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definately was a nice haul u ended up with, that bream was a cracker. Nice alternative bait choice too ive heard it works but never seen it. And thanks for letting me in on your spots at the weigh in

if they wanna sink it somewhere for us fisho's to use im sure we wont care what the ship holds as long as the fishing is good

just grind down the inner race that is stuck on the axle, dont go overboard, a little at a time. dont try to cut it to the shaft otherwise you will end up citting into the axle. Just hold the grinder horizontal and grind down from the top. Try periodically with a hammer and cold chisel until it cracks. Sometimes a little bit of heat can help too

nice work on the tutorial, For the sake of a few extra dollars i would suggest buying a set of jackstands to support the trailer whilst doing any work where part of your body is under it. The wheel being placed under the trailer will help, but better to not allow the trailer to fall off the jack at all in the first place. HTH

wouldve loved to have seen some fighter jet training on it. But im sure the explosion will still be good to watch. A mate that works for Maritime is working that day as rapid response on a jetski to patrol the exclusion zone. Front row seats for him

Ship cleaning and preparation How the Ship has been prepared… A significant amount of work is required to prepare the Ex-HMAS ADELAIDE for the scuttling and for its future life as a dive site. Work includes the stripping and cleaning of the ship as well as the creation and implementation of a dive design . McMahon Services Australia were awarded the contract to prepare the Ex-HMAS ADELAIDE in June 2009 for an amount of $5 million. The vast majority of the cost of the work is centred on the cleaning and preparation of the vessel to ensure it will have no impact on the surrounding environment. Since this time they have been working closely with the Land and Property Management Authority, the federal Department of Environment Water Heritage and The Arts and various stakeholder groups to complete the work at the Sydney port Corporation Berth No. 2 at White Bay/Glebe Island. All work to prepare the ship for use as an artificial reef and dive site is undertaken strictly in accordance with the relevant guidelines and stringent standards required under the Environment Protection (Sea Dumping) Act 1981. This legislation is administered by the Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts (DEWHA) who undertake regular inspections of the ship. DEWHA have also engaged an independent inspector to provide a review of the process. Prior to the NSW government accepting the ship in June 2009, initial preparation works were undertaken at the Royal Australian Navys Fleet Base East in Sydney (Garden Island Dockyard). This included flushing lines to clear fuel and oils and stripping items that could be reused as operational spares for the remaining Adelaide class ships in the Navy's fleet including the missile launch unit, weaponry, electronic components and engines. Memorabilia and other historical items were also removed for future use by the Navy, RSL clubs, museums and the like. Final preparation of the ship has included the following activities: •Removal of all fuels, oils and greases (hydrocarbons); removal of other hazardous materials including heavy metals, batteries, asbestos, PCBs, and paints containing heavy metals and other marine-hazardous material. •Removal of part of the main mast so that it is at a minimum depth of 6m below lowest astronomical tide and hence does not pose a navigation hazard. •Making the ship safe as a dive site by removing all machinery, cabling, insulation, non-structural partitions, hatches/ doors, floatable material, access ladders and other items that could create a diver hazard, entanglement or risk, and all objects that could break loose during the scuttling process or over time and block access ways or compartments. •Undertaking ship modifications to produce a safe and interesting dive site including cutting diver access holes into the sides of the hull; cutting holes in the floors and ceiling to allow extra vertical access between decks; cutting openings to allow light to penetrate; and sealing off areas where diver access should not be permitted for safety reasons. •Cutting further holes for air to escape during scuttling and ballasting the ship so it sinks in an upright position. Work that will now be completed includes: •Making towing arrangements and towing the ship to waters of Avoca Beach. •Placement of explosive charges to blow further holes in the ship below the waterline to flood the hull and sink the vessel. •Whilst on site removing ladders and work equipment and making last minute preparations to scuttle the ship. •Scuttling the ship. •Post-scuttling inspection to confirm the safety and stability of the ship on the seabed and to retrieve debris. •Installation of navigation buoys to mark the location of the ship

full details here http://www.hmasadelaide.com/

new seats??

just looking at how low the low tides have been of late, alot of ramps would be in a similar situation. at 435pm today the low is 0.09m compared to the higher of lows at 0.32m. I know its only 230mm of water, but can make a huge difference at some ramps

top effort on the jew and flatty. Out of curiosity where did u hook the hairtail??

BM i have 2 R2s bibbed squid lure that im gonna give a go next weekend. Gonna run one on the surface and the other off the DR

any boating chandlery should have em.jack the trailer up and remove wheels, u will need to support trailer on the rails themselves. just unbolt the u bolts holding the axle on, then the bolts holding springs to trailer. Reverse it to put back together. Probably pay to replace the u bolts whilst replacing the springs

Not disputing the open water requirements just the epirb. A 406MHz EPIRB or Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon is a simple and effective alerting and locating device that is complusory for all vessels operating more than 2 nautical miles from the shore.The EPIRB should be accessible but stowed to avoid inadvertent activation. Do not stow the EPIRB in the bottom of a locker so as long as u have the rest u can safely be within 2 nm of the coast and not need an epirb

t dog the gps co-ords u have are degrees, minutes, decimal minutes i think. pretty much .500 would be 30 secs i think so .750 would be 45 secs and .250 would be 15 secs

i thought the epirb limit was 2nm Offshore so if u are fishing within that off the coast there would be no need for an epirb??? not sure if thats my interpretation or not. ie if u launch at longreef boat ramp u are instantly in open waters but dont need an epirb till u are 2nm off the coast??