Anybody come across a good deal on offshore flare kits of late 

 i paid 2 different auto electicians to wire lights and cars brake controller. $1500 in total but light didnt work and a second set of led lights. in desperation i tried led head light resistors and problem solved. pitty the profesionals arent too cleaver

 fumes coming from breather and spillage while filling. I cut the hose, inserted one way valve so air only flows into tank as fuel use and problem fixed. thouged they would have done better job from new as it was a commercial charter fishing boat .

 So I have pulled the floor up on my leeder and I've noticed there is plenty of space to make use of. I'll make a hatch up front but I am thinking of adding a self flooding/draining kill tank. Got plenty of room for a decent size one. Questions are, is it useful or would I be better off building un under floor esky out of appropriate materials, if I do run a tank do I just need to run a a single fill/drain line from the transom to tank with a screw in bung on the inside of the tank or do I need to run a top and bottom line. Also is there any small fabricators with some spare time to whip one up for me? I've splurged and bought all the composite board as well as some two part expansion foam so I've got some sticky itchy work ahead over the break.

 Hi guys anyone know of someone nor to have a look at a problematic tilt trim, keep blowing fuses, I believe this is a problem I inherited when I bought the boat as its has an aftermarket inline fuse in the power line would only rarely blow a fuse but now just blows a fuse when I press the button, any help greatly appreciated

 Hey guys, wondering if I could get some advice.

had all my bearings redone/ replaced at last service approx 7 months ago.

have got bearing buddies, so every couple of weeks I usually have a look, and if there is no movement of the plate I will put 1-2 pumps of grease through the grease gun.

went to do that today and noted the following.

one of the caps full of grease, once cleaned noted the grease nipple has come off, floating in all the grease, can't reattach, looks like thread may have busted. 
wondering if any way to fix, or if needs full replacement?

any suggestions as whether would be ok to drive to the workshop? Or best to keep immobile?

any advice greatly appreciated!!!

goat.

 Hi All,

Bought the lil 4.5m tinny that Johnny looked at the other day. Turns out the  watersnake goes forward n reverse n not sideways. So going to upgrade to an i-pilot, can anyone recommend a good one, where to get at a decent price etc? Definitely want spot lock etc. I've been told definitely to stay away from auto deploy models as the motor often cooks / seals perish etc and a bitch to get fixed.

Cheers,

Hey guys

Might be a bit of a longshot but I'm trying to buy my first boat this weekend. Tidy looking Voyager LTD. My mate who was supposed to come with me has had something come up and can no longer mate it. Super short notice but anyone on here keen to check it out for me, happy to shout cartons or throw cash your way? Or recommend a mechanic etc who can come have a look on a Saturday?
Boat is located in Mandurah.

Cheers 

hey guys.

despite the incoming ban, i am looking at potntially upgrading the boat to a carribean 2300, and will be wanting dual engines as spending more and more time remote and a long way off shore.

its been a while since i have been looking at engines and unfortunately missed the boat show as came down with the rona :/

was wondering what peoples current opinions are on best options/

my current rig has the 200hp merc and have been pretty happy, but if looking at the upgraded 350hp hull, then merc dont do a counter rotating so would end up heaps more expensive.

yamaha

look good, but havent had them before.  this helm master thing looks interesting.

just wondering if anyone has any opnions, good or bad, or any other suggestions/ cost isnt too much of a factor as as far as im concerned the negnes need to be reliable or its just not fun any more, esp as the kids will be coming out more now.

anyway, thanks heaps for any advice!

Hi, looking for recomendations to have the gunwale rubber replaced on 6m boat. Am in Mandurah so SOR would be prefarable.

Thanks

Hi all just servicing the boat and find the steering cable sized in the tilt tube. Got it out and now need to clean the tube out and don’t have a reaming tool. Made a flexible reamer a few years ago but since moving house seems to have gone missing. Don’t have any flexible cable to make another one quickly so though I’d ask if anyone had one I could grab for an hour.
Cheers Brad

 Anyone here the owner or know the owner of the one at boat city?

 Hi

Can anyone recommend a Stainless Steel weilder to do repairs to a relatively small crack in my Targa pipework. Ideally north of the reiver - tried a couple of stainless steel fabricators but job to small and not intrested.

appreciate any help

thanks

 Hi all

I've got a Searay with a Mercruiser Bravo 3 leg. A while back I had an alarm go off because the power steering pump reservoir was empty. That's been filled up and the problem went away but the alarm has started going off again. The reservoir is filled to the correct level so I can't figure out why it's going off. If there was an airlock then why did it stop for quite a while? I can get my mechanic to look at it but thought I'd see if there was a simple fix first.

 I have to change my rollers but I am getting conflicting information.  I have a Dunbier trailer which has ribbed grey rollers [they have gone tacky]

I am wondering if the smooth rollers are better for a Glass boat than ribbed, and are red rollers better than blue, a couple of suppliers say smooth while others say ribbed.  Just wondering which are better.

Thanks in advance

DD

 hey guys im currently looking at a 2006 johnson 200hp 4 stroke  low hours really nice looking outboard , i cant seem to find much info on them just wondering if any one had owned one and what their exprience is with them ? im pretty sure the are just a suzuki with white decals as in owned a 2004 johnson 140hp 4 stroke befor and it was an outstanding motor im sure these will be just the same . also does any know what the 200hp compressions should be sitting at as ive ive only had a 140 that all cyinders sat around the 180psi mark is 200hp ment to sit around the 210psi mark all with in 10% of each other ?

thanks for all your help guys 

 One of my twin Suzy 70's has an intermittent issue and I am hoping someone can point me i- and the agents - in the right direction.

Today the motor started and ran well initially - freo to Rotto including the the odd drift when the motor was off. After a couple of drifts the motor refused to even turn over - sugesting no power or faulty neutral switch. So lifted the motor out of the water and started the limp back on one motor. After about 30 mins tried the motor again and this time it turned over, started and ran at 4000rpm for about 30 seconds before cutting out and once again not even turning over. This happened again after another 30 mins. After about 90 mins tried it again. All good running at 4000rpm loops off the sailing club for 15 mins.

Much the same happened  the previous trip. Took it to the Suzuki agents who changed the fuel pressure valve and tested it in a tank without error. Clearly this did not adress the real issue. Internittent issues can be difficult so no issue with the agents.

Any ideas as to what may be causing these symptons?

 Hi guys, i have a plate ali boat and want to fit a bilge pump in it. Would anyone have any tips or share how they have fixed a bilge  pump to their ali hulls? I do see the that bilge strainer that clips off the pump has mounting screw holes underneath it but that would be to fix to glass and obviously don't wanna screw into my hull.

Pretty sure I'm gonna have to make up a bracket of some kind to keep it up upright and secure at the back of my boat. Be interesting to hear what has worked for fellow members.

Cheers

 Fishos

I have a Yamaha 200 wih the older command link square guages and I want to get the engine information on my Simrad NNS12. Ive read a few forums and seems to be alot of opinions as to what is needed to get the information to the Simrad. Has anyone done this with this engine / sounder configuration. Is it as simple as getting a Yamaha to Simrad interface cabel and connecting it from the hub to the sounder? 

Anyone who knows this kinda stuff I would be interested to pick your brain

Cheers

Hi Folks, I'm in the process of finalising the purchase a new 8 M Sailfish cat. I am considering the option of purchasing either a Canyon Master (open cockpit layout) or an S8 (bi fold doors between the cock pit area and the cabin). The CM is 300mm longer in the hull than the S8. Other than the obvious openness of the Canyon Master, some advice has been offered that the bi fold doors bulkhead assembly creates some restriction to viewing the sonar and chart plotters while fishing in the cockpit. And can be a bit claustrophobic in hot summer climates. Given the boat will spend the bulk of its time in Exmouth, having a close able cabin to shelter from cold and inclement southern type weather is not really an issue. Also, lockable cabin security is not an issue as the boat will be on my jetty whilst being used and in a lockable garage when not being used. I know there are a number of Sailfish boats regularly in Exmouth and a number in the Bunbury/South West from U tube videos. Have any members faced this similar situation? I believe that either option will deliver a great outcome, but I'd welcome any advice on the pros and cons of each particular option before making a commitment. With Thanks

 Gday legends, mates boat was stolen in Dunsborough last night. 
6.2 seafarer vagabond, rego AZ307, give Pat a call if you see it please. 0409 136 675

 I would like to buy a Suzuki 15 hp outboard short shaft with electric start and power tilt and trim but my enquires to dealers have all said that power tilt and trim is not available on the 15 hp short shaft.

However on Suzuki Australia website it lists the DF15ATH as having power tilt and trim as an option. So before I go back to the dealers can any one tell me if it is available on the short shaft?

A number of portable models are now available with a power tilt system that provides smooth tilting of the outboard. The system offers greater convenience and improved easier operation.

Available on DF20AT, DF9.9BT, DF20ATH and DF15ATH.

We are taking the boat over to DHI in a couple of weeks and are camping at the main campground.

Am after some info on the anchorage out the front of the campground  as we plan to stern to from beach or swing from anchor  close enough so we can wade out.

6.5 glass boat with plenty chain sarca anchor and spare danforth with chain as well.

cheers
 

andrew

 Hi Guys and girls 

As the title says ,any experience or thoughts with blackdog cats .

After seeing some videos on youtube they are out in some lumpy seas.

Good to see a boat in some rough stuff .

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDa0yYObD7U

Cheers

Wayne

 Does anyone own or has anyone been in a Cavalier mk 2? They're basically a smaller version of the reef runner, but I'm unsure how much smaller. They're listed as 6.22m overall, but I would like to get a better idea of the bunk and deck space. Cheers

Looking into doing a new 7m Ali, centre console build. Have got a few quotes from smaller builder. Wanting some input from you blokes of preferred builder and layout tips. Jumping up from a soft top 6m centre console. Just want a bit more waterline length and sleeping room.

Wanting to find out any info about above boat ! 

 looking at getting a new trailer built for my 6.2 m glass boat ........... any reccomendations in the perth southwest area ?

any good or bad experiences with boat insurers, or just shop around for best price?

i've noticed some insurers do not insure verge parking and others do, which is important for me and might narrow down the options a bit.

 I have an older Johson 30Hp outboard that I need to fit a voltage regulato/rectifier to so that it can charge a battery to run the bilge pump, sounder etc.

The engine does have a charging coil fitted But instead of just 2 yellow wires coming out of it like on the Yamaha engines this one has 3 wires, 2x yellow and a yellow/blue wire.

Anyone here know which wires go where , I am assuming that the 2x yellow wires are for the AC current But the yellow/blue wire has me stumped.