Is My Tinnie Gonna Make It?

[mickjbuist]

Hello everyone,

Looking at making my first trip to Peel Island.

I have a 4.5m Tinny with a 35hp johnson, my tinny has fairly low sides (Approx 500mm).

Am I making a death wish or will it be fine?

Any expert advice would be excellent.

thanks.

[finga]

No worries....but where do you launch from??
Anyways...Pick a nice day and off you go.
I used to go over to Peel with my tiny tinny which is a 3.7m Stessl with a 15hp Honda all the time from Viccy Pt.
The main thing is to go on a nice day to start with.

Enjoy yourself then matey

[mickjbuist]

Im thinking Raby Bay for the first trip.

I would give it a go this weekend but the weather is shithouse. Long weekend i will have to spend with the missus i guess.

[mickjbuist]

No worries....but where do you launch from??
Anyways...Pick a nice day and off you go.
I used to go over to Peel with my tiny tinny which is a 3.7m Stessl with a 15hp Honda all the time from Viccy Pt.
The main thing is to go on a nice day to start with.

Enjoy yourself then matey


Long trip from Warwick though lol.

[goat boy]

I got a 4.6m and regularly go from viccy pt to peel and beyond. Once I was out and the conditions went crappy, just made for a slowwww trip back. You'll be fine on a reasonable day, enjoy!

[AnthonyL]

Launch at vicky point, its an easier ride than from Raby Bay.

Dont forget to log on with vmr vicky pt... Its easy just walk up to the window.

[finga]

Long trip from Warwick though lol.
Lucky I have plenty of time then eh ;)
If your worried about going over have a launch from Viccy Pt and venture over to Cucchi, go all around Cucchi and then Goat and then Peel.
Get the hang of the place and get confidence in your boat and you'll be right as rain.
Just remember the green zones etc around the traps though. Wouldn't want you in trouble would we??

[Bear001]

went all over moreton bay in my 4m hornet/40hp....actually one day I put in a biiig effort...left Wello, went to Peel, back up to Mud and worked our way back...big day in little boat!

Got caught out in really bad weather at Peel one day, just a slow trip home ...but home safe

[mickjbuist]

Does it get rough around mud, I've heard it's pretty good fishing but I'm not sure of the ride around it

[brisbane_boy]

Mud is probably easier than going to peel if you head out of the bris river and stay along the rock wall side, i think it fishes better than peel anyway

[Giveitacrack]

Easy trip.I regularly leave raby bay for peel then go to amity point back through the rous to harries and back to raby bay in my 435m 40hp tinnie.Just be wary if the wind picks up.I have had some nasty trips back from peel with wind against tide chop.Be safe.