In the market for a few bit's and pieces... 50-75 hp 4 stroke outboard; Furuno 585 fish finder, transducer, gps/chart plotter, marine radio (maybe even an entire dinghy, lol)... my question is.... is it worthwhile getting all these at the upcoming Boatshow? Do all the suppliers have bargain deals only available at the show? Or is it all a bit of hype and the prices are normal (perhaps even inflated?)...

Opinions would be appreciated.

cheers,
damo

Had a search of a few places and had a very largish quote , but anyone here work with aliminium need a full set of rails and a motor well . Live in gosnells any help or numbers would be great  and payment will be in cash, cheers feral

Hi all found out today why my boat would not start last weekend took it over to a friend of a friend who is a atuo sparky he went all over the boat and found the manual override circut breaker (the one with the big red button) for a mercruiser is faulty going one min not the next.

my question is does anyone know where i might get one from ????

Russell

Hi guys, getting a 30hp suzuki outboard fitted to my boat this week...just wanting to hear from someone, on there views of suzuki..there experiences..cheers wade

GDAY,

  I HAVE A PROBLEM IVE GOT DUEL BATTERYS ON MY BOAT DOES ANYONE NO HOW TO SET THEM UP AS WHEN I SWITCH TWO BATTERY 1 OR 2 THEY WONT FIRE BUT WHEN ITS ON BOTH IT WILL FIRE PLZ EXPLAIN WHERE DO THE WIRES SURPOSE TO GO ????

CHEERS DIFF

I was just pondering how does on install an acnhor winch ... electrics are one thing but what about the attachment of th winch ... that would have to be re-enforced right ?  ;) anyone know anyone also who does rocket launcher mods/bimmis for a boat?

My dinghys paint job from the previous owner is starting to look a little bit scratched up and i was wondering what would be the best way to go about putting another paint job on it.

Hey Any one know a sparky that can work on a 350 chev inboard  preferably  one that is mobile . Went to go out today and wouldn't you know it the motor started then dies and could not start it again no power getting to the motor everything else has power even the new third sounder combo *lol*

Any help would be great

Russ

Hi guys! Made the mistake of buying a gps/sounder combo...and im now thinking of putting another sounder in my boat. I was wondering how close i could put the two transducers together...and if the they do effect  each other. Thanks Wade

Hey lads,Im loking to repower my boat and I've found a pair of 300HP 30" etecs. vvvgc. The bloke wont split them. I've done the numbers and its an extremely good deal. Send me a message if you're interested. Dont stuff around if you're keen cause they're prob gonna go in the next coupla days. Cheers, Waz

Just received DPI's Boating Communities newsletter. Thought it worth posting for those that have boats arelooking at getting one - especially new boats.

There's an article titled Registration stickers and numbers.

In the articles, and I quote (extracts):

Annual Registration Sticker

'...where on your boat should you put your annual registration sticker? The answer is on your port side adjacent to the registration number'

Registration Numbers

'It is in the interests of visibility that the location of the registration numbers must be amidships on both sides for power boats. ... The numbers must be 150mm high for a powerboat....and must contrast with the hull colour....

Hi,

interested in opinions and dealers for the Raymarine A65? Its a combo gps/chartplotter/fishfinder. Sure I'd also love the C80 with the ability to add in radar and radio, but its overkill for the intended application.

Cya,

till 

Does anyone happen to know if there are places that buy old boats?

We have a 17.6 Ft fibre which would be around 20 years old i spose.
The engine has had it and needs replacing, but the hull seems to be in perfect condition. The rest of the boat ie: canopy, interior seats etc have withered away over time, and would need restoration.

Just wondering if anyone knows of places that take these types of boats and does them up or something??

Bodie

Just flicking through a site in the US. Hows this for a machine?

Hye guys

Does anyone know of a good Ally boat repairer hopefully South of the river or even manndurah?

Got a rather large Hole in the Hull on the boat which needs urgent repairs and the 2 places i enquired to have said 2-3 week wait.

Cheers

Bodie

Hi
just doing up an old mercruiser leg and it has been painted with anti-foul. I thought I could get it off with a wire brush on a drill but it just seems to polish it. Has any one had any luck with other cleaning methods say chemicals etc.

laza

Guys,

For those of you concerned with possible petrol theft from your boat, you may want to have a look here. Looks really good and pretty easy installation !

Here's a pic:

The Mrs knew my magellan explorist gps wasn't up to the challenge & realised I needed an urgent upgrade so bought me a garmin gps 76.

Does anyone know if I can download and install charts on this?

How does this fair as an entry level GPS?

After gaining more experience on the water I have noticed I am starting to cover more deeper ground which has raised the issue of fuel tank capacity. I decided to remove the existing 100L tank and have a bigger tank made. This will increase tank capacity to 180 odd Litres. I have been quoted $1200.00 for the tank to be made from 4mm alloy, fully baffled with fuel pickup tube and large inspection cover. Im also going to supply a fuel sock to go on the end of the pickup line. All installed. I should add that the tank is not just a square or rectangular shape, it has to follow the shape of the hull to maximise room available. Does this sound like a reasonable price??

Cheers

Tez

not a topic as such .I just wanted to give Ernie from Just Marine a plug. once again he has helped out over the phone to diagnose the problems ive had with my outboard .cant recomend him highly enough.TOP mechanic and seems to be a top bloke as well.
cheers mitch

OK Guys, Feedback and input wanted.

This may open a can of worms, but the best way to know what people want is to ask them

At Commodore Marine we are developing a new boat that is aimed a the fisho and as such we need input. The input we would like is things that you find good and bad on a boat and how you would set it up. Now I know that everyone has their own likes and dislikes so let not ridicule other thoughts but express you own for the purpose of building a better boat.

The details of the boat from a size will be kept under wraps for the moment, but it is a trailer boat. The other thing is that we will look at the suggestions in regards to our existing line of boats.

We will be asking a few of the people responding to come to a couple of meetings regarding the boat so we can walk and talk over it.

We look forward to your input.

Hi all,

Can ahy one recommend a good, reasonably priced, fiberglas repairer. The hull on my "money burner" (as the wife calls it), needs some TLC.

Any help would be appriciated.

Thanks guys.

Hey All,

My Lowrance LCX27C GPS/Sounder is playing up. It comes up with a "GPS module not responding" message when it fires up. I've checked the GPS module and it's fine. I was wondering if anyone out there has an LCX25 or LCX 27 that would mind helping out. I've been told that either the cables/T connectors or the head unit itself could be the problem.

Any help would be appreciated

Archie

HEY LADS, CANT BELIEVE IM GOING TO OPEN THIS TIN OF WORMS  BUT HERE GOES... LOOKING TO BUY ETEC 250HP HO, ZUKE 250 OR A YAMMIE250. DONT WANT TO HEAR BOUT MERCS. DOES ANYONE HAVE A LINK THAT CUTS THRU ALL THE DEALER CRAP AND TESTS THE ENGINES... EQUALLY!!!  YES,I KNOW THEYRE ALL GOOD MOTORS, ETECS ARE CHEAPER, YAMMIE HAS NO PROBS AND ZUKES ARE A GR8 MOTOR BUT PARTS ARE EXPENSIVE. JUST NEED PURE INDEPENDANT FACTS. SEEMS FUNNY HOW EVERY TIME I ASK ABOUT WIDE OPEN THROTTLE ON A ETEC250 THE SALESMAN TALKS BOUT THE FOOTY!!! HELP WOULD BE APPREC. WAZ

Hi,

What is the better petrol to use in the above motor? Normal unleaded or Premium unleaded?

Thanks

Gary

Hi,

just wondering if anyone has any snaps/info/experience with these, just by chance. A few seem to turn up in the Quokka on occcasions, mostly 10 - 20yrs old.

I hear they were locally-built, but the business has since closed. I also heard the designer later went off to build some high speed cat ferries down Henderson way, but having done a lot of commercial boats on the way. I'm also told that the Penguins ala Auslobster are done by a few ex-employees of the same firm.

Just trying to get an idea of how they shape up, beamwidth, deadrise etc and how they perform at sea.

Ta,

till 

ive got an 80 series diesel land cruiser with an after market turbo fitted .it runs hot if i push it and or towing ,especialy in the summer months when the aircon is flatout.ive fitted a larger cooler but it hasnt helped much .just wondering if anyopne out there could tell me if fitting a oil cooler would make much difference .cheers mitch

G'day,

Can somone give me some pointers regarding logging on and off with the sea rescue?

From my TL3 course I did about 5 years ago I remember the following things you have to state,

• Fuel quantity
• How many people on bord
• expected arrival time
• intended destination
• Call sighn
• Size of your boat?

Im just having drama with the order, Have I missed anything? If somone could give me an example of the conversation they have when logging on an off it would be great.

Cheers

Rob 

Hi,

just me thinking with my mouth open, any advice offered appreciated.

I've had my eyes on whats in the quokka, online in various sources, and mostly been looking at used because money is an object (that I have little of). I really want something up to 5.5m, pref over 5m, as then its easily trailerable, yet we can take it a fair way offshore. Our tow vehicle can handle the weight, and I don't think I'd have to go for a tandem and trailer brakes at that size either which may save a few bucks.

Secondhand I haven't really seen much compelling, and I notice that a lot of the boats in that size are rolled, not plate boats which would probably be preferred.

I was surprised to see a local plate boat builder can do up a bare hull for the following prices; 5m/$10k, 5.3m/$13k & 5.6m/$16k. I guess a trailer is around $2k-3k new, and then is motor and fitout. I can poach some of the safety gear from my brother's old dingy, that should save a few bucks too.





Are those prices typical for a bare bones centre console? Who else makes them? Who should be avoided =)

Howdy people, Im chasing a bit of info on the GR 968 Marine cd player. (Pretty sure it's a GME) During my last trip to Can't Tell Ya bay my stereo stopped producing sound. I can see on the front of the stereo that the cd or radio is playing but no sound. I have hooked up another speaker to it and it wont produce sound either. I have put the Multimeter on the wires coming out of the back of the stereo and it's only putting out 0.82 volts to the speakers. I was wondering if anyone could do the same and see what there's is putting out or if anyone knew roughly what it should be putting out before i pulled it to bit's. Any help would be great.

Cheers

Jack