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It may be as simple as a poor earth connection. Some trailers rely on the negative (or earth) to come through via the trailer body (tow ball to car connection) while most have a separate negative (earth) wire from the trailer plug. To test connect a wire from the car body to the trailer body making sure you have a good connection on both sides, better still run the wire to the LED light. If it works you will need to trace all the earth connections and make sure they are connected properly.

Thanks mate, great to "catch" up (thanks to FaceBook), we also drifted along the beach around the rowing club for NOTHING. Dont like the new pontoon at Picnic Point (still full of idiots), how the hell are you supposed to step on & off without a ladder. Need to do a night fish sometime.

This is my baitboard that i built for my Haines Signature 492F http://www.ausfish.com.au/vforum/showpost....amp;postcount=8 From this thread http://www.ausfish.com.au/vforum/showthread.php?t=68873 And if you log into the old achieve found here this is a large thread http://www.ausfish.com.au/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1159823596/0 I have the name of the company that i bought the board from in Sydney so please IM me

I might as well add my thoughts and practical experience, Tinned cable will not corrode as fast but will corrode over time if you don't do regular maintenance. When you crimp or use screw down terminals they will damage the "tinned" layer and expose the copper to the salt air which will start to break down (if you let it). I spray all my wiring looms with Lanox (Inox with Lanolin). The Lanolin (from wool producing animals like sheep) is an excellent water repellent and will slow corrosion down to almost nothing. As for not using solder for screw down terminals I would disagree as the soldier will hold the cores together and allow the screw terminal to bite down on the full conductor and not break or damage some of the cores. If you break or only clamp on some of the cable cores it will effect the current capacity of the cable. I will agree that you don't solder the cable if you are using crimps as this is a no no, the same as you would never crimp a solid core conductor. What happens is that the crimping action will crush the solid core or the soldered core out of shape and greatly increase the chance of breaking the wire at the crimped point. If you solder your connections then make sure you twist the wires tightly together first then solder them. I use standard flexible non tinned cable with crimps, screw terminals and solider joints with no sign of corrosion at all (sprayed with Lanox every other month or so).

I'm sure you will but don't forget to put in a fuse inline with the lights if your positive wire comes straight off the main battery supply. If you have a "hour" running gauge on the boat you could connect the new switch and fuse from there so they will only come on with the motor, or better still trace the hour gauge wire back to its common point as you may find some sought of bussbar and connect your new wire there.

mmmmm i hope you have a good power filter, Oscar's are animals when it comes to feeding. They are great fish as i had 4 in a 800L tank and become very tame, i could "pat" them and they seem to like it. I now have a 1000L Chiclids tank mounted inside my lounge room wall, all the plumbing is in the garage which tidies up the look.

Well put, but as stated they do taste great, haven't seen many in Botany Bay but they may come in later.

Morning fellow fish'os just wanted to report a great day on Batany Bay. All started watching the weather (ain't it been shit lately ). Ask my mum if she wanted to go on the bay on her last day of holidays and her answer of yes was fast then a nipper going down the gob of a bream. Hit the Cooke River ramp at 9ish (a bit late) and it was pissing down. Thought that this was a mistake but mum needed the break. We also noticed that most had already hit the water, with only 1 spot left which i quickly grabbed. Heading out into the bay in the driving rain you couldn't see the other side, water was smooth but it was dark. Turned on the nav lights (paid the price later ). Got out just past the 1st runway to find an armada of boats, drifting, anchored, underway, it was a mess but obviously they all wanted to be there which is where i wanted to be also. So we joined the end of the queue and drifted towards Brighton-Le-Sands. We managed the following fish in about 4 hours with some throw backs, including lots of small Tailor and some Whiting. BUT We also managed to kill the battery twice in that time as I left the Nav lights on. Normally this would not be a problem but the battery wasn't charged since its installation. Luckily I always take my trusty portable jump starter which did the job and did it well. This was a relatively new battery but I don't think it was fully charged. I have since check with a hydrometer and found 2 cells heavily discharged, recharging now and will check again as the cells could be damaged beyond repair. Catch 4 x Dusky Flathead (Smallest 36cm, Largest 44cm) 1 x Snapper 33cm Where Botany Bay (Drifting) When 09:00-13:00 (2 hours either side of high tide) Conditions NW-ENE winds 7-15 Knots, Water Slight to Moderate Gear Shimano Stradic 2500, Ugly Stick, 4lb Firewire with 15lb Leader, Hook 1/0, small ball sinker running to the hook. (Flatheads) Shimano Boat 8-10Kg, TR 200-G, 20lb with 40lb Leader, ganged hook. (Flathead) Shimano ET Light action, Shakespeare Clearwater, 4lb with 15lb leader, 2 hook, ball sinker running to hook. (Snapper) Bait Peeled prawn, Freshly caught squid (most caught on prawn)

Thought about it but couldn't really see the paying public trying to fish out of the front hatch. Thought I'd post the rest of the days catch here

The beautiful wife and I anchored near the oil wharf just looking for what came along (as they say a day on the water is better then cleaning the toilet ). Anyways out goes the herly and after about 15min the bites started on the humble peeled prawn (Aldi) and in comes the first of two Trevally's but it tangles around the herly bucket and gone. I was spitting as No 1 son loves the Trevally over any other fish caught in the bay, go figure? Then the Stadic starts bouncing all over the place with lots of head shakes (thought it was a little red) but there was some weight, then I think "foul hooked the bugger" and i was dragging it in sideways. As it got closer I saw it was a decent redy, grab the net and in comes a 33cm legal and tasty Snapper (I wasn't complaining). Next came the wifes Dusky with the old saying "I lost it", then the "Oh Shit" its a flathead. After that she brings in her own Snapper coming in at 31cm with the new Sedona working well. The rest of the fish where a Bream, Flounder, Trevally, not a bad feed and No 1 son got his big Trevally which filleted nicely. The Gear Bait: Full Peeled Prawn Hook: 2/0 (Sinker running free to hook) Reel: Stradic 2500 & Sedona 2500 Line: 4lb Firewire with 15lb Leader / 6lb Firewire with 15lb Leader Rod: Ugly Stick / Shimano Where: The Oil Wharf; Botany Bay. When: 24 Feb 08 Tide: Run out (1hour after high) Weather: Overcast 11:30 ish

Thanks for the great comments, the weekend after we did catch some legal snapper well inside the bay. 1 x 33cm Snapper 1 x 31cm Snapper 1 x 45cm Trevally 1 x 37cm Flathead 1 x 27cm Bream Not monsters but beautiful on the table grilled in foil on the BBQ with a bit of butter, lemon, salt & pepper.

Went out on the bay and caught this thumper. The fight was truly amazing. Bait: Full Prawn Hook: 2/0 (Sinker running free to hook) Reel: Stradic 2500 Line: 6lb Firewire with 15lb Leader Rod: Ugly Stick Where: The Bearing Sea; Botany Bay.

I just bought one for my wife and tested it today on Botany Bay on a legal Snapper and Dusky and it went like a charm. Drag was so much smoother then the Areo and for the $$ it feels similar to my Stradic 2500 I picked it up for $85.

Great timing to raise this point, On Saturday the family and I were heading back to the ramp on Parramatta River and saw a shocking sight, there was a new Haines Hunter laying on the boat ramp about 20m from the water. There were a couple of people landing a hand but they needed more. I pushed in front of the 4 boats that were on a holding patten trying to get to the pontoon (the guy in front of me wasn't happy but if it was him i bet he wouldn't complain!) I jumped out and help put the 5.3m back onto the trailer. The damage was minimal but a lot of gel coat was on the ramp. Even after winching it back on i was shocked by the next comment I heard "you don't need the safety chain on while your reversing down just as long as the winch is locked" ALWAYS, ALWAYS have the safety chain on at all times. As soon as lent a hand I jumped back into my boat and went to the back of the line on the water. By the time i was reversing my own trailer down to pick up my boat the owner/friend of the Haines Hunter was standing at the bottom of the ramp trying to hold it steady in 10-15Kn winds so down i went again to help push it to the pontoon. The guy that i pushed in front of on the ramp was on the other lane, he didn't even help the guy waist high in the water. I went to drive my boat from the pontoon to the trailer and noticed the owner trying to work out how the safety catch went on the ignition so i offered to lend a hand and jumped in. After a quick chat off they went after there big first day. Now I'm not trying to hang tickets on myself but I seemed to be the only one that took the time to show these obvious first timers some basics, there were at least 6 other boaties around but they were more interested in their own business. This raises the question that my wife and I talked about in the car, we would expect that the dealership would/should have taken them out onto the water and showed them the basics. Now they may of said no but it should be an automatic "New Boat Services" and compulsory. I have noticed that most people lend a hand but it seems more and more just want to go past people in need, there was even one boat on the water that was joking and laughing at the Haines sitting on the ramp, karma will prevail.

The only comment i will make is give all your wiring a spray with Lanox (Inox with added lanolin). Lanolin (fatty secretion from sheep) is a natural rust/water inhibitor, and will stop corrosion in the connectors and wiring. Give the wiring/battery a good spray on a regular basis and it will look like new for years. You can also spray any metal surface for added rust protection.