Picture is not of my console but wont the finish has anybody got any recommendations on what material to use. Poly carb, perspex ,hdpe boat lives in the pilbara so it is exposed to the sun.

Can anyone help with pictures or measurements for mounting a 1kw through hull tranny ss175hw.

Hi, I'm looking for someone in the Mandurah area who can do some gel coat repairs and apply anti foul to my boat. The boat is and older model 19ft Haines Hunter. Any suggestion? Cheers

 Just purchased a new old boat with 5l injected MerCruiser, looking for recommendations for quality mobile marine mechanic in the Mandurah area, cheers.

A mate recently bought a quinnie with the above older unit installed and has asked me what Nav card to install.....as a sworn Furuno man I have no idea as am totally unfamiliar with Lowrance units ....can someone please answer the question, he operates as far north as Exmouth and south to the Cape  

 Hope this works

Did mine at 500mm high. Making the text just under required hieght by 5mm

These decals really only work on larger vessels. 

Any way without trying to make this into an add. For the people who were interested in getting these

I can do them for $55 for a pair. Fonts can be varied. Im based nor. High quality 7 year cast vinyl

Ps Did this on my phone have no idea how to make it uprite.  

I'm tired of climbing into the bilge to connect my charger to my batteries so have bought a panel charger to install in the dash.

I have a BEP VSR connected to an isolator switch (Off, 1, 2, 1&2). Can I connect my panel charger to my isolator switch/VSR so that I can individually charge each battery by flicking the isolator switch to the battery I want charged?

I've tried connecting a charger to my bus in the dash but I don't think it could carry enough current to charge the battery.

 I'm setting up my boat for night fishing and have been running a temperary Led light strip under the Targa. It is working well and I'm now running permanant wiring inside the stainless and back to the dash switches. I'm running a spare conductor for future head light/s but not sure how I want to go with head lights.

I'm thinking Led light bar/s up top of the Targa and I'm going to build a custom shade/s from stainless sheetmetal onto the mounts which will be shaped to exactly shade out the bow to stop lighting up the bow and ruining night vision.

I've driven the boat a few times at night and it is a bit daunting with cray pots and steal post sticking out without lights on them. Trying to stick a powerful head torch out the over the windscreen sux!

I'm not sure whether to go for a single light bar with spots and floods or two singles which might be better as they can be tilted slightly outwards possibly giving slightly more side vision.

These are the items I'm looking at and favouring the single at the moment..

www.elinz.com.au/buy/cosmoblaze-27-120w-cree-led-light-bar-driving-sing/CBSR120BLK

www.elinz.com.au/buy/2x-18w-4-inch-cree-led-work-light-bar-driving-floo/L4INCHx2

Any opinions or pitfalls to watch out for that I have missed?

Morning !

My reef anchor doesn't fit in the anchor storage compartment at the front of my Swifty. I'm guessing this means the anchor is either to big, or the storage compartment wasn't designed great (its nice and wide wide, but not very deep). I have to keep my plough anchor and reef anchor in the cabin. The plough isnt a big deal as it fit's pretty nicely, but I hate having the reef anchor prongs rolling around on the cabin cushions. 

I have a bow spirit and a cleat so I figure it would be best to keep the anchor stored on the bow - that way it is ready for easy deployment. But I can't figure out the best way to secure it.

If I wrap the chain around the cleat it will bang on the fglass and the anchor compartment hatch would need to be open. 

I thought about using an eye and hook turnbuckle to secure the anchor to the cleat, but I just worry about it coming loose OR I thought I could just use rope and untie / attach the anchor hain when I wanted to deploy.

Just wanted to see if anyone does this successfully or if I am barking up the wrong tree. Maybe a new, smaller or folding reef anchor would be the best option.

Hope that makes sense. Thanks !

Hi, Can anyone provide any information on this 2000 model 575F with on board flotation.

Unsure of how many litres it takes on at rest and if the cut out in the stern can be sealed and the OBF disregarded ?

Brewster

I need to get one of the zippers on the clears replaced. This section can be removed from the boat, making things easier, anyone have any recommendations?

 Good morning all.

My project boat (ie very slow rebuild) is moving along and im doing my research on transducers. Based on comments from JohnF Im leaning towards a B744 transducer in a high speed fairing block to give the best reading at speed. This kind of transducer will require me to use bunks on the trailer rather than rollers (just one more thing I need to change). But, Im wondering if by having this type of transducer will mean that I wont be able to tie up to a beach mooring at Rotto for fear of the transducer getting grounded.

Any thoughts?

I was thinking of running BP Ultimate for my next big trips (Montes & Kimberley) to see if the higher octane fuel gives better fuel economy giving me a longer range.

I have a 2015 Suzuki 200hp Lean Burn, which from my understanding has knock sensors allowing the motor to run leaner. I was thinking that these motors will probably adjust better for the higher octane fuel and give better efficiency.

Even say 5% better would be great, would mean 1 or 2 jerry cans less I need to carry for the same range. Financially it wouldn't be worth it but for these trips having a longer range for the same weight/load would be a massive advantage.

A lot of people get an extra 30-50km per tank in their car running BP Ultimate why wouldn't an outboard be the same?

Any experience with this?

 iv noticed a few photos of boats over east with these

 www.ebay.com.au/itm/Round-Boat-Rego-Stickers-150mm-Port-Starboard-Registration-Vinyl-Decal-Set-/251638188604

i have a fairly old boat and think it would look a bit nicer, what do people think of them?

www.thecaptain.tv/articles/triplehhaineshunterformula233/

i happen to be a sign writter and make these easily for myself, so i was wondering if it was allowed in wa under this format?

i know the text will have to be  certain hight.

sorry for the links, havent figgured out how to post links as a photo...

 Hi guys I have a 6 meter voyager

looking to get an inbuilt fuel tank supplied and fitted any advice or recommendations where to get it sorted 

Cheers willow

 Does anyone know where i can get 4 stainless steel 316 grade spindles from to replace old ones on keel rollers on my trailer i live in warnbro cheers

 Howdy all

I need some advice from trailer gurus, if the spindle shaft on my wobble rollers is 20mm what size wobble roller should i have on, 20mm 22mm or 24mm I didn't realise there was so many different sized ones.

cheers

Dakka

 Hello

I have started sanding back and filling coroded areas on my boat.

I would like paint the whole boat now. I don't want to spray it as it's not worth the time and effort to do so. I want to do it with a foam roller and a tipping brush. (Good enough for me)

Just want to know if anyone can recommend a paint that will be suitable for this. Cost is not an issue. 

Thanks 

 I've been mucking around trying to make a small oil pump work when changing my leg oil because I didn't have the correct fitting to screw into the drain plug which is 3/8".

I didn't realise that Mercury make a pump kit that screws directly onto the mercury SAE90 32oz bottle and it has the 3/8" fitting and a metric 8mm x 1.25 threaded adapter all include which will fit any outboard.

I bought it at aquasports marine at full retail for $20.... Bargain

If you want one the Mercury Part number is: 91-8M0072135

 Hi there,

I'm after some feedback on these "smart tabs" whitch seems to get pretty good reviews and it could improve the ride of my savage osprey 525 whitch have a nouse up  attitude.

They seams to do well and they really affordable but my question is...how to retract them on a following sea?? Anyone out there fitted them on a savage osprey?

Thanks

 Hi guys

Just wanted some confirmation on if my outboard is sitting at the right height before I sikaflex it up. I do have 1 hole worth of adjustment up if required and 2 holes down. Currently the cav plate is more or less flush with the bottom of the hull.

Thank you

 Hey Everyone,

Im upgrading some of the electronics in my boat. I have also been trying to tidy up some the wiring. In doing so i want to move my NMEA backbone. The info i am looking for, does anyone know where to buy off the shelf NMEA 2000 cables in Perth? I need a few short ones 0.5m and 1m length! TIA

Mark

 Hey Guys after a few opinions . I've just purchased a 3.95 Bermuda flat bottom punt with an 05, 30hp mercury tiller steer. I'm in the process of pimping it out and after a couple of trips have come to the conclusion that tillers suck , mainly cause my back ain't the best anymore. So I've priced the conversion kits etc and all up it's going to cost around $1200, which is up there a bit and i don't think I'd get my money back if i sold it? but hey that's boats. Now I've found a 30hp 2 banger yammie 06 model with all the remote steering attached and can get it and installed for  $1600 after trading the merc . What way would you guys go or do you have any other suggestions?  Boat will be used predominantly for crabs, netting, breaming and camping trips.

Hi everyone

Hoping someone can help with an issue I have on my fibreglass boat.
Did some small (screwhole) repairs in the transom and everything has gone fine with gelcoat but having trouble with the final finish.
I have wet sanded progressively down to 2000 grit but when polishing the finish looks dull and doesn't match the surrounding (untouched) gloss finish.
Unfortunately hull is black and shows the imperfections really well.
Any ideas?
I am thinking I need more aggressive polish to cut out the dull (sanded) area and then a nice wax to finish but hoping for others ideas.

Thanks in advance
Danyul

 Hello All

Got a quick question regarding a leaking 480 quintrex coast runner. It started all of a sudden one day got back to the ramp and around 20liters came out didnt think to much about it untill the next trip out and the same happened.

So i started to try and find the problems ripped up the floor and started filling with water to see if any water was visable on the outside of the hull... Nothing....

Noticed there are some spots where paint has started to bubble and the bungs dont leak.

Its got me stumped. Any suggestions?????

Cheers Josh

 Hey

So I bought my first fibreglass boat, and it has a bung which appears to be made from brass. The first owner left it in the canals in Mandurah for a couple of years, so I figure it is for more long term in water use than the standard plastic bung. 

When I got the boat home I got a spanner out and opened it up, and a bunch of dark old looking water came out. It doesn't smell like fuel, but just looks stagnant. 

How do you clean out under the sealed deck when the only inspection port is tiny, and looks at the fuel tank? Is there some kind of detergent to fill up with? 

Also is it worthwhile putting anti seize on the bung? 

Cheers in advance 

 I have a 580 Formosa Tomahawk centre cab and I'd really like a custom rack on top stretching nearly the full length of the boat for carrying swags and sleeping on etc.

Is there a company that could build something like I described ?

When I'm away for a week or more I just don't have that room I need.

any help appreciated.

HI

I hope someone on here has the knowledge of just how much fuel capacity a 1995/6 710 LEEDER has?

is it 160L or 180L or more?

hope you can help. thanks

 Howdy all, im looking at setting up my trailer with either a boat latch or a boat catch system. The boats a 23 ft caribbean and weighs around 2 tonne i would imagine. I would like to hear from anyone who has either of these systems amd how they rate them.

Or if there are any other alternatives on the market now i would be interested in those too :)

Tight lines.

I have an intermittent fault on a Suzuki 70 which has done about 150 hours in just over a year. Its been looked at by two marine mechanics after letting me down and today the same issue happened for the third time.

The following scenario is consistent with all three failures:

A longish run (around an hour) out to a fishing spot. Boat anchored and motor turned off for an hour or more. When trying to restart the motor it behaves as thought the shift lever is not in neutral and therefore no power. Repeated jostling of the shift lever does eventually get it the system to know its in neutral and the motor starts BUT soon cuts out as if there is fuel starvation. It will start repeatedly and run for 5 or so seconds before cutting out.

Both mechanics have been sceptical that the shift lever neutral issue is related to the engine stalling but the same thing has happened three times. I have had the boat out a number of times between these failures with no issue at all.

The motor starts and runs without issue from cold the following day.

Any ideas?