Hi everyone, was cleaning the front yard yesterday whilst having a chat when we noticed a crack probably the size of 10cm. Im not sure it's cruicial but just having a crack makes me weary. If anyone know's a good person that fixes these types of cracks let me know. Hope it's not expensive as my navara is setting me back $1300 and that's only because we are paying cash i was quoted $1800



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Thanks for any advice

I am looking at one of these with a 75 etec, I do alot of spearing. What is everyones opinion, how seawothy, what is their ride like, are they good in following seas, etc.

Anyone have any idea where I could get a Navman Tracker 5380 Airial from. My unit is still got but the ciol in the antenna is stuffed.

Cheers and any help appreciated.

Neels

Can any one advise me on what to use to seel the joint on the flange of the fuel sender unit on my stainless steel 90 litre fuel tank.

It is getting water in through this joint I think I used gasket goo there after I got it welded up last year, The gasket goo must be eaten away by the petrol as i Keep finding black sedement in the fuel bowl,

Recently purchased a new bare hull 420 dory for a weekend away/travelling rig. I'm currently in the process of fitting it out to the way i want it with sounders and such and will be looking it power it soon.

Has any one have any opinions on powering a dory, what work for them and what didn't, what could've/would've been better and such?

We hired a 420 last year and took it for a spin off tantabiddi it was powered with a 25 4st honda and did well with two plus icebox and two dive kits.

Budget is around 3k give or take a couple of hundred so will go a two stroke preferably a yamaha as my 5m boat i repowered with a yamaha 70 a few years ago and have never had an issue so i trust the brand.

Also main features I want is easy access gear selector, needs a alternator/rectifier to keep the battery charged to run the electrics, brand new and price!

So far the winner is the 25st 2 carb yammie unless i can be persuaded by those with expiriences.

Main  questions i have are:

Is it worth sacraficing the exta carb for 5 more HP

Mercs have the gear selector it the throttle which is a plus but i have no expiriences with running portable merc

Mariner and CV yammies the selector is on the side of the motor=bad

Standard Yamaha gear selector is at base of tiller= good!

I've done the ringing around dealers for the best prices and anyway the options are:

2 cylinder 1 carb

30hp merc elecrtic start at 3590

30hp mariner 2890 +200 to be fitted with rectifier 3090

25hp cv yamaha 3100 plus 150 for rectifier

30hp cv yamaha 3500 plus 150

2cylinder 2 carb

25hp yamaha 3300 altenator/rectifier standard

3cyl

30hp yamaha alt/rect standard 3900

What would you do? what have you done? what would u do different?

 Input greatly appreciated

Thanks

Dave :)

Hey guys, im looking at buying a 4.75 2002 trailcraft freestyle with a 60hp 2stroke mercury outboard and was wondering if there was anything in particular i should be looking for, any input from current or past trailcraft owners would be much appreciated. Thanx

i was wondering if anyone else bought a hail damaged car

my grandad picked up a ssangyong actyon sports turbo diesel for fishing for close to half price, he's very happy with the car and it pulls the boat easy, all it had was lots of hail dents on the bonnet and roof, but great for fishing

anyone else get a bargain with the hail damaged cars

Trying to do the right thing by installing some kind of all round white light when night fishing at anchor and could use some help. Is a product like this suitable for a 4.2m dinghy?

http://www.whitworths.com.au/main_itemdetail.asp?cat=123&item=53842&intAbsolutePage=1

What would others suggest?

Cheers.

Guys just wondering.  Have a northstar m84 combo with aus wide c map card 2008.  When in perth and I want to look at an area say exmonth on the gps to add marks etc I cant zoom in closer than 2 km scale or see any data on water depth contour lines etc..

Is this normal for cmap units?

Will this info appear once closer to location?

all this info is avail for the perth area?

I don't want to get up that way and then find my card is stuffed etc..

Am I missing something or are all units like this?

Cheers for the help.

Hi everyone, I`m chasing a new/second hand power cord for an older model Furuno. It came from a LS6100 but I think quite a few Furuno cords work. The unit is about 5 yrs old.

Thanks

Chris

looking at this car, anyone know of any problems with it

its a 2007 petrol toyota hilux 2wd

I believe that both my Navman VHF and 27 are not currently working.  Twice now, no response from trying to log on.

Can anyone recommend someone who can test 'what is wrong'.  I rang around with no result.

Cheers Pete

Hi everyone,

           I am in the process getting my boat ready for an extended trip along the north west WA coast this winter. Its a tabs territory pro 485 side console 80hp which has mainly been used on the east coast where boat ramps and conditions are pretty user friendly.

            I have seen some interesting beach launching at places in the NW and am thinking i need,

       A tyre jockey wheel for beach launching plus some heavy rope if u get in trouble,

         The boat will be used mainly for light off shore work as it was on the east coast but is there anything in particlular you guys use that i may not know of for over there?

      any info much appreciated

      Oldsalty

Have the possibility of purchasing a new 5 metre ali and just wondering on layout options

It will be used for fishing, surfing, diving and a bit of skiing and am looking for the positives and negatives of side console, centre console, island cab or front cab options b4 i decide.

So if u could share with me your opinion on  what u like and dislike about each setup that would be super

Thx

Addz

Hi

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Hi all,

The thought has come across to upgrade from the 5.5m to something bigger for the family.
Currently I have a 115H yamaha 4 stroke and very happy with it.

Investigating a craft with a Mercruiser stern drive. 5.3L I think for a 6.8m ally. Probably around 220HP.

Any pros and cons of the above as I have never had a stern drive before.

Thank you

Chris

Wondering if any members have a Ocean Whaler 565 and would like to know how they have found it. I'm looking at different hulls for inshore work with the the occasional run out in fair weather.

Thanks,

Just trying to get an idea what it might be worth?

Has had the gasket BLOWN. Also might need an exhaust. Brakes not to cool. Brand new tyres x 2 and almost brand new for the rest. Car inside spik.

Been our fish mobile for ages and she has let go.

Has huge sentimental value but now have a Landie 200 S and cant ever complain (apart from the $$$$$).

Passion feels fix it, sense says take it to the wreckers.

Hope you can help because I fix other things not cars (even though I used to Rally like mad)

Neels

hi guys just had a look at my boat and saw some damage  ; bimini ripped by hail,damaged seat by hail,windscreen by hail aswell as my compass,my boat is insured by trident insurance,need a few phone numbers to get quotes for these repairs,thankyou if you can help out

Hi there! We are moving up to Groote Eylandt , and my boat is being transported up to Darwin via Openica Logistics, then perkins shipping barge to Groote Island. Openica inform me that i have to get my own insurance for the trip. We have rang a few companies, and they dont seem to beable to help us. Has anyone on here transported a boat intertate and if so what company did you insure with? Thanks

does anyone own and want to sell an outboard stand big enough to hold a 75 2stroke? or does anyone have an idea how to construct 1 on the cheap??

Hi all

Im looking at up grading from my 17ft Regent Prince due to the hull packing it in!!!So im on the look out for a halfcab/run about for fishing.So any suggestions and advice would be greatly appriciated

 Many thanks

Chris

Hi all

Bloody confused now and thought I would post the question.

I have a single axle Dunbier trailer for a traily 5.4 centre cab.

Trying to make sure the pressures are OK on the tyres. Sometimes they look flat but the pressures are OK from a car perspective.

Now I have heard conflicting stories about what the pressures in a trailer should be and I dont know who to believe.

Currently at 36PSI.

Cheers

Neels

I took the boat out last night to do some squidding, about 30min in I lost all power to the gps, radio and everything else. These are the things that I had on when it happened, top and side nav lights, deck and cabin lights, sounder, gps, stereo, VHF radio.

One of the squid sprayed some ink so I turned on the deck wash and then everythink went black.

Does anyone have any ideas what the problem might be?

So i've just got myself a 4m dinghy and am going throught he process of fitting it out.

I am after ideas of where to place rod holders for storage of rods when on the move. I have seen the recent photo's of Milsies dinghy refit where he has them accross the bow and others that have them in similar areas but looking through the forrest of rods when on the move doesn't appeal to me (although that may be the only place for them).

Do you small boat crews just place them in the standard trolling holders etc or store them elsewhere in purpose built spots. Ideas?

Ok have a 250 verado outboard.  Are there any benfits in running premium over general unleaded.  The web says 87min ron unleaded.  Is the extra dollars worth it to run premium.

We are looking to upgrading our haines hunter 580 to a new chivers hammerhead 206SF.  Will be with a 150 evinrude e-tec and looking at the now superceeded lowrance X515C sounder - anyone got experience with these boats and or sounders, any recommendations or feedback for either?

Thanks

Started looking around for a new boat this week.  Hoping to talk the old man into trading the old girl in for a new one.  I was gonna chip in a bit so we could get something half decent.  Maybe around the $50,000 mark.  But I could be dreaming cause I have'nr spoken to him about it yet.

Anyway, I stumbled across this new brand of boats "Reef Hunter".  Went and spoke to the guys (at Dinghy World - Como) who are having them made and they said they bought the old Trailcraft press went they went broke.  Apparently they have started up again though.  The guys reckon there are a few differences between thier boats and Trailcrafts'.  They are using 4mm plate sides instead of 3mm and they can upgrade the bottom to 5 or 6mm if you wanna pay a bit more.  The ribs are fully welded instead of tacked either end.  And they fill under the floor with foam.  They haven't spaired any expenses in the fitout either apparently.

Unfortunately their first boat was having some finishing touches done and wasn't at their yard so I couldn't look but I will hopefully see it next week.  They said it wasn't ready cause they advertised it too early to try and beat the release of the new Trailcraft boats.  Sounds like these boats might be worth a look.  I'm looking forward to seeing one.  Being a smaller manufacturer, you might get a bit better service than other larger manufacturers too - in terms of customising and getting exactly what you want.

Here is an advert for it - Reef Hunter

Not sure how these will compare to other similar boats in price and specs cause I haven't started looking too seriously at other boats.  I will follow up and let you know what I think.

noticed today that the outboard (yam 150 2 stroke) has something i thought was water dripping from the very bottom of it, just under the prop. (Its not like a continuous drip, probably 8 drips on the pavers over 2 days) Had a closer look and it seems to have a tiny bit of oil in it.

Its very clear and i did mistake it for water at first.

i guess what im asking is if this is bad?? i did hose down the engine 2 days ago after taking it out. and its the first time its sat in this spot for 2 days....not sure if its just me....

Any thoughts??

hey guys

got honda motor / gauges so its the needle type , not digital.

was out today and tank was half full. stopped at 3 mile for a bit. re started motor and now fuel gauge doesn't move off of full except when you turn engine off. 

any idea's on what that might be?