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  1. 1 hour ago, benno573 said:

    @ellicat only doesn't move around coz that involves pulling up the anchor...

    i would certainly move if there hadn't been any bites after about 1/2hr or so.  whiting do move about so sometimes they do come back to an area but even a move of 100m or so can change it up.

    That's the challenge I have now with a trolling motor - Without that barrier or repositioning / anchoring the urge is to be impatient and move when holding position is still a good option and wait for the fish to come back around.

  2. On 16/09/2022 at 2:48 PM, ellicat said:

    Well I got her back with a new set of plugs again. They couldn't find anything wrong or replicate the problem.

    Frustrating.

    Seems it'll be a case of crossing my fingers everytime I go out, which is not ideal. 🤨

    Do a plugs swap out on the water next time this happens so you can at least rule bad plugs out?

    That's really frustrating and for me unnerving. Intermittent issues are the worse.

    It may or may not be relevant for you but when my last Mercury Optimax had an intermittent engine gremlin - coincidently throttle wouldn't go wide open.

    1st mech - tried plugs, then coils and the issue still occurred (intermittently).

    2nd mech - found the actual issue was in the throttle lever (something had broken inside) - Only way he knew was he had seen it before

    Pays to find an experienced mech.

     

  3. 3 hours ago, ellicat said:

    How 'bout the Tongan squad for the WC. Pretty strong.

    Mate Ma'a Tonga extended squad

    • Talatau Amone (St George Illawarra Dragons)
    • Andrew Fifita (Cronulla Sharks)
    • David Fifita (Gold Coast Titans)
    • Addin Fonua Blake (Warriors)
    • Moeaki Fotuaika (Gold Coast Titans)
    • David Fusitu’a (Leeds Rhinos)
    • Siliva Havili (South Sydney Rabbitohs)
    • William Hopoate (St Helens Saints)
    • Konrad Hurrell (St Helens Saints)
    • Eliesa Katoa (Warriors)
    • Isaiya Katoa (Penrith Panthers)
    • Sione Katoa (Cronulla Sharks)
    • Felise Kaufusi (Melbourne Storm)
    • Oregon Kaufusi (Parramatta Eels)
    • Keaon Koloamatangi (South Sydney Rabbitohs)
    • Toluta’u Koula (Manly Sea Eagles)
    • Tuimoala Lolohea (Huddersfield Giants)
    • Soni Luke (Penrith Panthers)
    • Ben Murdoch-Masila (Warriors)
    • Tesi Niu (Brisbane Broncos)
    • Joe Ofahengaue (Wests Tigers)
    • Haumole Olakau’atu (Manly Sea Eagles)
    • Taniela Otukolo (Warriors)
    • Agnatius Paasi (St Helens Saints)
    • Tevita Pangai Jr (Canterbury Bulldogs)
    • Taniela Paseka (Manly Sea Eagles)
    • Will Penisini (Parramatta Eels)
    • Kotoni Staggs (Brisbane Broncos)
    • Daniel Suluka-Fifita (South Sydney Rabbitohs)
    • Moses Suli (St George Illawarra Dragons)
    • Siosifa Talakai (Cronulla Sharks)
    • Tevita Tatola (South Sydney Rabbitohs)
    • Siosiua Taukeiaho (Sydney Roosters)
    • Jason Taumalolo (North Queensland Cowboys)
    • Starford To’a (Wests Tigers)
    • Christian Tu’ipulotu (Manly Sea Eagles)
    • Daniel Tupou (Sydney Roosters)
    • Stefano Utoikamanu (Wests Tigers)

    Who do you think will form their key spine positions 1, 6,7,9?

  4. 29 minutes ago, Old Scaley said:

    Unless you count the French guy who reffed the Bledisloe last night. I think his other job must be submarine salesman......

    I normally don't like bashing refs but he was a joke last night. Penalty for a delay of game was the final straw for me.

    Old mate coudn't put his yellow cards away

  5. 1 hour ago, Angry51 said:

    Just check you haven't bent the shaft, if it had 

    enough to break a blade off you could have bent the shaft.

    My gut feel is that the prop shaft should be ok (fingers crossed) it was really a slow drift and better the prop blade break off and not the shaft getting bent.

    From what i could see there was minimal to no flew in the prop blade (makes sense) and as soon as the bump happened, the blade snapped like brittle plastic. I'd say if I'm an engineer this is how i would design it and sacrifice the prop to protect the shaft.

     

  6. On 12/09/2022 at 6:56 PM, jdollazz said:

    Firstly, do you guys reckon the flathead in this area can get much bigger than this? 

    Second - Is it possible I might be pulling up the same exact flathead?

    1) Have fished Boggy creek and you will definitely get some larger specimens with the right tides and being in the right spot.

    You will find the just legal size +10cm is the most common size there when targeting flatties

     

    2) Unlikely but possible - Best bet is take as a keeper for a feed 🙂 

  7. Very tidy and well presented boat. How cool is it that you can claim you have built this boat from scratch with your own hands.

    Wish I had this type of skills. Have you been able to pass on your boat making skills to the next generation?

  8. So dumb mistake on the weekend with the new Minn Kota bow mount it does overhang the front of the boat quite a bit but is still 30-50cm higher than the pontoon.

    As a creature of habbit I was busy lining up the pontoon on the port side - everything going as per usual.

    What I didn't account for / factor was that the pylons holding the pontoon extend straight up.

    As I docked the boat it drifted forward ever so slightly and the front of the minn kota prop blade clipped the pylon and snap - 3 blade prop converted to 2 blade.

    Needless to say i'll be docking the pontoons from the opposite side (starboard) to avoid this from happening again.

  9. Check out this dashboard - it's a few years old but still some interesting stats.

    Post here what you found interesting>

    https://www.daf.qld.gov.au/business-priorities/fisheries/monitoring-research/monitoring-reporting/statewide-recreational-fishing-surveys/dashboard

    This is what I found interesting and damning evidence for the wives and girlfriends of fishos:

    The boat purchase is just the start..............."other equipment" really adds up!

    image.png.2ae37864195e6cf4970e3780172d4e56.png

  10. 13 hours ago, ellicat said:

    No, it's only getting up to 4000rpm even with throttle fully open. Then after a few minutes it slowly kicks in and goes normally. The engine is running as smooth as ever. No misfires or similar. Last time the computer said there was nothing wrong, so they thought it may have been a bad plug. Changed them and she had been going along fine since, until yesterday.

    Humm so engine purring along up to 4000rpm and no error codes / limp mode. I'm with @Andrew_P some sort of fuel or fuel line (cracked line / air leak) issue is the most likely.

    Is the Throttle wide open or is the still further range....What about the throttle cable linkage being loose / stretched and requiring adjustment?

  11. 21 hours ago, ellicat said:

    Not really. I had the same problem a couple of months back. They changed the spark plugs and it fixed the problem until today. I'll take her back down tomorrow to see if they can nail it down.

    Ignition coils? What was the engine doing? Misfire?

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