Australis Bushranger Canoe
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Never really taken a photo of the Bushranger canoe properly. Here it is in a few other pics, which might give you a better idea of what it's like. People in photos are mates holding rainbow trout. Yakatak, yes its a plastic canoe, thats coped a heap of beltings over rapids no worries. Stands up to the test. Stable, stacks of room in the middle for esky, tackle, camping gear etc. Mick.
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g'day mick-nice looking trout there mate..
im just new to the forum and looking at getting my first YaknoE (kayak/canoe) im very excited i must confess,
anyway i ....notice you transport your canoe on the roof of a sedan, im looking at getting something of similiar style craft and was wondering ( maybe a little concerned) about how something of that size travels. i assume you have travelled a bit with it up top ( from your mention of rapids) :shock: actually sounds like fun :lol: ... but seriously, apart from not strapping it down properly are there any "serious canoe damage" potentials that i might be able to (luckly) avoid had i 'had the presence of mind' to .... .... ...apart from i guess the OBVIOUS - dont pull in to carport with it on the roof :shock:
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seriously wouldnt mind knowing where i might find some of those rapids either :wink:
Well enjoys those days out on the water - loookked nice,
tony
im just new to the forum and looking at getting my first YaknoE (kayak/canoe) im very excited i must confess,
anyway i ....notice you transport your canoe on the roof of a sedan, im looking at getting something of similiar style craft and was wondering ( maybe a little concerned) about how something of that size travels. i assume you have travelled a bit with it up top ( from your mention of rapids) :shock: actually sounds like fun :lol: ... but seriously, apart from not strapping it down properly are there any "serious canoe damage" potentials that i might be able to (luckly) avoid had i 'had the presence of mind' to .... .... ...apart from i guess the OBVIOUS - dont pull in to carport with it on the roof :shock:
8)seriously wouldnt mind knowing where i might find some of those rapids either :wink:
Well enjoys those days out on the water - loookked nice,
tony
Gday Tony, the canoe has travelled all over Victoria on my Toyota Corolla no problems. I use two sets of ropes and elastic straps to hold it to both racks in the middle of the canoe. I also use elastic straps on either end of the canoe which clip under the front / rear bumpers. I have never looked like losing the canoe. Sometimes the canoe will move a little in big side winds, but never enough to threaten coming off. I guees it's also a matter of testing it at slow speeds first.
The rapids I mentioned where in the Goulburn river near Thornton and Alexandra. But if you want good rapids closer to Melbourne the yarra is great. Mostly grade one and two rapids, which are a buzz to navigate. Also there can be some surprisingly good murray cod and Maccas taken in the area from Warrandyte to Eltham. Cod below was caught and released near Fitzimons bridge (Eltham) The stretch of water down there is fanatastic. You would think that you were 200km from Melbourne, but your in the suburbs. It's protected forest with beautiful Mannah gums, koalas, etc. Well worth it just for the paddle. Mick
The rapids I mentioned where in the Goulburn river near Thornton and Alexandra. But if you want good rapids closer to Melbourne the yarra is great. Mostly grade one and two rapids, which are a buzz to navigate. Also there can be some surprisingly good murray cod and Maccas taken in the area from Warrandyte to Eltham. Cod below was caught and released near Fitzimons bridge (Eltham) The stretch of water down there is fanatastic. You would think that you were 200km from Melbourne, but your in the suburbs. It's protected forest with beautiful Mannah gums, koalas, etc. Well worth it just for the paddle. Mick
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Cheers Mick
Good work on the Cod mate,
well thats enough for me that your canoe is well secured .. has put my mind right at ease
Really, theres rapids here in the yarra is there, great i will be checking them out with the misses :roll: , where are you lauching from to get there.
Good work on the Cod mate,
well thats enough for me that your canoe is well secured .. has put my mind right at ease
Really, theres rapids here in the yarra is there, great i will be checking them out with the misses :roll: , where are you lauching from to get there.
Tony, I often do the trip from Warrandyte to Eltham in my canoe or kayak. If you drive into Warrandyte from Templestowe you get to the first round-about then turn left straight after it. Goes down a little slope into a car park, that's right near the river. That's where I often launch. It's just a matter of sliding it in where you feel comfortable off some rocks. You then paddle left, downstream and your first set of rapids is about 20m away, under the big bridge in Warrandyte. A series of similar rapids follow for the next several km. You will have to make a decision about how you get picked up downstream. I get picked up by the missus at either Pound Bend (see Melways) or at Fitzimons Bridge Eltham. I'm lucky beacuse I live 10 minutes away. It's easy for me to get dropped off then get picked up. You may want to do the two car thing. Anyway, If you want to paddle from Warrandyte to Pound Bend give yourself about 1hr+ of steady paddling. This run has good rapids every few hundred metres. If you want to continue past here, you can get picked up near Eltham. (Fitsimons bridge) This lower section has fewer but bigger rapids. It is deeper calmer water. And this stretch from Pound bend to Eltham will take you another 1.5 hrs approx. It will be more more work too because there's less flow - some day less fun.
p.s. Wear jackets and helmets, don't go during floods, take a rope to help you retrieve a canoe from the bank if it goes in, if your doubtful about taking on a rapid you can always walk around it, when you go down a rapid guide the canoe into the V of calm water that extends deepest into the rapid. This is generally the smoothest ride through it. Just a few tips. Hope it helps. Mick
p.s. Wear jackets and helmets, don't go during floods, take a rope to help you retrieve a canoe from the bank if it goes in, if your doubtful about taking on a rapid you can always walk around it, when you go down a rapid guide the canoe into the V of calm water that extends deepest into the rapid. This is generally the smoothest ride through it. Just a few tips. Hope it helps. Mick
Hiya Mick, Thanks for your VERY informative, detailed and instructive guide to yakking the rapids in our local waterways... i cant wait ( well i have to cos i havent got my yak yet ... two weeks to go).
This summer is shaping up to be a bloody adventurous few months.
I will post the details of my wild trips down those rapids in the next couple of months .. 8) ... and im looking forward to chasing after some of those nice looking cod species you have pulled out of the river mate.
Well, happy canoeing... might see you out on the water sometime hey,
Cheers Tony.
This summer is shaping up to be a bloody adventurous few months.
I will post the details of my wild trips down those rapids in the next couple of months .. 8) ... and im looking forward to chasing after some of those nice looking cod species you have pulled out of the river mate.
Well, happy canoeing... might see you out on the water sometime hey,
Cheers Tony.
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