hey guys looking at buying a boat around the 19 feet mark I want something that can get to rotto or just behind and up north just wondering what people rather 

Hey all,

Looking to buy my first boat and i've seen a few of the mid 70's Thunderbirds around these days for a very decent price.

My concern of course is the structural & outboard integrity because a cheap boat can become a money pit instantly.

I've heard the chivers thunderbirds are a great offshore boat for all sorts of conditions even if the old ones wont be winning any beauty awards.

My question is:

Buying a fibreglass hull that old are they quality enough to be reliable still?

Secondly i'd still want to check the Hull & Outboard, can someone recommend a good priced marine tech who can do this before you buy one?

Appreciate any assistance

Hi All , just seeing if anyone has these chairs on their boat and some feedback on quality/comfort for price to put on my trailcraft 6.4 to replace stock ones which re not that comfortable/starting to tear. 

Am a big boy 6ft 6 so dont want to be squashed up. Need to get them from ex east so cant pop in to Whitworths to try beforehand. They are the Rae-Line Helmsman Deluxe Seat.

G'day I am wondering if anybody has had any experience with these outriggers www.escapin.com.au/shop/index.php. I was looking at the reelax reef outriggers but this caught my eye as it is a fair bit cheaper.

  Hi all , just a quick question im looking at bying a razerline with a 175hp V6 yamaha on here and was asking if any one has one and a round number how much fuel would you use ?and is there any problems that occur on the with them ??

 any info would be greatful thank you

                                                           jeff

This is my new boat a Chivers 190SF with a 150hp Yamaha.
Very pleased with the boat. have had it out in winds a bit over 30 knots and it handled it beautifully.
I must say when I was looking at which boat to buy CCC's write ups on his then 190 centre console certainly influenced my decicion to purchase the Chivers.
Had it 2 weeks and the first service (20 hours) is already due.

 hey guys just wondering if any one knows how to get the tilt tube out i have a johnson 110 vro and the thread broke while trying to get the steering cable nut undone i have a new tube but cant get the old one out

WHO am I ,please identify.

 Got a mate that recently bought a 28ft Sea ray, it came on a trailer but isnt rated at the weight of the boat, bout 3.5t.. he can get it worked on or buy another, both being about the same amount of money, he has rollers on the current trailer and the other has skids.... what would be better, Every larger boat I see seems to be on skids, including the trailer the storage uses to launch his boat... but Im also figuring they can put it in way deeper than us norms would with a 4wd

Opinions?? 

Troy

PS doing a trailer upgrade for my Baron sportsman.. would this be relevant too

 Hi guys,

              Just wondering if any one knows of any places around  that do boat names and other graphics for boats

Hi All,

We are heading to Exmouth a Christmas and pulling the boat up there for some fishing. My question is, any info on how much protection the boat needs for the trip. I hear road grime can sandblast the hull pretty good.

regards
Kim

Anyone have a trailer suitable for 6.5m galss boat siting round Freo and willing to hire out so I can do some major work on my trailer? Need it for about 1-2 weeks. If so, appreciate a PM.

G"Day All,

A mate of mine had his dad pass away last year and he was left a Cruise Craft with a 130hp E-Tec.Last month he was trying to winterize the thing and couldnt get the lid off the motor.The clips had stuck or something like that.Has anyone had the same kind of drama with these engines.He put it in the to hard basket until we could get more info,its sat idle for 4 mths and wouldnt think that the lid has come of for quite some time.Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers

Willo

Hi All

For those who use the Etec I-command gauges a question on the fuel configuration. Since my tank is rectangular in shape the manual recommends calibrating on a two point basis. Empty and Full.
I was just wondering has anybody with a rectangular tank used the Five point calibration, I was thinking of doing this on mine as I hope it is more accurate. I know it sounds like it should be, but the guide says 2 points should be fine for a rectangular tank and 3 & 5 point calibration is for irregular tanks.
My system has been out for the past few trip so I have Syphoned the fuel so I can Calibrate, wanted to do the 5 Point calibration but thought I would ask and see what feedback other e-tec users give.
Thanks Brad

Hi guys, I have just put in a new 27mhz radio to my quintrex and have a few questions.  There was an am/fm radio already installed so I did some adjusting and cutting to flush mount the two-way alongside of this.  Now, there was power run to the old one through a connecter in the photo and being the same brand this, now works for the new one.

What I want to know is there a double adapter for this connection that I can add and power both radios rather than climbing under the dash and swapping the connection each time?  I've done the runaround and checked auto stores, Bunnings and BCF with no luck, they seem to think it is specialised as it is waterproof/water resistant.  I do have the cable to connect the new one to the battery but am a bit useless with electrics and thought that the double adapter way would be cheaper and easier than getting an auto or marine electrician to hook this up.

Thoughts/advice welcome.

Thanks

I am looking for some parts for a friend.
Which are the best / recommended Johnson or Evinrude dealers in Perth.
thanks

Hi All,

Looking to buy a boat around the 5m mark and one that I’ve seen recently is the Coraline 525 Explorer. 

I'm looking for feedback from any owners of this boat on the way a boat handles and the way it feels on the water etc.

Thanks in advance.

 Been a while since I last posted on Fishwrecked but I have just had my floor replaced in the boat and decided to go crazy with LED lights. I don't mind getting out night fishing and thought I would improve on my lighting in my boat. I had LED lights under the gunnels already.

These are below the water line on the transom. They are that flexible LED strip stuck on a strip of aluminium covered in araldite. I have also stuck a few on the gunwhale rubber around sides as well. I have redone the port side since this photo and the tape was there to hold the flex conduit in place while the silicon was drying as I don't won't to drill in to the transom any more than I have to and silicon was the next solution. Since redoing the port side, the light strip is hard against the motor mounting plate to match the starboard side.

I bought a couple of 18Watt slim work lights for the targa bar to light up the bait board and beyond. I installed LED's under the gunnels a while ago and they're still going good apart from a few on the fritz.

I also bought a 9" light bar from Ebay for $90 and stuck it on the bow. Have to test out how good it is once the weather comes good. This is with the light bar off.

And light bar on.

The light bar on the bow draws 4 amps, the LED navigation lights draw 200 milliamps, the cabin lights draw 2.4 amps and the transom lights draw 700 milliamps. All up with the sounder, the cd player and the marine radio, the draw on the battery is 8 to 9 amps with the motor off.

 Just chasing some advice on potentially taking my boat of the trailer in the yard and resting on tyres or the like to do a trailer overhaul. Boat is a 575 cruise craft outsider, not sure if a good idea or not?

So it's the mother-in-law's birthday on Sunday, so that means lunch out with the family.  We are going to Hippo Creek at Hilarys.

To get my boating fix, I'm thinking of launching there and drive the boat to the restaurant side.  Then after lunch, meybe a squidding session just outside the marina or even herring with the kids.  So a few questions for those who knows the area well:

- Is there facility to tie up the boat next to ther restaurants?

- Is there any squid (weed bed) area just outside the marina?  I don't want to go out far due to the weather forecast

- Any tips on where to get some bread and butter herring or whiting?

Dont know how to add photos within a current post so had to start this to supply the photos for GAV475
Hope this helps.
Brad

Thinking of putting a deck wash in the geneses. It has to be an external transom mounted pick up and Im not sure what it will look like. Don't want hoses and crap hanging out the back of the boat. Does anyone have a picture of a similar set up so I can have a look before I take the plunge.

 Hey just wonderig if anyone else has gone to the trouble of getting an MMSI number for the VHF radio system?

It seems like a really good idea and i heard Rckingham Sea rescue will be monitoring it in the near future.

For those that don't know if you have a compatable radio, like the Lowrance Link 5 connected to your gps you can send out a pre progammed distress call at the touch of one button which will keep on repeating untill it's recieved and also transmit gour GPS coordinates automatically.

It's a bit of trouble but seems worth it. 

Mike

I often launch the boat myself or with my 2 kids.  Oldest is 13, so she can't drive either boat or car.  My trailer's rollers are new and so the boat rolls off as soon as the winch is released.

What I do is;

- Reverse in

- Unhook safety chain

- Climb on the boat and start up motor.  Put into forward gear

- Lean out of boat to undo winch cable

- ease up on forward RPM and the boat would roll off the trailer

- tie up at jetty close by or beach the boat if no jetty.

- Park the car

Retrieve is the exact opposite of above. And either process takes me 4 to 8 minutes, assuming no major wind / current.  

I believe this to be less time than a typical 2 blokes with the bow and stern rope, winching the boat all the way back/from the tail of the trailer type launch & retrieve.  Most of their time seems to be spent walking up and down the wet trailer/ramp, straightening the boat, and time spent winching on or off.

Now I am seeing that some ramps says "No power launch / retrieve".  And even other ramps which don't say that, I get evil looks from others.

So, how bad a sin is it really to drive on / drive off?  I just can't imagine having to winch on / off single handedly within a reasonable time!

I have a 6 inch crack on the keel line of a stacer dinghy. As a boilermaker by trade in a previous life i know this is a 30 minute job max for someone that has a ali mig or tig. (problem is I dont have access to either otherwise I would do it myself) Can some one suggest a quality repairer they have used in the past that wont play games or charge like a wounded bull for a simple repair. The dinghy is mobile and can be delivered any where in the metro area but south is prefered.

Any advice or experiences will be appreciated.

Hi all,

Heading on a trip north soon and was wondering what is the best way to run two engels in the boat whilst driving?

I have dual batteries in the boat, but would it be better to run them from the car instead of flattening the boat batteries?

I have an Anderson pug on the car, can this be used to run the fridges?

Appreciate the help!

 Hi guys

i have a fusion ma200 that I have opened for a couple of years and recently it has been playing up.  It turns on and has all the featured but doesn't produce any sound for a while and then it kicks in and out for about half an hour then comes good.

i have noticed the screen gets foggy so it has obviously gotten some moisture inside of it.  The unit is flush mounted in a runabout and only gets moisture exposure from bring outside ie not hosed or water spray like a centre console.  Has anyone else had these issues with the fusion?

 gday fellas....got a project boat on the go at the moment ( 5.5 meter penguin phantom) and im going to be puting tanks in below the deck....its only got a 1.9 meter beam and will have 90 to 100 horses on the back so will have plenty of power and not alot of drag in the water undecided on 2 or 4 stroke yet but wich ever way I go it will be either new or late model second hand so will be pretty fuel efficient.......I can easily get 100 liters under the floor, would this be a safe amount or should I aim for 150??

Plan to fish 40 to 60 meters out from woodies point ramps

Cheers for any feedback :)

Hi All,

Have read through many threads and ready to ask for more specific advice related to my particular situation.  My wife is not at all keen for me to purchase a boat, my first.  However, I am super keen to invest for all sorts of reasons and will continue to look into this.  Have a couple of boys (3 and 5) who love getting out on a boat.  I head out wide on mate's boats (dhus, baldies etc) and close (whiting, flathead etc) when I can borrow an uncle's boat (crays last season too) and have used this over the last couple of years.  I dive as well and free dive for crabs in the river, loving the whole 'hunter gatherer' thing as well as sporting aspect of it.  I'm looking forward to setting out on my own, when conditions and finances allow, and getting my own tub.

So, main points.

1. Looking for a boat between $10 - $17k, ali or glass, possibly with cuddy for shade for the boys

2. Should I go dealer or private?

3. With the little guys, not able to do all day fishing all the time - compromise? 

4. Hoping for min 4.75m max 6.5m due to driveway space.

5. Would love to take it to Rotto and depending on conditions.

Thoughts, advice, criticisms welcome.

Thanks

Hi Guys

As OR is my usual ramp I had previously heard you can get a yearly parking ticket.  I cant seem to find anything on the city of Joondalup website for it, does anyone know where I can get one from and how much?

Cheers