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Thanks Kimtown! Sounds simple enough but I'll give it my best to go home empty handed

Haha I witnessed that first hand a few times when dropping the line over the side and as the sinker went down, the pillie just floated off on the surface. Kills me! Ha

Some stories there! Ok - so after some inspiration and pep talk and dr google I've had a crack at removing the rivets and bung inserts. See photos below There is no obvious rust through the hull if that makes sense and appears to be just on the surface areas around where the rivets were. For the rus...

Thanks Bugatti! Inspired now. If you want your boat to be a floating then sinking death trap, I'd be more than happy to help out!

I haven't got a Surtees Steveo..

You're spot on Re-tyred! Only took 15 min to get them out. Pretty stoked. Will start grinding the rust spots back this weekend. Reckon I got this haha Thanks so much for the useful explanation. Really well explained. I'll get all of the above to get the ball rolling on this. The old bung inserts are...

Exactly this! Well said

Hi All
I'm looking at starting to launch from St Kilda and Elwood ramps over next few weeks. Have never been to those areas or fished port phillip before. Hoping to pick up some squid as a starter. I have a 3.8m tinny
Is there a decent chance of squid close by? Or should I go around to peninsula?