None .......
But if no one else is around .... I'd use it!
I'm taking a gennie but it is really only needed to charge a leccy battery or a camp battery ......... If others are around I will charge them on the boat when at anchor - there is no comeback or fear of issues. I'm only taking a 0.7kva kipor
Chris
Give a man a fish & he will eat for a day !
Teach him how to fish
& he will sit in a boat - & drink beer all day!
TEAM MOJIKO
Give a man a fish & he will eat for a day !
Teach him how to fish
& he will sit in a boat - & drink beer all day!
TEAM MOJIKO
In a 5.7m CC I was looking at going to any of the islands in the Keppel Bay area, in particular Humpy. I would love to get out to Lady Musgrave Island however that might be a bit out of reach in a smaller boat (maybe even in a 5.7??).
Give a man a fish & he will eat for a day !
Teach him how to fish
& he will sit in a boat - & drink beer all day!
TEAM MOJIKO
Yep that was the plan 2-3 boats, in peak season I'm sure you would have no probs heading over with a few people from the ramp even. My only concern with Musgrave was the fact that you have to anchor a ways off the island out in the lagoon.
My understanding is there is an area set aside, close to Lady Mugrave Island, for boats 5-7 m in length.
Last paragraph of this page (just above "Further Information");
http://www.gbrmpa.gov.au/visit-the-r...ve-island-reef
And a Map out lining the approved area for small boats to anchor is available if you search
- lady musgrave small boat anchor - on the GBRMPA web site. Will come up as "Inset A". Tried to post the link here but it wouldn't work.
Cheers,
Jim
Where abouts on Whitsunday is Sawmill Beach?
As for Lady Musgrave - I wouldn't swim out to a boat there sunrise or sunset - too many tigers. I have done two 16 day dive holidays on the island - it has some nice coral about it - but it is a small and exposed island - walk around it in 45 minutes.
Seems very popular these days so reckon the fishing isn't anything like it was a few decades ago.
http://www.gbrmpa.gov.au/__data/asse...ement_2006.pdf
Musgrave.jpg
Cheers
Trev
Oh I see - looks very close to that region behind Cid Island Phill spoke of
sawmill bay.JPG
Cheers
Trev
My interest is I have been interested in Hook Island for a while and starting to plan a trip there or nearby for a week in September - so looking for a camping family destination - wife and young kids 7-14yo the target audience and fishing where and when we can get it. So not interested in a mangrove but rather a friendly beach and some snorkelling and shade and some weather protection.
By the way Nagg - a good thread you started.
Cheers
Trev
Hey Nagg, When are you lookin at going. We are planning on leaving for cattle creek south of Ingham with a back up plan of macushla and missionary bay depending on rain.
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Give a man a fish & he will eat for a day !
Teach him how to fish
& he will sit in a boat - & drink beer all day!
TEAM MOJIKO
We can probably use this thread to put up photo's & a bit of a report - when people do their trips .
Chris
Give a man a fish & he will eat for a day !
Teach him how to fish
& he will sit in a boat - & drink beer all day!
TEAM MOJIKO
Good thread. Agree with Macushla up this way if barra fishing is to be included.
Another worth a look is Orpheus Island. Big tides can be a bugger with boat access & reef flats. http://www.derm.qld.gov.au/parks/orp...d/camping.html
It's about 8 or 10 mile from Lucinda. From there you have good access to the rest of the islands or another 10 mile or so and you're out the reef.
Plenty of other empty islands around the palms for non official camping as well.
I'm right 98% of the time - who cares about the other 3%