Hi all

I usually carry a 12V/ 17 amp hours 900 amp battery jump starter pack in the boat as a safety measure in case I have issues with my dual batteries, and have been thinking about the actual usefulness of it lately as I haven’t had the need to use it as yet, touch wood.

The main questions/ concerns I have are:

-       Would this model pack have enough “kick”to start my Yammy 150 if the other batteries did die for some reason?

-       If I did have to use it, should I connect it to the battery itself or unhook the batteries and attach the alligator clips straight to the battery leads?

-       Is there any potential for doing damage (major or minor) to the outboard (fuses/ computer etc) if I were to use the pack?

-       If not enough power to start the outboard, I assume it would still give me enough charge to make radio calls to other boats/ sea rescue etc? Would obviously turn off all other electrics- sounders, gps etc before trying this

Thanks in advance for any answers you guys can give

 Hey guys can any members recommend a good mechanic north of the river that really knows his stuff on Toyota landcruisers. Will be for general services and repairs. Cheers in advance

Fellow Fisho's. I witnessed one of those professional type 8 prop drones plunge into the drink just off the car park area at Woodman Point this afternoon, about 1:30pm Wed 9th Sept. We asked a jet ski owner to have a look but he could not find anything. The electronics and camera will be wrecked but the owner is pretty keen to get it back and salvage what he can. If anyone drags it up on a squid jig or snapper line can you please drop it off with the Cockburn Sea Rescue guys as they have the owners contact details. Thanks

I tried the stealthy look to sneek up on the fish today unfortunately it didn't work ended with a good feed of squid but

 Ive just had a z6500 saltiga, a 5500 saltiga and a 6500 saltiga in for what i thought  would be a nice service but  turned into needing full rebuilds on all three reels.My thought is why the f#@k am i spending big dollars  on reels for them to need full rebuilds after they get a few fish i thought thats why we spend $1200 on a reel so we dont have to spend again,I can understand the z6500 getting rebuilt because its 8yrs old and it has caught alot of good fish compaired to the other 2 that are 2 and 3 yrs old  and barely see the water as much as they should. To say the least i am very pissed off and starting to think i should have stuck with my stellas. Whats your opinion should i have the shits or is this exceptible from a saltiga because im starting to think it might be if all three needed the samethings replaced. 

 Im heading back up to Carnarvon on Wednesday for a couple of weeks for work and my missus is flying over east to see her family while im up there so i need to put my dog in a kennel while im away. My dog is a female bull mastiff / lab 3 years old and 30kg. Any kennels anyone recommends or to stay away from? Thinking of Perth Boarding Kennels in Banjup for $21 a say.

hey all just wondering if anyone has one of these wft 1200 reels . and how do they perform any dramas cheers craig

Hi all , Im wanting to head down south no where particular but was hoping to spend a couple of days at a campsite with the chance of chasing some redfin nearby ,any ideas would be appreciated.

Gday guys,

Bought a little 390 explorer and wanting to fit a floor.

Im getting the supports made up and will weld in at some stage, so the floor will be roughly 100mm off bottom.

Not a fan of the floor they come with, these practically sit on the bottom of the hull.

My question is : What size plywood should I use ? Is 12mm to small or should I go 18mm ? I'm thinking 18 but also after opinions.

HI All,

looking to get a couple of minor repairs done to the boat if anyone has some recommendation of who to use NOR?

it will be a small repair job to an ally hull (looks like cutting a little bit of electrolysis out and re-welding in a plate/ patch)

cheers

Brett

police launch their boat epic fail

https://youtu.be/wucboi_066A

I took my , Triton (motorcycle) down for rego today and it was knocked back , first told it dosnt have indicaters, my reply they didn't have them in 1963 , its a strange looking bike what is it , a Triton , never heard of them , well you wouldn't have its a custom built bike a cross between a Norton and a triumph, nahh well not regoing that mate . what makes me mad is the fact that my 1934 rudge and 1962 Norton dominator are on full rego , and yet my triton whould be the best handling and braking of the 3 of them do I just make up a dodgy number plate or what , I could swap the plate from my dominator and the cops would never know , but I shouldn't have to do that

Just throwing it out there wanting to get on with a group or a spot that may be available for a 3 / 4 nighter .
Or is there a group that can be pieced together , if anyone interested ?

Ordered the new car to tow my boat.

Nothing speccie, but will do the job and change out of $30k

2015 mitsubishi mn triton dual cab.  2.5 l diesel.  Pick it up next week.

Friday, September 04

hey fellas been shooting for a few months now (targets) my aim and shooting has finaly become decent enough to start hunting just wondering dose any one else hunt on the forum if not can some one possibly put me on to some feral animal locations any info or advice would be great also if any one is looking at getting into it send me a pm more then happy to help

 Chasing a minimum of 10 punters who want to enter into a knockout AFL finals tipping comp.

$5 to enter, payable into my netbank account prior to the bounce of the ball first final Friday night 11/9/15. Winner takes all.

Rules:

Put your tip in this thread and I'll edit them into the post at the top of this thread each round. Tips arent usually secret in this type of comp.

You must tip one team (one team only) that you think will win in the first round. If your team loses you're out.

Correct tippers move onto round 2.

You cannot tip the same team twice during the comp i.e. if you think Freo will play off in and win the GF you cant tip them in the first 3 rounds.

Strategy and luck is required.

Last punter standing wins the total pot.

If we have multiple tippers still alive in the Grand Final round, we will also include a margin for that game to discern the winner. Closest to the pin will win the prize.

Who's keen?

Enter your names below.

once we have the numbers i will PM everyone bank details, remember money will have to be in account before the first final or confirmation of transfer to participate.

 Carnarvonite paid

 scottland paid

 uncle paid 

 sea-kem paid

 crasny1 paid

 chris raff paid 

 big john paid

 timmbo paid

 lamby paid

 dale paid

 marineboy paid

 brock o paid

 paully paid

 randall df223 paid

 MJ paid

 hezzy paid

 Ricey paid

 Alan james paid

 GillyL paid

 Deckie paid

 Gadsy paid

 justin m paid

 dicko paid

 Juneka paid

 wickky paid

 Karlos 22 paid

 Daze out paid

freo v swans

ricey - freo advancing

gadsy - freo advancing

eagles v hawks

tigers v kangas

carnarvonite - tigers 

alan james - tigers 

big john - tigers 

paully - tigers 

Juneka - tigers 

brock o - tigers 

timmbo - tigers 

wickky - tigers 

Lamby - tigers 

Uncle - tigers 

Daze out - tigers 

doggies v crows

randall - crows advancing

hezzy - dogs 

crasny - dogs 

scottland - dogs 

sea-kem - dogs 

dale - dogs 

dicko - dogs 

MJ - crows advancing

Justin m - crows advancing

GillyL - crows advancing

Marine boy - crows advancing

Chris raff - crows advancing

Deckie - crows advancing

Karlos 22 - dogs 

 Hawthorn v adelaide

Chris raff - hawks advances

MJ - hawks advances

Sydney v north Melbourne 

Justin m - kangas advances

randall - swans 

gilly - swans 

deckie - swans

Ricey - swans 

marine boy - kangas advances

gadsy - swans 

Eagles v north Melbourne 

Chris raff - eagles even if west coast make it your donski

MJ - kangas 

justin M - eagles onto the big dance

Fremantle v hawthorn 

marine boy - hawks onto the big dance

well its pretty simple now 

justin M - HAWKS 

marine boy - EAGLES

the bike is done its been a labour of love for a year , I can get back to trying to catch fish now

 Hi Guys 

I am looking at buying a new second hand boat, and was wondering what you would buy if you had 30k or so in the kitty to invest.

Things that are on my list so far are:

- 5-6m or so

- solo launch and retrieveable 

- thinking alloy because I don't have a shed big enough 

- swaggable for nights at rotto 

- fish 4, cruise 8

- I like the cuddy/cab style, somewhere to hide dry. 

I used to have a trailblazer 5800, and definitely regret selling it! 

Any Gumtree warriors out there with recommendations? I do have my eye on one up north, but it's a fair bit of a drive. Just wondering what you would drop the cash on? 

Cheers 

Josh. 

 Fyfe cleared !!!

Hodge can take 2 weeks.....

Mundy fined $1000 for striking.

hey guys looking at getting my compound bow powder coated just wondering if a nother member can point me in the right direction or wants a cash job or beer

Thanks Sam

 Hi all I have a ice machine that has stopped working. It sounds like the compressor kicks in but doesn't stay in very long. If there any fridge mechanics on here that might be able to help me out.

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appears as though smith likes the pressure of captaincy to score runs and play smart

Cockburn VSSR are calling for mid-week volunteer radio operators to help them out.

0409 103 029 or email for more information.

 I'm back home Friday , so bring it on, can't cut and paste the fixtures with iPad on FW, if someone else can look after that.

Hey guys, thinking about a concept to connect skippers without boats with owners willing to lease their rig. Assuming insurances can be covered off, what are your thoughts regarding peer-to-peer leasing (Air B&B style) of your boat for a few extra $$$ to cover your fuel bill, boat rego, maintenance, etc? How many (good) days a year could your boat be made available to do this? What sort of $$$ would you want for leasing your boat? What reservations would you have?

How about those of you who have a skippers ticket but no boat - how likely would you be to rent a boat on a peer-to-peer basis? What sort of $$$ would you be prepared to fork out for a good day on the water in the boat of your choice?

Speaking for myself, I have an old 19' Guardian on trailer with a smokey 175 Johnson on the back - not pretty but great for a day's fishing off Two Rocks, out back of Garden Island, Rotto, or squidding off South Beach. I'd be happy to get $150 a day if someone wanted it.

Please let me know your thoughts.

 just looking for some info on how much it will cost to chuck a 5.5m boat on a truck in Broome to Perth? Anyone have any experience with this? 

 Probably been done before but are there any demersal fishing options in close at jurien if the weather is crap as forecast this coming weekend. Can cancel accomodation but my sons are hoping to go. Thanks.