Category: Boating tips

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Ryan Moody’s Best Weather Apps for Fishing in Australia

December 12, 2024 Boating tips

If you’ve ever been caught out in bad weather while fishing, you know it’s more than just an uncomfortable experience – it can be dangerous, ...

Exploring the Howick Island Group

September 14, 2023 Boating tips

The Howick Island Group holds a rich history that dates back thousands of years. Located off the northeast coast of Australia in Queensland, it’s a ...

Ep 12 – Living on a boat during our Northern Safari

June 22, 2023 Boating tips

We spend 3-6 months a year living on a boat filming our YouTube and Online Fishing Courses. People ask "What's it like?" We eat alot ...

Exhausted after fixing the boat bad luck

Boat bad luck be gone as we head north!

March 30, 2023 Boating tips

Desperate times call for desperate measures as we try and get rid of our boat bad luck! Karen does a smoking ceremony and buys a ...

Major boat repair and diamond challenge

March 16, 2023 Boating tips Travelling Australia

When it comes to big issues like a major boat repair – leave it to the woman! After learning of our split water tank, we ...

Checking boat plans for removal of split water tank.

Is there a split water tank on the big boat?

March 9, 2023 Boating tips

Is it a split water tank or just a corroded sender unit? After filling the water tank and about to cast off the ropes, Ryan ...

Boat trip planning and preparation for Princess Charlotte Bay

December 9, 2021 Boating tips

To head on a long trip to a remote location such as Princess Charlotte Bay, requires a ton of boat trip planning and preparation. In ...

Essential boat maintenance tasks

May 27, 2021 Boating tips

Episode 2 in our essential boat maintenance series kicks off with us hauling Mood Swings out. You can watch Episode 1 here. We arrived at ...

Annual Boat Maintenance for Mood Swings

May 20, 2021 Boating tips

For those that follow us on social media, you’d know we pulled Mood Swings out for annual boat maintenance last week. Typically this involves a ...

Delivery Day: Preparing for our Boat Adventure

April 15, 2021 Boating tips

This week we had a delivery day from Garmin preparing for our boat adventure. Because as some of you may know we are planning some big ...

Finding new fishing spots reconnaissance

July 30, 2020 Boating tips

Finding new fishing spots is my favourite pastime. For land-based and inshore anglers, the best time to do reconnaissance is low tide. I know that ...

Electric motor support bracket

May 28, 2020 Boating tips

After years watching my electric motor bash the deck when we hit chop, I’m surprised I never thought to add an electric motor support bracket. ...