Hey guys.

Went for a quick arvo fish today at Port Hacking, we had to test our new boat to see what needed to go and what could be done to improve it and being so close to xmas today is the only chance we had to test her. Left home at 3pm, forgot the phone, back home, got onto the m5, traffic bah bah bah, we finally got the boat in the water at 5pm.

Started the troll at Jibbion and kept on trolling with one deep driver out, and one cheap, pink skirt.

It took us a while to get the first fish in the boat, and the first fish caught in the boat took the deep driver.

Hi-Fives for the first fish, and tell you what not a bad little fight either !

Anyway, rods back out, and within 10 seconds bang ! on again, another Bonito. To cut a long story short we got 7 Bonito with one falling off the lure at the boat.

Always along the way we got a Kingie, 58cm, a rat but still a awesome fight what not !

Got the bugger in the net and the net broke.

Eh, it's seen alot of fish in it's day and looks like a might try and fix it and throw it in the tinny and i'll get a new one for the bigger boat.

Love the boat, btw.

Cheers

I know wot caused all the traffic DanuSun !

With so many sheep on the m5 all the kiwi's raced to the area to see if they could get lucky

There was a kiwi in my car that went fishing with us, never gave him shit about sheep but.

Oh and, the boat goes heaps better without the permatrim, but the problem is there are holes where the bolts use to go for the bloody thing ! what should i do about that ?

Glad the boat went better, the holes won't cause any harm but if you don't like the look of them you can fill them up and paint it. Now all I have to do is remember the name of the fill stuff, it's like plasticine that you knead up and then it sets like a rock. Someone will know what it's called.
Well done on blooding the boat.

chemiweld will do the job, not sure that's the way its spelt

The filler epoxy is called Knead it.

I think that's the one Sumo I think it comes in 2 types, alloy or steel.
Permatex have a kneadit type one too.
Chemiweld is radiator goop Poly, close but no cigar.

Devcon

Pretty dear for wot ewe get

Sikaflex will fill holes just fine, just run a slightly oversize drill through holes 1st to get rid of corrosion left by s/s bolts or use a round file

unlike silicon sikaflex can be painted over



weren't wearing anything woollen were ewe DanuSun ???

Thanks guys, how about just putting some smaller stainless screws in there ? Can't stand the look of the holes aha.

Dan, they just gave you the 2 best answers.. Pick one. Trust me, they both work!

Re; permatrim... Same thing happened with mine... Im glad it worked out for you

Thanks guys.

We got the same speed we did last trip but we had an extra bloke in the boat (100kg) full tank of fuel (60litres=60kg) and fishing gear, and the steering was alot lighter.

That's wot a twit top would du

Go right ahead but 12 months down the track when ewe put up a thread asking why all the paint is bubbling up around the screws


I'm just going to @

Alright mate, sounds good to me, will do as you say.

Ewe sirry twit top
Cant be fixed


Have a doz or so in the garage all without handles, if your pole is 25 mm dia ewe can have wun as it will fit

Heard a rumor you're thinking about importing a Lowrance Dan, Google "geofencing lowrance".

Hey jumpy, i'll have a look at it tomorrow mate, thanks

Yeah Fed, seriously considering it for the dollars, it seems to be perfect for me, till i step up in a boat when i'm older/working and can have 2 units and all the flasy gear.

I can get ewe a job @ the post office licking stamps

That's alot of stamps to get the boat mate

Not wanting to nag you Dan but tell me you're at least aware of the imported Lowrance geofencing issues.

He didnt read it Fed...

Awwh sorry, i got woken up after 5 hours sleep when i read your reply mate, i googled it, i don't get it, if they imply it, will my unit just stop working ? or will it be on all new units made with it built in or something ? :S

I don't know much about it Dan that's why I suggested you use Google to get your answers.
As I understand it an imported Lowrance unit will only read in American, MPH, distance in Miles, depth in Feet etc.
I believe there is also a permanent flashing sign on the screen saying you're using the GPS out of it's proper area (USA).
From what I can tell there's a lot of problems with imported Lowrance stuff at the moment so find out all about it before committing money & be careful.

I looked up the definition Lowrance Sounders in the Oxford Dicktionary


A 2nd class piece of electronic equipment people buy cause it's cheaper than the good stuff
Same people brag about their 2nd class piece of electronic equipment to justify their $$'s spent
In their defense those people have never used good electronic equipment so they dont know any better

Ewe cant be told DanuSun can ewe ????

There's no need to get a combo @ present, if $$'s aren't available then spend them on just a GPS unit & for god's sake dont buy it from oversea's

Mr Shiny Head has given ewe a heads up allready but only a partial wun

Here's more for ewe to think about

Only those settings can be changed to suit Aust is by replacing the motherboard unless you've got & can use a Eprom burner & if ewe do that then ewe void the warranty.

Speaking of warranty if needed the unit has to be sent back to place of purchase @ owners expense dont expect the importer here to help ewe out.

A bit of history on these lowrances, I knew the chappy who 1st setup lowrance in Aust tha was many moons ago, pete had the common sense to sell the buisness long long time ago.

I have owned lowrance & have to honestly say they aren't up to scratch, lost count how many times mine & other mates units had to go back for repairs.

3 years ago sum ting like 500 lowrance sounders all stuffed up around the same time & lowrance aust left their customers high & dry & up shit creek
Lowrance sounders were designed in the USA for fresh water use they cannot handle salt water the way furuno's & others can

Du ewe still want to buy a lowrance ??
Even worse, from oversea's ????

Alright, there is some really good points in there.

That sounds alot better, so i think i know what i'll do, i'll buy a GPS here in January, then later on in the year (I'm getting a job this year) i'll replace the Depth Sounder.

It's a good point and i think it would be good to have both units, if i just wait a while for the sounder, the boat will be alot better off for it.

Alright, thanks again, i'll look into some GPS units this week and get back to you

Ewe can get away with buying sum items overseas

In my book Not Electronics tu finicky a device esp in a goat like yours where salt water can get to it.

Bought my Garmin GPS tracking system from the US and had no problems? WOrks just fine with Aussie maps ;)

But only because you cant buy them at all in AUS... If they were available here i would have paid the extra and had warrenty and support if somthing went wrong..

hey tywit top ,when searching on the net whack the word "reviews " after what your searching for and that helps to get a feedback from buyers on there thoughts as well mate ,,it may help,,cheers jas

Hey Daniel, I bought a Northstar (Navman) Explorer 657, they are made in New Zealand, all aussie map and will take expansion cards I actually bought mine from Malasya it was cheaper than Aus or NZ.

hay sumo do you have a link to that Malayan mob.
Paul

Ewe talking hand held spud ??

I've had Garmin gear on the wittle blue goat for around 10 years with no probs @ all nor have I heard of any probs

My beef is with lowrance gear which I honestly think is rubbish & to add to that I was on the ling ling with Jellybean 2day just a pre xmas chat.

This thread may have been in the back of my mind cause last year I took him shopping to spend a bit of his $$'s on a sounder couldn't recall wot or why the exist unit was being replaced so i popped the Q.

Old unit was a lowrance & the exact words of the gret Jelly Beana was **It was F******* worked only now & then

New they were there just couldn't recall wot they were was down @ Chorlios's 2day & had a look, yep 3 lowrance units all of which had shat themselves & replaced with new units.




Ewe can correct me if I'm wrong SUMO

Didn't ewe buy 3 of them & they were giving ewe probs ??

Ewe got them on Ebay if memory serves me correctly

Jesus mate, don't think i'll go near a Lowrance.

I have had a Lowrance on my Angler for 2/3 years, it only cost me $300 but now i think about it, the plug in the back is starting to rust, and the unit sometimes wouldn't turn on, i didn't even think of that !

Garmin sounds the go for me.

Should use grease on the plugs preferably Lanolin grease, coats the pins & stops them from tarnashing giving ewe a cleaner contact

More grist for the mill.
http://www.fishing.net.nz/asp_forums/lowra...topic55743.html


I'm a Vaso kind of guy but I can understand your attraction to Lanolin, BAAA!

So ewe use vasso o your plug hey Fed ????

Wot do ewe use that jar of ky gel I saw on the table @ your place the udder day ??????????????????

KY Gel is best used as rubber grease Jumpy.