150 HP Mercury Outboard. Anyone have one or know where I can buy one from?

Cheers

 Hi all you mechanics. Have got a trim tilt motor from Wade. It looks similar except his sits in behind the motor where mine sits to the right hand side. I am thinking I can just change the whole mount and trim tilt. Will it work? Seems the same motor.  See Evinrude trim tilt. 

 Hi, new to boating. just picked up an old 3.7m dehavilland tinnie with a evinrude 6hp on the back.

Just wondering about the rich lean lever and where it should be at start up. Any help welcome ,and other tips also.

Cheers.

 Hi People I'm new here so excuse my posting in wrong place before. But looking for a trim tilt for an old 1978 Evinrude / Yamaha. 70HP. It's 3 wire 2 bolt style and electric motor has gotten water in. Have pulled it apart but playing up again.

Anyone mounted a capstan to the gunnel for pots, the force is going to rip that section straight through (owners or those familiar with the boat will know what I mean). Looking to beef up that section & want to know if anyone else has gone down this path?

Will post pics regardless when sorted for others

Hi all

I have scrolled through all the servicing posts here but cant find if there is a Johnson dealership that could service my 90 Hp Johnson 2 stroke ..any suggestions

Tried google and found one mob will call them tomorrow but any other info down this way be great

Cheers..:)))

Hi Guys,

I told  you in my last post I was go build a hardtop, well all done smashed it out in a couple of days

I knocked up a timber jig from pine and ply with frames shaped to match the aluminium frame to support the top so I could get the camber to match. Bought my 10 mm Corecell which is a composite foam ( rebuilt our whole boat with this product) from Kirkside Fibreglass in Ozzi Park stapled the sheets to the jig and glassed one side at a time. I would have liked to set up a infusion pump and vacuum bagged this for a real light weight product though as this is a very budget rig  on a shoe string budget it wasn't to be.

By the time I had it glassed with chop strand mat and stiitched cloth,rolled on a flow coat finish it weighed about 24 kg not to bad considering it is 2m x 2m with no bracing except for the alloy frame. 

Decided I may as well completely finish this project and made my own outriggers as well bought some reelax bases and  got hold of some rod  blanks and made the poles just have to rig them up now. So she is officially finished just have to do a gelcoat respray on the forefoot at some point, think that can wait till next winter. Now it's time to join Perth game fishing club and  get in to the fishing scene.

Does anyone know where the chassis number will be stamped on a mid 2000's Dunbier single axle trailer?

cheers

Hey All,

Doing a bit of maintenence on the boat at the moment to spruce her up a bit.

She's an old Chivers Thunderbird and the next part of doing her up is addressing the spider crazing on the gelcoat on the bottom of the hull

I could just leave it but i'm looking at possibly selling it in the coming year or so, so i'd like to have it tidier

I've researched it nearly to death and it seems the best way is to expand the cracks, clean and then fill with Gelcoat putty filler and sand back

Some say use the cone shape burr from a dremel, some say use a church key to open it up (Don't know how to get my hands on one of these)

I'm hesitant to use the dremel as i'd be upside down and wouldn't have proper control and those tools can rip through fibreglass like butter

Anyone had experience in doing similar and want to weigh in on their experience?

I think my number two battery has died.  Its is flat as a tack but i cant get a charge to go through it.  I suspect its in need of replacing.

Both batteries are cranking batteries connected through an isolating switch that can select #1; #2; both; or off.

Down the track i want to introduce a deep cell battery for my house electronics and one of those fancy switches that puts the charge straight back into the cranking battery and then switches the charge to the house battery.

If i introduce the deep cell battery now, without changing the switch, i am just limiting myself to one battery, arent i?  The deep cell battery wont be of any benefit because it wont have the cranking power to start the motor if the cranking battery fails for any reason...

I suspect i know the answer already... putting in a deep cell battery without the proper switch isnt going to give me a back up cranking solution, is it?

Hi everyone,
Would like to ask if anyone has been on a Southbound or who owns one, so I can get any feedback about them.
They look the goods in the walkaround model.
Off to Dunsborough tomorrow to have a look while I have my AMSA medical.

Thankyou

Regards
Stoinka

 Been looking at bowriders and I was chasing a trailcraft but can't find one anywhere (with a realistic price)... After looking around the missus suggested getting something bigger in maybe a quintrex, I know they are a mass produced boat but we/she & the two kids (4yo 6yo) have fallen in love with a 2006 freedom sport 610 with a 150 4st yammi... Done 57 hours fully optioned out along with trim tabs (USA brand know nothing about them... Stainless flaps) has anyone Owened this particular boat with a 150 4st... How was it in the chop and a following sea and out wide if you ventured that far? Will be used for crabbing, squidding, insore fishing, and the occasional out wide fishing and family trips to rotto...

Hey Guys

Looking for mobile marine sparky south of the river to do some work for me, I am in Forrestfield.

I am currently getting some power "leakage" through my battery isolators. After I switch off all power I seem to have some residual power coming through to some instruments. After some time the "leakage" stops and all power is isolated so a problem somewhere. Given that the setup is 13 years old, its probably time to replace with something that I can absolutely rely on. At the same time I would like to wire in a house battery to provide power to Radios, sounders, lights etc. This needs to be isolated from starting the engine and should charge up after my starting batteries are topped up. This is all a little beyond my "auto electrical 101" experience, so looking for someone to a good job.

Any recommendations or if anyone is interested can you please pm me to discuss ?

cheers

looking at upgrading my anchor winch on the Commodore Abrohlos 8000, as the one that's on there (windlass) looks to be what was originally fitted, can't actually hold the boat... Every time bow goes up she lets out rope and winds out, as if it's not designed to handle the weight of the boat... Also is painfully slow at letting rope out when trying to anchor up on spots.. I mean PAINFUL!

can anyone recommend a decent windlass that can handle a boat probably pushing 3.5 tonne loaded? Or do I bite the bullet and install a decent sized drum winch on the bow..

I do have a viper pro 1000 drum winch sitting in storage I bought for another boat but think that may be a touch small even though they say suits boats to 9m...  

I want to be able to safely anchor and fish in water up to 85m depth..

Hi everyone

I was hoping someone could give me some advice on the best method to do touch up painting on an aluminium boat 

I have only just purchased the boat

It is a white trailcraft and it has a lot of chips from sinkers ect along the side but apart from that the paint job is in pretty good condition

Any help would be appreciated 

Thanks

G'day All ,

Just wondering if anyone has had any experience in these set ups  , mostly fish within 15 ks of metro but venture north a few times a year .Stability ? ride ? Expect to get a bit wet but deckspace for a smallish boat looks useable.

Owned a 4.2 tinny before and just got rid of my old glass haines ,yep totally different  than the old boat but am considering a Profish 4.5 .

Cheers for any feedback

Andy

 I have dual batteries fitted with a colehursey isolation switch. When attaching a battery trickle charger is it necessary to disconnect the leads from the batteries or is it ok to leave them connected when charging and leave the batteries in the off position. Over to the gurus for some advice. Cheers lads.

Hello fellow fishwrecked people,just wondering if anyone has a 17inch prop to suit a 115hp Optimax. Not fussed if alloy or stainless as I just want it for a spare and an option when running a heavily laden boat.
I currently run a 20inch laser and it works great for top end speed,but a bit slow out of the hole.

Probably a subject done to death but I still have a question or two.

When you replace or repack your bearings, do you fill the whole hub with grease as well as the bearings or do you only grease the bearings ? I have been using Nulon high pressure grease, the red sticky stuff and have found that to be of good quality, it doesnt melt and seems to cope with the water OK. Any other suggestions as to a good grease ?

cheers

 I'm looking at replacing my pressed Mako Dory 460 (plate sides, but you know what I mean) with a plate dinghy.

Chasing a sealed floor mainly, for peace of mind flotation wise.

Question is this, 

There's a few plate designs getting around now with pronounced reverse chines. They look very nice indeed and look as though they would offer excellent stability, and combined with a reasonable deadrise at the stern, would be a good ride in a bit of slop.

I don't know if I'm over analyzing this, but would the reverse chines make the hull ride harder than without the chines? 

It seems to me that on a good impact, the hull would come to a quicker stop once the chine line is met, rather than pushing through and using the bouyancy of the hull to halt the downward force.

Like I said, am I nit picking here?

There's a bit of conflicting opinion on this on various sites. Just hoping someone here could add a bit of real life to my theorizing.

Cheers, Craig.

 G'day All , looking at a new rig and a nice one has popped up , don't have any experience with optis, has a 2007 90 hp optimax with @200 hours pushing a 5.5 quintrex sprint .

have read a few reviews and fuel consumption looks good on paper but would preciate any info from someone who has an opti ?

cheers Andy 

hello all can you guys point me to wreckers that deal with Volvo penta. I'm after a exhaust manifold for a 250a. 

 I'm looking for a recommendation for a mechanic to change a gimbal bearing on my Volvo Penta Duo Prop leg who knows what their doing (and hopefuly won't make me mortgage my house to pay for it). I live in the Armadale area so would prefer to find someone sor, but highly recommended is more important. I searched but couldn't find recent or relevent results. 

Thanks

Andrew

Hi all,

Still researching my (hopefully soon) boat purchase. I have been looking at a few boats with a 60 Merc 4 stroke fitted, one I really like is 2012, another is a 2003. Other than the age and hours run, are there any major differences between the two year models ? Have done a bit of hunting around and cant find much out.

Thanks in advance for your replies,

Cheers

Dane

 hi all looking at a 625  cruisecraft any info would be good I have had 660 assassin hardtop which was an awesome boat   only thing is fuel tank size on 625 is only 230 L  not that big  for long trips

Can anyone recomend a provider that I can get to do a pre purchase condition report on a boat I have an offer on?

Am looking at using All Boats as the outboard is a Suzuki so has anyone used them and happy with the assessment? Am also open to other reccomendations others have used.

 hey guys just wanted to send a bit of a shout out to everyone who helped me in the decision making process of buying my first boat

i know i was swaying up between fibreglass/ali, half cab/CC/walkaround , budgets and all!

i ended up choosing a fibreglass hull with the full walk around capabilities

its a 2000 hull with a 2006 mercury 175HP 2 stroke engine

a special mention to Mike and Rob who helped a lot in choosing this boat (i know its a bit bigger then what you were recomending Rob! haha) 

iv taken it out twice now and goes extremelly well in the chop and swell!

all your feeback was great and i know im going to have 100 more questions moving forward! iv already learnt so much about boating in the last month

again thank you all for your help! now to land those dream fish!

hey guys just baught a trophy 2002 and the bimini has never been taken down so its completelly seized up

i want the bimini to go down so i can put the cover on it but the only way it gets down atm is if we unscrew it off which is a total pain in the ass

iv used anti-seize coupled with a hamer and still cant get the thing to fold down!

has anyone had this issue before? maybe theres a way i can soak it to clean up the metal poles?

help would be appreciated thanks :) 

 Hello boys the old aq120 finally threw a valve after 38 years. I have come to the conclusion to rip out the inboard/leg and go a full width transom hull extension. My question to you all is what plus and minus will it have on performance.

 Hi all,

Just after some advice with a new tinnie rig i am setting up.

Boat is a 3.6m Bluefin Rascal, motor is 15hp 2 stroke yamaha. I have decided on these to keep the weight down as this rig will be beach launched almost every day in cray season and up north on trips as well. I will be towing this setup behind my suzuki jimny and as said launching at beach and also ramps. 

I am getting the trailer custom made to match the suzuki jimny it will go behind. So that it will run in the same tracks as the vehicle. I have towed a wide trailer behind my narrow 4wd and it was not ideal. As space is also a luxury with small setups i was thinking of running the same size wheels as the car so i would only need one spare.

Does anybody know beach launch a tinnie with 15" trailer wheels?

Thanks