Have a mate in the SW that's from Canada, loves his fishing & looking to get back into boating. Only catch is he is looking at a 'wife' appropriate boat to keep her sweet & pursue the dream!

He is looking at a Tahoe, not only am I not a fan of bowriders but I have been in one of these tubs before & hated it not to mention it's mechanical issues. He is in great need of a mobile mechanic if anyone knows of one or site sponsor I have missed for Mandurah area I believe this Saturday. Mercruiser I/B I believe, I have already stuck the wind up him about them & would hate to see him purchase a lemon.

Also if any mechanically minded members are free, you would be repatriated of course for your assistance that would be great.

TIA

hi all have a new toy etec with digital guages

I'm asking for help from someone in the know how best to go about calibrating the fuel tank to the guages

I have the manual but just need some first hand knowledge

thanks  

 Just having a few issues with mine just after a little info from other contender owners

 Left Ocean Reef this morning heading north of Rotto, not much happening so was moving further north when my 200 optimax started making some strange noises. Decided discretion was the better part and turned for home from about 20 miles out. Unfortunately I only made it in another 5 or so. Noise continued but I had a sudden loss of power and the engine died with a bit of a cloud of smoke. All that ended in a nice tow from Whitfords Sea Rescue Group, thanks heaps for that.

Looks like a bearing/s on the compressor failed making all the noise, then it seized causing the belt to spin around the seized pulley which heated that up to the point there is melted bits of belt everywhere and it broke.

Not lookling forward to this little repair bill. This was definately not my first choice for a motor but this has been pretty much bullet proof for near on 800 hours. This is the first real issue and unfortunately resulted in a tow.

Does anyone have any idea what a compressor costs to replace on a 200 opti, hopefully I havent done any more damage than that.

Mick

 Hi guys,

 Just had a braking system put in the car  and its only activating the trailers brakes when in reverse also does the same with a mates car  what could be the problem

 Getting a 5.6 centre console made just tied up between what outboard to get in the 150 class Yamaha, Mercury or Suzuki? I'm leaning towards a Suzuki at the moment. ???

 I installed a no feed back helm on my boat today, can't wait to get out and give it a try and see the difference they are supposed to be good so let's hope it is 

 Morning guys 

Looking for advice and info from skippers running large electric motors 80lb + .. looking at putting a motorguide or minn kota 115lb gps model on my 7.5m ali boat . Any issues with warranty claims or after sales service ? Getting info in australia on the motorguides is hard but at $1000 cheaper they are looking attractive . Any info or help would be great thanks  

hi guys. Being new to this I'll firstly say gday.

Does anyone know of a good Honda marine centre in Perth?

Also any one have experience with bf225s?

o2 sensor problems?

Feed back appreciated.  

I can't find any information, and its looking unlilkely.

Are redarc brake controllers compatible with hydrastar units?

I wanted the redarc, for the remote head etc but it doesn't look like they are compatible?

Anyone have any experience with these?

Thanks

Hi Guys,

i have a Johnson 4 stroke (suzuki dt90) which failed me yesterday.

we were 20nm off hillarys yesterday, went to start the engine, everything lights up but no ignition, not even a click.

all batteries have full charge, all fuses (external to outboard) ok. im 90% certain its an issue with the key barrel/kill switch. we ripped the whole thing apart trying everything to diagnose but no luck. (not that easy with sea sickness kicking in)

anyway called whitfords sea rescue and got picked up for the long tow home. legends

has anyone else had similar problems? im going to try more diagnostics today and if i cant get it sorted call a marine mechanic/electrician.

does anyone have any marine mechanics/sparkys that they recommend. i want to get the outboard service at the same time

regards

Nick
 

hey all

l have a issue that's developed with my 60 merc and i hope some one may have a suggestion on a fix .the outboard starts easy as every time hot or cold idles sweet and excelerates fine BUT after running WOT for a few minutes the revs die off to approx 2400 rpm .if I stop and let it idle for a while it will come good

Hi all looking at painting a worn out deck in the new toy , ali deck the old paint is worn out. Have been looking at Weatherfast non slip ? any suggestions to help avoid the pitfalls. thanks

hi all just wanting to know what a complete new install would be worth to change out from cable to hydraulic on a   6 metre Ali with a 150 etec on board 

thanks 

 Just wondering what people fill there trailer chassis with? I'm building an Offroad boat trailer & tried googling fish oil etc nothing but vitamins show up haha 

many other suggestions out there? Someone said to use old engine oil but I would hate for it to leak into the water!

cheers

 Hey guys,

I recently joined fish wrecked, I'm a fisho from south west WA with an 88 model baron sportsman with a yammy four banger. I'm thinking about doing some custom work to the back of the boat, already taken the back seats out so just looking for ideas for a neat finish with storage etc underneath the bait board. I have read some forums where blokes have refurbished their barons so would like to see some pics of the inside fit out if anyone is keen to share.

cheers, 

rhys 

I have just had some work fixed on my hull and keel, when I was winching my boat back up this morning on trailer 

l noticed that the keel rollers were not rolling when winching up.  Are they supposed to take most of the weight or is that the job of wobble rollers.  I have replaced all 4 spindles on the keel rollers because they were not rolling before ,I think this is why I had some damage, they are turning fine with boat off but when winching back on thy do not roll any thoughts please is it only adjustment of rollers if so which ones , wobble or keel thanks

 Howdy all

can I have people's thoughts and don't say get a 4 stroke because that's a while away.

I can spend all day on water fishing moving around to spots turning motor off boat starts all the time

but I find if I keep motor on and drift after about 30mins or so motor will cut out and then it will take a while to get it going again, can anyone enlighten me as to why this happens if worst comes to worst I won't drift and have motor going but I think i should  be able too, I have a 1990 90 hP v4 2 stroke evinrude any thoughts would be appreciated. Cheers Darryl 

 Hi just wondering if anyone has the electric drum brakes on their trailers or everyone running elec/ hydraulic brakes go to up grade an looking which way to go , like to know what systems people r running an cost , boat  tandem 2.4 tons , thanks guys

Hi, I'm getting a 3.7m tinnie next weekend. We've got a 3 litre magna with towbar that we'll be using to tow it. I'm wondering how it will be launching and retrieving on various boat ramps. Has anyone used a 2wd, front wheel drive car for launching a small boat? We've got a 20hp 4 stroke so weight of boat and engine should be around 130kgs plus trailer.

I'm thinking that retrieving could maybe be a bit hairy if the ramp's wet or mossy, etc. I was thinking of using a strap to pull the trailer out so that the car didn't have to go too far down the ramp, then I should be able to support the weight of the front of the trailer while the car does the pulling work. Just a thought...

Any advice?

Cheers

 Hi there looking at getting a new wellcraft centre console and knitting it out with the new G2 from Evinrude. I've always had 4 strokes but the reviews on the new G2 look impressive. Anyone out there own one or have mates that own one ? Are they happy with the product ?? 

HI all
Getting to old to keep pulling anchors as the back and other joints are hurting.
Was thinking now is the time to spoil with a winch.
I have a Trailcraft 5.4.
So question - what type and then what anchor.
Was thinking a sarca is it will sit under the bow sprit but would appreciate opinions.
I searched but couldn't get a specific answer as to what will be the best for this particular craft.
Looking forward to some input.
Cheers
Neels

EDIT: Also what $$ damage am I looking for - but still might be cheaper than Physio/Drs etc bills for the back and bloody tennis elbow!!

 Hi,

I am thinking of replacing my old engine (2 stroke 30hp Johnson with electric start and forward controls) with a new engine (probably 2 stroke of 30-40hp with electric start and forward controls).

Have done a reasonable amount of googling, but am finding it hard to get a ballpark on price for a replacement engine with forward controls and fitted by mechanic (unless I submit enquiry forms).

Any recommendations and ballpark costs for what I am after?

After drooling over Matts Stabi 2750 video, its inspired me to get my water management sorted out.

Im going to run fresh or salt water through a changeover valve, into the deckwash pump and then onto a manifold with manual valves for Deckwash, killtank, livey tank, shower etc.

Im trying to source the right valves, and connection system that will handle the rigours of a fishing boat, but be compact enough for the transom setup I have.

Anyone had experience doing this before? Got any suggestions?

 I've just had a new deck wash put in, when I turn it on it makes the radio turn off. Any ideas on how to stop this.

Also when I start the boat motor the furuno 585 turns off.

 I guess I shouldn't be surprised but I felt really let down today when I found out that the BG range of trailers from Fremantle trailers are imported from China. Well, pretty much all of the trailer is fully imported apart from the hubs and bearings apparently.

Does this automatically mean that the galvanizing will be of a poor quality?

So my boat's  canopy - all the vinyl, the steel framework and clears are all falling apart.  They have done a good job over the years.

Without getting a quote yet, I am guessing that to replace the lot would be upward of $1500.  Unfortunately I rather not spend that money now.

So, has anyone had any experience with those cheaper bimini kits?  Like the ones below?  If so, how many years have you had it and was it stored outside with it open to protect the boat? 

www.oceansouth.com/index.php/tops/bimini-tops/4bowbimini-detail

www.kaiserboating.com.au/bimini-top/kaiser-premium-4-bow-1-9m-2-1m-light-grey-bimini-top/

As far as I can tell - they are both very similar in built quality - ie. Polyester Canvas, 25mm Aluminium tubes, Nylon & stainless fittings.  I also understand that they should be folded up for high speed towing.

Sometime in the future i am going to convert from cable / rod steering to hydraulic steering (if its not cost prohibitive).  If i win lotto it could be this year, but more likely next year.

When i have looked in the past at off the shelf hydraulic kits, its become apparent that i dont have enough clearance between the tilt pivot point and the deck to install an off the shelf product.  I just have a flat aft deck without any outboard "well" or recess.

I run a 75hp honda on a plate ali goldstar.

Has anyone had a similiar issue and how did you overcome it?

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