My New Dinghy :)
Submitted by Bruce on Sun, 2012-06-17 18:34
Picked up this tinny today, its a Quintrex Bass 3.8m with a 15hp Mercury (2006). Motor starts first pull :)
Just confirming, the ratio for the petrol/ oil is 50:1 for a standard 2 stroke?
Anyway, it has extremely good deck space, and is a simple rig which is what i was looking for.
And would the engine run of muffs or is the engine too small?
Cheers in advance and can't wait to get stuck into some fish!
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sea-kem
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Yeah 50:1 fuel ratio. Muffs
Yeah 50:1 fuel ratio. Muffs should be ok as long as they are a snug fit over the intakes and turn the tap on full so it forces the water in. With such a small motor I used to have a plastic drum to flush the motor. Tidy unit what did you pay for it?
Love the West!
Bruce
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thats what i thought but the
thats what i thought but the bloke i bought it off said that you could only use a bin or drum because the muffs didnt work...
Paid just under $4000 with a bit of negotiating. came with a brand new epirb, flares, 4 good life jackets, ski rope, knee board and a decent anchor with 50m rope, and the bloke even gave me a bucket full of tackle (handlines etc), So it came with alot of extras.
Yewiefish85
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pretty sure the water intake
pretty sure the water intake is below the cavitation plate (is on the mariner 15), my old man made up a connection for his 15 mariner to allow you to flush it without a drum of water.
Cheers Yewie
sea-kem
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That's a pretty good deal
That's a pretty good deal Bruce with all the goodies.They really hold their value. I had a 4.2 Stacer with a 30HP Mariner that I paid $5500 for still under warranty and sold it 3 years later for $5000. Like someone said you can do lots with the fitout. Enjoy it and look forward to some reports.
Love the West!
Bruce
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yeah mate they certainly do
yeah mate they certainly do hold their value. it sure will be fun on holdiday trips because it is so easy and convienient to tow around. hopefully get out this weekend if the weather permits.
Paul_86
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Nice looking boat mate, got
Nice looking boat mate, got any plans for fitting it out? you can't go wrong with a tinnie, So many fishing options!
Bruce
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i've been looking at milsey's
i've been looking at milsey's fitout of his dinghy, and will put in a floor with a hatch for below floor storage. Also want to fit a front casting deck with dry storage underneath. Been thinking about a live well/ eskie inside the front seat to keep fish in and hopefully alive. And adding the bits and pieces like cleats, rod holders, sounder...
milsey
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Cant use muff's because the
Cant use muff's because the intake is under the cav plate, Ive got the mariner 15 slighly later model so assuming its the same.
kane
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nice looking tinny mate
at that size you could even use it as a "car topper" if you ever wanted to
Gooooone Fishin!
southcity104
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clean set up!
Heaps of space to set it up in many different ways.
Good buy
"Its a life style job"
meglodon
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great looking tinnie
looking forward to some good reports from that rig