Launch gone wrong….

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Originally Posted by goingbush

Out of interest , WA rego check has FLAMINGO as a 1991 Toyota but is Unregistred and thus uninsured. What an absolute tosser , should be up for a lot more than $300

should have let it go under before pulling it out.

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Interesting…….

Tonnes over ‘locals’ choose not to register the cars, boat trailers and boats. They also don’t purchase fishing licenses.

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Originally Posted by p38arover

King Sound up near the Dampier Penisula? I'm confused, your location in posts is shown as Brissie. [bigwhistle]

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That's what I was thinking.

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Originally Posted by W&KO

After they motored off I thought I’d check the tyre pressures on the troopy

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So, why the hell don't people drop their tyre pressures?

Every time I watch a video of people getting bogged on Fraser Island it boggles my mind - it's such basic knowledge.

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Originally Posted by BradC

I thought it might have been one of these :
Sealegs - 1500 Amphibious Boats Built. The Most Proven & Popular Since 2004

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Had a ride on a big one of those recently:


Wilsons Promontory Cruises on Vimeo


Wilderness Amphibious Boat Cruise of Wilsons Promontory 2022 - Wilsons Promontory National Park

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Sooo one my days off old mates returns from their fishing trip and the clutch in the troopie is siezed……

We had to retrieved both boats with our tractor, troopie has gone so they must have freed up the clutch.

Or got a tilt tray!

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Originally Posted by JDNSW

Or got a tilt tray!

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No word of a tilt tray, they somehow freed the clutch up after we retrieved his boat…

Maybe the clutch wasn’t actually seized [emoji6]

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Originally Posted by W&KO

No word of a tilt tray, they somehow freed the clutch up after we retrieved his boat…

Maybe the clutch wasn’t actually seized [emoji6]

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I had something similar happen a few weeks ago in my 2000 hilix (2wd) . Done a bank launch with the tinny the water was up to the sills to give me enough depth for the boat. Went out fishing for a few hours, came back and the clutch had seized. Lucky it was left in gear and came free after a few cranks of the starter.
Cheers

Soooo yesterday we had another recovery…..I only come along after it was completed.

Not 100% of the rig but it goes something like this….they did have 5 maybe 6 vehicles on the beach

A big RAM
4 jet ski trailer complete with massive storage area and maybe 10+ fuel jerries
Might have been a tri axle
Incoming tide

And yep ended up bogged…….

one of the group comes over for a chat as we were pulling a new 700m 3 phase cable into the ocean and said thank for your guys saving the $250,000 RAM.

I could here one of the other guys saying the a jet skier they we running 55PSI when they got bogged. After we recover them they lowered to 25…….but than decided to use eight guys to carry each of the jet skis from water to trailer.

One of the smaller trailers

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