hey guys,

has anyone installed a tuna door on a plate boat at all.

can only find them on glass boats and not much on the net about installation on plate boats. 

  Yesterday while returning from the D9 I noticed my 4 yr old Mercury 90 4stroke surge a bit (occationally missing a beat, about three or four times )The engine was sitting at around 4000 rpm so reduced throttle to about 3000/ 3500 and the engine settled down. I did add some Penrite fuel stabilizer to the tank last week and was wondering if this had anything to do with it?

hey guys,

after a local well respected business around Rockingham region that manufactures and repairs

marine windscreens. Currently have a hard top that’s not fully enclosed and would like to make it so.

 Thanks guys. 

Happy fishing

hi guys I’m looking at a pacemaker 21 offshore  would a Suzuki df 140 be enough to power it  or will it just not be enough ?  

 Evening all

Anyone know someone around Bunbury that is good at making a boat cover

Cheers

Just a quick question, has anybody used Diamond Deck on the floor of their boat? We have just removed the very old and according to some very smelly carpet that has been there since new (14 years) and even though Diamond Deck is rather expensive if it's a reliable product I might say bugger the expence.

Hey guys,

just after some info Bout the strength of the quintrex 610  offshore series hulls.

i believe mine to be an 610 ocean sport, 5mm bottom and 3mm presses sides.

with all the talk about pressed ally vs plate boat, I was just curious if anyone has  got a similar boat and if they are still going strong. I got out regularly to the 120’s and fads jigging and never had as of yet. 

Has anyone successfully wired up their Icom DSC to their HDS GPS and can let me know which wires they spliced together? Cheers JF

 Hey All,

I need to have some adjustment made to my trailer to balance weight properly - probably by moving my axles back. Any recommendations ? 

Cheers

Dave

Hi, just asking if the blisters under paint are just salt reaction. Should I soda blast paint back to aluminium and leave raw.  Is it actually doing any long term damage to leave as is. It doesn’t look like corrosion.

thanks

 Just a quick question, can you use a 27meg arial on a VHF?

 Chasing some information on which make of bilge pumps people recommend for reliability. Price is not a great concern,just want something that will last. I`ll be getting 2, 1500GPH and 2000GPH with float switch.

Thanks in advance

 Last minute decision to go for a fish tomorrow.. low on oil  does anyone know where I can get evinrude xd100

ar short notice  north of river. Reside near Malaga 

Hey guys am going halves in my first boat with dad and was wondering if anyone on here knows much about Wave blazers as I can’t find much about them and have put an offer in for one a 2010 580

Cheers

Tim 

hey guys,

took the project boatbot out on the water this morning, went well but a few thing I need to get my head around.

stability: the boat is pretty much empty. No fuel

tank in it or anything. Just engine and me and my othe rmate who came out this morning with me prob 150kg combine. We found that the boat is a good sea riding hull but I think it’s lacking in the stability region.

not sure that it’s pretry much a empty hull with a 170kg engine on the back only wouldn’t help it’s cause.

would love to get people thoughts and experiences on this and if they think when I add the 250l fuel tank in it that it all. The hullnis 6.2m 7.3LOA. 6mm bottom, 5mm side and transom with steel bar rolled keel

help 

In preparation for our Exmouth trip next week, I changed all of my bearings and brake pads last weekend and noticed that my brake lines were quit badly corroded. I actually decided to crank up the pressure on the handbrake and surprise surprise, identified a leak/weep inside the drawbar.

I went to Martins 1hr before closing yesterday and picked up a stainless braided hose kit. Unfortunately the fittings/nuts on the kit are too short. The treads on the fittings I removed seem about 3-4mm longer so the hose flair is 3-4mm from seating. The thread is the same although there is a slight difference in the female cone of the nut.

I’m not going to be able to return the hoses as new given some of the “trials” to get it working so do you know of anywhere who could re-crimp the correct fittings? Photo of the old fitting that fits the master cylinder and calipers.

or should I just drop the hoses and start again with copper tubing?

either way, this is now going to be a late night project only days before we leave for Exmouth

 Can anyone reccomend a resonably priced fiberglass boat builder?

My penguin phantom is locted in hamilton hill but im happy to drive. Wanting to out in a new floor up the front of the boat.

Cheers

 Hey guys! 

Im looking at buying this Penguin Phantom this weekend and wanted some thoughts around it.

First question - The missus loves fishing big time! But she gets a little seasick in smaller boats, how does the Deep V in a 5m boat go for line fishing? Is it very rocky/tippy fishing 2/3 people?

Can you fish 2-3 comfortably in something like this? 

Thoughts on the layout with the duel console type set up? Would it be worth converting to a CC down the track?

Anything to look out for when buying one of these boats? It has a 2015 honda on the back, the dealer that installed it said the transom seemed fine on installation (im guessing they all say that?) 

Would the 80 honda go well or is it a little underpowered?

No inbuilt fuel tank.

The rear floors apparently have been re fibreglassed and the bloke fibreglassed the front casting deck which apparently has a few small cracks. 

Would the cut out cabin/walk through effect the structural integrity of the hull? Would it be prone to more flexing now?

Im keen to hear your thoughts on this type of boat/layout. It will be mainly used for north and south trips hence why im looking for a smaller hull. I was looking at the pacemakers but everything seems a little out of my budget except for this one.

Thanks so much for everyones feedback, i really appreciate it!

Marek

Hey all.

 So how old is to old when buying a plate boat ?

 Does anybody have any experience with Bonanza Trailers?

Looking at the 5.5-6.1 2T GVM seems like a pretty good price?

https://bonanzatrailers.com.au/boat-trailers/

 Hi all just a follow up on what I ended up putting in my Carribean 35 after trying to work out what to put down ie carpet ,teak,cork or EVA flooring . I decided on the EVA flooring as the boat is used for a split 50/50 fishing and family with the carpet not being great for fishing staying wet and holding all the squashed mullies and squid and smelling like a whores draws a week later. I got a few different prices from different suppliers and ending up choosing deck armour  by Pure Decks who where not the cheapest choice but definatly the most proffesional Troy came out spent an hour explaining the whole proccess and ways we could layi t out better and was honest about the pros and cons of the stuff . Now its all fitted I couldnt be happier with it as it feels great under foot and so far seems easy to clean the missus even likes it sh%t that never happens . Now just need to get some dhue blood on there .

What are the new rules and regulations about buying 30 HP 2 x stroke motors for existing boats 

What’s the general transom thicknesses for boats between the 6-7m mark for plate boats.

also curious of transom support brackets and if I made need to add extra support for my plate boat.  

My transom is about 5mm thick. Pics show support structures. 

Should I add more support. On the back of it is a 175 Johnson (piece of shit) that weighs about 180kg. I want to piss it off and put a 175 or a 150 4strokd on the back but unsure if the extra 20-40kg will be ok for the transom 

 Good morning,

curious if there are are any local Baldivis marine surveyors that do AUstralian builders plates at all.

being my boat is a 2006 I don’t have one in mine and I would also like to have a professional look at the transom and give me an idea on the max hp/weight I can chuck on it. 

Cheers guys 

 Hey guys

This winter is the trailer birthday time, I have seen the ultimate bunk boards online in the states, and I am planning to purchase some of my own from a local plastic producer. Has anyone got the hdpe bunks on their trailer?? Currently I have carpet over wood and their time is up. Super simple design with only 2 large bunks that self centre and make the trailer drive on and off super easy. Boat is fiberglass.

Thanks 

hey guys.

Got a couple cracks in my hard top that need some touching up. It’s Aly around 2-3m sheet.

Got about 5-6 little cracks starting to appear prob  the biggest is about 5cm long and smallest prob 2cm.

curious if anyone can come over and help me out at all. Will pay cash or beer and also take ya out fishing too :)

im located in Baldivis  the work is on my project assassin hull that I picked up.

maybe also need some extra strengthening support fitted too. 

My numbers 0431237638 give me a buzz or a message if ya can help :)

cheers guys,

Hey guys. Looking for a bloke named

milton rear who I believe use to build assassin and Razorline boats down in Bunbury a few years back.

i have one of his pre assassin hulls before assassin where a registered name. Need some info on the hull :)

any help would be great.  

Thanks guys  

 I'm chasing recommendations for someone that can strip old anti-foul from a 5.65m glass hull and cut and polish back to a decent finish?

Or a quote from someone that can do the job?

Boat in Secret Harbour

Cherers Mike