Hey guys

Been a fair while off here but Ive got a boating/engine query for those more experienced than I.

Ive got a 4.8m glass center console that was new in early 2012.  The original run in the river over in SE Queensland was great with good revs and went like a scalded cat. Engine is a 2011 90 etec.

Fast forward to now and Ive got some RPM loss in the order of 400-500 rpm. Have been chasing my tail with spark plugs, fuel lines, throttle cable adjustments, carbon cleaning, VST filters etc but wondering just how much RPM I would actually lose with the bottom of the hull being fairly dirty and having a few scratches and such on it.  The wobble rollers have a heap of road grime on them and thats now on the hull. A couple of gelcoat chips and a few scratches as well. A Lowrance side scan transducer, and TM150 transducer hang off the back also. Ive heard over time that gelcoat becomes porous and will hold water? It probably does need a clean, sand and wax and some new rollers to stop the dirt going straight back onto it.   In saying all this, the motor sat for a long time during the arrival of a young family and has less than 300 hours on it.  Quite possibly it has gummed up/carboned up from little use and not much time spent having it running at WOT.

Have been onto a few mechanics in perth and back locally and not many can seem to put a finger on anything mechanically wrong. So my question here is can the fouling and increased surface area on the old gelcoat on the hull be causing this sort of thing?

 Hi guys I have a suzuki 30hp currently on our 4.2m Busta and want to put a side console on it with steering and side controls rather than the tiller steer. As I have never done or know that much on whats invoved in regards to converting the outboard ,any help about what i need to get and advice would be great.If anyone has done the samething any ideas about were to get the gear would be great.

Cheers 

Update- I have wired as per suggested in diagram  andhave  attached pics 

i haven’t started the boat yet just  turned the  gnition on to get power 

I can only get power to port from port  battery and starboard from starboard battery  and only get power to both motors if isolator is on 1&2 and both batteries are still on 

Just to confirm wired like this I should be able to start from either  or both batteries ?  

 Hi all im looking at some mods like fitting a radio,deck wash and repairs to my fuel guage . I live North of Perth can anyone recommend a shop or call out person?

just bought an assassin Hull 660, so curious if anyone has a motor woth low hours they want to part with I’d be happy to have a look 

hey guys. Bought a custom plate hull seems to be an assassin type so looking for a 175-200hp four stroke.

Been tossing up over the the usual ones ie Yamaha, Suzuki and Honda but have read good reviews about  Merc and the new Evinrude g2 also.  

 Hey guys thought id post here if anyone is looking to sell their boat soon.

Any of the above boats for sale? Im currently looking at investing in a swiftcraft viking if anyone has info on these?

Im 6'5 so im not sure if the runabut style of the viking would be the best choice for me.

Cheers! 

Hey guys,

cut a bloody wire in my cabin. Traced it back and lols like it connects to the engine and I think it’s the switch panel connection but I can’t work out what it went to. When I re wires the cabin it labeled it as 12v main and I thought it was just tapped off the battery,fmlllll but lucky enough worked out where it’s going and what it’s  called but just trying to work out if it’s necessady to have. 

Attached a a pic of it also and it’s the wire with the screw driver touching it.

any help would be great.

Hey guys,

cut a bloody wire in my cabin. Traced it back and lols like it connects to the engine and I think it’s the switch panel connection but I can’t work out what it went to. When I re wires the cabin it labeled it as 12v main and I thought it was just tapped off the battery,fmlllll but lucky enough worked out where it’s going and what it’s  called but just trying to work out if it’s necessady to have. 

Attached a a pic of it also and it’s the wire with the screw driver touching it.

any help would be great.

Hi all
ignore post - problem sorted - thumbs up

 Hi, I am trying to locate James Collins who may be able to help me with some info about his grandfather who was a boat builder or any other info about anyone involed with estuary marine when they were building bonito boats. Specifically what may have happened to the moulds. I beleive James grandfather may have built boats in rockingham or James himself is from that area. Any info would be appreciated and if you dont want to post publicly you can pm me. Cheers Wayne.

I was frankly disgusted when retrieving my boat at the Leeuwin boat ramp a couple of days ago to find the taps that allow boat wash down have been shut off. Considering the charges for parking over 4 hours have increased by over 30% over the last year (to $16) - what justification has the council got for these changes?

Facilities here are already poor when comparing to other ramp that service the ocean - what do the council do with all the revenue they get from this place? (I know, general revenue but they do need to run this facility).

I'm writing to the council, perhaps if they get enough complaints....

hey fishwreckers just after some info on ocean hull boats built out of wa

i believe in Mandurah area, not around anymore and can’t find anything online about them.

look like a decent boat.  I’m just interested in any opions on them. Build/ride quality 

 hey guys im chasing a CC phantom if you now anyone selling one?

Thanks! 

 Hi guys

Although I believe you are supposed to have a licence to operate VHF, I understand that most people dont.

The reason I ask ist that the new VHF radios with built in GPS ask for an MMSI (Maritime Mobile Service Identity) number to be entered in the unit but this number can only be allocated if you have the licence. So...does this mean you cant use the GPS distress function without the applicable licence and MMSI?

Hi Guys, I want to replace this filter myself, never done one before. Is it as simple as unscrewing old one and screwing in new one? Any tips?

hello fellow fisherman i have a evinrude 25hp 1977 i am having problems sheering keys on the flywheel is it a torque issue if so what is the pressure meant to be???


Hi all, just wanting to know if anyone has a 4stoke engine and has experienced prop chatter?(engine hours 38 and 19 months old,with standard alloy prop)
i was flushing my engine,and decided to just put it gear still on 700 rpm and i could hear a rattling noise coming from lower leg area near prop.so increased rev to 800-900 rpm and the noise disapeared!.so i went down to my dealer showed them the video and straight away they said most likey prop chatter.they said take the prop off and run it. if you hear NO noise then it is definitely prop chatter.so i did this and they were right, prop off running NO noise.so last time i took the boat out i don't remember hearing anything like this with engine in water.on Monday i will contact dealer and let them know the out come,so i guess the question to them will be-Will prop chatter cause any damage to my gearbox?
any feed back or experiences most welcome

cheers
kuz

 Hi Guys 

 Has any one here had any experience with the stick on decking like sea deck or deck armour as im looking at replacing the carpet in the back of my carribean 35 to some thing i can hose out after fishing .Just trying to see if its going to look like sh#t in a couple of years or going last .

Thanks

 Gday guys,have a dt75 which isnt charging the battery.Had a play with it this afternoon and is showing 15vac at magneto but nothing further down the line.Thinking maybe rectifier is stuffed or broken wire. Is there anyway of checking rectifier or does anyone kow where i can get hold  of a wiring diagram. Ithink its a 93 or 94 model by the plate

Cheers Graeme

 Hey guys just wondering if anyone knows if this would be ok 2 use on my boat to track fuel use. I had a navman fuel 2100 on it when I bought the boat but the LCD display is stuffed so it's either buy one of these or get a fuel sender fitted to internal tank.

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/3-LCD-Digital-Fuel-Oil-Flow-Meter-Flowmeter-With-13mm-Gasoline-Gear-Flow-Sensor-/263986357648?nav=SEARCH

 Hi all

I am hoping for some advice and direction as to why my honda 130 outboard cuts out while im idling.

thanks

Has anyone had any experience dealing with Midaway Marine, good or bad, looking at maybe setting up a heavy duty 5M CC plate ally for trips up north, beach launching ect. and Fish Hunter and Sea Jay seem worth a look, has anyone ridden in either of these or had any experience.

Cheers.

Hi Guys, Just after some advice on what silicone I should use on my boat trailer, I will be using it to seal where wire goes into lights.

 G/Day

Just wondering if there were any Glaziers on here that could cut and fit a small glass panel on the side of a 7mtr leisure cat.

Called Leisure cat and can only order the full side window $$$.

Can take the boat to Myree.Live in the Nothern suburbs and wasnt keen on towing it there.

Thought i would try here first.

Thanks

Darren

Chasing someone to recover a couple seats on the boat, preferrably in the morley / malaga way, wondering if anyone has any recommendations of people they have used? Hoping to get a couple seats recovered this week.

Cheers

Bodie

 Got a 4.75 stacer center console i bought a few years ago with no outboard and towed it from karratha to denmark. Thinking about buying a second hand 60 and getting it installed when im south at Easter. Anyone know whos good to source from / install in Albany as i dont want to tow it far?

Cheers,

Adam

 So i just got the boat back from having thermostats and a turbo hose replaced. First trip out sitting on 4000rpm for about 3 minutes and the motor revs out and have lost foward and reverse. Stopped the boat restarted and no foward or reverse.

Motor is a 2006 l4 175hp verado with 600 hours. Bought the boat late last year and have not had much luck with overheating and now this. 

Any one had this before. I pulled the prop off and started motor, put in gear and can turn the prop shaft by hand. Is there anything else i can check. Googled but nothing i can find.

Cheers