Does anyone have a wiring diagram for the FCV-600l Sounder.

You basically have 3 wires. White, Black and shielding.

Nothing is mentioned in the manual about wiring the unit or any wiring diagrams supplied.

I know I don't need to wire the shielding, but that leaves the black or the white to power and earth.

Sure, taking a guess Black - earth, white - power, its only a 50/50 guess but I would rather not go the wrong way and blow the unit.

Hiyas,



just got my new toy out of the container today, then picked up some new electronics for it. I'll keep you all posted as it gets closer to launch. Its a modified Clark Abalone CC. The previous owner made a lot of changes to it - podded transom and a few other bits and pieces.



Laters,



till







1) Still in the container

2) New loots for the boat!

I just changed the images to links through to the larger images.

3) Added snap on replacement trailer

i have a 6.8m haines hunter walk around with a bimmi top.

looking at getting rid of the bimmi top and replacing it withhard top.

any body know anygood fibreglass place that would do this?

nor would be handy as i live in kallaroo

hey guys,

I've narrowed down on a boat that i would like to buy,

can someone recommend a boat inspector NOR and how much

thanks

The trailer I have at the moment is a bunk trailer with carpet.  I am thinking of adding the plastic pads.  Anyone using them? 

Any good? 

What type do you have?

Where did you get them?

My new motor arrives next week so out with the old...\

Yamaha 200hp OX66 EFI

120hrs 2005 model

25" leg 2with all controls, no prop $7500.

As good as new. Let me know if anyones keen.WAZ

I have a reasonably old tub (Bell Boy) that was renovated somewhat before I bought it to be a decked side console. It came with a 1991 oil injected 70hp yamaha 2 stroke that runs well etc etc, but in the near future the plan is to go 4 stroke or maybe 2 stroke DI.

Initially my thought was "thats easy, replace like with like". So I hunted around to see what my options where around this hp rating (70/75/80). On the average I was looking at around 160 - 180kg of engine weight, except the 75hp E-TEC which came in at 145kg (and I could even head up to the 90hp E-TEC as it weighs the same as the 75hp). I even have the option of going the optimax in this hp bracket.

So then I hunted around to find out what my current engine weighs and uh oh, it around 102kg. So thats got me thinking, is it feasible to hang an up to 80% heavier engine off the transom? Will it be too heavy (gut feeling is yes)? How do I find out what my transom could safely handle?

If I have to go with 100kg or thereabouts, it somewhat limits my options to be honest. Honda and Suzuki (my two initial choices) will need to drop back to 50hp engines to break weight (100/110kg), leaving me with  60hp Mariner/Mercury/Yamaha/E-TEC all hovering around that 110kg mark.

Can anyone give me some info on cleaning my clears. I'm a bit concerned that I could scratch them or smudge them worse than they are now if I use standard detergent.

Cheers

Ok as a few of the guys here know and with help I have been extending the floors in my centre console to do away with the bench flotation seat's that were fitted from factory , this required new floor subframe at the front and rear aswell as manufacturing of an engine well at the back to cater for the odd wave which comes over the back while trolling , so here it is and bear in mind the whole lot was done by me in the back yard with a few cartons of piss and idea's from some mates

The front support's

Old floor removed

The new floor in place

The new carpeted engine well

Hi,

I'm located in Mt Lawley, and obviously don't mind driving around a little bit for good service, but does anyone want to recommend me a place for motor/boat service? I might get them to look over the boat, and perform a service on the motor, perhaps fit some equipment.

I seem to recall someone around Hillarys was recommended, but I can't remember their name.

Ta,

till

Finally got the old Quintrex launched on Geographe Bay yesterday with no fanfare given it looks like i should have taken it to the tip rather than Monaghan's ramp. It performed extremely well as far as i was concerned though the son's mate who is a boatie said i could get more revs out of the 35hp with a smaller prop. Being mainly concerned with how the boat went i let the team down by bringing none of Spess'es super burley and only having some very old occy and prawns. Still managed a couple of hook ups that snapped the 5lb line like string but nothing else other than pickers. I was more than a bit ashamed of the bait situation when a school of Pinks circled the boat for a few minutes - including a couple of whoppers. At least i know a couple of spots and when all is up to scratch boatwise with a floor and some welds - hopefully it's look out.

I have one query someone can perhaps advise on - at full tilt there was a leak on a seam where the strake runs along the hull - nothing major - but when i was cleaning the hull down, i found a line of corrosion running down the hull on the inside of the strake. Is this common with Quintrex Fishabouts? I am having a boat builder look at it and hopefully a weld run along it will cure the problem rather than start looking for another hull. 

I need a small welding job done on the tub....

do I need to get the underfloor tank out BEFORE??????

Welding will be on the bow....no where near fillers, breathers etc

hey guys, i have a lowrance gl5200c, the map is globalmap

and i have the mmc card , australia v.09.18

now when i insert into my computer, i,m unable to read the charts..

navionic charts NV2 files..

does anyone know? the gps is fine, i just want to edit the card from the pc..

cheers 

????? How many people SAFELY can my boat take on the river(being Sun(nicer weather))?????

5.75m ali CC (some of you know it)

Hey Guys,

For all you boat guru's out there.

I've finally semi decided what boat I want. 4.3-5m centre console.

Im due to see a few more this week, however theres 3 boats i am pretty keen on.

the first boat is a bermuda centre console 1996 with a 50Hp Mercury engine. The boat is in really good condition, with hardly any electronics not a problem. The engine has had 350 hours on the clock. Thats the only real downer, the trailor and everything else is really good.

He advertised it for 11k, and told me that he purchased it for 12k 3 years ago....hmmmm

The other boat is down in bunbury (so far to go) but its 1999 quintrex side console with a new engine for 10k.
http://www.boatsonline.com.au/boats/ed.html?de=26017

or this one
http://www.boatsonline.com.au/boats/ed.html?de=42406

Can someone give me some thoughts on these boats?

is 350hours alot of hours?

Hi All,

I am looking to purchase my own boat soon and need to get my RST ticket.

I was looking at the variety of Trainers and courses available and Bob Slight boat school offered a number of courses.

2 day course - Recreational Skill
3 day course - Sea Skill

My old man has his own boat and I've been boating for awhile but never taken the boat out myself, so as for rules regulations and stuff go im pretty inexperienced.

The 3 day course is what im interested in, as one of the training modules is "reef identification" im assuming this is where to identify reefy areas, danger zones etc.

Do you guys think its worthwhile paying 70 bucks more just for that? or paying for the normal training and ask them during the training excercise.

Anyone recommendation on any other training courses? or RST providers?

Just to give Fishwrecked the heads up, Commodore Marine has purchased and been repairing the molds for 9, 17 to 19 foot Frasers.

These will all be released at the Mandurah Boat show as either a full drive away package or as a kit so that clients can build their own. Commodore will then run classes to show how to  build and finish their boats.

The 5 boats being released at the Mandurah show are

17 foot center console

17 foot walk through cab

19 foot center console

19 foot walk through cab

19 foot bowrider

The 17 footers will be under $30,000 as a complete drive away package and the 19 footers will be under $35,000 for drive away packages.

The kit boats will be available in two packages

Joined hull and deck with gunwhale rubber, windscreen, fuel tank and wiring loom or:

Joined hull and deck with gunwhale rubber, windscreen, fuel tank, wiring loom and a kit boax full of the remaining parts for fitout, such as cleats, steering, pumps etc.

This will allow the client to source their own motor and trailer and they could be second hand to get their project on the water, and its quite feasable that this could be done for under $25,000.

You will be surprised at the value this represents and more importantly a very solid product.

Full details will be at the Mandurah Boat Show

Factory Direct - Australia Wide

08 9417 7200, 24 Tichborne Street, Jandakot, WA 6164

www.commodoremarine.com

Since today appears the day for me to show how much i don't know about things, let's add outboards to computers. I have an Evinrude Elan 35hp tiller steer which i am going to fire up for the first time on Sunday. I am told a 50-1 mix is the go - standard unleaded or premium or premium 98? And any advice on the best oil?

Time to consider a new trailer for my boat, had a quote for very specific type purpose built for a UB from Roadmaster boat trailers for around $7500. Anyone know of any others I can try for a quote also?

Cheers
Dale

Hi guys I have recently been having a problem with my Lowrance LMS 525c-df GPS/Fishfinder combo. It was working fine up until a couple of weeks ago where for some reason when i would turn it on a warning sign would come up saying "GPS module not responding." I have checked all the wiring between the GPS antenna and the actual unit about 100 times and i can not find any problems with it. Any help with this problem or any advice would be much appreciated.
Thanks

Heading home from the ramp on Thursday I was involved in a rear ender with another car.

Glad I had the boat tied down, otherwise reacon it could have ended up a car toper !

The boat shifted just over half a meter and took paint off where the straps ran over the hull, but better than having it in the back of the car - and this was after breaking at only about 50 km.h !

No mater how big or small your boat is and how good it rides on the trailer, braking suddenly and coming to an abrupt stop means that boat has to go somewhere over your rollers, and that somewhere will be in a forward direction.

Every time from now on when the boat leaves the driveway, the strap will be on.

cheers,

Paul

I have a Lowrance sounder x107cdf sounder .I have no difficulty reading the bottom at any speed up to a depth of about 120mtrs. I went to the derwent a few weeks ago and the sounder lost bottom unless I was drifting and even then it was not holding bottom all the time. According to the srecs it should penetreate to 650mtrs. I know these figures are propably on the optomistic side but would have figured 200mts was well within range.
My question is , Does the angle of the transducer effect depth range? I have it set up level with the bottom of the hull as per instructions but am I better having the leading part higher than the back to angle the beam forward and driving over the return signal. Or anything else you can suggest to try and get better depth penetration. Doesn't even when using 50 khz all i get is a glack screen and says i'm in about 5 mtrs of water when i'm actualy in 200mtrs.
Performance Features from manual says following
Cheers
Paul
• Depth penetration to 2,500 feet (760 m)
• 4,000 watts peak-to-peak power
• Dual frequency 200/50 kHz Skimmer transducer with built-in temp/speed/distance readings
• Includes transom-mount sensor for precise trolling speed/distance log readings
• FlashGraf LCD flasher+sonar graph with COLORLINE
• Adjustable ping speed automatically engages HyperScroll for locating fish targets at higher boat
speeds
• FasTrack vertical flasher bar
• Overlay data
• Standard sonar features - Advanced Signal Processing (ASP), COLORLINE, Advanced Fish Symbol
I.D., FishTrack, multi-zoom options, sonar alarms, backup memory, and more

Can any of you guys recommend a good outboard mechanic?

I have a Johnson 140hp that has decided not to run. I was out all day Sat & it ran great, never missed a beat. Got home, washed the boat & went to flush the motor & it just wouldn't start.

Have tried new fuel, cleaned the carbys, have got a spark but it just wont go. Timing hasn't slipped so key way is good.

It's a total mystery, any help would be great.

Thanks guys.

Gang,

Quite some time ago, I bought one of these units - it was a Bosch Aquatak 115 - not a bottom of the range by any means. It was excellent for cleaning the boat - getting into crevices and for cleaning the non slip deck. We didn't use it that often, but it eventually died - I believe the coil burnt out. 

I was told by various parties that, unless you buy a top of the range unit, the coils are pretty rubbish and prone to failure.

I'd be interested in your thoughts and recomendations on a decent low cost unit (if such a thing exists!)?

Gang

Somewhere down the track, I'm going to be replacing my side and front clears.  I 'lost' my front clear some time ago (embarrasing story ) and the port side one ripped.

Having a look at Paul's boat and a couple of others, I've noticed that some have single and double D zip sections. Don't ask me why ('cause I don't know) but I prefer not to look through a front clear when underway - I guess it comes down to absolute clarity (with my anchient failing eyesight LOL).

I think (from memory) it was your boat Paul that had one D zip set up in such a way that it folded down (the curve of the D was at the top - if you know what I mean). Doing it the other requires straps to roll the uzipped section/s out of the way.

Wondering what peoples thoughts were on the pros and cons of front D zips - I guess they also good for air circulation and it means I don't have to take the clears off (unless 'lubricating' the studs etc or other maintenance).

Thoughts folks?

Can anyone tell me what log on is used in TwoRocks if there is one ?? or do we still call VJ6LQ for Ocean Reef log on.

Cheers

Tez

Hi all. I'm about to purchase a boat and was wondering which is the best way to go in regards to chart plotters and fish finders. Is a 2 in 1 unit better or am I better off with 2 separate units. I'm looking at something up to $2000. Any recommended models or advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

Ok guys and gals , im doing a complete refit on my centre console at the moment and just wondering if anyone had any ideas on what paint material i could use to save the hull under the floor from electolysis and the stray fish hooks that find their way through the sides into the hull . Was thinking about an anti foul or a rubberised paint or would this hold any moisture against the hull or not worry about it , any ideas would be great as im not really clued up on this , cheers feral

Just had some glass work done and was so impressed thought I'd give the guy a plug. He went way beyond the call of duty. Boat was taking on a bit of water that I couldn't trace. Called Frontline Custom Fibreglass. He came to my house to check the boat out then did some repairs to the keel area plus a few other mods. Gave me a garauntee that it would not take on more than 2 litres in 4 hours use. Well after a water test was still taking on water so I called him back. He spent about 4 hours on the water with me trying to sus out the problem, took it back to his factory and after quite a few hours discovered a small crack hidden under a trailer roller. Had to lift the boat with his crane to find it. More hours repairing the crack, now looks like new. After all this more hours adjusting the trailer, the cause of the problem. And for all this...... NO CHARGE.  

I've no connection with Frontline, just thought he deserved a bloody big plug for all this. Frontline Custome Fibreglass, Maddington. 0412352291. Thoroughly nice bloke.

Jeff. 

Need to repower. Going optimax. Any reports on 135, 150 or anyone tried 2 x  75's

Considerations: fuel econ at cruise and trolling

Weight penalty for 2 motors, both at sea and on trailer

Boat is 5m Hydrofield Jaguar

Cheers

Gary