Sat my RST today.Got it easypeasy!!!!

Was well worth doing,got plenty out of doing it.When I get out on a boat I only get to be the deckie.

The boat impressed me,4.6m quintrex centre console with a 50HP Evinrude.

Handled the 5 people on board well.Was good to have a go on that size boat as I would have previously considered it too small.

Lots cheaper than a bigger boat,worth considering as a first time boat.Not such a bad investment if it doesnt get the use,living inland as I do.

Andrew

here it is , i drained the fluid out of the leg on the mercruiser today in the idea of trying to fix or at least find the cause of a grinding noise once i put it in gear. there didnt seem to be enough oil to start with and it was slightly milky as well. how much oil should there be in the leg ?. secondly there was a piece of metal about 1mm in diameter in the bottom of the leg that came out with the oil, my guess is there will be more , im thinking it is likely to be a cog of some description. how hard are the legs to pull apart , i do have a repair manual to help me out if i can understand it that is... help me if you can, i need a salt water fix and it wont be till the tub is fixed

Heading up to broome on friday with my partner for ten days. We have friends up there who have a 4wd and a tinny for us to use, last time we were up there we fished the dampier creek and got some helpfull advice on where to fish so was wondering if anyone had any other spots to fish around broome we wouldnt mind trying some of the creeks out of town but not to sure about where was going to try fishing the jetty one night up there any advice would be much appreciated. Oh and hope we can get a few mudcrabs while we are there. I stopped at Tony Ales fish market last week and bought a mudcrab for $55 so i hope we can catch a few ourselves. any helpfull hints would be much appreciated

All of you out there across the globe who have fought so hard to tackle the hideous enemy of our planet, namely carbon emissions, you know ...that god you worship of "Climate Change" or "Global Warming"? Well, it's necessary to inform you of some bad news. Very disappointing information.


Are you sitting down?


The current volcanic eruption going on in Iceland, since its first spewing of volcanic ash this past week, has NEGATED EVERY SINGLE EFFORT you've made in the past five years to control CO2 emissions on our planet.



I know, I know.... (group hug)...it's very disheartening to realize that all the carbon emission savings you accomplished while suffering the inconvenience and expense of: driving a Prius hybrid, buying fabric grocery bags, sitting up till midnight to finish your kid's "The Green Revolution" science project, throwing out all of your non-green cleaning supplies, using only two squares of toilet paper, putting a brick in your toilet tank reservoir, selling your SUV and speedboat, going on vacation to the local beach instead of Kakadu, nearly getting hit every day on your bike, replacing your $1 light bulbs with $10 light bulbs ...well, in 4 days, those savings have all gone down the tubes.


The volcanic ash emitted into the Earth's atmosphere in the past 4 days has totally erased every effort we've made in the past 5 years to reduce carbon.


I wish I had a silver lining, but the bush fire season across the western US will start in about two months, fires that will negate efforts to reduce carbon

in our world for the next two years.



But hey, grab a beer, phone Penny Wong, and have a nice day!

good to see pier cam back on line but the vis has been shite the last couple of days, cant even see any of the pylons

On the way up to Exmouth last week i snapped my clutch cable at Woormerell Roadhouse last week 500 odd kms from Exxy, this did not cause any delays on my journey, a couple folks asked me how you drove with no clutch ?

Its simple but the most important thing is put the car in first gear before you start then turn the key,the car will kangaroo hop a couple meters and then you are fine,,change the gears as you would normally letting them find there own way in not forcing them in,,changing down is a bit tricker you may have to blip the accelerator to keep the revs high (the lower the gear the higher the revs).

When you want to come to a stop, get fuel etc put it in neutral and use your brakes to stop where required,,,when you do stop you need turn the engine off and put back into 1st gear again to get going.

If you are towing a large boat i would imagine you need to be on level ground or a slight incline for best results,i tried on a very slight incline,,the starter motor did not have the oommpp to get it started.

When i got a new clutch cable i had to remember to use the clutch

While i was away my sister did the head gasket in my old ute,it would overheat in a few minutes of driving after a while,,it gradually got worse,,mechanic said put some stop leak in and its been running as normal (this is only a short term fix tho)theres a few instrutions you have to follow on the bottle but the mechanic said just pour it in and it worked.

Any more tips or comments welcome,it might help folks on the road.

First one i have ever caught of Hillarys Wall.

I put him back so he can grow.

Hi all at Fishwrecked.

After waiting 6 weeks to get back online after Perth's big storm, i have finally gotton off my butt and comitted to continue to support the site. My first few months on Fishwrecked resulted in many enquiries and some worthwhile sales. I have developed the company over the past few months and now have 15 different boxes in stock. The new fibreglass range has been going well and has proven to be an excellent box, almost as good as a fridge. The website will be updated this week to include all dimensions for all boxes.

I would like to thank all of you who have purchased a box off me as you have been the ones who have helped to get the business off the ground.

For the remainder of the month and knowing that many of you are booked in to head North, i would like to offer all fishwrecked members a $40 dollar discount off the XT 100 Mackerel box. I have two colours in stock. The blue XT 100 Mack is now $230.00 and the white XT 100 Mack is now $250.00.

I am also still willing to deliver all boxes sold to fishwrecked members for free if you live in the metro area.

I wish i was able to be up in Exmouth for the comp, good luck guys and gals.

All details of the products available are on the website: xtremeproducts.com.au or you can contact me by return email or on the phone: 0403978583

Hope to speak to some of you soon

Dave Allen

Howdy all,

Need a pre purchase inspection done for a family member.
Anyone know of or recommend someone?

They are getting smarter,fake paypal emails saying moneys been paid will trick heaps of folks,,

http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/newshome/7223472/9000-lost-in-nigerian-email-scam/

Photo of new rescue vessel for Whitfords Sea Rescue being built by Kirby Marine. Not much to look at yet but is same design as the fisheries vessels. Will be 11.3m in length and be powered by twin 350hp V8 Yamahas. Top speed of 52kts. Has been 2 years in the planning and expect to be completed by September. Will provide ongoing photos as they are received.

Hi Fellas, Anyone know where to get one of those shark skin under wet suit things and about how much they cost?

Does anybody know when it opens,, i thought June was mentioned a while ago ?

Sad to hear that 5 people were washed off the rocks and drowned over east. From what the report said that they were mostly from one family.

Bad enough that one chap got drowned down south but five is a tragedy.

I know the 'Deadliest Catch' on Discovery Channel has a bit of a following here but has anyone been watching Swords: Life on the line?

Not a bad show, about commercial longlining for broadbill swordfish.

Coming up on Discovery 2 at 8.30pm tonight for those who might be interested.

Anyone seen an outlet selling lumo sinkers (preferably ball)?

 for those looking at mid range repowering check out the new yammy 70 4stroke.....upgraded 60hp.

Launched at Two Rocks for the first time in months. The cost has gone up to $7.00. Nothing to show for the increase in fees and when I got home spent an hour getting the black marks of the hull from the tyres they use as buffers on the jetty. There were very few trailers considering the weather, now I know why. I think it is now the most expensive launcing ramp in the northern suburbs. At least at other ramps there are wash down facilities and decent ramps and jetties.  If they are going to increase fees they need to upgrade the faciliteis available.

 Also had a local get annoyed with me in taking time to leave the jetty whilst I waited for engine to warm up (about 2 minutes). He had just returned from checking pots. From launching to leaving jetty was about 10 minutes. Maybe he should complain to the yatch club instead

Gday there. Well up at Groote here it seems we have some problems with dirty fuel. Most common problem is water in the fuel. I have already got a inline filter from tank to motor, but i would really like to get the water out, before it goes into the tank. A few guys on the island are using these http://www.mrfunnel.com/Mr._Funnel/Home.html  im wondering if anyone on here has used one before, or any other ideas you have.  Cheers Wade

Just out life raft found drifting southwest WA. Hope everything is OK?

http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/rescue-teams-scramble-as-life-raft-spotted-off-southwest-western-australia-coast/story-e6frfku0-1225864576485

I am chasing a new anchor for my boat and am looking at the Sarca models.

They are pretty expensive and was wondering if they are worth the money?

Any feedback positive or negative would be appreciated.

Cheers

Added to the crazy long list of Exmouth prizes is a Linksys SPA962 from the guys at Techtopia; http://www.techtopia.com.au

The huge, high-resolution, full-color liquid crystal display on this six-line telephone offers top- of-the-line IP telephony performance. Part of Cisco Small Business IP Phone Series, the SPA962 allows business users to configure each of its lines for unique phone numbers or extensions, or assign them a shared number to be used by multiple phones.

The Power over Ethernet feature enables the SPA962 to power up without need of an additional electrical source. Based on the SIP standard, this phone is designed to handle the feature-rich services that providers continually roll out to their customers.

Additional features of the Cisco SPA962 IP Phone include:

• Dual-switched Ethernet ports, speakerphone, caller ID, call hold and conferencing
• Speakerphone and 2.5 mm headset port
• Power over Ethernet 802.3af, allowing for single-source electricity without an additional power supply
• The ability to connect directly to an Internet telephone service provider, an IP PBX, or a large-scale IP Centrex deployment
• Easy station moves, presence, and shared line appearances across local and geographically dispersed location

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps10040/

The guys sell networking, voip, wireless, as well as build online shops as well as CMS systems.

The list continues on with a 8ltr engel car cooler and warmer as well.  Look foward to seeing those of you who haven't left yet up here soon!

From news.com.au - (Perth Now). pretty sad news.

Body of fisherman found near Albany

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sARta2mX-qs

Just a word of warning to all Exmouth locals.   a deadly shark is making its way up the coast . .................................................................................................................................. good luck to all those that are heading up there for the comp. hope you all have heaps of fun and get plenty of action

Just might be interesting to someone, I found this on the net today, Ross's Auctions, they have an upcoming auction of boats and lots of used swags, camping gear and other stuff.

  http://www.auctions.com.au/auctions/2010/05/11/earthmoving-boats-cranes-machinery-generators-and-mining-spares-auction.html#72

Regards

Johnno.

My wife looked all my gear building up in the workshop and asked why I needed so much of the stuff even though I wasn't taking it out when I go. I told her it was just in case I needed it some day but I don't know when. It got me thinking though, is it ok to have gear like that you don't use or hasn't been used since you bought it or mad it made up for you. Surely it's ok to have, most blokes would have gear like this I said to the cook. Am I right??

Cheers
Dale

Happy birthday Alex he is 7 today ,hope you have a great little day today and good party tommorow night

hope you like your present and look forward to seeing it bent over this weekend

love you lots Dad,Mum and Axel

Guys,

Due to very unfortunate circumstances we wont be heading up for the comp.

This leaves our cabin empty at the caravan park.

Anyone interested can pm me and i will give you the details.

Cheers

hi there my kleenmaid washing machine has decided not to let the water out

is there any fw  people who fix them for a living or can someone reccomend anyone?

i live nor 

thanks