Not fishing related but a sad day for satire and cartoons that got up politicians and other noses.

AUSTRALIAN cartoonist Bill Leak has died of a suspected heart attack. The award-winning artist's work was a fixture in Australian media for more than 30 years.

http://www.news.com.au/finance/business/media/cartoonist-bill-leak-dies-aged-61/news-story/6de32e4334557f94ff8086db2fcc236d

See some of his cartoons at http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/media/bill-leak-had-equal-measures-of-wit-and-courage/news-story/98567179a47cdc107b1760e9627893cc#&gid=null&pid=36

 Crew,

Does anyone use near maps and if so how recent can you get overhead pics?

TB

 why do we put up with the lose of our historic land based fishing platforms eg  Robbs jetty , great spot for tailor back in the day , still remeber those days kero lanterns and ding sangas , carnarvon jetty (well the last 150 meters of it) burnt by shit heads and probably the best mulloway spot in wa in its day , sampson jetty yes flattened  by a cyclone but could have been rebuilt , it was a spot you could catch a big spanish mackeys with out needing a boat  , i can remember the days you could drag the swan on a  stinking hot saturday night for prawns with the bonous of a few cobbler in the net and your dad would always  put you on the deep end of the drag net  ahh bugger i am getting old

G'day

Figure there would be some fish keepers on the site, I have found over the years that the two hobbies tend too overlap at times.

I have been keeping and breeding stingrays for the last 5 years. Started out with just regular Motoro's and went from there. At the moment I have 4x (1m 3F) hybrid rays - Mantilla X Motoro X Leopoldi. Really enjoy the hybrids as they morph and change a lot as they mature. Always interesting to see pups change as they grow, picking a winner out of a group of pups can be challenging and it takes a keen eye to spot potential at a young age.

FW Rays are a lot more maintenance then your average aquarium fish - their prehistoric digestive/metabolic system produces a lot of waste ammonia - filtration needs to be top notch and they can be particularly sensitive to poor water quality.

This is my boy, currently just shy of 12months old and about 25cm across the disk. Should be a great breeding stud. His claspers have just started to roll (sign of maturity) and should be fully mature in the next 6 months time. Still has some morphing left in him.

Some pics of the girls -

and some of the girls -

 Heading to ledge point in a couple of weeks. Just want to see if any reports on what being caught. Have 4x4 so beach only options.

Thanks

 i have voted all ready just a  question  if you have voted already  how did you vote , i voted labour if your not happy saying how you voted just say if you have voted aparently over 150k people have already voted at early polling stations not to mention postal votes    

If you have problems with the above mail software then there is free software prog that my ISP bloke told me about - Mozilla Thhunderbird.

It is  a piece of cake to download the executable file and then use that file to install the program.

 Hi

Looking at Drum Anchor Winches for my Leeder 710. Came across Tuffwinch, look good, price is good, but can't find any reviews.

Can anyone give me their opinion?

Cheers

Leeder of the Pack.

G'day guys, looking for one of these kits to change out the brake fluid on my Subaru, this is my dinghy tow car. Anyone used one of these kits they can recommend? There's a lot of comments out there and a lot of negative stuff, and it's definitely a case of getting what you pay for. But for a one off job, I don't want to pay a huge amount.

I really appreciate all the effort that the volunteers all over the country do in sea rescue but if you need help in Mandurah today there might be a bit of a wait for them to turn up they are a little stuck at the moment. Wish you guys the best of luck getting that boat off the sand

 Saw this large cat going up Rockingham Rd this morning through Kwinana, on the back of a semi with full police escort, bit sad about the huge hole in the back end of the right side hull. Obviously had come to grief somewhere.

EVENT UPDATE........
The Calamari Classic is only 2 weeks away, to make thing easier, we have decided to let people launch at 3 locations.....

• Woodman Point Boat Ramp
• Leeuwin Boat Ramp
• Fremantle Sailing Club

You need to register ONLINE soon as entries will close on Thursday 16th March.
When you register, please indicate where you will be launching from, we will have your competitors pack there waiting for you at that location.

All 3 locations will be manned from 7am with a short briefing at 8am.
All competitors will meet at Fremantle sailing club for a 3pm weigh in.
(we do have shower facilities available, if you want to freshen up)

Your entry fee includes membership to the club for a day, dinner and a LIVE band and fun for the kids with a bouncy castle
So join the biggest family fishing fun day of the year.
www.calamariclassic.com.au

(Don’t forget the free workshop on next Sunday 12th March at 2pm

 when we had that torential rain a few weeks ago i had some paving around my pool sink , i got a bloke around to give me a quote to repair it , i gave him the go ahead , he said i will be there friday (last friday ) he texts me last friday "cant make it is wensday  ok "  yep i say texts me wensday cant make it is friday this week (tommorow ) ok i say  should that be his last chance and i get some 1 else to do the job if he dosent turn up tomorrow

https://www.triplem.com.au/music/news/hunters-collectors-asked-to-change-their-name/?station=southwest

 qualified spray painter if need any work done feel free to contact me on 0418660354 can also do fiber glass repairs,and have sandblasting facilitys thanks......

 i have been thinging about getting a boat built , do boat builders need insurance  , just saying if the builder goes belly up while your boat is being built (and it happens ) do they have to have insurance you can claim against  so you havent done your money ? eg house building insurance  

 Hi guys 

Is it possible for the battery 1,2 on off isolator switch in the boat to fail. I noticed on the weekend that the boat electrics can work when the switch is in the off position  this has only just happened as it used to work fine 

thanks adam 

Hi all, 

I am looking for some advise WRT transducer mounting position, looking at the instructions everything looks good, but once I reach approx 10kts in anything deeper than 8m the picture goes to shit.

The hull is on quite a sharp angle so can't sit as flush as my old trailcraft, just want to see where/how everyone else has mounted theirs.

using a Lowrance Hook9 with a 80/200 transducer

Cheers

Leigh

 Tomorrow morning in the Supreme Court, Bret Carters case will be heard.
I believe in Court 7 at 10 am at the Supreme court ( Barrack and St Georges Tce) for 2 hours

Im away at work, but Id urge anyone around there to go in for support.
There is alot at stake for divers/fishers in general but especially for Bret personally above all.
He has had the courage to stand up to being bullied by Fisheries Officers, and Ive got my fingers crossed that the limitless resources of Fisheries dont over ride common sense and the average bloke.

 Gents I was chasing a bit of info to help with a holiday plan.i was trying time a couple of weeks leave with when the crays move back into the shallower water in jurien

does anyone here understand there migration

So who else was on the water today for the rotto channel swim?

i know there were some critical times on the radio, particularly with swimmers suffering hypothermia and bad sea sickness etc.

was loving the "ya goose" calls when someone was doing something stupid though! Classic

 Two weeks ago, the missus asked me to mulch her front garden.  She promised a nice boating related present.  Hearing that, I put in the effort in 35deg heat to make the front smiiickkkk!

Today, I received this:

It's a Plueger Salt 60SW series 2 reel with Pflueger illusion 6-10kg  2 piece rod.  Awesome!! 

Not sure what line I should put on it.  Main use for it will be for demersals.  I'm thinking 30lb braid?  Guys who have the same reel or previous Salt 60 version, what line do you have on it and capacity?

this is an amazing game for those able to view it, the pitch has fallen apart, we got the injuns out for 105. O'keefe got 6 for 30 something, we're having a bat in our second innings, and the beer is frosty cold. 

Unless someone has an old Navman or Northstar 8 pin GPS antenna they want to sell can I seek some recommendations for a chart plotter replacement.  Presently have an 8120 which has been brilliant but antenna failed on Wednesday and replacement proving very difficult to secure  

Prefer larger screen model so your thoughts or recommendation please  

 to all you karratha members of this site , jennie pratt was the loverly lady that had her life taken away from her last weekend when a pyscho smashed his car into her suzi near buno , she was a 20 year resident of k town , and was my ex supervisors G/F when she lived there ,i didnt know her well but  she was always positive and smiling when we met up , i hope to fuck the bloke that smashed into her car is sent down for life meaning real life

I’ve sold my beloved 6m Stessl. It was great and tough boat but not quite right for us as a family/fishing rig. It rode hard in the chop (really hard) and has a very narrow waterline for a 6m boat which made it surprisingly tippy. The ride was improved with some ballast (100kg) in the nose but still rough. After only a few months the misses and family were reluctant to go out in less than perfect weather which rarely happens here and as such it became only my hobby. Whilst I enjoy my boys fishing trips, I’d rather have something we can all want to use on other occasions too (plus it makes planning permission much simpler).

 I've ordered a new Caribbean Reef Runner Hull from Mansfield Marine that should be here in a few weeks. I'm buying the boat pretty bare and fitting it out myself where I can. I really enjoy that kind of stuff and can save a fair amount of coin along the way. The Reefrunner is a solid performer that ticked all of the boxes (except the wife thinks its ugly) plus the resale value seems to be unrivalled when compared to boats of similar sizes should we ever need to sell it.

Caribbean is providing the Hull on a 2200kg ATM C Channel Easytow trailer (Manual hydraulic brakes on both axles). Options from the factory are:

·         Stainless steel Rocket Launcher

·         Side Clears

·         Starboard (Drivers side only seat slider)

·         Bunk Infill Cushions

·         Port side swim platform with swim ladder

·         Starboard side swim platform (No ladder)

I’ve got to fit bilge pump/s, washdown pump, duel batteries, isolators, carpets/matting, sounder/GPSetc once it arrives.

 I also kept my furuno fishfinder, bait board, pot tipper, esky, remote mounted VHF, fenders, EPIRB, flares, lines and accessories from my last boat to refit to the Reefie. It’s amazing how much all those small items add up to if you replace them but nobody seems to considers their value when buying secondhand.

Once in Perth, I’m going to get a Merc 150 4stroke fitted. The Merc 150 seems to be well received within the marketplace with strong performance, good torque, lightweight, decent reliability reports (though only 4 years old) from the commercial sector and well-priced. It’s nearly 4k cheaper than a Yamaha.

These hulls can take up to 200hp but the 150 still gives the Reefie a WOT of 37 knots which Perth weather rarely lets you achieve anyway. A 21knot cruise will give a fuel consumption of around 0.45ltr per KM according to their testing. 500km range @ 40km/hr. I’m still shopping between dealers at the moment so any recommendations are gratefully received.

I’ve managed to pick up a Simrad NSS12 Evo 2 from the fishwrecked classified that I intend to install as my MFD. I planned to use it as the controls for the engine but there is very little saving between the cost of the vesselview link box and the actual Mercury vessel view 4” gauge so I might as well opt for the gauge and the NSS for extra screen realestate.

I already have a Furuno 628 that I had installed on my last boat that I will probably reinstall again. I just need to pickup a transducer (sold with other boat).

I would like to have the 3D downscan on the simrad but that will probably have to wait on the list with an anchor winch, stereo, autopilot, freshwater bladder & pump, solar, rear shade and camper setup for overnighters with the kids.

This boat needs to be as appealing for the family to spend a day on the river or Rotto/Carnac as it is for heading off the westend or the trips up north.

I’m looking at installing twin bilge pumps (1 small auto & 1 monster ebay manual) and a through hull intake whilst I’ve got some room prior to batteries etc.

What are people’s thoughts on the suction/pick-up fitting for a deckwash…  A flush fitting would be cleaner and less risk on the trailer but the scoop fitting will enable it to be used whilst going along/heading home however could interfere with the trailer? I also read that the constant pressure against the suction of the pump when going along can cause premature seal failure. Thoughts?

Either option will be stainless with a stainless ball valve directly mounted.

I've trawled this site many times over for ideas and research but please share any ideas or lessons learnt you may have picked up along the way.

I'll add picture as and when they come...

moving the vhf radio to a new location and this would have the antenna cable and radio power cable side by side from the back of the radio for about 1 mtr.

does anyone know if this would impact on the radio performance or is the antenna cable shielded enough that it wouldnt interfere weth performance . There isnt enough room to run the cables any other way.

Cheers

Paul

Sets a precedent in WA on the basis of tormenting and killing a animal inhumanely . Apparently they were chasing a feed and didn’t have a rifle license so used a crowbar .

Any boaties here be returning from shelter bay to denham on may 10th?  I was going to be but need to head back three days early for work.  My travelling companion would rather do the trip back in company with another boat.

 Whats the general rule for replacement how much rust is too much cheers craig