i got my bronze medelian 41 years ago ( pool medelion not a surf medelion as i was living in tom price ) do they still do bronze medelion tests , 57 years old now wouldnt  mind having a crack at doing  it again

 Looking at buying a cheapish caravan, want a poptop as in the ends come out with 2 double beds.

Jayco

Coramal

Goldstream

These are a few, can anyone tell me about any real good solid vans similar to the list above that i'm missing and if you have any buying advice feel free to sling it my way...

Or even if you have one of the above thats a great model as there are soooo many feel free to give me the reasons you reckon you'd buy what you've got...

If its a well built van i dont care if its rated "4wd or offroad" i'll just go a little slower......

Hello, 

I know there are a few dog owners on here and was wondering if anyone could recommend a good kennel or dog sitter we can trust to look after our beloved mutt for a few days? We are near freo but happy to travel for right place. 

Cheers 

Rob 

 a big thumbs up for willy from bullet boats in rocky , he installed full length side pockets and a anchour well in my 4.65 quinny , quality work and a good price i recomend him and no i am not on his payroll

Anyone recently installed an evaporative ducted air conditioner?  Doing a reno and at the stage of selecting the air con system. Can anyone recommend a brand of ducted evaporative air conditioner? I have checked previous posts but much of the information is several years out of date and a lot can change in that time. I also don't need to be sold on the merits of evaporative versus refrigerative. I intend to run both. Evap during the day to keep the themal mass of the house down whilst running off the PV panels and split refrigerative in selective living areas if necessary. Any thoughts on your experience with a brand either positive or negative would be welcome.

 Sorry not fishing related but fishwrecked has helped a lot over the years so thought I'd give it a shot. Looking for recycled bricks so if your knocking an old home or walls down with old recycled bricks in it and don't want them I can come pick them up and will clean them up. Cheers marko

So this sort of marks the halfway point of the season.

Peoples thoughts on where your club is at?

Personally? I am happy with freo's progress.  Two of our trades have fitted in really well and playing some great footy (hill and hamling).  The other two are taking some time and still very inconsistent week to week.  Kerstan seems to play on confidence alone.

The young kids played last year are developing well.  Weller, blakely.  Tucker sort of.

Fyfe will improve.  A few critics just need to give him time.  Sorry, not sorry.  But noone can be expected to come straight back in at brownlow winning form.

All in all i didnt expect we would have six wins and be in the eight.

I am happy.

Hey guys my 115 Suzuki is now due for its 200hr service, just wondering where everyone else is getting their suzis serviced SOR, wasn't overly happy with the 100hr service when the servicer didn't acknowledge a verbal deal we had and charged me, I'd rather give my money to someone else from now on.

Thanks

Not sure if anyone has posted this already, if so apologies. This is the link to the public online survey around the review of Marine Safety Gear. Good chance to have your say re this. There's also a summary of the review doc and the full doc on this if you're keen for a read.

http://app.surveymethods.com/EndUser.aspx?F3D7BBA3F6B5AEA7F1

So did anyone get out adventuring over the long weekend - where did you end up from where you started?

I started at Karratha and headed to Marble Bar for a frothy at the Ironclad and then found a hidden away billabong 30km from town to camp for the night.  Ventured out to Woodie Woodie and Carrawine gorge and pushed through skull springs road through to Nullagine and found a nice camping spot on the Nullagine river.  Never really been that far into the back country - bloody nice time of year for it.

this place is very fishy, I took a drive down to the beach, the photo here doesn't do it justice. Other pic is from the plane flying out. I'd love have my dinghy here but rods for me, just crocks and huge frogs. 

 i sold my softail slim , which meens i only own 4 motorcycles now , much to wifeys relief , what she dosnt  know is i have put a deposit on a 2018 HD trike , the plan is to put a tow bar on it  and use it to towe my new 16 foot dinghy to the ramp , dosent get much better that , riding , fishing and boating  all together  , if only i could catch fish

 WA long weekend.

Drive onto the beach in front of my WA house

A few k's along a WA beach

With (some) of my WA kids

Throw out the swags

Arc up a fire

Crack a coldie

Catch a WA tailor

And watch a WA sunset

Morning surf on my WA made mal with my young bloke 

At a recent meeting with our Council CEO, he made a comment "I'm from the east coast, and I'm surprised your still allowed to drive on the beach over here".

The freedoms we enjoy here need to be protected into the future, whether it be fishing, coast access etc

Apathy will give it all away...

I was lucky enough to meet John in a pub that he owned back in 2001. We on a footy boys night out when all the country lads came down to the big smoke. Pretty sure one of the lads is married to his daughter and he kept the jugs flowing and sat with us telling some ripping yarns. 

Larger than life character with a big heart and big laugh. 

 Geez- Didn't see this coming.

Went to book the Ski into the Service Dept this morning,not taking on anymore new work and closing in two weeks.

Liquidation unfortunatly. Have been getting fantastic service work for last few years.

And a Sponsor of this Site,but I guess that's the least of there worries.

Feel for the Staff loosing there jobs. 

 You are slow off the mark this week Frostradamus....

Tom Mitchell to have another useless 40 posessions and carry the Hawks to another victory...

Tab Port $1.14 Hawks $5.75 !! WTF

Raff and Andy as wise investors I'm sure you can see there is cashola to be made there!!

Adelaide to seek revenge for last years loss at Simmonds and have a good win...

GC to beat the Eagles 

GWS over Ess

Nth to beat Rich only because i cant bring myself to like the crap Tigers

Pies to beat Freo

When you compare the pics from out fishing yesterday to this mornings I think today would have been even flatter today

 Are the hawks back? Are the e girls back to travel, can shockers recover to beat the pies, bring it on.

Took a run out today , not very productive as far as fish goes with only a mulloway around 8kg worth keeping and 200+ undersize pinks released but the conditions were fantastic.

 Not far away.

Maroons are underdogs for a change.

Got a beer and ready to enjoy.

Go Maroons  

About 90% of my trailer is going to the galvaniser tomorrow for stripping and re-galvanising. I've cut some roller brackets and welded on new conical rollers which has greatly improved the drive on ability of my trailer. I was only going to get the roller brackets done but I've decided that with surface rust starting, the whole frame is getting done.

Anyway, I pull it with a lifted 200 series and with the height of the tow ball on the cruiser, the ass end of the trailer ends up with about 90mm ground clearance. I know I could install a drop hitch which would help slightly but since I had the trailer in bits I decided to put the axles under the springs for a look.

Unfortunately the brake setup with offset axles means that to make it work the height change is a lift of 200mm giving a new clearance of around 280mm. The frame also sits level and the tow height matches the cruiser but it is higher than I really wanted to go.

Now I know I will need to drive the trailer further down the ramp (should be about 1m at Ocean Reef) to launch, the boat will tow a bit higher on the road, and other than higher storage height, but are there any other serious considerations I need to think about.

I think the shallow angle ramps will cause a problem and will mean the cruiser wheels will need to be in the water on these ramps.

Anyway, I have a few days turnaround at the galvinisers to decide whether I go with the lift or go back to the ass dragging setup I had. At least the trailer will be sparkling with new galv..

Any opinions appreciated.

so the title should read knife repair experts really!

I have a few knives that are about as sharp as a plastic ruler - edges are damaged and yes they frequent the dishwasher everytime they need a wash
I have a mix of Swibo and Global with stuffed edges

What is the best way to repair them DYI? assume it would be with wet stones but I do have a bench grinder :-)

Spotted Fisheries new boat visiting in Denham today, all painted up after being seized for some offence.

Somehow do not feel sorry for the previous owner after losing pots off Two Rocks many years back to some of his ilk.

 http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/court-fines-perth-crayfish-pot-thief-3000-seizes-boat-20170529-gwftt1.html

 Having to use my phone here because for some weird reason Chris raff's avatar is in my comments box when I'm using my iPad. Pretty strange. I've logged out and back in again but Chris is still there. Odd Huh?

this has been on the cards for a while here now ,

cant say i agree with making it compulsory , but im sure thats where it will end up

if it does , then it should apply across the boartd to any water craft that is used , not applied selectivly to just boaters imo
hezzy

https://thewest.com.au/news/wa/deaths-spark-lifejacket-move-ng-b88486549z

 I wonder if this would apply in WA? 

QUEENSLAND fisherman Nico Brand had spent a night on the Sunshine Coast’s Pumicestone Passage before an encounter with police that “flabbergasted” him.

He saw a host of police officers and Department of Transport and Main Roads officers at the public jetty next to the Power Boat Club at Golden Beach as he pulled his boat up to the pontoon on a Sunday morning in March.

He passed them as he backed his van onto the ramp, loaded his vessel then drove about 15m within the parking area before stopping to tie down his boat the Sunshine Coast Daily reports.

If you don't wear a seatbelt at a boat ramp you could cop a $365 fine?

When a police officer approached Mr Brand and asked if there was any reason he was not wearing a seatbelt he was “dumbfounded”.

“I said ‘It’s a car park’ and she said ‘it’s not a car park, it’s a public road’,” he said.

He was fined $365 and given three demerit points, some advice on tightening and tidying his tie downs, and went on his way.

A couple of weeks later Mr Brand asked for the fine to be reviewed.

“I wanted to know where’s the fairness where you’ve backed into a waterway where the chances of rolling backwards into the water are far greater than hitting someone at 5kmh,” he said.

“Is it really fair to expect someone to put a seatbelt on when he’s on a boat ramp and comes up and parks 15m away?

“If I was really breaking the road rules why haven’t I been fined for driving with an unsecured load?”

Caloundra police officer-in-charge John Mahony said boat ramps and car parks were road-related areas so normal traffic rules and regulations applied.

Nico Brand.

“The legislation states that if the vehicle is in a forward motion on a road-related area then the seatbelt is to be worn,” Senior Sergeant Mahony said.

“You do not have to wear a seatbelt if you are reversing, however, prior to the vehicle commencing a forward motion following a reversing action you have to wear a seatbelt.

“Now at the same time obviously police quite often act with discretion and depending on the circumstances police may wish to use their discretion when making the decision to issue or not issue an infringement notice.”

He said Mr Brand’s query about why he was not fined for having an unsecured load was an example of police using discretion.

“That’s normal boat ramp etiquette; you prepare your boat prior to getting into that (ramp) area and you leave as soon as you can and go and secure your boat nearby,” he said.

Snr Sgt Mahony said high-visibility police operations, like the one in which Mr Brand was stopped, were as much about educating drivers as enforcing the law.

 

“It’s well documented that even low-speed traffic accidents can cause significant injuries to the driver and occupants, and the wearing of approved seatbelts significantly reduces injuries to drivers and passengers as a result of vehicle accidents,” he said.

Mr Brand has since received an answer to his review request telling him the fine was appropriate and explaining he could pay it or contest it in court.

He has not decided what to do next but said drivers should not have to wear seatbelts on boat ramps.

“Everything’s underwater and now you’ve got to climb in and put a seatbelt on?” he said.

“While you’re in the water you’d want to jump out as quick as you can if anything goes awry.”

Originally published as The $365 fine that baffled boatie

After reading on here about the fish kill I went and had a look in the river near my place last night and there was dead fish everywhere. Not only bream but good size cobbler as well. It's a shit thing to see and it will be interesting to know what caused it.

So the next round begins tonight . I’m prone to flip flopping to my detriment but here we go