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Everything posted by GregOug
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If anyone is a bit of an electronics expert (Lowrance HDS7 live) and wouldn’t mind a cruise on a new boat I would appreciate some help setting up standard views that show what I want, instead of north up etc etc. The only bugbear I have at the moment.
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And no offence taken. Lol. It doesn’t look as big in the photos as it really is. I’m still coming to terms with all the information the smart gauges can supply however I imagine there is an actual fuel usage there somewhere. And, I’m very happy with the consumption so far, although I didn’t like the near $1.80 per litre service stations were charging yesterday!
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Hi Ellicat, The 64 litres quoted was what it took to refill after the trip, so was the fuel used. Although, having said that I just checked the Mercury smart gauges and it says I actually used 61 litres and travelled 50.1 miles. And I’ll have to beg to differ on it not being a big boat. It is 21 feet long, weighs around 2 tonnes on the trailer and is close to the maximum allowable size without requiring a special permit to tow. It’s rated maximum carrying capacity is 8 persons which is more than almost all trailer boats. cheers Greg
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Hi Hamish, Pinkenba is a fairly isolated ramp, 2 lanes and fairly steep and a bit slippery at lower tides. Not sure of its fishability sorry. Never tried but it’s not far to the main channel, probably 150 metres. There are fish cleaning and picnic tables there so might not be a bad option for your family. cheers Greg
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Finally had my first run out on the water in my new boat today. Put her in at Pinkenba boat ramp on the Brisbane River and motored out through the shipping channel and eventually over to the Sandhills on Moreton. What can I say? Absolutely blistering acceleration! Even when you’re already doing 30 or so mph. Hull handled everything well. It was calmer over at Moreton than it was in the river coming back, which for some reason had a rather nasty chop on top of around a metre swell. Now these figures aren’t exact, and given that I haven't had a trailer boat for a number of years not even sure how to get accurate figures, but here goes. In total we motored for 3.4 hours (from the instruments). Some of this was at trolling speed (we saw a huge pod of dolphins and mucked around for a while watching them, and also some tuna schools chasing bait so trolled a couple of lures for 15 mins or so). The rest of the time was mainly between around 20 and 50 mph, as I was running it in. I filled the tank before leaving and when we got back and it had used 64 litres. That was with five large guys on board and a full tank of fuel. I have no idea if this is good, bad or indifferent but I’m sure there’s someone on here who is much more knowledgable than me and might be able to give me an opinion. Oh. And I’d forgotten how lovely and clear the water is once you get away from civilisation a bit. Cheers Greg
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Welcome Gluggy
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Stuff it. I’ll come for a drive now. My mobile is 0451038759
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He has to go to work soon so let Hamish have them
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Give me half an hour otherwise Hamish can have them
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Otherwise might be able to get a mate to pick them up today. Just waiting to hear from him
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Next week sometime. I’m retired so probably around Wednesday. Just got my new boat so a bit busy storing gear in it etc
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I’ll take them but can’t pick up today. Can eft transfer the money and send the electronic receipt.
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Thanks ellicat. I can now see that I’m in the AFO comp. I presume you only tip once and those tips are used for the main comp as well as any sub comps you are in. Can’t see any way to tip more than once. cheers Greg
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Okay. Forget all that. Found the app (already installed and on the front screen of my iPad) lol. Also that I’d already picked my tips for the first round (double lol) so I’ve decided to stick with them. The only thing I’m not sure of now is if I’m in our particular comp, or just the main one. Any way of checking. yours faithfully hopeless
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Welcome Alex
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So what is the permit for on NPD? Fishing, skiing, both?
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Hi Rusty, Great to hear from another ss64 owner. I’m not sure which prop Hayden is putting on mine, just that it’s 19p. Was your first prop a 4 blade or 3? Hoping to get the boat next week. Just waiting for the canopy to be put on now. cheers Greg
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Welcome back
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https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/615
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Looks like a fish I used to catch a lot on the inside of Moreton Island. I always knew them as Whippy Tails.