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As a member living in Australia it is probably fitting that somebody from "Down Under" issues a collective Happy New Year to those of you who mostly bring the New Year in many hours and hours after we do. We are by no means the first to celebrate - that honour belongs to Kiritimati Island...

I love the way the Health and Safety race official made them wrap the odd post in pink foam rubber !

I live in Australia and obviously our tax laws are different to yours but this "hobby" income notion struck a chord with me. About 30 years ago I had a "real" full time job and as a long time weekend golfer my interest in the game led me to caddy on weekends for our Golf Club pennant...

Don - where can I get a "boat stand" like the one in the middle picture ? Very impressive .

Not mine but a guy here in Australia has an ad on Gumtree.com.au for a 56" long twin gas catamaran unfinished project. The motors are Tiger King TK26 and never been started and the drives are custom installed TFL steerable Arnesen with 4 blade opposite rotation props. Everything, including...

Frank - go big or go home.....

This clip was probably done mainly for humour in 1991 well before the creeping onset of rampant tribalism which, in my opinion, has unfortunately resulted in a wider acceptance of the obvious lack of any normal ethical, moral and truthfulness standards currently being displayed by journalists...

Not a bad clip - these two used to regularly present a topical, satirical news "interview" on one of our nightly current affairs/news programs quite a few years ago. Australians used to be very good and enjoyed "taking the piss" out of ourselves and others in society but nowadays nobody seems...

Where I live in Australia if somebody bumps into, drives into or trips on something really obvious they are usually met with the derisive comment "charter boat - what charter boat ?" which refers to an infamous TV ad for RACQ boat insurance. The short ad features a guy in his backyard next to...

I like the way the guy in the yellow fluro jacket just right of the tow truck moves when he sees what is coming. Nerves of steel !

I have spent a lot of time looking at the pic of the bottom Frank posted and upon careful examination I can report that there are no signs of damage or premature aging on the parts of the bottom visible in the photo.

The website quoted by Mike Starrett has an English option available - click on the Chinese flag icon on the far right of the site map at the top for a drop down language menu.

Insert joke or double entendre here on the best way to lube your shaft. o_O

Not so fast Timbo. Judging by the perverted smile on the woman's face in your photo - she looks to me to be bleaching the counter to remove the last of her husband's blood spatter evidence from her knife murder of him !

Just thinking out loud here - for this scam to be successful the scammer(s) must end up with the money refunded by Paypal and possession of the merchandise. If the goods were delivered to the address you listed and accepted by a resident at that address then it seems irrelevant whether that...

Thanks guys - I was way off base !!

Steven - is the section of water tubing ziptied onto the spark plug lead to stop random moisture affecting the ignition system ? Never thought to do this on any of my boats. Gary :rolleyes:

Andy - I was a stubborn sob as well who was taking his own sweet time with a similar project. What got me going was a deadline to move house - I went from a sideways sanded wooden boat in a garage to bottom painted on a new trailer ready to move in a frantic two weeks !

I suppose it says something about me but I reckon it would look cool to have a "driver" at the end of that rigger similar to the crackerbox drivers. Just saying.

Welcome Liam - I live in a regional town in South East Queensland that has a thriving model aeroplane club. When I purchased an aquacraft vs1 tunnel hull rc boat with a Thunder Tiger outboard I arranged to meet the Club President, a golfing mate, at the airfield so that he could run me through...