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by laneends
23 Jan 2023, 21:54
Forum: Newbie Questions
Topic: stiff rudder
Replies: 3
Views: 2363

Re: stiff rudder

Turning or lifting? Sure its the lever and not the rudder hinges themselves being too tight an binding?
by laneends
03 Jul 2021, 18:28
Forum: Newbie Questions
Topic: Altona 3/7/21 Thoughts
Replies: 4
Views: 3280

Re: Altona 3/7/21 Thoughts

If you are new dont go anywhere with winds more than 10 knots, onshore or offshore. Onshore will be too rough and if anything goes wrong with an offshore, you are being blown out into the bay. It will always be windier out there than standing on the beach, and it can always blow up worse, forecasts ...
by laneends
03 Apr 2021, 19:48
Forum: Newbie Questions
Topic: Quick LangLang Question
Replies: 2
Views: 2882

Re: Quick LangLang Question

Can be done I paddled often without rudder around there, and I know Cheater fished extensively around there for years with no rudder. Its strong wind that makes no rudder hard. Tide flow affects whole kayak evenly so does not affect steering too much. just have to do a bit of ferrying across tide to...
by laneends
19 Mar 2021, 13:14
Forum: Say G'Day
Topic: Hi guys. Just joined. Trying to explore Blind Bight.
Replies: 4
Views: 3208

Re: Hi guys. Just joined. Trying to explore Blind Bight.

Just watch the tides at Blind Bight ramp runs out of water around 1,4 m or so. also dont be in the wrong channel when tide gets below 1m (as per willyweather site) or you wont get across the banks. As a beginner dont anchor in the channels as it can rip along and retrieving an anchor in fast deepish...
by laneends
09 Mar 2021, 12:29
Forum: Newbie Questions
Topic: New to Kayaking
Replies: 7
Views: 3593

Re: New to Kayaking

Good place to play with your kayak is cambells cove on a high tide, when there is little wind as its shallow a fair way out, so you can practice falling off and getting back in without gettong out of your depth.
Pykes creek reservoir that you are talking about is deep whater
by laneends
12 Jan 2021, 19:53
Forum: The Ride Home
Topic: Sharks in PPB
Replies: 4
Views: 3562

Re: Sharks in PPB

Steve_R wrote:More sharks about probably means more of the things about that they feed on. The last I heard, that's mostly fish.
Is the water warmer than usual in PPB for this time of year?
Or more snack pack meat pies floating around on bits of plastic tossing burley in the water..lol
by laneends
28 Dec 2020, 18:57
Forum: Weather
Topic: where to go - southern winds
Replies: 3
Views: 2788

Re: where to go - southern winds

Avalon beach is ok on light southerlies. I was out at werribee south today on a surfski and it was rough hardly even any boats out, white caps not kayak fishable, 13knots southerly. Its not just local wind speed, but if its high in the middle of the bay the waves pick up Always somewhere to hide in ...
by laneends
26 Nov 2020, 08:36
Forum: Newbie Questions
Topic: setting up lowrance to battery
Replies: 5
Views: 2810

Re: setting up lowrance to battery

If thats all they did to get it to work then I suggest that one of your connections was not good. The fuse doesnt add anything, other than a few more connections that might be dodgy. It is there to protect your unit in case of battery shorting. Unit works fine without it, its just not protected Welc...
by laneends
29 Oct 2020, 18:01
Forum: DIY Section
Topic: Revo 16 Sounder - Where to put head unit?
Replies: 16
Views: 5907

Re: Revo 16 Sounder - Where to put head unit?

Dropping a dagger board in, even if a home made one works wonders for some instant primary stability that you can insert or pull as it suits, also works in place of a drift chute to so slow down side drifts.