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 Just wondering if anyone can ID this hull? Its 1800mm X 500mm. Found it at the recycle plant in Rockingham, fresh of the truck. I got it for a few bucks. 

So I decided to do a "restoration" and turn the old girl into a Scotch/Wine rack.

I would like to know its history/reason of being built. Its solid fibreglass and had pencil marks of where someone was going to install the ribs. I am wondering if Ol mate was gonna bolt a whipper snipper motor in it and race it? Any way this is my progress so far after 2 days work. Yet to make a Keel for it to stand up and a board lenght ways across the transom to stop it tipping sideways. This has cost a whole $10 so far. Everything i am using is scrap I have lying around. 

Hi Everyone,

I was wondering if you could help me with ideas for a bit of a prank I'm planning on a guy at work. The basic premise is that I'm going to get him to call a number thinking he's calling someone back about an exciting opportunity, etc... but in actuality I'll give him a number for someone else.

I'm hoping you can help me with ideas of who to call. I want it to be somewhere that its immediately apparent from the moment they answer the call that its a wrong number, if it takes too long, then there's confusion and its not as funny. Pretty much any number is up for consideration, but, it has to look like a normal phone number (not 1300 style numbers, etc...), and it can't put a charge on the call since he'll likely be using the work phone.

I was thinking something either really embarrassing like an escort place or something, or even better, something a little scarier, where he'd feel more uncomfortable about having to deal with it, like the federal police or national security hotline or something.

If anyone has any ideas, I'd love to hear them.

 Who else is supporting swimmers in the channel swim saturday week?

I am supporting a soloist again (the one who proposed to his partner on the beach at the finish in 2014).

Our race number is 021.  Give us a shout out as you go past.

Paul's goal is to do sub 7 hours for the first time (his goal last time solo was to finish so he could propose...)

I don't know who here is aware of this, but I know there are plenty of 4wd people here. Read the article linked below then get off your ass and write an email or contact Mr Redman, Barnett or whoever. An honest family with a thriving, in demand and popular business is being given the boot. http://www.everythinggeraldton.com.au/geraldton-news/2016/2/16/murchison-off-road-adventures-under-threat-of-closure

For those that want more info on fishtraps go to You Tube and type in Fish traps explosive decompression, either part 1 or part 2, this will give you a bit of an idea on why we are in opposition to the introduction of them in to the Gascoyne region.

Please send an email off to or to you local member of parliament voicing your opposition, the period ends on the 24th Feb so don't hesitate and do it now

 todays toil at work

 Thanks to all whos has been answering my many many questions on many different boats over the past 6months. As a newbie to boats it was such a daunting task picking a boat with minimal budget! Having little idea about any boats made choosing hard, and some times I spat my dummy out and said 'Duck it, ill never get one!'

Anywho I got one today for a really good price (I think), old savage osprey 480. :-)

Hull an trailer seem in very good condition and the old johnno 70hp ran very smooth on the water. So if anyone recognizes the boat on the river / cockburn sound give me a wave :-)

 Sent to me from a mate. Enjoy

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yuhNBhoi0Qw

Please read the thread about fishtraps being introduced in to the Gascoyne region as this will affect everyone who regularly fishes from boat or shore from south of Steep Point and right through to north of Coral bay.

It will allow the pros to drop their traps right in close to the ledges for baldies, on snapper schooling grounds, all the small lumps that we regularly catch red emperor without restrictions. The proposal has been rushed through with only a couple of weeks for public comment but some in the know have already stated it has been passed.

Traps were banned from the west coast some twenty five years ago for good reason and now this govt has seen rise to bring them back because the pros have come up with a 20% loss of total hooked catch to sharks when actually from one of my sons account [who has worked on wetliners in this area for the last 4 years] is nothing near as high as stated.

The Govt proposal to reopen the Northern Shark Fishery from NW Cape through to the NT border will have no effect on this area of the coast so please send off your emals to as soon as possible as submissions close on the 24th Feb

 Has anyone got a volvo  /Ql trim tab laying around I can plug into my port side ,Trying to pinpoint the fault.

Yo Petermac, what's this I'm reading out gang bangers doing drive by shootings in Rocko?

hey fellas new season is starting and will be looking for a couple of people who want to play, games are in leeming right on the freeway anyone intrested please send me a pm can give further details  

Hey guys,

Can anyone recommend a good app like Navionics or similar to use on my Samsung phone ( Android ) ?

Are they easy to upload GPS waypoints to ?

Is it worth it ?

Cheers

Scotty

Sold my Barcrusher during the week - sure does give an empty , hollow feeling as someone else drives away with the big girl.

Lucky I have the little dinghy, but just isn't the same.

So if anyone is looking for a deckie on the weekends out of Mindarie or close to, let me know as I'm certainly not new to boating, enjoy a good laugh and respect others and their gear, and more than happy to share expenses for the day.

Also happy to share a few spots if needed.

Cheers

Scotty

 Hi guys!

New member on here, been lurking a while though!

My boats trailer is in need of having the drawbar replaced, its just a straight section of 75x75 box section that needs to be cut out and replaced, ive purchased the steel for it alredy, does anyone know of a boilermaker/metal worker that would be interested in a cashie that they can reccomend??

Thanks!

 will be good to see this with its viynal wrap on (not a fan ) and detailing done hope it is lucky for him in the comps

 I have a cold shower tap that the seat has washed out in.

I also have a seat grinder, hand operated, that i have used to smooth out the seat. The problem i'm having is the seat keeps washing out in the same area and i cant see why.. Is there a flaw in the tap? Is the cheap seat grinder just not doing the job properly in the first place?

Advice would be good but any plumber with experience in this problem, who would like to stop in on the way home amd have a look, for a few beers, would be better.

NOR Kingsley.

In response to the thread showing the shark wrapped around a boat prop and as I don't know how to add pics to an established thread, here they are.

Coming back from a trip to the islands off Carnarvon and I spotted the sea snake second s before we ran over it, no bump, noise or any vibration, wasn't discovered until we were washing the boat down when we got home

Got one of these cheap Chinese ebay lithium battery jump starters after flattening one of my batteries at Rotto over Oz day. I got the boat started on the second battery but it got me thinking how traumatic it could be if you were out wide and for some reason the battery was not good.

For A$102 delivered, you get a meaty 68 Ah lithium battery with built on LED flash lighht, charger for laptops and iphones and 600 cranking amp jump starter that easily started my car, so should get the V-Rod going in case of emergency. All comes in a nice carry case that is very small, all up les than half a kilo, looks good quality, the Chinglish instructions are a bit of a laugh though.

You can get ones much smaller but they have less Ah and less cranking amps, I wanted something with a bit of oomph. It spun my race car motor over faster than the main Odyssey battery and started it easily (by itself, Odyssey disconnected) after 9 months of the car sitting in the shed!

 Hi everybody,

Searched the forums and saw that Member Kempy had a reputation for doing a good job.

I,ve tried to PM him plus phone the mobile number he had listed without luck.

Alternatively, I am looking for a Marine Electrician (mobile) to do a number of jobs and installations on my Boat located in Hillarys Marina. Any suggestions?

my rec fishing licence doesn't expire until 9/3/2016 but decided to pay it now while I think about it but it won't validate my details online . Anyone had the same issue . Not sure how far in advance I can renew it but it's not that far away .

Cheers

Paul  

Hey fellas 

Im chasing a mooring in Dunsborough for 6 days from 24th Feb- 29th Feb. Just want to launch and retrieve once at Geograph Marina on the way down and back if possible. 7.8m Glass boat.

Anyone know of anything that might be available for hire?

Cheers 

Stevo

 Just wondering if anyone has a contact for the owner of this boat?
Message me rather than posting here.

 We are at Rotto on the beach moorings in front of the pub.

Raining and I'm playing with the plotter when the boat just lays over on its chine, high and dry, 15 secs floating to dry.

in about 5-10 minutes it was half a meter higher than before and now back to normal, never really seen anything like it outside of cyclone/tsunami.

1 meter rise and fall over 10 minutes, not surge but just down, up and stop.

Guys next door spent the 10 minutes grunting to get their boat off and were then up to their waists

hope the main guys had a good night off,hey Dale and R1 do you really want that sook from the giants to play for your lot

 We are looking to fit LED bar lights to our rescue vessels and wondering if anyone else has done this and how they go with the exposure to salt water.

Also any recommendations as to which ones to use

 I'm curious why some boat ramps in Perth don't allow you to power off and power on your boat onto the trailer. Makes the Bar Crusher catch feature very redunant. Curious to hear people's reasons and opinions please. I was informed that it wasn't allowed at the ramp I was at today.

went down to pinjara today to have a look at a vintage motorcycle , thought I would push on and have a look at yarloop , the place is flattened , It brought tears to my eyes to see such a historic town brought to its knees , if your heading down south stick to the Forrest hyway as after you leave pinjara , there are hundreds of workers down that way and traffic speeds are down to 20 to 40 kmh all the way to yarloop and past , good on the western power blokes stringing line down there in difficult circumstances and all the vollys cutting back burnt trees from the side of the road , and congrats to all the different council blokes from all over the metro in their vehicles (council suburbs names on their vehicles) down there helping out , good to see aussie spirit is still alive and strong

 bit unsure wether to tone it down one more shade or go with it and finish it off, must admit thou bit different than the dull; grey look