Hey guy

I had a look at my motor today and noticed some salt build up. I don't know much about motors, is this a problem? should I be washing out the base of the motor?

The pics are taken from the right had side of the motor.

Cheers

has anyone done this to there outboard ecu. i was thinking about it

but it is expensive. it would be good to hear anyone opinions if they

have had it done. they are telling me that a 150 4 stroke yamaha

is seeing 180 to 185hp after a re-map

cheers

Mark

 Morning team,

I am going to install a saltwater deck wash in on my fibreglass boat but being that I have only owned plate boats, should I stay clear of having my hole for my auction drilled through my transom or doesn't really matter if I seal it well with sikaflex/marine sealant ? 

Hi guys, wondering if I could get some opinions.

have a new boat arriving soon and have done a bit of research and am looking at fitting it with. Lowrance live HD’s 12, and having a 1kw TN260 and active 3 in 1 transducer.

most of my fishing will be bottom bouncing in up to 100m, but want the opportunity to do deeper drops when up at Exmouth, or when we get some really nice days. 

Any opinions between the Simrad ns evo 3 or the lowrance live HD’s? From what I understand the lowrance is a newer model, maybe not as powerful processor, and both have vessel view for the mercury 4 stroke.

anyone used this transducer setup? I have done a lot of reading and this seems to me to get a good balance, but I have found it quite mind biloggling sorting through the info.

any advice or experiences greatly appreciated!!

cheers

goat

I have an fcv 295, the transducer is 200B-8B/50B-9B low and high frequency I'm looking for help

or advice on how to properly mount the transducer for a better performance my boat is a 32ft

center console hull is 100% fibre glass... please I would appreciate anyone that has used or mount 

before a same model... thanks 

 Hi all, ive been in the market for a boat for a while now, mainly because im very fussy with what i want. But a common occurance ive had is motors with scary service history (mainly the etecs) but im wondering what it would cost for a re power. Looking for something 6m and ali so a 4st 150hp would be sufficient, not looking for a thirsty racer (got one in the garage already). I like the Suzuki's dunno much about yammys but saw a new merc at the ramp the other day and didnt realise it was running till the boat started moving which impressed me not really phased  by honda. Just looking for some info from you who have recently repowered cost of new and/or price you got trade in on the old. Just dont want to buy a problem motor then over capitalize too much on repowering. Cheers

 Hi All, 

 Hey Guys!

I have talked the Mrs into an upgrade, and shr really likes the look of a mustang 2000 tournament we have found. I'm taking here tomorrow to have a look in the flesh and get a feel for it.

I have done a search on here and there are a few posts going back several years, but I thought Id ask if anyone has some feedback on the hull, good/bad is welcome. 

This is a late 90's hull which needs quite the tidy up (polish, carpet, upholstery, bench seat replacement, new electronics, probably full rewire) , but is clean and appears solid at first inspection. It appears slightly underpowered with a 2st merc 135v6. (which will be replaced in due course).

Sitting on an almost new trailer (original trailer was nicked a couple years back)

What are your thoughts on these boats? 

Wondering how many on here have an old / cheap fiberglass - Ali boat and don't insure it ?

I've let mine laps but am considering changing company's and getting a condition report completed by a shipwright just for piece of mind.

The boat itself has all the safety gear, nav lights work etc, trailer recently recondition
and licensed. Its still solid and I see no issues with it or my skippering capability.

Purchase price was only 6k..

The only thing I think of is if its in a road accident or something did happen on the water....and a mate was injured etc.

Thoughts ??

 We picked up a 2010 Yamaha 6hp 2stroke for our boat. We are getting little bits coming out of the tell tail that looks like sand but crumbles between your fingers and blocks the outlet everynow and then. I was thinking it could be the internal anodes? Has anyone had this problem? Engine has had little use and said it was always flushed. Does anyone know the location of the anodes as I found little information on the net.

 Hi all I recently purchased a boat, i dont know much about boats and prices but i jumped in blindly... i probably should have opted for a pre purchase inspection but my eager personality got ahead of me as it was always a dream to own a boat...

i purchased a fiberglass 1978 Guardian Half Cab with a yamaha saltwater series 130hp engine with 72 running hours on a 7.4m dual axle trailer for 13k.

Issues with the boat are that there is apparently rot in the transom only minor at this stage according to the service mechanic and he reckons it will last 3-4 years.

Soft floor which is getting softer day by day and i think it will only just see out the season.

there is less then a cup of water out the bung after each trip but the bilge which sits above the lowest part in the hull pumps out dirty brown water which i think comes after rain or water through the deck.

My question is did i get ripped off? 

should i repair the floor and transom or sell the hull and find a new one?

any rough estimates on pricing and any recommended repairers !

Thanks all for reading and hope to hear back from you sorry if i am missing any information and i know its hard without physically seeing the boat. thanks.

Hi guys first post on the forums and would love some help on what battery's to get for my motor , Yamaha saltwater series 130hp  , needs 2 batteries and have no clue where to start , thanks 

Did a service on the '17 Mercury 150 on Saturday. Found the oil drain valve to be seized with plenty of salt build up.

I opened it up with a breaker bar but found one of the three o'ring had picked up/was damaged. Being Saturday afternoon that put a holt to Sunday fishing plans with the young fella...

None of the major mercury dealers carry the o'rings in WA. After a little bit of googling i found a US website the cross matched the Mercury part number with the actual o'ring size in the description #winning.

Quick trip down to Hallite and i now have a full set of o'ring/seals for the oil drain valve.

Problem is $10minimum and only $2 worth of items... So if any FW members with a new merc who do their own servicing suffer the same fate, I’ve got 4 spare sets of seals kicking around my garage.

 Hey all,

I have a Voyager 5.5 sports (possibly also known as a fisherman) which has been doing me proud for a couple of years now, however twice I have had small cracks in the hull and have had these repaired fine.
however the guys that patched it said that Voyagers were known for having quite thin glass layers on the hull and sides. I'm guessing a cost saving exercise at the time?
This is a constant concern to me whenever launching or retrieving in case of a swell or anything untowards that may push the boat out of alignment and I get another crack in the hull.
So the time has come to come to look at strengthening the hull (its too nice a boat to sell Vs he cost of replacement size boat) I want to add several layers of woven glass to the hull and replace stringers with Thermalite or composite fo some sort.

My questions are:

Does anyone know if the stringers in this model are fibreglass or timber? I know the keel is timber. But a chap in WA told me he thought the Voyagers had glass stringers? I know i'll find out when I lift the floor, but any thoughts from anyone has done this project before would be a great help.

and....when I lift the floor and remove/work on the stringers and add glass layers to the hull. Can I do this on the trailer? or should I look at different supports? my trailer is fully rollered with no keel support just rollers down doth sides. (all have good contact evenly it appears)
There are varying thoughts on how to support your boat when the floor comes out and I am hoping someone with Voayger experiemce may be able to help.

Hope to hear form anyone to get me through this dilemma. 

Couple of pics of the boat for reference...:-)
Cheers
Craig

So many yayyys,

after buying a new boat and having it professionally looked over before purchase and finding that I have large piece of metal missing to what seems to be my gear box or drive cast housing is really disappointing.
I haven't even taken to boat out in the water yet. How was this missed when I paid like 300 dollars for a engine pre purchase inspection when I found it working 10 mins of flushing the engine after hearing the same noise I heard when I was there with the mechanic for the inspection but was told it's normal for it to sound like that because there is no water acting against the prop. I believed and trusted them being they are the expert but after flushing it again, it just didn't sit right with me so took off 6 bolts and had metal pieces fall out. It's been like it for a while because the fragments are corroded and oxidised. 

being that it seems that the pre purchase inspection was not completed properly what options do I have other than insurance but looks like it will be a massive insurance job :( 

* Thread closed - Paul has requested his account removed * Adam

Hi Fellow shipwreckers

I have a cruise stringer 506 that drips water on drivers side while driving at a faster part does not leek when slow pace have tyred so much to fix this issue has any one have had this problem or what shall I do or go to I'm in Victoria (Berwick)

Thankyou 

Brad 

Hey guys. Curious if anyone has a 585 with an aftermarket mounting bracket and where they got it from?? Seen these pop up but can't find the part number of any ram supplier here in Perth. I'm curious on what attachment they use to attach the bracket to the unit ? I have only found one similar but has a rod attachment not a swivel ball ?

help would be amazing. Cheer guys  

Hi guys.

am thinking about having an auxillary bracket fitted when the new boat arrives. any suggestions as to whether any preffered side or is it just personal preference? just need ot know so i can make sure the swim platform doesnt get fitted on that side.

cheers!

goat.

Hi all
a few people have been discussing dinghy mods and side vs centre console in small boats- so i thought i would post some pics of a boat i converted a while back
I started with an old but solid savage gannet - 4.2m - it was bare bones - perfect to fit out how i wanted it which was purely for north west trips (Gnaraloo mainly)
I got a guy off gumtree to add raised side/bow rail and a bow sprit and rear boarding platform. Painted it up next to the wifes washing.....added the floor and forward casting platform which had a lot of storage underneath (and still functioned as a rear facing seat).
The fuel tank was moved forward and i installed a anchor well to get that gear out of the way. The side console had plenty of storage underneath leaving the decks uncluttered (well mostly...)
I bought a new/old stock mariner from hiteck and a basic gps/sounder, nav lights, bilge pump , forward bait board mounted on the old control box mount, rod holders etc etc - the end result was an awesome little boat that as i have mentioned previously - side console you can drive solo and is well balanced with two on (side by side seating on the bench)
This little boat went everywhere with us - from Gnaraloo to being towed out to the trench and used to flick fly's around whilst the other boat trolled - it caught a lot of fish and this whole unit cost very little to put together. I sold it a good 15 years ago to a guy in Karratha and wonder where it is knocking around these days
cheers

Hey guys,

has anyone purchased an after market  mounting bracket for the fcv585 at all? I'm after a extention swivel type setup but having trouble finding the correct adapter for the back of the furuno 

 Hi all

Well it's time to buy another boat as our round Aus trip has finished and I'm missing having a decent sized boat.

I'm looking at an older 80s model baron fiberglass boat that looks in great condition has the odd crack in the gel coat but appears nothing serious any advise on what I should be looking for my last boats have been plate ally. I cant feel any spongyness in the floor it has a pod conversion already which looks pretty good. Some of the cracks in the gel coat are on the underside possibly caused from the trailer is this common on fiberglass boats that have not had the trailer setup properly and is it anything to be concerned about

Cheers Rod

 Hi All,

I have recently purchased a Stessco Skipper 420 and was wondering if anyone had ever built a deck/fishing platform to go over the bench seat at the back and cover over the open deck area between the motor and transom? 

I feel like it would be a good way to get more deck space quickly and also make it easier to enter the boat.

cheers,

Luke

Guys, It looks like I’m having my second dual battery switch failure in just over 2.5 years.

The first one lost its spring/locking position after 18months (ebay) so I replaced it with one of these from whitworths. https://www.whitworths.com.au/sw-batt-compact-4pos

I thought I had killed a battery but after a bit of testing and swapping batteries, it is the switch (again).

I removed, cleaned and ensured all connectors were tight and no interference.

• Could it be because I have it mounted upside down? (Dial pointing at the floor)
• Do these corrode and should I try and take it apart to clean up the contacts? It’s the least used battery that is not working?
• Should I ditch the 1+2 type of selectors and go for individual isolators?

(Added info) Yesterday I temporally swapped battery 2 for battery 1 (batt 2 wouldn’t crank originally) and batt 2 started my motor 6 times in a row with a struggle (in position 1). The other previously perfect battery 1 wouldnt crank on the second circuit (position 2) either which brought me to the switch. Both batterys have ample power to crank the motor on position 1.

When I initially thought it was a dud battery I took it (batt 2) for a load test and it came back at 99% capacity so all good! Checked all cables and connections so can only be the internal of the selector switch now... (I think?)

Does anyone know if the 2002 Honda's have the ability to interface to nmea 2000 at all? 

Hi guys.

i will be expecting delivery of my new boat in a little over a months time. I have been doing a lot of thinking about how to set it up as I hope to be able to be capable of taking it to some more remote places, and doing some more extended trips. It’s a 6.4m Caribbean reef runner, and should arrive by end of feb. unfortunately I am not in a position to do the work myself, and am not keen to use the new toy as a learning experience!

Engine being fitted by aqua sports marine, and stereo, radio bilge and some lighting will be done by Mansfield marine, but i was hoping people could give some recommendations as to where to head for advice and installation of the following. 

1) sounders, transducers and installatio 

2) electrics, battery set up, lighting etc

3) custom covers, storm covers etc

Anything else?

i have a few ideas based on my research but really need to talk to the people in the know about getting it done etc. I am planning to invest a bit getting everything done as would like to make sure it’s done right the first time, so if you have had any good experiences I would be very keen to hear.

thanks heaps..... getting a bit excited!

goat

Gday guys,

another question from me. Looks like all I do is post on here for advice and questions.
looking at a boat with a 200 Honda in it but having a look at its engine extentikn cowling, it seems that it's been forced open and is a bit warped where it joins in the middle. Could this be a big people from salt getting in there and possibly not being flushed or cleaned correctly. 
 

as attached is a pic of then engine and it's not the best pic but you can sorta see what I'm talking about. 

 Hi,

One of my in hull tanks corroded and is leaking. I was wandering if by chance someone had plans or knew exactly where the stringers are located so i can cut the floor and get the tanks out.

Thankyou.

Hi FW Crew.

I'm looking at purchasing a used fibreglass boat, around 7.5m length, but the trailer it's on is pretty much kaput. I know I've seen recent posts on Tezzas Trailers and the like, but can't seem to use the search function to look them up.

Anyone got a ballpark price on a new 3.5t rated trailer, either ally or C section galvanised? Just need to factor in to my sums so I know if it's worth making an offer.

Cheers all.

BD.

Hi Guys, I have a question about what's covered under new engine warranty - I purchased a new 30hp e-tec in Feb 2017 and it's covered by a 3 year (or 300hr) warranty.

I have noticed a build-up of salt crystals on the what I think is the cooling manifold - photos attached.

Presumably this was caused by a leaking gasket? If so, would this likely be covered under warranty?

I have tried calling the 4 e-tec reps in WA and all are closed until Monday, so was hoping someone could let me know (from experience) whether or not this is likely to be covered - either way, it's got to be fixed.

Cheers

Shane

Was due to take the boat to Mandurah and checked the hubs and one of them has milky grease after having done them in Sep. Thinking it's time to replace the 5y old bearing buddies.

Decided to leave it at home as I didn't have time to put my spare hub on but should I replace the bearings or repack them?