Rooikoppies/ Roodekopjes dam

[MIKE PIKE]

Ok cool so its for Saturday the 1st of June  , boat , braai , some freshwater tackle and earthworms and a gazebo . leave at 6am , cause its still dark earlier than that about an hour and a bit drive , spend most of the day there leave at about 5 ish 
Welcome to bring family with , my swaer(heavy) is coming with me , food , whatever u want to braai/ eat for the day , fishing , freshwater tackle , whatever discipline u into , papgooi , bass ,kurper , slide for a barbel,.....whatever im just boating and fishing for kurper and some artificials for bass , although it maybe to cold already ,but i'll try anyway. anything else you can think of or want to add , just add it on

[Big B]

Will also try and pop over, just depends on what time my son plays rugby, will confirm next week.
Regards
B

[Toppie]

Mike, Deone and I discussed last night we are going to slide chickens for barbel and crocodiles.
 
PS: Don't bring ski's - there are crocodiles.

[WalkersKiller]

Mike, Deone and I discussed last night we are going to slide chickens for barbel and crocodiles.
 
PS: Don't bring ski's - there are crocodiles.

Guys will try grace you with an appearance, it might be costly though 

[Toppie]

Is this final. We definitely going Saturday?
 
Will be bringing my family along.
 
Mike & Mike Inc, kindly confirm.

[MIKE PIKE]

Still all systems go for Sat for me ... other Mike .. ??

[Toppie]

Thanks the one Mike. Standing by for final arrangements and co-ordinating instructions, clearances etc.
 
You are a champion:
 

[isivuba]

Still all systems go for Sat for me ... other Mike .. ??

Aye Captain......still in

[isivuba]

Dodger your Blitzy going to be done 

[dodger]

Dodger your Blitzy going to be done 

  gonna try,


Having more axle gremlins, I'm having to have some plates made to fit the 45 dia axle onto the 70 wide spring, will get them Wednesday, so should have roadworthy and registration sorted by Thursday, then it is just the cof. Going for cat R at this time will upgrade to Cat C later


The hatches will be glassed in tomorrow and the motors connected and hopefully run, The motors each have an ignition switch and separate kill switch. The control box only has a position for the ignition switch, not a problem I will mount ignition and kill switches on the steering console.


The fuel hatch will only take one x 25 L yammie tank (see photo) with enough space to fit a normal 25L poly prop tank on it's side. Can you modify the suction pipe on the 25L poly prop tank to work like this?


I can eventually move the fuel hatch rear bulkhead aft 50mm to fit 2 x yammie tanks but not by Saturday. Can you run 2 motors from 1 tank safely?
2 x the smaller Quicksilver tanks will fit, but nor at R1200 a pop [size=78%] [/size]

Battery I plan to use a single battery (102 a/h) for both motors, is that legal  
I will carry another 40 a/h as reserve
The steering linkage arm needs to be shortened, awaiting delivery of the motor to steering arm brackets plus emergency steering which should be Wednesday as well.

Boat name and number stikers are ordered so thats not a problem.

Carpets will be doubtfull for Friday so go bare foot as they say.

Gunwale rod mounts need fitting but that's not important at the moment

The rest of the safety gear I have it just needs remarking for the boats new registration

[MIKE PIKE]

Hey Roger , thats quite a list of things to do , dont rush and then regret it , no problem if you cant make it on Saturday , , theres still plenty weekends in the year to do more get togethers at the local dams 

[dodger]

Hey Roger , thats quite a list of things to do , dont rush and then regret it , no problem if you cant make it on Saturday , , theres still plenty weekends in the year to do more get togethers at the local dams 

 Thanks Mike and I appreciate it, but lets see how we go, it is the single battery and fuel tank that are of a concern

[MIKE PIKE]

ok good , if you can make it , would be great , also give the boat a test run and see where else to make improvements/ modify till you happy .

[MIKE PIKE]

Right im still good for Sat 1st , got directions thanks to Google maps , so im leaving at 6 am , should be there at about 7:30 , will get directions to the Dennekruin launch site and facilities  , going with is 2 x light rods with some freshwater terminal tackle , lures ,soft plastics.. etc a float or two and i'll have to source some worms from somewhere to have a go at the kurper , spare fuel etc for spending time on the water , something to braai and something to braai in +charcoal and some refreshments of course . and thats it , plan to leave about 4 ish as its getting dark early  , so it will be a a day on the dam exploring , fishing or teacing worms how to swim , hold there breath under water for extended periods of time ..   , doing a bt of spinning with artificials for fast asleep bass..   and generally relaxing at the dam  :Entrance/launching fee is apparently 80 to 100 ront.

[Toppie]

See you there early Mike, should be around same time.

[MIKE PIKE]

Ok Clive , see you there on Sat morning , should be good fun 

[isivuba]

Mike could you please post  the directions.......please

[MIKE PIKE]

Mike , depending where you located in PTA , you would have to get on to the R511, basically going to Hartebeespoort dam and then proceeding onto Britz , my directions off Google maps is from my side of the boerewors curtain    , unless you try and meet up with Clive on the road somewhere central to both of you and then can follow Clive .

[isivuba]

to both of you and then can follow Clive .

The Oom is so amped on fishing and his boat if I look again I might be in Ponta drinking the home made rum and dancing with the local girls 
 

[MIKE PIKE]

  ... Roodekopies via Ponta ..... that will be interesting , at least it will be warmer and we might catch something... only problem is if we left on Sat i'll only be back  Saturday /  June 2014 ..     .