Time to rub it in.

Apologies for my language. I've no excuse. Being stuck here freezing my fingers off at the keyboard while Broome awaits does that to me :)

I couldnt agree with you more about the housing and grocerys which is one of the reasons why we are considering moving back to melbourne at the end of the year...But while I am here I will gloat.
And as for the language... I am a bastard becasue I am here and your not.

The good weather will be gone by then Dave H, sorry to tell you. The wet season will be almost here then...Just kidding.

I just came back from the shop with my daughter and she asked how cold it was in melbourne. I told her that it was half of what the current temp was here and she had a jumper and trackies on. It was 18C here.

You can afford to buy at the shop ? You musta gone to Pt Headland :))

Yeah Port Headlands great like that, if you shop like most of the locals you don't even have to pay. LOL

Even paradise has its bad points fisho

I only went to Broome in the 80's when I was still at school. Didn't think much of it to be honest, humid as crap and we grew up in the desert so swimming was out... Pretty crap really.

I'd probally have a different view if I were to go back now I spose. My cousins all moved there from down south and love it.... Me I just hate humiditiy. That's what gives me the willies about Perth in the Summer, sticky muggy yick.

Desert. Hot and dry during the day, cold at night so you can sleep. Love it.

G'day beatit,

Even though its great living here there is more to life than camping and fishing. The kids are getting older and there is schooling etc to think of for them. Many people end up leaving once their kids get older. Its a tough decision that we have thought about all year and still dont have an answer too.

Now onto your secret spot. I see you have a tinnie so you want somewhere that you can get out to by boat but not too far. There are lots of different spots but what works good one day might produce nothing for the next 20 days you go there. If you have a sounder a spot I used to like going to is on the other side of Roebuck Deeps which is the channel that leads into the wharf area. Launch your boat at the boat ramp that is at the end of the car park (Not the first one closest to the jetty) and head straight out until the water starts to get deep (around 90 metres) then when its starts to rise again on the other side is where you want to be. You have to search a bit using your sounder but along this edge somewhere is a really good spot for Blue bone. As for the other secret spots you will have to e-mail me as I am not going to repeat them here.

G'day Troy,

I know what you mean about kids but mine have grown up (24 and 26) but the oldest one still lives at home. So you understand why I might be trying to get away as opposed to bonding closer.

All to familiar with the vageries of fishing but there is nothing like some local knowledge to narrow down the search when time is limited. I have recently added a sounder to the tinnie so should be in a position to find changing depths without too much trouble. I appreciate this tip because my mate does not have a sounder so he could just miss out - great to have a mate like me hey - but we are competitive.

Not sure if your email address, are you Troy on the members list? Otherwise my email is theo.moret@qed.qld.gov.au

Kind regards and thanks

My e-mail address is htsbme@wn.com.au. Drop me a line if you like and tell me what your planning.

G'day Jolly,

Jolly must be based on your name not your disposition? Now if you were silly enought to leave heaven even for a holiday to our neck of the woods we'd receive you with open arms because you are after all part of the EO family!

So how about it, where is that good spot hey?

Kind regards

Don't bother coming guy's.... we're on our way, like it or not
Prices have gone up even more....impossible
No camping spots left.......don't worry, we'll camp anywhere
ten million people in town..... and the other 10 million are coming
Find your own "Good Spot".....we already have..and we're not telling

heheheheh

Chrispy,

After 15 years in ther tropics I would like nothing more than to be in your area enjoying the cold mountian air, a bit of trout fishing perhaps.
I have always wanted to take the kids to the snow and hope to maybe next winter.
BTW How do you go with your RB-30? My GQ has a RB-30 as well. Have you had any problems with it in terms of being under powered?

Hey there Troy

Come on down any time :) You can see where I'm talking about (our place) at:

www.omaroo.net

The RB-30? Underpowered? Yeah... a little. I've done a couple of things to pep it up though, and they do make a difference.

1) Remove the pre-heater gauze from the carby.
2) Install Genie extractors or equivalent
3) Get a good tune done by a carby specialist - and get them to overhaul it with a full kit while you're at it.

I've bought myself a full Nissan RB-30 out of a VL. It had smashed bottom ends, so I got the whole long motor for $250. I/m going to migrate all the fuel injection gear across to my motor when I get time. This should help not only power (maybe... ) but allow me to point the car skywards for longer than a minute before the carby's float bowl empties.

Failing all that - I have a roots blower sitting on the shelf..... :)

Chrispy,

I have already had a look at your website. Loved the photos, so did my girls who are horse crazy.It looks very dry, is that due to the drougth?
I already have extractors but was wondering where I could find the preheater gauze in the carby. That sounds like something easy to do?

Its not in the air cleaner housing is it?

Hey Troy :)

Yeah - the place is dry right now. We are in a double rain shadow too, so even when Cooma proper (16km's away) gets good rain, we just watch the clouds go overhead. The drought is really afecting the whole Cooma-Monaro area though....

Righto - the pre-heater gauze. No - it's in the carby, not in the air pre-cleaner. Four bolts to undo the carby and then it's pretty obvious where it is. I'll try and find a picture in the manual and scan it for you........ Oh! Wait! I just remembered that I lent my manual to a mate - who hasn't returned it in over 6 months :(

Chrispy,

Its okay I have a manual so will take a look. Is the power increase noticable and will it be at the cost of a much higher fuel consumption?

Troy - the power increase is not what you would call "noticable" as such - but I've heard of quite a few people removing it and then universally say that they do think it "makes it up the hill just a tad further before they have to change down..... "

I dunno - I reckon that it had a little more than before I turfed it. Hard to tell without a dyno.

The best its been in 15 years. It took me a month to find staff for a job vacancy I had. The local paper can have up to 3 pages of jobs some weeks. It really is the best I can ever recall it being. What is it you do Dodger?

If you are still looking for staff, I am a jack of all trades and can turn my hand to most things.
An E mail with your ph no.
See members page.
rlowry@hwy.com.au

Im right now but if you give me a run down on what it is you do or what type of work your looking for I can certainly give you some contacts.

Property in Broome is a good investment if you can afford it. Broome is a boom town at the moment although things have slowed somewhat like it has everywhere. if you contact the Broome advertiser Im sure they will send you a copy of the local paper.
Here is their e-mail address.
manager@broomead.com.au