Guys, can anyone help me here. I am struggling to find out what the max rated weight/ HP is for my 16 ft Pacemaker. It has an old Johnson 140 2 stroke on at the moment which is fine but I am going to re power after the summer when I finish the CC conversion. I would like to know the basic stats and a bit of build information if anybody knows or can tell me where to look as I have googled it a fair bit and all I really get is car extractors and heart pacemakers.... As I look around at the different boats there are for sale, many of them claim to be very different lengths, I bought mine under the impression it was a 17'6 which I never thought to question but when I took it home and started planning my build I put the tape down it, it measures 16 foot. Are there as many different lengths of hull or are these people just guessing and / or measuring the motor as well? I was under the impression there was an 18ft and a 21ft only....

Hey all,

Just after some advice regarding location of trim tabs.

Ideally, it's best to mount the tabs as far from the engine as possible to give the most L/R lean control.

But the outer strakes on my hull extend all the way to the transom, and is right in the middle of what I'd reckon to be  the best location for the tabs.

I'd reckon this must have some sort of effect on the flow under the tabs, possibly affecting performance ?

The tabs are 12" wide, so I've put some tape in 4 different locations to show you what I'm on about - see below.

Option 1 is probably too far out, making the tabs vulnerable to damage when out of the water.

Option 2. Without any strakes, this would be the best spot, but on my hull there'd be a strake right in the guts of each tabs.

Option 3 is probably the best compromise.

Option 4 is nice & clear, but way inside where you'd normally want them to be.

If anyone's had some experience installing the tabs in a case like mine it'd be great to get some feedback / advice.

Thanks,

Dizz.

 Hi Guys,

I Just bought a second hand 50hp E-tec and rekon I should get it serviced before I start putting it through its paces so I know where it is at, I am looking for recomendations of mechanics who can service it and get the computer printout so I can have some idea of the history of what it has done.

Any advice would be great, this it the first boat, hopefully not the last!

Josh

 Hi Guys,

I Just purchased a second hand 50hp Etec and the lower engine covers are cracked, some with missing bits of plastic,

Wondering about a couple of things:

1: What outboard wreckers are there in wa? I know of Ace in Belmont, and there is one in rockingham, are there any other wreckers?

2: We tried to get the bits in from the US but the shop said they were to big to ship, has anybody had this problem, and found a way around it? ( they were about $300 each from the US, instead of $1250 each from my local evinrude dealer)

3: What is the deal with the oil? I read that there are two types of oil, one which is supposed to be better, but it doesnt use as much good oil as regular oil?

4: lastly, as I do not know the full condition of the insides of the outboard I thought it would be a good idea to get it serviced by a professional, so I can get the computer printout, does anybody know of any good, in terms of service and price, places which would service it?

Cheers,

Josh

As I mentioned in another post I am going to do a centre console conversion on a recently purchased Pacemaker. It came with an eagle something sounder which I have no intention of using and I was wanting to get everyones/ anyones oppinion on what GPS/ Sounder to get.. Now I have done the search option to death before anyone replys with that... It is a 17ft ish fiberglass and I will have to transom mount the transducer as the floor is solid. I mainly fish upto 50-70 meters  but usualy only 20-30 metres looking for dive locations around Rotto. I would also like it to be capable of showing me the sambos on the containers if I went that far out. My plan was to go the HDS10 and just have the 1 screen dash mounted in the console but after searching around I get the impression thers is better options like a HDS 5 or 7 and then runing a Furuno 620 or 585 along side. I don't know if it would be necesary to have a 1kw tranny over a 600kw for what I need but then again I see there is mixed arguments on that too.... also are you able to run the two units from the same transducer?

So Mandurah Boat show is on in 2 weeks and i was hoping to go there and buy my shiny new toys hopefully cheaper for cash.... I have about 3000 in mind, do you think that is a fair amount for the set up (GPS/ plotter, sounder, transducer and chart card) or should I be spending more bearing in mind I have a lot more to spend money on before the conversion is complete and eventualy bolting on a new motor...

Well I ended up selling my Ramco as my mate who owned half never used it and as i work away so much I could not justify spending the money to buy him out so we sold it... I sold it on the Monday and after 4-5 days of being misrable I decided I had to get another boat even if it was just a cheap old one.... I had a look at a few and I ended up getting a great little Pacemaker for what I considered not a lot of money and it has a new trailer and the motor is old but runs like a new one.... I bought it with the intention of doing a centre console conversion simmilar to one I read about on bluewaterfreediversofwa  http://www.bluewaterfreediversofwa.com/files/bluewaterboatrebuild.htm.  I am fairly sure many will of read this before.

So I will keep a photo diary of the build and try to show my build in simmilar stages. I would be greatfull of any advice from guys who have attempted this before and/or links to web pages that show other similar conversions. I have been looking at T-tops and they don't seem to be cheap! I was thinking about making one with stainless tube but after buying the pipe and hiring the gear to bend the tubing, hiring or buying a notcher, tig welder and argon, canvas top..... it will be almost worth just buying a ready made ally one. I have seen one on ebay Witness T-top, does anyone have any experience with this brand??? http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/WITNESS-Premuim-Boat-CENTRE-CONSOLE-T-TOP-Bimini-Cover-/330540041947?pt=AU_Boat_Parts_Accessories&hash=item4cf5b8c6db there are a few others from the US but I would rather get one localy if there is a company that makes or supplies them?

I will have heaps more quetions as i go but that is a start for now....

Ok guys, I managed to talk my sister and her bf into going halves with me in a boat.

Found what we thought was a bargain, a 2009 Polycraft Warrior 5.3m Front Runner with a 2006 115hp Suzuki 4stroke (~140hrs per tacho) on a 2009 dunbier trailer. Drove down to Bunbury, checked it out. Two things that caught my eye was a quite large chip missing from the cavitation plate (bigger than a 50 cent piece) and the motor was not directly bolted to the transom, was bolted to an adapter which was bolted to the transom (looks like to suit a longer shaft motor).

Anyway, negotiated a good price subject to a test spin and test spin went well (other than wet). Unfortuantely due to the conditions, me not knowing the recommended rev range and the GPS being set to km/h I didnt notice at the time that it appears to be substantially under propped. (First trip out it was doing ~6200rpm at WOT for ~28knts, max should be 6,000rpm).

Now just had a call from the mobile mechanic who is doing a service on it and who thinks it has seriously hit some reef. The skeg is slightly bent and on closer inspection can see evidence of repair/welding and the propellor shaft is bent $$. Looks like the previous owner has repaired the skeg and stuck on a replacement prop (the wrong size).

Ohwell, welcome to boat ownership I suppose. Time to Bust Out Another Thousand.

Any ideas who can replace the propellor shaft? Mechanic reckons All Boats is the go being the Suzuki dealer.

Aaron

Have just put a 150efi on my  6m f/g c/c.

Like to know what prop other users are running.

The prop I have is s/s 19p.Max revs 5200.I know  I should be getting up to 5600.

Also like to know what fuel usage you are getting. Atm I'm using over 2litres/pnm. My 98 carb 130hp Johnno only used 1.5 p/nm.

I've talked already talked to Just props but would like to hear from owner/users of this motor.Especially in regards to fuel.

Any info greatly appreciated.

Regards Wrighty

<p>Hi everyone,</p><p>Hope someone can advise me what could be wrong with my 150hp johnson 1993 2 stroke. Starts fine at home, runs ok until warm and then starts overoiling out thru the prop. Yes it is a VRO and no I dont want to disconnect it. Any help would be appreciated. Ta</p>

After cleaning the boat on saturday, noticed that there is a loose earth wire which has detached from somewhere. Any idea's of where it should earth to as i cant see where it was once connected to? I guess i just go out and buy/make a new one?

cheers

 Heres a question guys. I'm banging my noggin against a wall about this.

I have a Mercruiser 350 Mag MPI Horizon (2002 model) with a Bravo 3 leg. I am running smartcraft instruments (systems monitor & systems link gauges)

I have just put a new Computer (ECM) on the engine.

Now the trim display wont work. The leg trims in and out fine, but i have no response on the systems monitor or link gauge, even after I calibrate the trim.

Any ideas ?

Could it be that the new computer hasnt been programmed for smartcraft trim, even though I gave the serial/model numbers off the old one to match a new one to it ?

Or am i missing something else completely ?

FYI, i have switched between the two computers on the water and the trim display works fine with the old ECM ?

cheers

Kev

Our team of 4 swimmers is looking for a 6m boat with a skipper who knows how to use GPS coordinates and is keen on being part of next year's Rotto swim on Sat 25 Feb. We tried this year and missed the cutoff by minutes as we drifted way off course  .... can anyone help us achieve our goal? 

Hi Guys.

Is Woodmans Point ramp still a bad spot for theft????

Are week days this time of the year fairly high risk???

What about Point Peron,or a better place to be able to come back to a vehicle and trailer as it was left???

Thanks

Andrew

hey guys mate of mine just fitting a new 585 to his boat with transom mount tranny   we went out today for a fish using this sounder for 1st time   only thing i couldnt work out how 2 do with it was put the temp on main screen    does any1 know how i can get it to come on main sounder screen i only managed to get it 2 show was i turn it to nav2  but it then doesnt show the sounder screen  any help will be great thanx

Hoping to get some info on outboard maintenance.

I have a 70HP Yammie 2 stroke and besides the flush out via the engine muffs and wash down with loads of fresh water after every use is there anything else I could be doing?

Any info would be great........

Im in the process of fitting a drum winch to my boat and was wondering if you have trouble with the rope bunching up in the middle of the drum and how to avoid it?

Im making up a fairlead/bow roller setup for mine, to suit a claw anchor, and am thinking that if I use grooved rollers its going to direct the rope only to the middle of the drum and bunch up?

cheers for any info/pics!

Hi All...have a tinny we are going to clean up with Alibrite this weekend...whilst googling it came across this bloke who apparently used it on his glass hull with good results..

Alibrite is a etching type acid cleaner ...I would've thought it be a no go on glass...anyway curious ...has anyone here guinea pigged their old glass hull with it...

 " Ali Brite
My local fiberglass boat repair guy mentioned that he uses Ali brite to clean slight discoloration on fiberglass boats. I asked my wife to get some and it says it is an Ali steel cleaner with poison written in big letters. Is this right for cleaning fiberglass. Has anyone out there heard of this, apparently you spray it on leave for 10 minutes and wash it off with water.


Oh well no replies so I tried it this weekend. Sprayed Ali Brite on left it for 10 minutes hosed it off and any yellow staining vanished with no scrubbing plus left the surface gleaming white "

Hey everyone,

I have a slight issue with my engine, it's old but still runs fine most of the time, I have an alarm going off in the remote, it's a rapid short tone.

In the manual it says it a oil flow problem, but have spoken to one mechanic and he says it could be a number of problems, i.e air or water in the fuel even the remote could be sending dodgy signals.

Last time i was out it cut out on my while going along but started again fine and kept going.

Was wondering if anyone has had this engine with a similar problem or have heard of the problem.

Any help would be fantastic..fix it and i will take you out fishing.

Cheers

James

G'day, have a decent 2nd prop. But the diameter of the shaft is too big for the prop'.

Can I just drill the bearing, in the propeller, with a drill press only needs about 2mm?

Seems to be brass.

Anyone have a better idea?

Hey guys,

I've got a 13ft forward control dinghy, and when i fish with another person, it gets very cramped. I've put in an artificial floor which is about 20-30cm above the aliminimum floor, but not sure how to capitalise on this space.

Any ideas like compartments under the floor, in the big horizontal seats etc etc.

Cheers Ben

Hi all, I have just aquired another boat with a second hand 406 in it.  It should be registered to the previous owner so am wondering what the deal is to change all particulars with the EPIRB mob.

Thank you

Chris

I bought a cheap runnabout(1980's dehavilland 15ft with a 1999 25hp 4stroke merc) back in july and have slowly gone about getting bits together to get to how i want it to be. Anyway i wandered into a garage sale the other day and they had a 54lb Watersnake for sale for $100 so i grabbed it. It's just the basic model with the clamps. Does anyone have any advice on how to mount it in the rear of my boat? I have put it on and out of the way from the main engine but when i tryed it out i span around in circles!

Hi guys,

After some advice.

Looking at buying a house with a sloping concrete driveway with an incline of about 30 degrees.

Would want to park boat on this driveway ( fibreglass cabin boat between 5 - 5.5m on trailer).

Does anyone have any experience/advice regarding this ?

Will it be safe, would I need some sort of blocks under the wheels, or is it not advisable.

Thanks for any advice

Joycey.

Hi there, just wondering if any one has had a problem with Yamaha speedo gauge. Mine is fairly new and isnt giving the correct speed, it is slower because my plotter is accurate, there for i cant get an accurate trip distance. Has anyone had a similar problem with any type of newish outboard and is it easyly fixed or more of a problem.

Cheers

Hoping someone can help me out here!

I have a Seastar Teleflex 5345 hydraulic steering ram. It was weeping fluid, so I bought and fitted a new seal kit.

I re-mounted the ram to the boat, and have run into some issues when bleeding it.

Have followed the instructions and done the following

-open filler at the helm, pour in fluid, turn steering wheel fully clockwise till ram extended fully on starboard side,

 -cracked starboard bleed nipple, let air out whilst turning helm anticlockwise till you just get clear fluid

It then says you need to do the same on the other side, ie start turning anticlockwise, until the ram is extended fully on port side, however no matter how many times I turn the wheel, anticlockwise, the ram doesnt move.

I thought perhaps it still had air in there, so tried to move the motors manually, and they are seized in position (they were not before I bled the other side of the ram).

Hopefully I have just done something stupid, like connect the two hydraulic lines the wrong way around, which is possible as they are almost the same length and were not labelled. However, I figured if that were the case, I'd not be able to crank the wheel anticlockwise anymore (but I can turn anticlock, I cant crank clockwise anymore, which is correct as ram is extended to the starboard side).

Someone please help! Want to get her back on the water asap!

Thanks

Dan

I have a 2001 4.7m trailcraft with 70hp 2 stroke Yamaha outboard which i believe is underinsured at the moment. I'm basing this purely by just having a look around at others for sale at the moment tho. I called my insurance company and they said they need a written valuation for me to increase the insurance value of my boat. Now where do i go to get a valuation? And how much does it cost?

Oh and this is the boat... how much you reckon its replacement value is??

cheers

will be doing some prop testing tomorrow

what the normal way to swap them when at the ramp ?

would be a pain to put it on the trailer each time

i was thinking full trim the motor and have the boat backwards at the ramp?

looking at buying a 06 115hp 4 stroke yammy just wondering if anyone knows what the average price is?

cheers, James

 G'day All, I'm looking at buying a '93 Bermuda with a Force 120 motor from my neighbour for $10 000. I haven't heard of either company before but it appears they were packaged by Quintrex and Mercury. The boat looks solid enough but not sure about the motor. My neighbour hasn't used or maintained the boat well in the last few years. What suggestion can you offer me in regards to the boat, motor and the price? Your comments would be appreciated.

Cheers,

Hook1.

 hey guys

Me and my friend gonna travel from Cairns to darwin, Broome and down to Perth. We want to buy a tinny which fits on the roofrack of our car. We have a station wagon with a normal roofrack.

Do you guys have any suggestions for what sizes and what kind of material the tinny should be? 2 guys should be able to put the tinny on the car and strap it on the roofrack.

Of course I also need a small engine. I asked the locals in Queensland and they told me under 6 horsepower you don't need a licence. But I want to use the tinny to go a little bit further out from the shore. Not too far beacuse it is still a tinny and on nice calm days I can boat around rocks, cliffs and .. Just to go little more further out than you can cast from the shore :P

I thougt maybe if I buy a little bit bigger engine like a 15 horsepower or maybe a 20  or whatever and I put a sticker on it from 6 Horsepower engine. Do you guys think I could get real big trouble with some coast guards or someone else? Or you guys think I need to stick to the 6 horsepower engine?

I never had or bought a small tinny.. So any tips where I should keep an eye on or any tips are really welcome!

cheers