Breathless Blue

Greetings earthlings and raiders!!! i know this is a predominantly nsw fishing forum but its hard to find a fishing forum this good for qld and central qld without having to pay for it!!! looking for a buddy to fish with on the weekends and such as all i really do is out bait on a hook and hope for the best i usually catch a human fish by drilling a hook i to my finger hahahaha. i live in central queensland in gladstone!! i have a boat and my own gear and am willing to get out wide or to the shoals reefs and islands if weather permits. hit me up. bit o crabbin wont go astray either ? Tight Lines Happy Dayze

sorry guys i forgot to add as well if there is any advice for choosing between a vsr or dc to dc charger for a dual battery set up. thanks again Tight Lines, Happy Dayze

Hi Raiders! Short time listener, First time caller ? im a very novice skipper looking for advice and im not sure im in the right spot but anyways here we go. Bought my first boat a couple of weeks ago that the girlfriend didnt know about but i figured its easier to ask for forgiveness than permission ? Stacer Nomad ModPod 5.63m plate side console Evo V Advanced Hull 90 Honda 4 stroke on the ass i have a couple of questions about some stuff before i start heading out with it is there a rule of thumb for forecasting a trip with the weather? im thinking anything above 1.5m swell and 15knts is going to shave a couple years off my life with stress lines with the very minimal experience i have. strapping around in smooth water i can do fine and everything but im planning to head out a little further in future. i understand that experience of the skipper is what most of it comes down to i was just looking to see if there was any rough guidelines i could use to learn off. Second question is, im planing on rewiring the boat from a single battery to a dual battery setup with a dc to dc charger but ill be wiring it 'light'. As it is a used boat, some of the wiring is a bit how ya goin and im not prepared to go out with my electrics in such a state. the current set up is a single battery, nav lights, plotter, depth sounder, single bilge pump. ive done my research on exactly what i want in my boat, the current draw of everything according to OEM specs and have found the batteries that i will need to cover that draw but not drop the house batt below a 50% SoC. the new setup im looking at is: Plotter Combo, 28mhz and VHF radio, dual bilge pumps, LED Deck and Nav Lights, Marine Stereo. as this all costs a bit of cashola that im sure all of us agree doesnt magically form in our pockets, im thinking im going to wire everything to the new setup but still run the old setup until i have bought everything. ive looked at the current draw difference between the new and old and all my older stuff draws less so im thinking that the wires ill use will be fine. am i on the right track or is there any other suggestions from experienced skippers?? I also put this boat in for a full 100 hr service and a thorough going over and there was a few problems with the outboard that was still good to go but i didnt like it so i threw 100 dollar notes at it and 2500 later shes all good. ive also bought all the proper safety gear for open waters and registered with VMR and the Epirb and everything. Any advice about anything would be great guys and i appreciate heaps!!! Tight Lines Happy Dayze!! Jay