Yes, those old Svea 123 are an iconic stove. I have always wanted one, but nowadays most of my hunting is evening/1 overnight stuff, and a thermos full of coffee is easier, faster and less messing...
Liked On: 11-01-2024, 11:50 AM
Damm. I gave a sailmakers machine away when we moved . . . . And I bet the guy who got it never uses it!
Liked On: 11-01-2024, 11:48 AM
Is it cavitating at all, ie getting air into the prop and reducing the friction on the water which allows the revs to rise? Cavitation is often thought of as a big lung full of air into the prop,...
Liked On: 11-01-2024, 11:38 AM
My mate has a very similar set up. 5.7 Surtees and 100 Yamaha 4. It doesn’t really sit on top of the water unlike my Stabi but it does sit in the water better than my Stabi. I’ve questioned his...
Liked On: 11-01-2024, 11:36 AM
Oh so easy to make if I had an industrial sewing machine again. Are you coming up to the Hunter Challenge Tentman? can bring some webbing and buckles and show you how to make it simple and tidy.
Liked On: 11-01-2024, 10:25 AM
I made a loop from strong string, looped it on itself around the barrel so it tightened under load and put the pin of the detachable sling swivel on the sling through it. Works perfectly, as long as...
Liked On: 11-01-2024, 10:25 AM
Working on the charter boat for the last 17 years off Muriwai and Baileys Beach, we have rescued about 15 torpedo's and approx 10 Kite lines...... Found 2 torpedo's on consecutive days.....both...
Liked On: 11-01-2024, 07:31 AM
gave a hefty cash donation to the club.win win
Liked On: 11-01-2024, 07:30 AM
No slur made.. but by hell you want luck on your side. As VC would say to me …”mate if you didn’t have bad luck , you would have no luck at all”
Liked On: 11-01-2024, 07:30 AM
Bit of an aside , on a friends boat set the hook line last weekend returned to find both floats close together…I closed my eyes an know the shit show that was unfolding…half grown bronze wrapped in...
Liked On: 11-01-2024, 07:30 AM
Found.Lifesavers saw it bobbing around and retrieved it.Legends!
Liked On: 11-01-2024, 07:30 AM
Interesting story about an unfortunate bugger who put a Seahorse on layby with a local store in Hastings in January as a Christmas present for his kids. Picked it up just before Christmas and...
Liked On: 11-01-2024, 07:29 AM
good luck mate lost his in Gisborne -I spotted it sitting on a front lawn- spoke to house owner- ohh yeah I was going to ring - had the damn thing for weeks with my mates name on it and phone...
Liked On: 11-01-2024, 07:29 AM
FFS this thread goes on. Use what projectile you’re comfortable with and can get these days. Have used Speer ‘hot core’ 150gr mostly for forty-five years in 308 on hundreds of animals, admittedly...
Liked On: 11-01-2024, 07:21 AM
The rod and rifle story with you at Toka Biv looked a good spot for another day I took this photo when stuck in the leatherwood over my head, rifle sling catching on everything and feeling...
Liked On: 11-01-2024, 07:13 AM