GregOug

No. A bit far north

No. And no.

No and no. Sorry

No. I must admit few people have probably actually been to this place because it is at the end of an obscure dirt road, unused by most people.

No. Sorry

Actually are there places like that at the bottom of Moreton? Would love to visit them if so.

No. A long way north

Actually sitting at a very busy boat ramp for an hour or so really gives you time to notice things. There’s the newbies who take ten tries to try to reverse the trailer down then there’s the one guy, who I kid you not, reversed down quicker than I normally drive forwards! A real pro. At least 20k’s an hour backing a trailer.! Then there were the emergency service vehicles that pulled up and checked things out while we were waiting. First a police car, then a few minutes later Port Security and then, even a large fire and rescue truck. Who knows what they were doing there? It was also interesting watching the different launching techniques. The single occupant ones were the best to watch. Some reversed down, pushed the boat backwards still attached to the winch ( always a dodgy idea in my book - especially given the removable winch handle spinning at a thousand miles an hour while they do so.), jumping on the front of half cabins and pulling themselves up by the bowrail, quickly starting the motor and beaching it next to the ramp, all the while being abused by some other idiot like the one I encountered for blocking the ramp with their car and trailer, stopping them from IMMEDIATELY launching their boat. Lol It went on and on. cheers Greg O

More than that Old Scaley. We got abused by a guy because he couldn’t get his boat down between my trailer (while we were having the anchor rope saga) and another boat being launched at the same time. He got an earful back! He had his young daughter about eight with him so I had to tone it down somewhat! Otherwise no one else commented on us just sitting there and sitting there, probably because they thought one of us was trekking the mile back to our car to retrieve our boat! Lol

Nope.

Well. I was hoping no one would ask about the boat. But now that you have I suppose I better fess up. Lol. I did put the boat in and promptly started drifting away because the engine wouldn’t start! Luckily, my son had the quick thinking to get me to toss the anchor rope to him at the end the ramp. My throw just reached and he was able to stop me from going further out. Between him and the slight wind that there was he managed to pull the boat up onto the beach next to the ramp. Tried various things but the motor just wouldn’t turn over. I realised it must have been flat batteries. That’s right. ‘Batteries. Plural’. I specifically specified twin batteries when I ordered the boat so that I wouldn’t have battery problems! They were both flat. After pondering for a while I decided that I needed to get help because it would have been impossible to get the boat back on the trailer. Firstly, because we wouldn’t be able to pull the boat round the steep ramp sides, against the incoming tide and the wind. Secondly, because I honestly didn’t think we would be able to get it back on the trailer using only the winch. She’s a heavy boat and I drive it on and off normally. i ended up calling the Brisbane Coast Guard who turned up after an hour and a half only to discover they hadn’t bought any power startup packs or even jumper leads with them, despite the guy on the phone asking me exactly what they needed. They ended up just tying up to my boat and manoeuvring it over to the ramp, where luckily we were able to get it out using the winch. Thankfully I paid for a yearly membership to the coast guard when I got the new boat. i rang the guy who I bought the boat off and he said it must be because I hadn’t turned the batteries off at the isolator switch and various electrical devices had drained my batteries. I usually turn the switch off when getting back from a day out but hadn’t this time because I was in and out of the boat adding useless marks to the gps. Hopefully this might prevent someone else on here from going through the same thing as me. Modern boats, at least those with smart gauges, Bluetooth stereos, gps’s etc draw power if you leave the switch on! And it’s also why I was able to enlighten Old Scaley about charging his batteries, because I just finished the operator manual for the new battery charger I bought today! Lol. cheers Greg O

Hi Hamish, Most marinas don’t allow fishing but they’re a bit more laid back up there so you were lucky. Anyway, here’s my photo. A hint. It’s in Queensland! cheers Greg O

Rosslyn Bay. I bought the boat before my current boat from there

Yeppoon?

Went down to the Pinkenba ramp today and couldn’t believe my eyes. There must have been fifty or sixty trailers parked up, including right back up the access road and in the side street off that. This at a ramp that usually has half a dozen trailers at most. People were reversing down trying to launch a third boat on a ramp where two can be a struggle, especially at low tide and with the ramp’s steep and slippery sides. So much for social distancing.

Hi Old Scaley, As long as you attach the Charger clamps to the battery before you plug in the charger (which you should always do anyway) sparking shouldn’t be a problem. However, having said that, if your fuel tank is light enough and easily accessible I would probably err on the side of caution and take it out or move it first. Not sure how new your battery charger is but most modern ones have a fail safe in case you do accidentally put the Clamps on the wrong terminals. cheers Greg O

Evans Head

https://www.bnbfishing.com.au/inshore-coral-trout-fishing-firing-sunny-coast/?mc_cid=887ecbed70&mc_eid=47674f88e7

https://www.bnbfishing.com.au/white-spot-disease-southeast-queensland-again/?mc_cid=887ecbed70&mc_eid=47674f88e7

I think he’s lost himself! Lol

Iluka

Ballina

Brunswick Heads

Okay. Thanks guys. Much appreciated. Just thought I’d clarify it.

Me too