Does anyone know where i can source some boat carpet that is wider than 2m ? My boat is 2.3m wide and i dont really want a join ( which begs the question why it only comes in 2m wide )

Thanks 

Paul

Hi Guys,

Pretty sure i got some braid wrapped around the prop (Optimax 175) while out yesterday......just after some advice regarding removing the prop to check.

Watched a couple videos....from that looks like I need a 1 1/16'' socket, then use a block of wood tostop prop moving while remove the large nut holding prop onto shaft/spline. then pull prop off (and washes??). Then clean spline/shaft, and remove any fishing line. re-grease.....was recommending a lithium based grease like Mercurys 2-4c grease. Re-assemble and tighten the nut back up . Looks like may need a torque wrench to set the correct torque.

Am I missing anything? Can anything thing go wrong?? Anything to look out for....or is this something to take to a shop??

cheers for any advice

 Hi guys,

Does anyone know of a place that sells service kits for outboards ? my local Yamaha dealer said no one has service kits and couldn't even quote me on the various parts required.

Im wanting to service my motor myself so a kit would be handy.

Thanks in advance

Stu. 

 G’day, 

My new outboard is almost due for its 1st service (20hrs) I’m just wondering if I have to take it back to the dealer that supplied and fitted it, or can I take it to my usual marine mechanic? 

Cheers 

 I have a single new (30hr) Suzuki DF70A.

The multi function gauge gear indicator only shows if the motor is in neutral,

when I go into foward or reverse the box displaying the gear just goes blank.

The catalogue pictures clearly show FNR indicators in the display.

What do others' displays show? Is something in the standard side-mount control box

 or the wiring loom not connected?

tia

PB

 Im considering upgrading so I keen to know what fishwrecked peeps think about $$ I might get for my boat. Not many of these are for sale online and it is hard to gauge the right price. 

Details:

2006 Stacer Nomad 469. 50hp Mercury 2 Stroke engine, recently serviced, approx 190 hrs.

Dual Batteries. One in good condition. One brand new

Forward raised casting deck

Under floor storage: under floor fuel tank (70l), underfloor flotation.

Lowrance HDS 7 touch with 50/200 & structure scan transducers.

Trailerable canvas cover (brand new).

New trailer lights/wiring. New trailer tyres.

Pumped live well. Bilge pump.

Tacho currently not working but will be replaced 

Any opinions and thoughts on applicable price band welcome

Recently bought a boat which has a 250 Verado on it - a bit like E-Tec's it seems you either love or hate them - having been a Honda and Yamaha person prior I had one foot in the hate them camp -after being out for a few runs on the boat and a few days at rotto over easter I am starting to like it - scrolling through the smart craft screen though to view different gauges though - not so much!

I have read up a little on the verado forums and especially the do's and donts!, So couple of questions

1) what sort of RPM do you run at? - at 3800-4000 I am getting 23-25 knots - which is fast enough for me
2) what are you paying for a service?
3) anyone recommendations for a mobile mechanic?

cheers

 Gday all,

I thought I would throw up a few pics of a recent refit I did on my 5.0m 1982 Quintrex centre console... The boat has been in the family since about 1988, and has gone through a few changes over those years. The centre console is out of a Banana boat, the bow rails were cut off years back and replaced with lower ones, the outboard is a 1999 Yamaha 90hp 2 stroke.... this Reno involved an interior re-spray, re-wire, new floor and carpet, new ice box, and a new cutting board...

In 2 weeks time we are off to Exmouth once again to explore the bottom of the gulf....

 urgently in need of a trailer stone guard who stockes them or what have you done to protect your boat as i will be traveling  to nsw via exy darwin and nth qld and rocks dont really get along with fibreglass and boat has a fair size flare

Hey fellow wreckers,

I'm looking at buying a boat, not knowing very much i thought i'd throw it to you lads and see what you think. Here's what i know about it:

The Boat:

- 6.2m 2005 Noble Super Vee centre cab

- some cosmetic damage as shown in pics; cracks in perspex shield, bent support where the canopy joins the cab, paint job pretty rough

- hull seems ok, doesn't appear to have any cracks in it.

- carpet is stuffed and needs replacing

- has kill tank and live bait (not plumbed in)

- VHF & Radio

The Motor:

- 200 hp Yammy on the ass with 214 hrs.

- hasnt been run up in over 12 months

- will need a service done on it ASAP

- needs 2 new batteries

- little to no fuel sitting in the tank since last use

Extras:

- VHF and radio with speakers

- deck wash

- electric windlass

- I was told the whole boat has been rewired

- plotter/gps i think a furuno

- boat cover

The Bad:

- Trailer needs replacing, can't even get it to the boat ramp to go for a sea trial. which means i'm up for the cost of a new trailer (approx. $7000 delivered)

- i've been told that the reason they replaced the old motor was because it ended up wrapping itself around the anchor line and semi submerged the boat one day.

- Carpet needs replacing

- an electrical issue with the auto bilge pump

- she's pretty dirty, not nice to look at but will clean up nicely once i spend a bit of time on it.

- motor and boat have been sitting in a dusty shed for over 12 months

- i'm going to have to hire a crane to get it on the new trailer. would like to hear ideas of how to get it on the new one without the crane?

Asking price of $30,000 firm. is this a fair price for this boat? do i have room to bargain and how much?

It is in a remote location with not much buying interest. 6-7 hours drive to get it to where i live.

 Hi everyone

Every boat Ive ever owned has had a side mount control box for the outboard motor. Apart from Centre Console boats, does anyone have a Top Mount on a runabout/cabin style boat?

Reason I ask is that I am looking to change up my helm seat and the side mount is sort of in the way. Having never used top mount I just want to get some feedback as to whether you lose a level of control by going top mount.

The obvious benefit of side mount is that the control sits at a comfortable level near your elbow, but the down side is that it can be hit by your seat when swiveled or indeed your arm. 

The top mount obviously wont be in the way of seats and elbows...but is it too far forward to give accurate and comfortable throtle adjustment?

Hey All

just wondering what all you guys use for lighting on your boat for night fishing.

we haev to square led worklights for the deck but wanted to know what you guys have for the front?

Thanks in advance  

I recently purchased a 67L plastic tank to use as an under-floor fuel storage (see photo), the problem is when the boat is on the trailer it sits at an angle which seems to reduce the capacity of the tank when filling to about 50L. To try and fix this I want to spin the tank around and have the filling point at its highest but in order to make sure I can use all the fuel I need to have the internal tank pick up hose to draw from the lowest point in the tank. To achieve this I need to make the internal tank pickup hosing longer. When looking at the hose I noticed it seemed to be just black pvc ribbed 10mm hosing. My question is, Is this hosing ok for this purpose? and if so where can I get some more of it? The tank is easily accessible and the hosing can be monitored over time if required.

 Hey all

I need to replace a 800mm section of my trailer does anyone have a piece I can buy or know where i can get a piece of galvanized   tubing 76x48 by a metre long cheers 

 Can anyone recommend a signs place NOR that does good boat names and wraps, with some creative ability. I don't want something quite off the shelf.

Hi guys just purchased our first boat 5m fibreglass. Considering getting a Minn kota or Jarvis walker spotlock/virtual anchor. Is anyone using one of these ? Chasing some advice before investing. Cheers in advance.

 hello

iv just bought a penguin phantom with a centre console conversion

it has a 90hp yammy 2stroke

porblem is that i am not getting maximum operating revs out of it. it slowley gets to 25kn and peaks out at 4100rpm

the prop it has is a 13 1/4 - 17 stainless prop (im pretty sure that is just the factory recommended prop)

should get to 5.5k based on the yamaha web page

before i go spending money on props is there anything i should be checking first? motor sounds great and is not missing so isnt fuel related i think

i would also like to know if anyone who has had a penguin phantom how it went, top speed etc

cheers

travis

Hi All - been a while since I've posted. I'm trying to help a mate who has a Warrior 620SF.. "Shamwari" is her name.

He's having a heap of issues getting a quality read with his sounder - 10 inch Furuno.. and just can't seem to get it sorted.. to the extent of having the Furuno Tech's involved and taking the boat for a run with them in it. The outcome wasn't what he wanted to hear as the tech's feel there is a constant flow of airated water that is effecting the Furuno's performance (295) with the read from the transducer.

He has the transom mount tranny 525 ST 600w AND has also purchased  the p61 thru hull tranny as well to try and get this sorted. He's asked me to post on Fishwrecked in the hope of resolving the matter as he's just about exhausted options at this stage.

He's owned the boat for a good coupla years now with no intention of selling as he's just had fitted a new Yammie 200 4 stroke in the last year.  Just wondering if anyone else has suffered similar issues and what you have done to resolve it. If you can help him out he/ we would really appreciate it.

Thanks Fishwreckers

 Hello.

I'm chasing the depth and width of the seal "channel" on rectangular aluminium scuppers, and am hoping someone on the forum can help.  I need to buy replacement seals but forgot to take measurements on my boat before leaving for Perth.

I'm looking to buy replacement rubber seals from Clark Rubber.  I know "service" kits are available, but i don't see the foam seals doing a proper job of keeping the water out for very long.

Cheers.

Tom

 Hi all

Just purchased live bait pump to install in my haines.  I already have 2 bungs the upper I will use for the inlet with a strainer my question is the original hole is 22mm I need to ream it out to 26mm.  Do I have to coat the inside of the hole with a sealer.  I'm using sikaflex around each flange nut but do I seal between the nuts with something to prevent rot.

 Hey guys I am looking at buying my first boat and am after some advice. My price range is around the 6-7k mark am hoping for something I can fish offshore with and do the odd rotto trip with. Is there anything in particluar I should be looking at ? Also how many hours is a lot for an outoard? I’m currently looking at a 19ft guardian with a 140hp 2001 Mercury outboard. Any advice would be great 

cheers 

Tim

So i have a deep cycle battery powering my house electrics and a cranking battery to start the motor.  I can charge either depending on the setting of the colhersy switch.

Both batterys are house in the rear storage area at the back of the cockpit.

All the house electrics, excluding the pumps, are located on or near the dash.  They include nav lights, three radios (am/fm, 27mg, vhf), 12v accessory plug and sounder / plotter combo.

I think i need a heavier cable running from my house battery forward to the buzz boards under the dash.  I have the voltage displayed on the sounder plotter and it drops quite drasticly when i transmit on vhf if i am not running the charge from the motor through the house batteey at the time.

Will heavier cables between the battery and the dash reduce the voltage drop?  The distance is about 3.5 m i suppose.

Hello all,

New to boating, and wanted to ask this question about going to and from Rotto from Hillarys Marina.

From what I have seen people tend to come out of hillarys and head south along the coast to the Trigg / Scarborough sentinal and then head out , rather than just heading straight across from Hillarys.

This also seems the same coming back home. Is there a particular reason for this?

I'm using a 5.5 Savage.

Cheers!

 Hi Guys been a while since I posted but just wanted to get some ideas. I’m looking at making this a full hardtop with sliding windows in the 2 sides. At the moment it full hardtop until the angled piece which is vinyl. So I’m thinking of bringing the windscreen up on a higher angle and bringing the sheet out to meet it with 50-100 mm overhang all the way around. Does anyone have any better ideas or maybe pictures of hardtop builds.

thanks.

 might interest some people on here, came across it on youtube. goes to pt 8 wich was posted 5 days ago by the looks of it.

i like watching this wa classic being built

it raises questions for me, are they still getting built new? does anyone know this bloke?

www.youtube.com/watch

  So the Father in law has finished his boat refeurb after a few months of getting it, he bought a second hand Marriner 175 2 stroke but is unhappy with it.

so he is looking at getting a brand spanking evinrude e-tec g2 150 or 225.

anyone got any info on what they are like or used them before

Thanks In Advance

 Looking for some advice I currently use Mercury premium plus synthetic blend on my 91 marriner outboard, I wanted to try this xd100 everyone keeps telling me about. Am I ok just to wait to my tank gets low and top it up with the xd100? Is it ok to use on my outboard? Cheers. 

 Hi guys

About to start a Lone Star winch install and wanting to see your installs

My anchor well is deep and wide and I have options of where I can install , thinking of having it low enough so that the drum sits below the upper edge of front deck , any suggestions why this is not a good idea

Also curious as to whether there is a better way of running cables through the panel other than just simple rubber grommets

**** Its in ****

Well most of it , the winch and switch panel are done , now just got to mount the solenoid and run the cables , bought the Lonestar wiring kit so basically just run cables and connect to the terminals

That is the GX2 model there , reckon I have room to mount a spare

Cheers Katman

Can anyone in Perth, Karratha or Geraldton recommend a good marine mechanic with experience servicing Volvo penta 8.1 gi-ff engine and DP-E outdrives. Looking for annual service to be done and want it to be looked at by an experienced mechanic who has worked with these before. Thanks in advance.

hi guys

ive got a 115 Johnson outboard that won’t start

I’ve tried to start it couple of days ago after 6 months of sitting there but won’t start.

ive charged the batteries and changed the sparks plug but won’t turn over.

all so won’t go into gear.

cheers