I am looking to buy a marine radio but have heard they are phazing out 27mhz.

Has anyone heard about that and is it still worth buying one?

hi guys,

Two mates of mine have just been delivered some pretty devastating news... Their support boat for the Rotto swim has just cracked a head. These blokes have put in a huge amount of effort to prepare for the swim so if there is anyone able and willing to support them for the crossing, they'd be forever in your debt. 

All costs will obviously be covered.  

Dave

 Okay Chaps in the know

After three rollers annd mounting brackets plus two skids (bunks) for my sons tinny trailer rebuild. Looking for galv and will weld roller brackets onto cross members...have been looking on line as need posted or freighted to Wickham 6720....after leads on reputable supplier please prefer Perth area. 

http://gas.speedsociety.com/the-new-ford-f-150-pro-trailer-backup-assist-is-genius/?source=gmg

 Hi can anyone reccomend a mobile sor mechanic to do a full trailer service cheers craig ps im in bertram

What’s everyone’s predictions for the season ahead? I might reshuffle the ladder prior to round one due to form and injuries to key players etc and the pre-season form of Kennedy and Fyfe’s recovery from injury.

 Decided to take the father in law out for a fish today we headed out of ocean reef at about 715 to a spot about 15 nm out by 930 we had 2 baldies and a good black ass in the boat. Was thinking we would be home early, well what a bad thought that was the breeze dropped not long after and stopped the drift. we fished for another 4 hrs with out a sized fish. Still had a good day out the trip back in was a great ride once the swell and wind dropped

whos heading out weather looks very average  

 folks had my 40l engel in transit bag stolen out of the back of my ute at home in Belmont last night.   If you see a 40l without a 12v cord, they didn't bother to unplug it they just cut it off, let me know as it may be mine. Found the receipt,  model isMT 45, serial AT0172.  40th anniversary model so has digital display and 40th decals.

Cheers

Dave

0434831731

 I know we all dream and pray for fine fishing weather! Haha

But would be interesting to hear of what other hobbies people enjoy besides doing up rigs and oiling their reels! 

As for me, I love a bit of gardening and trying to build up a tropical fruit tree collection.  So far I have Longan, Wax Jambu, Grapefruit, Guava and looking for other exotic fruit trees.  

Howdy,

So my sister has left her run pretty late but in short she is looking for a boat for the Channel Swim on Feb 25th. Her and a friend are hoping to be the first indigenous duo crossing. She has specified 6m+ but I'm sure anything 5m+ will do the trick (beggars can't be choosers!). Unfortunately my boat is not big enough. 

Please let me know if you might be interested and what sort of $$ you'd be looking at to borrow your boat for the day.

Thanks!

Managed to make the most of the calm weather yesterday afternoon and got out with Nick aka Pajman on this forum. Caught a shark Mackerel on the light gear which despite our efforts would not release and as such decided to keep it. Bled it completely out before putting it on ice. I've read mixed reports as to their eating quality. I'm thinking of making a curry but open to any other suggestions!

Thanks in advance.

Tom

(Long time reader, first time poster - great forum!)

 Hi guys

looking for a pair of rock shoes for north mole style rocks

At the moment I just use an old pair of sneakers but it was wet the other night and caused problems

are the rock boots with spikes any good?

and will they work as well on dry rocks as wet rocks

any advice on what works best is appreciated

thanks

 Been crazy weather for sure but has made for some good opportunities to get out and try a few time lapses

Got a call out at 12 today, the Steep Point ranger station received a Mayday call from a vessel supposedly off False Entrance. End result, 2 volunteers in a rescue vessel for 6 hours, over 500 litres of fuel, a search plane flown down from Karratha, 2 hours of searching by the plane while we waited in Steep Point in case we had missed something before finally getting the all clear to return home to Denham.

Sadly some miserable prick gets a laugh out of his childish prank but what if something serious happened in the meantime and these valuable resources were tied up as we treat all calls as real emergencies.

Personally if I caught him before the police did he would be walking real funny with a VHF radio and aerial shoved right up his clacker

Be fair to say that the Josh from MKR is Meeuwissen from here eh?

 Im after new batteries for my boat after a deep cycle to run all my electronics and also 60 litre engel

So whats the best brand century agm optima fullriver so on willing to spend $350 to $400

On the optima d31m im confussed that it only says 75ah while the others are over 100 ah 

hi all just asking the question having not been in the comp before

Where do you park your ute and 6 m boat after the comp ??

otherwise it's an hour home drop the boat of then an hour back

may be a member near by the MAAC has any ideas

thanks  

 A question for any trailcraft owners out there i am thinking of removing the original transom inspection plate to give easier access to the hull. I need too install a new bilge pump! Has anyone replaced the small original one for a larger one? Cheers

 DOT will be holding this event in the car park of Ocean Reef Marina on Sunday 12th February between 9.00am & 11.00am

The Department of Transport (DoT) in conjunction with the Royal Life Saving Society of Western Australia (RLSSWA) will be commencing Phase 2 of the Old4New lifejacket upgrade and awareness campaign in 2017.

The campaign aims to promote the wearing of lifejackets at all times while boating and provides an incentive for people to act and upgrade their old, uncomfortable lifejacket to a new, easy to wear slim style inflatable lifejacket.

The upgrade program will operate as follows:

• The DoT and RLSSWA Old4New lifejacket upgrade program will visit five metropolitan and twelve regional boat ramps during 2017. RLSSWA will enable members of the public to upgrade any old, damaged or obsolete lifejacket for a new automatic, inflatable lifejacket at a reduced price of $65.
• The purchase of a new lifejacket from the RLSSWA at the Old4New campaign tent is only available at the metropolitan locations and limited to one per boat.
• There will be a maximum of 50 lifejackets available as part of the upgrade at each metropolitan location. Once the RLSSWA lifejacket allocation is exhausted, or if a member of the public wishes to upgrade more than one lifejacket, an opportunity exists to exchange their old lifejacket/s for a voucher that will be provided by DoT.
• The voucher will entitle the person to purchase a new automatic or manual inflatable jacket from a participating retail store and get a $15 discount off the usual price. 
• There is a limit of two vouchers per boat in the metropolitan area and three in regional areas, with a maximum of 100 vouchers available at each upgrade location.

For me info go to - http://www.transport.wa.gov.au/imarine/life-jackets.asp

 Hi guys

My phone has some spider cracks and not sure how long before its unusable.  Andy, if you don't hear from me on whatsapp for a few days, you'll know why! Lol

Anyway,  I have some good marks/spots on my Navionics apps.  Rather than write down every co-ords, is there an easier way, such as backing up or transfer to my tablet which also has a navionics app?

Thanks!

Gents,

Not 100% but think the hull might have been taking water on the weekend. It is sealed that I know off….

Few weeks back on take-off after a drift the boat seemed to be ass heavier than normal and at speed wanted to lean a bit to one side...thought it chewed a little more fuel than normal also but wasn’t convinced.

Then Sunday gone after being on anchored for a few hours and then pulling up on a stuck pot it felt the same, swear I could feel the water hit the floor below me feet. What’s the go on finding if there is water entering....sit and watch after pulling out of the water, guess it should be leaking the same way it’s getting in although I think this is slowly….or drill a hole in the  bilge tank and add another bung ?..any thoughts appreciated, nothing is standing out as too were the water could be entering...5.7m.

long long night here. flames too close for comfort.

but a huge thank you to the hundreds of both professional and volunteers who put in the time and effort to get the Byford and Wungong fires under control. Fantastic. Can only hope this rain comes soon to put a complete end to it.

Are we going to run this comp again. I think GillyL wanted to retire from it. I would but I am absolutely in the dark ages when it comes to technology.

OK so Far
Big John
Chris raff
Brock O
Uncle - No show!!!!
Timmo
Dale
Crasny1
Surge
Timboon
GillyL
Tadpole
Bodie
Hilly9

Also messaged everyone that was in last years comp.

12 now. Come on lads/lassies - have some winter fun when fishings slower.

 Hi guys

me and my son and a few mates heading up to lucky bay the week before Easter. Never fished there before, we will be in a boat. I'm taking up a 18 foot carribean Concorde just wondering if the off shore fishing is good and would it be easy to tow in. 

any reply would help heaps thanks

Have been asked by a family freind to suggest what free video editing software they should use.  I have a paid version

Aware the ? has been asked previously a while back however looking for any updated info.

What do you use - any suggestions /pros/cons

cheers in advance of any help

 Need a new t -top made for a 21 contender can anyone point me in the right direction to a quality fabricator. Looking at something like this.

The Mrs gets back from Bali tonight and I'm gonna surprise her and get the kids babysat so I can meet her there. Can any of you Bali regulars give me an indication of how long it will take her to get through customs on a 7:30 arrival?

Just received the new knife from Mick C's Shore Catch shop, it's just what I ordered and many thanks to him for chasing them down.
I have used these for many years and they are what I would call an all round knife, use it for filleting, skinning fish, slicing steak, boning out sheep, goats and even beef plus all the other things that we shouldn't do with a quality knife.

 G'day guys,

Work is starting to pick up for me now and am looking for a casual offsider in my metal fabrication workshop. Someone young/ish  who's willing to learn and a future prospect of an apprenticeship if the work continues to flow. Must have a driver's and forklift licence and some fabrication workshop experience preffered. I do a fair range of steelwork from oil and gas, structural and general repair work also  a lot of site work so it never gets boring. If anyone is interested please pm me your details. 

Cheers

Andy