Great effort mate, pity about the Marlin, but to get the eat is choice

It's about 30klm to Tangas, so if you cruise at 35-40 klms.......

A mate got his Seajay 4.3 re-rated from a 50 to a 60 by  a marine surveyor, no  probs

In my opinion and I have a 5.5m centre console it's will be fine.  Just make sure you understand the "wind-against-tide" theroy.

Tomorrow the tide will be dropping in the morning and you'll have a slight easterly wind, which means as you head out to Moreton there might be a bit of chop until you get closer to the main beacons.

You'll be fine in the arvo coming back

Thanks for the tip @samsteele115.  Got some nice Spotties and the head of a longie   All on lures unfortunately. Didn't make it to Rooneys as he missus didn't think an hour and a half steaming was romantic.

@Drop Bear

I was on the Moreton Bay  Working Group last year as a scientific adviser (I was a Fisheries Stock Assessment Scientist for DPI in a another life).

So if you satisfy the criteria for membership, you should considered.  What's Shellfish group makeup?

18 hours ago, samsteele115 said:

G'day norm! Most of the action was a fair way out (10-12km) off arch cliffs. Sight cast at a nice black around a bait ball also

some longies around too on tiny bait 

12W for the Blacks and the 10WT for the longies with  a size 2 surf candy it is then. Thanks @samsteele115

Hey @fishingnut. Pics are bit small for me to see the specs, can you enlarge them at all?

But if I am luring I only use these now, so easy to attach and will not open/fail

Mustad Fastach Clips

This probably a bit late but in my experience (and with my precious ones) I always throw in a packet of prawns just to make sure the kids don't have donut days.  It keeps them keen to come out with you again in future.

P.S. One of my boys got a Schoolie on a slug  last week and was super stoked

If you can find it, Erskines drag lube is brilliant (it's light blue n colour). I use it on all my fly reels and have virtually zero start-up inertia

Some solid Macs there mate. Send 'em down to MB

JayCar have lithium ones 7.5 AH for $70.

Two great things about lithium

1. It's light

2. You can run them right down without wrecking them

"space for a coffee grinder and filter setup"

Priorities spot on there!

Being a tad older I would have found room for a cheeky hip[flask as well

I've got a pair of 92Ah (K20 rated) Banner AGMs from Battery Value here in Brissy.  Nice specs on them, they do go higher Ah but don't seem to be in stock. Peter is a good guy to deal with and he might have other batteries to fit your need

2 hours ago, Drop Bear said:

Now you use Vampires? 

No, secret squirrel flies....If that doesn't work then yes... bloody Vampires

My first boat was a 3.7 tinny with a 15 on the back. Great for southern bay (The Pin especially) and as @Do$tylz says, just stay close to land. I launched from  Manly and  either fished out the front of Lota Creek or snuck up to the boat passage.  Heaps of options if you're smart about it.

I did go to Mud once, cracked every weld on the way back when the arvo SE kicked in   

@Drop Bear You might gather from my comment that that side of me was a loooooong time ago. Circa 1980?  Black Queen Deluxe or Erskine Deluxe were fantastic  for detecting the bites of very  wiley Mitchell River bream

Tell ya mate the Erskine Deluxe eats the Black Queen for breakfast

I got a diagnositc done on my motor to show it was perfect. You'll sell it much quicker if you do tings like that and take some good photos.

Sex sells!!!!!

You shouda gone Tailor fishing with me  Went up the sunny coast Wednesday night and got a nice 60cm flatty on a pillie and one measly Tailor.

Nog

what sort of charger are you using on it?