a worthy investment?

So now we turn to the draft where the fortunes of a club can be made (The Bont) or broken (Masten).

Gold Coast have picks 4, 6, 8 and 10 which would normally work in West Coast’s favour as they’d be looking to draft by position and not necessarily the best player at that pick but they are chasing quality mids after losing O’Meara and Prestia which is also our area of need with our pick 12.

I have a feeling that West Coast are going to pull a big surprise and draft Powell-Pepper to add some grunt to our midfield and learn under the tutelage of Priddis and Mitchell. It is highly likely that we’ll have to use pick 34 to match a bid on Waterman.

Word is that Freo are chasing Petrevski-Seton and that they are confident he will still be available at pick 7 but if Tim English is available then surely they take him.

 About as close as you can get I guess, she was keen on saying g'day. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRMgjKqjMb8

 Hi guys.  We currently have a Celair evaporative cooling system.  Just got it serviced today and was told that it will need some new parts "soon".  Parts and installation was quoted nearly $2000! WTF!

We're now considering replacing the whole "motor unit" with something new.  There are 6 vents in the house.

Any brands and models to recommend and avoid?  Any evap cooling tradies willing to quote a new unit? 

Cheers guys

 Looking further north for this guy missing from Bunbury.

http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/western-australia/wa-police-search-for-man-missing-after-bunbury-fishing-trip/news-story/3dabc93312f5368aa3630318263d7b08

Not a good sign, no flares or EPIRB activated. Don't know what the conditions have been like down there, whales are migrating down at the moment so may have hit one in the dark, but I'm speculating. let's hope for a good outcome.

I have a MagicTilt Tandem 3tonne trailer from the USA.  It is licensed in WA but has American parts.  I need sets of springs, equalizers etc but the axles etc are in good condition.  Does anyone know where I can get these from?  I have tried Martins, but they don't stock them for USA trailers.

 Good results for a local company drilling where the big players havent bothered...

Good for the state of WA...

https://research.commsec.com.au/LoadPDF?docKey=B64ENCeyJkayI6IjE0MTAtMDE3OTExMjktMDVCOTBMSE01U1NHNjVERTFRT0hMOTI1UzciLCJmaWQiOm51bGwsImR0IjpudWxsfQ==

I have a 26 Caribbean with twin 190hp 4.3 mercruisers running Alpha 1 legs with 14/19 s/s vengence props.
I'm currently get 4500 RPM WOT with half load on calm water.
I want to prop down as I think I'm over pitched. I'm looking at 14.5/17 4 blade turning point ali props.
My thoughts are it would be a better setup and may add some stern lift being 4 blades.
Anybody own a similar vessel or got good prop knowledge?

Russ.

 apologies if I have missed this already being posted, as I have shithouse internet cover up where I am.

New storage rules for lobster, you can tail and store at home now.

They freeze WAY better this way for me, no discolouration of the flesh

https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Barnett/2016/10/New-home-storage-option-for-lobster-fishers.aspx

You don't hear much about what is really going on through main stream media, but....I reckon we are very close to having a World war. If USA doesn't back off then the shit will hit the fan. Russia was asked to help Syria, USA just rocked up and wants to control the area. All it will take is either a Russian jet or US jet to be shot down over Syria (both "teams" want to control a NO FLY zone)....then it's on. Scary times.

 Ha guys iv been wanting to put a kill box under the floor of my boat for a while any ideas or if anyone has done something similar feedback would be great id like to make it so i can put fish on ice with a drain and a proper door to access it attached are some photos of what im dealing with is fiberglass an option evan with my hull being aluminum or do I bite the bullet and pay a boat mob lots of money to do it or if anyone can or know someone out there who can do it at a reasonable price cheers 

HI Guys and Girls,

Is anyone heading up north on Saturday (15th Oct) with a spare seat? I left a car up in Dongara last week and then sailed back to Fremantle. Happy to contribute to fuel. I have the option of the Traswa bus, so I'm not strandard but I thought I'd shout out as sometimes a bit of banter on the road is nice

Cheers

Adam

Excuse the shaky footage but a moving Dolphin is pretty hard to predict.

Safety Bay, sunrise this morning.

 CLOWN HUNTING   . Ha ha ha

 Any NOR plumbers here?  The wife would like to move the washing machine outside and turn the laundry into a second toilet.  Would like advice and quotes for the work involved.

Please PM me if you would like to discuss further.

Thanks!

 There are over 324 million people in the USA and the 2 they have elected to vote on....... one is a pig and the other a lying crook, god bless America. You wonder why the world is in conflict.

Yes for those who remember such phrases as , Pickle me grandmother , or , your not taking the kingswood,

a sad day indeed.

I never realized he did voice overs , for louie the fly , and mr sheen as well , quite a career

he had , and as said in the article , a different time before P.C came in , never to be seen again.

www.perthnow.com.au/entertainment/television/ross-higgins-star-of-kingswood-country-and-louie-the-fly-dies-in-hospital-aged-85/news-story/889bececcfe93a8cbe99a1fa6fd088b7

and a very short clip of ted at his best.

youtu.be/WVmzLCfN8LA

 Ty Vickery welcome to the Hawks.....

Hopefully one of three big names this yr......

Coleman here it comes TY :)

Thoughts BJ 

:)

Just wanted to see if anyone has purchased a diagnostic tool to get detailed engine reports from there outboard.

Honda Marine division has just made one available called 'Dr H'. It is a slimline unit that plugs directly into the engine and is used in conjunction with a laptop or desktop computer to provide detailed engine reports.

Check it out at www.brpdiagnostics.com/honda-dr-h-outboard-diagnostic/

I am pretty keen on purchasing one.

After a few years of service i think it is time to move on from the discovery 3.

I am considering a replacement tow vehicle. it will need to tow 3.5T.

The front runner at the moment is the LC200. I will probably go for a 2nd hand one, but before i head down this route, was wandering if anyone could let me know how much they paid for a new one (I will probably go for a GXL but am considering a VX just for the KDSS).

I did consider the jeeps, however they look a little small inside after having the disco.

Thanks

 Great to see that the Mokes will be doing the Drivers Parade this year as part of the Mokes 50th Anniversary.

I hope all the Mokes make it up the Mountain....could be a few breakdowns...lol   How cool is that!

I'll be watching Sunday morning.

https://www.facebook.com/530655197100541/photos/a.530918163740911.1073741828.530655197100541/594592964040097/?type=3&theater

 Thinking of heading out of there Tuesday or Wednesday. Just need a quick heads up guys, is there a fee still payable there? Honour box? Anything else we need to be aware of? 

Cheers

Andy

 Mine

SWANS by 19pts 

Josh kennedy for norm smith

 Calling for an indigenous boycott of the Australian national anthem during the grand final. He's not even thinking for himself...NFL players have been doing it for over a month, citing "racial injustice".

What the cumb dunt doesn't realise, is that he's hurting the cause more than helping it due to nobody being silly enough to listen to him.