I have decided its time to spend the money and buy a new Furuno FCV 1100. After speaking with a few people that have or sell them it looks to be the pick of the lot.

I have priced them up here in Perth and with a 1KW transducer they come it at around $5500.

I have had a look around over in the states and with the Aussie dollar so good at the moment i can get one to my front door and save around $2000.

Is it worth the risk even though the stores are repitable and come with full warranty.

My neighbour has just bought a new sounder and GPS from the states and said he has had no problems with the purchase and said he saved around a grand.

Has anyone done the same and if so who did you buy through.

Thanks

The low down on Trail Craft trailers .

We have now been dragging the trailer about the state for over 10,000km in 6 mths more than most would do in 5 years .The unit has been over dusty ,gravel,and hard top roads .and nothing has fallin of it unlike others that I have owned .Why its built simple (kiss)

Towing speed at 100kmh and it sits well.

Launching the boat to easy unhook the boat rolls off retrieving drive on all hand winch on no dramas .(beach, ramp, reef launching all good has dropped boat in 10 inches of water )I have led lights fitted and no lighting dramas such we have when globes are used on rough roads another benefit with led is when doing a night retrieve the lights beam out to 6 feet (approx)in the water making it dead easy to line up boat on the rollers

The I chassis has the right amount of flex in it to help absorb the shocks of road use and the single spring slipper arrangement works well .

being galvanized and I chassis and single spring arrangement rust is much less of a issue being water cant sit to long and is easy to clean .

For the serious off road user I would recommend a spare bearing kit and spring for you never know and should be carried any way when on long trips .

The units are priced right as well and will fit most boats .


cheers Ian

Can anyone tell me when the boat shows on? And whos going......might be able to go down together if needed. ill be going for sure one day and can take a few if interested. Cheers Chris.

heya! any of you etec boys had any problems or anything to say about ur donk. they say to get them tunnened to fully sythetic oil because it uses less and runs cleaner. why do you think they compare them to 4 strokes and not 2 strokes? they sound to good to be true." but either way i just want 1"

hi guys, does anyone know anyone that makes custom or non custom bait boards, ive had a look at whitworhs, baias but not intrested in there range.
looking for plastic or alloy.
cheers bolts

I have just spent a heap of cash and put 2 new 4 blade stainless props on my sharkcat. The props sit on 1999 130hp Saltwater series Yammies. The motors are mounted on ali pods. On the last two occasions when I have been out fishing and pulled the boat out of the water, the starboard prop has rust on it. I have changed the annodes and checked the earth wires and they all appear to conected and clean. The port prop is no drama at all. Has anyone got an idea of what or why this is happening. Any feedback would be great.

Hi guys im im the process of looking for a boat to satisfiy my needs. Looking for a centre console in the 4.5 to 5m range with good deck space. Will be fitting a 4 stroke 40 to 50hp on the back so a hull is all im chasing. Ive looked at heaps of different brands including quintrex, stessi and mako but yet to find one i like at the moment. My mate is a boat builder and im tossing up weather to get him to build one for me or try and find one. doesnt have to be new or old in fact i dont really mind as i plan on customizing it to my needs anyway. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated as theres plenty of northern destinations coming up for me in the next 12 months and need it for then. Cheers.

gidday guys just a question ,where around the rockingham area would be the best place to get resin,matting ,flowcoat etc cheers fishcrazy

Out of curiosity I thought I would ask all you long time boat owners when you decide its time to upgrade your donk!

What becomes your deciding factor assuming that the motor you currently have hasnt been causing you any greif "touch wood"

* Motor age
* Hours clocked up
* Or just to change from two to four stroke or e-tec.

And if you have had a outboard motor from new when is the best time to upgrade to get the best value for your trade in i.e maximum age and hours.

Cheers
James

Looking for someone to help with fixing some damage to my boat.

I need a new bowrail welded to the boat and the old one removed.

A new targa bar with rod holders welded to the boat.

2 new bollards welded to boat.

New canopy fitted off targa bar with front and side clears.

New paint to gunnels and front of boat along with painting of the targa bar.

If finances allow would also like to repaint cabin.

I have a budget of about $4000.

I am able to do alot of the prep work involved like removing all the fittings, sanding back, removing bow rail and ald bollards if this brings the cost down.

I am in Thornlie but if i need to go up north will do so.

HELP.

Im currently trying to set up the NMEA communication between the Furuno 585 sounder and the Navman plotter but cant quite seem to work it out. Just too many wires.

Has anyone else done this. Im trying to get it so I'm able to mark waypoints from the sounder.

Just wondering if anyones heading down to the old boat show nextweekend? Myself and a few others will be there on the sunday to get a hold of all the runout specials before everyone goes home. Cheers Chris.

Gday all.

Other than Club Marine, who else provides boat insurance and what are they like.

Thanks Jeremy.

Hey all. I am looking at getting a bream boat for the river. Looking at either a stacer 4.2 or quintrex 4.2. Just after something i can cruise around the river when the weather is foul out wide. Have a budget of around 10K. Anyone have a boat of this size set up as if i bye new will need some ideas as to how to set up. Want casting platforms and live well. Not to fussy weather its tiller or side console. Will have an electric on the front. There is a couple on the second hand market which i am looking at over the next couple of days so will see how i go.

Also anyone know anything about or if there is ABT in WA. Heard of a few comps on 2004 but not much since.

Thanks

Can anyone help to identify the model of my fibreglass Penguin 6.4 mtr boat. I have tried searching the web for penguin boats without luck . I think it is early 1980's . Who made the penguin boats and is there anyone i can talk to or somewhere i can look ? I have owned the boat for 16 years and have never known the model.
Can post a pic if that helps anyone.
Paul

gidday all if you manage to split your hull about a meter long running along a tyne totally stuffed . is it easier to get a new hull than fix ??

hi all
this is becoming a reoccuring nightmare.last month it was battery problems which with a bit of help from you guys ive fixed that problem

now ive just replaced my impellor .but when unscrewing one of the main gear box bolts i noticed its stripped out .i was hoping it was only partialy stripped but when ive gone to put all back together it only just takes up and i no if i try to tighten it properly it will conpletely strip.who ever had the leg of last must of given it a fair bit of weight even to the point that the thick stainless steal washer is now cup shaped.its not the bolt itself thats stripped but the female threaded part in the leg itself .whats the best way to fix this .im thinking a helli coil or would it be better to retap the thread and replace the original bolt with the next size up.
thanks mitch
p.s the rest of the impeller job was a piece of piss.with a few simple mechanical skills anyone can do it themselves

Found this interesting Poly boat while doing an internet search. 14.5m long makes it a big boat. UGLY BETTY might be a suitable name for it tho.

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/Boats-marine/Motorboats/auction-103238402.htm

Righto fellow fishos out there.....Andy Mac reckons my current sounder is pretty useless(and I tend to agree) so what should I upgrade to. Currently have a mono Raymarine L265 which can't read anything over 15 knots
I hear a lot of positives about the Furuno
I had a recommendation the other day to put in a Humminbird Matrix 97X Combo Unit.....has anyone got any feedback on this unit ?

Also any feedback on the pros n cons of combo units vs separate units would be appreciated.

Cheers

PeteB

hi all ,just got back from a alltime fishing camping trip [will post another threads on it after ive relaxed a bit and cleaned up all my gear
anyway the last day out there after cruising for an hour we stopped for a bait fish .20 mins later we decided to move .what the ,the battery was dead flat .hooked in both batteries and headed back to camp to remove the 3 way isolation switch thinkinking that might be the problem .well to cut a long story short bye the end of the day both batteries where dead as a maggot .and with no electronic working pull started the evenrude and headed back out there to get my arms stretched for the last time .in the morning we had to remove a battery from frizzas boat to get mine going tro head back to onslow
hooking back up one of my brand new DEAD batteries i expected it to take some charge .but no in the end i couldnt even lift the leg to get it back onto the boat trailer .all my gauges wouldnt work .and feel quite lucky to have made it back to terrafirma
has any one out there had the same problem as i live in tomprice and the closest boat shop is 6 hours away in karratha.charge squillions an hour im sure and i desperatly need it fixed as ive got a heap of mates meeting me in coralbay next month .allof whom expect to be on my boat hooking up.
any help would be greatly appreciated
the motor is a 90 horse 2 stroke evevrude .96 model .ive been all over it looking for loose wire or rub throughs on the main power leads ect
cheers mitch
p.s have got a few great pics along with frizza and pete who i reckon will be up there with photo of the month for sure also some alltime vids ,but we will probabley get around to that tomorrow

Can anyone help me with info on re powering a 6.4mtr boat with a volvo inboard. My options are to replace the inboard and leg with another one or to put outboard with a pod on the back of the boat. Has anyone gone through the exersise of converting an inboard boat using a pod extension. Does it work ok and where do i get it converted. Any help would be welcome.

After much discussion with the wife she has finally convinsed me to upgrade the Genesis 550 and move to a glass boat for her comfort (the things we do). After much looking found one that seems to suit both her wants and my needs. Chose the Haines Traveler TC200 and at 6.15m should do what I need it to.

With a 2.5m beam should have plenty of room to do whatever comes up.

Decided on the Suzi 140hp 4 stroke to push it along so it should go OK. Just waiting on the motor to be fitted to sea trial it but not anticipating any issues in that dept. Will be fitting a Furuno 585 with a 1kw transducer which should be great out deep. Still deciding on Nav gear but theres no hurry for that.

Asking for ideas for what we could name our new aluminium multihul (Twinfisher 5.2 Runabout)?

Fire away... hehe :)

Well we took the new boat out for a good run on Sunday. Headed out to the ore boats around 30-35 kms out to chase some sailfish. Wind on the way out was a little choppy and it picked up to a fresh 18 knots for the trip home. Perfect conditions to see how she handles. With 4 adults on board she punched through the chop with ease (mind you, we've fitted it with a 140hp outboard which is over the max rated 120hp). More suitable to fish 3 people comfortably though. The clears kept people in the cab nice a dry while the boat did all the rest of the work :)

hi guys lookin at gettin a new motor for my boat
had a look at the yamaha 115 ,i have now a 115 2 stroke johno at the moment,so lookin at getting a 4 stroke ,,i like the yamaha ,so any suggestions would be appreciated,,,
thanks in advanced, ray

Righto the bro in laws boat finally was reintroduced to the sea today for its first trial runs with the new Tohatsu outboard.This has been 6 months in coming so please excuse my excitment!!!
Just thought I would post up my observations on how it performed, so if anyone else is repowering their boat it may come in handy.During the 2.5 hour cruise out from ocean reef to hillarys, to mindarie and finally home we consume approx. 15 litres of fuel while running in.This model has electric trim, so once we figured how to properly operate it we found the boat got up onto its plane and handled the chop that was around today pretty bluddy good.The boat steared well while under power and held a true line with no tendencies to pull in one direction when the motor was kicked into gear.
The outboard itself was really quiet while running and didn't miss a beat.Just have to learn the correct trim positions for optimal performance from the outboard.The motor that is installed is a direct injection type that increases or decreases ythe oil flow rate according to shaft speed (hence demand on the motor).So far everything is great but will continue with updates on how it performs.Will post pics. of the new addition soon.The new motor looks the goods I reckon (or is it just that I am excited by finally getting the Quinny back on the water).

Cheers OX

Just bought a 3.7ltr bottle of Quicksilver premium plus 2 str oil from BCF in Rockingham for $21.95 which is about half price. Thought would post as there is a few bottles left if someone after a bottle

James