Boat netting while travelling??????

[Dignity]

You two blokes with nets on boat.... How big is your boat?

I am guessing less than 5 metres?


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WalrusLike, I was going to use the Storm Cover which doesn't take long for the 6m boat but it no longer fits due to changes to the canopy so back to the drawing board on that one, the tinnie is relatively easy but still working on a permanent/suitable tie down solution that is secure.

[Dignity]

Thanks for that Pauly.
Doesn't really clear it up though as no mention is made of what happens with gear inside the boat.

I guess the same rules apply as for a trailer or the back of a ute??

Then hope the cops or transport boys have an ounce of common sense when they pull you over???

Mark

as usual when FAQ's are posted they don't cover all areas of concern, in this case "Transporting boats" refers to the actual boat and not the contents so the legislation requiring the load to be secured still applies i.e. rods, iceboxes, tackle etc

[Triple]

Contents -
"be secured so it won’t move or fall from your vehicle while driving—including driving consisting of emergency braking or turning suddenly"

That there covers 99% boats as I've never seen tackleboxes and eskies fall out of the inside of a boat with high sides. Otherwise every convertible or car with a window down now needs a net cover.

[ericcs]

i poste d this in the boating section last week, was in the local paper
i expect it would relate to boats as well

[WalrusLike]

Well said Tripple.

Can we all just shut up about this now, before some demented bureaucrat hears all the fuss and decides its a good idea to put nets on boats.


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[PixieAU]

So, I bought 3 smaller nets 6' x 4' with 2"x2" mesh from Bunnings, and sewed the 3 together for the length of my boat...I start OVER the windscreen hooking onto the bow rails...then back to the motor. Cost $60 for the 3, but I can cover everything....I did take the elastics out and used the hooks direct onto the mesh...makes it tighter that way.

Cheers, Ray.

same here

mine is 5.6m boat but I can cover the loose items at the back of the boat with my Bunnings net

[SunnyCoastMark]

I have a full height windscreen with a hard top that goes back to almost the outboard well. I wouldn't think anything except a plastic bag could blow out - as the wind travels around and over the boat. Emergency braking - I don't think anything is going to go through the ally hard top.
Like I said - I hope the authorities can use common sense and not just apply the same rules for my boat that they would to a 12 ' open tinnie.

Mark

[Dignity]

i poste d this in the boating section last week, was in the local paper
i expect it would relate to boats as well

What they are saying is correct, no legislation has changed, what has changed is the policing of it

[PixieAU]

'adequately secure' has to be a key phrase in this debate

[wayno60]

People,
please read Horse'e post in boating


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