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BNoat and tackle maintenance tips
EED a reason to get out of house service and even replaced a gas cylinder maintenance and repairs? How that had become corroded. These sell for about using the extra time at home around $25 at chandleries.
Fishing Tips
by SEAN ‘SKIP’ THOMPSON
on ‘essential boat and tackle maintenance’. Then, I checked the use-by-date on my
It’s a great excuse.
Interestingly, I recently asked my local
and a couple of the less obvious, tips for giving the boat a good once over?
flares, inspected the V sheets for mould and holes, and replaced the batteries on the torch.
chandlery if they had been struggling, but the reply came back “not at all!” They had sold out of trailer rollers and parts, grease for trailer hubs, and a whole bunch of boat accessories.
Boat maintenance
The signalling device received a shine up, the bilge pump was tested and worn bungs were replaced – I even bought spares for the boat.
So, what are a few of the more obvious,
I gave them their annual compulsory
As a starting point, check all your safety gear. I did exactly that recently, starting with the life jackets.
I checked the D shackles on both bow and stern anchor chains were secure and not rusted, and I inspected the ropes and coiled them neatly.
I also pulled up the boat floor to check for electrolysis, and took the opportunity to give the boat floor a thorough clean and to reapply Duralac anti-corrosive com- pound to each screw-to-aluminium sur- face, which will help prevent electrolysis.
Then the bottom of the boat was scruti- nised for any damage. Finally, the trailer was given the once-over.
Various rigs wrapped and ready for use.
A good idea is to buy large water- proof Tupperware boxes – generally much * continued P29
The rollers were checked, oil applied to moving parts and the bearings on the trail- er wheels were regreased. The tyres were pumped using a portable air compressor.
Tackle maintenance
When you’re on the water and the biting is hot, the last thing you want to be doing is rummaging through your lures, untangling trebles, searching for the right colour soft plastic or hunting for the exact sized hook.
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