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Plumbing the depths

Plumbing the depths

Somerset Dam is quite deep in places, and it's often necessary to get small lures down on bottom to score fish. Rick Huckstepp explains how it's done...
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Caught and bowled

Caught and bowled

Aussie cricket legend Stuart MacGill joins ET and Sydney fishing guide Scott Lyons on a rock fishing trip with a difference...
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Keeping up Appearances - Part Six

Keeping up Appearances - Part Six

A well-laid teak deck can be a work of art. Unfortunately, it can cost as much as a work of art too, which is why it's important to get it right the first time. Peter Watson explains how...
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ET fishes South West Rocks

ET fishes South West Rocks

Trailer Boat's roving correspondent, Andrew Ettingshausen discovers the multitude of fishing options at South West Rocks - perhaps the NSW north coast's best-kept secret...
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Keeping up Appearances - Part Five

Keeping up Appearances - Part Five

Only diligence, sweat and elbow grease keep brightwork beautiful and gleaming. But Peter Watson has some bright ideas about reducing the 'work' in 'brightwork'...
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Bridge Builder

Bridge Builder

Suzuki has bridged the midrange gap in the four-stroke outboard market with a stunning new 140hp model. US-based Trailer Boats magazine provide us with this comprehensive review...
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Home turf advantage

Home turf advantage

Local knowledge is a powerful tool. Port Hacking resident Andrew Ettingshausen spills the beans on his home turf...
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Keeping up Appearances - Part Four

Keeping up Appearances - Part Four

Regularly protecting the hull against marine growth is an unpopular job, but someone's got to do it, Peter Watson has discovered. And there's more to antifouling than just slapping on the paint and motoring away...
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Regatta time in the Whitsunday Islands

Regatta time in the Whitsunday Islands

A dazzling array of new yachts - from comfortable cruisers to leading-edge racing machines - fronted up for Hamilton Island's big annual regatta. So did lots of party people...
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Honda's great leap forward

Honda's great leap forward

Honda continues to refine its range of four-stroke outboards, adding two new portables and a mighty 175hp engine for the summer boating season. Rick Huckstepp was at the Sea World launch...
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Honda BF225 vs Yamaha F225

Honda BF225 vs Yamaha F225

Trailer Boats - America's only trailer boating magazine - provides us with a comprehensive rundown on the ultimate title fight between the world's biggest four-stroke outboards...
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Keeping up Appearances - Part Three

Keeping up Appearances - Part Three

The business end of your vessel - underwater at the stern - needs careful attention if the boat is to perform at its best. Peter Watson takes a close look at running gear maintenance...
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Fishing FNQ on a Hewes Redfisher

Fishing FNQ on a Hewes Redfisher

Being used to fishing our northern creeks and estuaries in the good old tinnie, John Ashley was well and truly spoilt recently by the US-built Hewes Redfisher...
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Sydney International Boat Show 2002

Sydney International Boat Show 2002

Record numbers of exhibitors and visitors, an impressive new marina crowded with luxury craft and loads of bright sunshine... no wonder the marine industry is calling this year's Sydney show a success, reports David Lockwood...
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Yamaha - Increasing the pressure

Yamaha - Increasing the pressure

Yamaha released its new product range to the boating media on the Gold Coast recently. Rick Huckstepp was on hand see what's hot...
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