im thinking of biting the bullet and getting in there and cleaning out my fuel tank but not sure how or what i should do .just wondering if anyone can point me in the right direction of how to do it myself an would like to know how often it should be done any help would be much appreciated

With my interest in a new boat rapidly increasing, the time has come to move my Sportfisherman on to a new home. This boat is of the old school, layers upon layers of glass, strong stern drive Mercruiser and the ability to get through the sea without displacing any vertebrae. I have gone Hillarys to Rotto return in around 45L so you don't need a bulging wallet to get into boating.

I have listed it online, so feel free to have a look at the ad http://www.boatsonline.com.au/boats-for-sale/used/trailer-boats.php?de=56756

I am asking $17990, but will negotiate on price and what electronics stay in the boat. I do want this gone though, so give me a call or PM. You never know what might happen.

Matt (0419 163 183)

Hey Guys - The Boat Show has got me fired up to get into a new boat for this summer. Considering I had 2 boats last summer this may become the norm.

I had a glance at a 22' Commodore today. I have been really happy with the hull performance of my Chivers so I am nervous about going to something that doesn't perform well. I am really chasing more deck room for divers. Does anyone have anything to say about these hulls? I have it in my head that Commodores have a bit of a loyal following among their users.  If you want to PM that is cool too.

Thanks

Matt

Hi All,

Would any one know where to obtain new brackets for above Transducer. The port side plastic bracket has snapped. There is no damage to the mount on the stern or the actual module. Just the little plastic L shaped bit that joins the two by 3 bolts.

Thankyou 

Hi,

I think I might need a couple of cracks welded, can anyone remember the name of the boat repair place up there?

Ta,

till 

HI guys! Just had Phil service my motor at my house. He was on time, did a great job, and will explain everything about your motor to you. Give him a call.

Perth Outboard Service

Phil Sommerville    Mob 0412881785

Video can be seen here

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhSyUEKiNYk

Thanks for the feedback and look forward to seeing you all soon.

Regards

Andrew

Hi Guys

The dealer today mentioned that the new boat trailer has sensa brakes on it.I have a hayman reece solid state controller on my car.The question is does anybody know if the contollers are compatable (something I doubt)and if not can the existing wiring be used for the sensa controller.

cheers

solly

Looking to buy a new Stabicraft 659SC.

Any one own one or know someone who owns one. How do they handle sharp choppy waters.

Looked at a Barcrusher but not a big fan due to my local dealer.

Looked at a fibreglass Evolution 6mtr but to much maintance and i travel a lot on the road so was put off by the weight and HP required.

Putting my Suzuki 175 on the back.

Any feed back would be good. Alot of money to pay and want to make sure i am making the right decision.

Thanks

Hey guys i need to get my boat trailer serviced and was wondering if anyone knows any good places to go??

 its a melride, single axel and i need to get the leaf springs replaced, bearings changed and the cable break tightned. Chivers marine told me about $600 + GST but i know they have a tendancy to be a bit more pricy. any tips on other places to get a quote would be really appreaciated

cheers guys.

Just want to know anyone out there with a 5.6 Barcrusher 115 Yamaha what prop your runing.At the moment still runing standard prop,bit hard to get on the plane when loaded and going to the islands.Will be relacing with stainless.Interested in any opinions.
Cheers Coppo

ive got an old old 6 horse johnson [fisherman] outboard that i use on a 12 ft tinnie as a tender when camping .the old girl starts spitting steam instead of water arfter about ten minutes .hense i need to change the impeller and probably the pump housing itself .the problem is how do i get the leg off to expose the water pump .ive done several impellers on bigger legs which usualy means unclipping or pulling a pin of some sort to release the gear linkage .but with this old girl i cant even see the gear linkage rod as it seems to go straight into the motor itself.ive undone the gearbox prop end and can get it to drop about half an inch but am a bit scared to give it the old heave ho incase im busting something up the top .
any help would be magical .
cheers mitch

Has anyone got any of these, looking at getting a pair for the boat, would be great at night cruising around and also act as a fish/squid attractor.

what set do you have or would recommend?

Looking at fitting some trim tabs onto the boat , never had them before only had the hydrofoil type fin on the engine, which worked well, and the honda on the new boat doesnt have one, what i was wondering is whether it will still be beneficial to run a fin on the engine after i put the trim tabs on.

Will it make a difference or will it be worse off running both?

Just about to buy a new GPS.

Currently looking at the Lowrance HDS-7m and HDS-8m.

Anyone have either of these?

Putting in a new sounder and GPS, sounder will be a Furuno 585 and one of the GPS's above.

Main reason i was looking at the lowrance was because of the Navionics charts.
Has anyone heard of any issues with the internal antennas in these units? apparently all lowrance HDS units come with internal antennas, but can option up for an external. The guy at the boat shop said no need?

Prices so far are $1,400 for the HDS-7m and $2,400 for the HDS-8m.

Cheers guys

Bodie

Now on display at Men On Boats.

Thanks to all the Fishwrecked response to the initial design and input.

Running a Yanmar 260 Turbo Deisel, 450 liters of fuel giving 900km range. 150 liters of water with freshwater transom shower, toilet to sullage tank, sleeping for 3, 2 in floor kill tanks with underwater viewing windows, bleed tank, removable kill tank.

The fiberglass targa, rador dome collapses for storage or travelling.

Running Raymarine C120 with 1kw transducer, VHF 27 meg radios, Fusion stereo, spotlight, electric anchor winch, storage everywhere, deck wash.

Come and have a look. There are two other new models of the Abrolhos coming out over the next 2 months, so look out for those.

Regards

Andrew

Gday guys, does anyone know of a waterproof sounder I can mount to my dinghy? Not after anything super flash just something to display depth and bottom structure to 30m roughly and being in a dinghy its bound to cop a bit of spray. And being a cartopper I'll have to sus out a way to easily remove the transducer too.

 Anyone used a Humminbird fishing Buddy??

Thanks for your help

Woody

Hi all.

I'm new to the site. First post so bare with me.

I was recommended by a friend, have liked what I have seen so far.

Anyway I am about to purchase a boat with a Evinrude 175hp FICHT outboard on it. (1999 model)

Has anyone had any experiance with these motors. I have heard good and bad reports about them.

It is a beautiful boat. Just don't want to throw $$$$ away if the motor is no good.

Any advice would be much apprieciated.

Cheers.....

OK guys I need your help.

I have a Lowrance LCX-27c fish finder & mapping GPS on a bass boat I puchased last week. The seller was a good guy and took very good care of everything. The day I bought the boat we tested the GPS and got the "GPS module not responding" notice. The sonar works great and I could see the trails and way points on the screen showing that the GPS was working before. We checked everything but could not figure it out. I bought the boat anyways and took it home. A friend has the LCX-28c and we tested my cables and receiver on his and it worked fine.

It appears that the unit it not communticating with the receiver or not sending it power when connected in my boat. all the fuses are good, power is coming out of the unit, cables and receiver work on friend's unit, what could it be?? I have a Humingbird 947c unit on the bow and it works great. I NEED HELP. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks, Tom

If anyone is looking for boat storage, secure, undercover with washdown facilities, then we will have space in O'Conner starting 1 August.

PM or call me on 9242 5599 me if you want rates or any other information

Regards

Andrew

Hi All,

I'm originally from over East and I'm looking for a WA built boat. I've got my eye on a Chivers Pursuit.

I would really like any information anyone can give me about them.

1. Are they a competent off shore boat? ( I know they're only 17ft)

2. Any problems I should look out for?

With every full motor service we are offering half price bearing replacement or led light conversions, or both, on you trailer.

We also do refirbishment of trailers such as springs, axles, rollers, skids and brake overhauls.

As we all know the trailers probably causes more problems than the boat so keeping them operational means more time on the water rather than high and dry.

During winter is usually quiter than summer as you would expect, but we are seeing a pretty constant stream of clients, new and old, coming through with minor to major overhauls, additions and modifications, and a word of caution with less boat yards around, don't leave it to the last minute to get the boat serviced, ready for next summer. The good service yards will be busier and harder to get into.

Regards

Andrew

Men On Boats - For Trailerboat Fishermen

Need some advice- does anybody know where i can download or get a detailed map for this sounder? the map card has dissapeared? Sounder is 2003 model.

Just giving the sounder a wipe down with some fresh water after a bit of spray hit it this weekend.

I noticed that two of the four screws attaching the back of the unit to the front had vibrated loose. Thankfully I dont over wet the unit so I'm hoping no moisture has got in the back. Touch wood!

Might be a good idea to check yours if you have the 585 or its little brother.

John

Got a Boat not too long ago and just wandering a couple of things if people can help me out, Where do you dispose out of date flares? and what speed would anyone recommend to set there sounder screen to? and if it is possible can anyone give me the gps cooridinates for gemini wreck? Any help for a new boater or any other suggestions to help me out would be much appriciated thanks Mark

hi all
i have been offered a jrc jfc56 sounder
are these units any good, what would they compare with ? i'm currently using a humminbird pirahna unit and am looking to upgrade a bit

cheers

Hi guys

Im in the market for a new sounder for the boat.

Have been looking around at many many different makes and models.

Currently i have a Navman 4500 sounder, matched with a Navman 5600 tracker.

The GPS itself, ive been looking for new charts for (Ryan charts not maps :) ) Ive since found out that Navman or Northstar now, use c-maps, which released a new chip with new maps a couple of years ago. The chip in my gps is an older type and have since been updated. Now the updated charts apparently dont have much more detail than the older ones (i did look at both on a gps at the shop).

So in a nutshell, i can either buy the older charts for WA, or buy a new GPS and get the new charts. Have to take into consideration the size cutouts in the dash on the boat.

For sounder:
Been looking at the Furuno 585's and the 295's with the 1kw tranny, which seem quite reasonable, and from the reports ive got from people who use them, are very reliable, and clear.

Since then, i have had a look at the Lowrance Sounder / GPS units. In particular this one.\

HDS-10 Fishfinder/GPS Chartplotter

The finest of new Lowrance fishfinding and GPS navigation technologies with massive, high-definition 10.4”/26.4 cm Super VGA color viewing. The new SolarMAX™ PLUS display renders brilliant detail in sunlight with the best wide-angle viewing ever available, while advanced pure-white LED screen/keypad backlighting fully adjusts to zero-dim for night fishing.The unique new FlyWheel™ dial and command soft keys give you easier and quicker control of Broadband Sounder fishfinding and satellite navigation precision via the built-in 16-channel GPS+WAAS antenna.

HDS built-in cartography choices include Enhanced U.S. Basemap, or the amazing, life-like and new Insight USA™ with combined Inland and Coastal coverage (Americas) - Or Navionics World Background map (non-Americas). Plus, this HDS is now fully compatible with all Navionics® chartcards* – Platinum+, Platinum, Platinum HotMaps – with two high-speed SD card slots. Fully ready to build your complete stand-alone or networked onboard system.

Specs:

http://www.lowrance.com.au/en-au/Products/Marine/HDS-High-Definition-System/HDS-10-FishfinderGPS-Chartplotter/Specifications/

Now heopfully some people on here might be able to shed a little light onto this for me.

The advantages Ive noticed to something like the HDS-10 is

1. Uses Navionics charts (way more detail than c-maps)
2. The guy at the shop who showed me the unit explained the Sounder to me. It only requires a 600w Tranny due to it having an in-corporated Broadband unit and the response time to the bottom and back is 8 times quicker than a normal sounder. He did state there would be no issues seeing in great detail any bottom info out to atleast 1000m (anyone used one??)
3. Can be upgraded to do 3d imaging of the bottom (not sure if id ever use that).

Does anyone have a Broadband unit on their boat?? how does it rate?

Does anyone know what or if any other brands use navionics charts other than lowrance and humminbird?

Any suggestions / ideas would be appreciated!!

hds-10 is about 4k installed with platinum charts.

Cheers

If anyone is interested in a free 40hp Evinrude outboard PM me. I was just talking to my brother and he was about to take his old 70's outboard down to the tip. It was running OK about 12 or 18 months ago but has not been started since then. A fin is broken on the lower unit otherwise it's all there. He is blowing some money on a new 50 Etec and dumping this as he is a lazy bugger who never services anything. Located in Muchea.

I am looking at buying a 2003 Trophy, model 2352. Has anyone got any info or does anyone have a trophy they can share their thoughts/ experiences on. Its running an injected 350 Chev with 250 hp and has the Mercruiser leg. It has done approx 150 hours. Holds 400Ltrs of petrol and comes with all safety equipment, lowrance sounder etc. It has 2 kill tanks, 1 live bait well and even has a built in toilet. Is there anything I should be looking for when buying this boat. I have been given a price by the owner and am of the belief it is a rather good price. The hull and the whole boat for that matter has been very well looked after and it can be seen just on first glimpses. The mechanics have been well serviced and the trailer is clean as a whistle. It has a drive on trailer and electric brakes. Oh and it has all side and rear clears and comes with full boat cover. Thanks in advance.

Regards

Tez

Hey all,

Just wondering if anyone out there can help with a GPS file issue. Lowrance have a neat program on their site to convert Universal GPS file formats (GPX) to their own format (URS). I've been able to grab a heap of waypoints froma friend's Garmin Unit and load them onto my Lowrance. I'd like to repay the favour but I can't find a program that converts URS back to the universal GPX format. Sounds confusing but if you've dealt with converting  GPS formats, you'll know what I mean.

Any help would be appreciated (as would any coordinates with monster Dhu's on them LOL)

Archie