[neptune]

18 knots , whats the conversion to MPH KPH?

1kt = 1.5mph

1mph = 1.6kph

[Lakes]

Thanks for that Nep!

weather has been all over the place here today but its sunny just windy, i road my pushy up the coast to visit a friend and while there it started to rain then it stopped as quick as it started  & no more rain since temps as high as 28c but with the wind blowing off ocean it don't feel that warm.

[Lakes]

  Lester asked Dazz for some Rain a few day's back as at the time we needed some.
well thank's Dazz & Lester  we have rain, I liked it dry as I could ride every day , but it greens the grass brings the flowers out.
cheers

[Lester]

Down here on the South Coast we copped 130 mm of rain from last Monday morning to Tuesday morning.  The golf course was closed, first time in 10 years.   

[Dazzler]

Down here on the South Coast we copped 130 mm of rain from last Monday morning to Tuesday morning.  The golf course was closed, first time in 10 years.   

Had a bit of rain since back from WA but some nice 20 degree days too (including today) 

[neptune]

Down here on the South Coast we copped 130 mm of rain from last Monday morning to Tuesday morning.  The golf course was closed, first time in 10 years.   

Had a bit of rain since back from WA but some nice 20 degree days too (including today) 

missed a nice 33 deg day........

[Asterix]

Mid November and still no frost at nights and 5-10 ºC during the day. Wonderfull..

[Dazzler]

Down here on the South Coast we copped 130 mm of rain from last Monday morning to Tuesday morning.  The golf course was closed, first time in 10 years.   

Had a bit of rain since back from WA but some nice 20 degree days too (including today) 

missed a nice 33 deg day........

Had a 33 and a 36 while we were over there John, but I enjoyed the other days in the mid 20's better  We were lucky with the weather on our trip 

[Lakes]

i prefer mid 20's too Dazz with low humidity

[ozzieoz]

its beautiful english summer weather here ,  raining the only difference our rain is warm not freezing cold

[eye30]

If you want rain we have enough here to go around.

Send p&p and i'll oblige.

[Lakes]

Thank's eye, I'm in Sydney,was beautiful yesturday 30's ( needed air cond in car on ) was sunny too. But you managed to do it  eye today it's raining & dismal 

[2i30s]

15c and raining. 

[Lester]

Had  some Mothers of storms down here the last week or so, November/December is Storm Season on East Coast.  Well a storm stopped the cricket today in Brisvegas, 2 wickets to go to win the first test.

[Dazzler]

Had  some Mothers of storms down here the last week or so, November/December is Storm Season on East Coast.  Well a storm stopped the cricket today in Brisvegas, 2 wickets to go to win the first test.

We won apparently 

We don't get storms much, but we had a good one yesterday (if you can use that word for a storm!)

[Surferdude]

Left my daughter in Darwin for her new job which she started last Monday. Now Darwin's in line for it's first cyclone of the season.
Fortunately it looks like it'll make landfall a bit south of the city, but she has had planty of rain this afternoon.

[Lakes]

raining here , south coast NSW, & was raining in Sydney when i was up there last week.
i think both places need the rain or they did.
the way it was raining in sydney this past friday, i thought it could flood in some places. a lot of rain came down in a short time.
so is it the Spainish boy again? ( El Nino? )

[tohis]

Early in this morning it was -27°C when driving into work.  It was a bit rough ride because the engine mount rubbers, shock absorbers, tyres and many other things get very stiff in such temperatures. Now it's rapidly warming, only -12 and snowing at this moment.

[Asterix]

Nice and warm + 8ºC here... 

[Lakes]

7am here South Coast NSW 20c & sunny , i'm having breakfast then i'll check the tide's get my kayak out & fishing rod & see what i can catch. but if tides wrong i'll leave it as i don't want to paddle against the tide.

[Dazzler]

Early in this morning it was -27°C when driving into work.  It was a bit rough ride because the engine mount rubbers, shock absorbers, tyres and many other things get very stiff in such temperatures. Now it's rapidly warming, only -12 and snowing at this moment.

Wow, I never though of that happening!

7am here South Coast NSW 20c & sunny , i'm having breakfast then i'll check the tide's get my kayak out & fishing rod & see what i can catch. but if tides wrong i'll leave it as i don't want to paddle against the tide.

  The joys of a global forum 

[Lakes]

Dazz a guy i knew road a motor bike in a guided tour from Alaska to the bottom of south America, started in Summer in northern hem , finished in summer in southern hem.

 yes what to his mentioned about rubber going stiff in freezing conditions, i'd never thought of that, & that would effect tyre traction too . i'm sure the water would be hard on top too 
cheers
to his does the motor vibrate more when engine mounts rubber goes hard?

[Asterix]

Propably also one of the reasons why the wintertyres are made of a softer compound. 

[Surferdude]

It was quite common in the days of cross ply tyres for drivers to experience a thumping for the first few miles on a cold morning - even around 10° C as the casing would "set" overnight and take a while to warm up.
Less common with radial tyres due to the flex pattern of the radial construction.
In recent years the issue has reared its head again with the proliferation of cheap imported cross ply truck tyres from China and India, so I suspect the quality of the rubber may also gave something to do with it.

However, if you think about it, watch racing cars weaving from side to side on "warm-up" laps to get their tyres up to a good operating temperature. And on cold days, they have more problems with grip.

[tohis]

to his does the motor vibrate more when engine mounts rubber goes hard?

Yes, it was vibrating significantly more than usual, especially at idle. Anyone who has been in 1980s VW Golf diesel, knows exactly what I mean.. 

There are many other things which could cause problems in severe cold. The engine block pre-heater is highly recommended. Without using it the engine may be hard to start, or it may not start at all. When starting an unheated engine at -25 or colder, the engine oil is quite thick stuff and makes the oil pressure rise very high, which may pop out the crankshaft end seal or even break the oil filter, causing massive oil leak. Of course in most times it doesn't happen, but still the garages have busy times when the weather is very cold.

Also the crankcase breather pipe may freeze if you are driving lots of short trips in moist conditions. Clogged pipe raises the crankcase pressure dramatically, and may also pop out either the crankshaft end seal or the oil disptick, again causing engine oil to burst out. Especially French cars have been prone to breather freezing because of poorly designed pipe (bends where condensating water stays and can't drip out).

[eye30]

poorly designed pipe (bends where condensating water stays and can't drip out).

I had a Morris Marina many moons ago and the pipe was at the front of the engine.

I had to take it off every other month to clean out of the solidified oil.

[Dazzler]

Thanks for the explanation tohis (very enlightening)

It is another world that us Aussies don't normally see.... 

[Lakes]

Interesting Tohis, i think on a motorbike in that weather my bladder would shrink, & i'd need to stop for a leak a lot ( like Dazz at night )  .
well roc sunny again, yesterday i did not take kayak out as tide was going out, did not fancy paddling against it as i'm still learning to paddle ( easy but need to learn technique )
so as i have a new fridge being delivered today, i road my motor bike up to Batemans Bay to check on expected delivery time. was a great ride up bike ran sweet & more exciting to ride on MC than drive the i30 ( not much difference in economy ) it was beautiful weather to ride in too.

[Dazzler]

 

[Lakes]

Sorry Dazz, hey i used to get up a lot to use loo at night too, but seem to have solved the problem now.