Hi there, can anyone recomend a good out board mechanic, that knows the old stuff ???

i have a very old boat that i got off a mate for a good deal, with a 55 mariner ( i recon some where about mid 70'S model ? )

However its hard to start and floods easy, i have taken it down to a dealer in Yangebup and spent nearly 400 for them to fix it, But its exactly the same as when i took it in there, im not taking it back im well over them... ill just cut my losses ...

So if any one can recomend some one that knows what there doing, pref south of the river, it would be very much appreciated

Cheers

Well, time to replace my plastic rod holders with proper steel ones on my tinny before I do any serious trolling (hoping it'll get a work out in Jurien, Kalbarri and Exmouth this year. Macks, tuna and marlin is the plan ;) ). Only have the two small corner plates which will only fit one holder each.

For those who have done a bit of trolling with spreads in tinnies, how have you had the rod holders setup? Thinking of a few options:

1. Rod holders straight back. Easy for the rods (especially ones without pins). Could run another rod square to the boat off the gunwhale? Harder to put a centre holder in?

2. At an angle. 30-45 degrees, maybe less. Bit more spread, room for a centre line maybe (quite like having a long centre when trolling for tuna, mackies, etc). Rods dont sit as well though (not without repinning).

3. Put the back rod holders at 90 degrees. Still works well for gimballed rods. Much wider spread, heaps of room for one in the centre, but cant run another from the side of the boat.

Always good to get a few opinions from people before cutting more holes in my boat :p

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I had the steering cable on my boat replaced on my boat a few weeks ago after it snapped. Since then the steering pulls hard right if I let go of wheel.

Any ideas why. Did they put it on wrong or what?

Hi Guys,

Has anyone had any experience with the reef hunter boats im looking at the utilities its a 5.4m i think.

It will be coming with me up north, tidal creeks and deep ocean fishing and diving when i can. 

Looking to put a custom windscreen and targa bar with a 75hp 4 stroke on it.

Thanks travis

Anyone heard of this?

there was a stand at the Freo boat show with it on display, and samples given out

www.nuteak.com.au

Am considering this as an option other than carpet, has a 20 year warranty i believe.

Cost ive been given is $290 SQM or $500 fitted, which isnt too bad half the price of teak!

Thing is i think its not been used in Australia yet, first shipment here in a few weeks.

Anyone seen or heard about this product at all?

Cheers

Hi All,

I am looking at buying a Penguin Huntress 5.5m (18ft) half cab.

Could anyone please give me some advice on these boats? I have heard they are a good hull, but that's all. I would like to know approx hull weight and overall beam, deadrise? and any other fantastical information anyone can provide.

I understand Penguin boats were made in WA

Thanks.

G'day guys I'm looking to buy my first boat primarily used for fishing I'm looking at a center console around the 5 to 6 meter mark i have the dilemma of deciding between aluminum or fiberglass I've looked on the net and one says Fiberglass and the other says Ali I mainly want to be fishing deep around rotto and garden island Chasin tuna and all the good stuff any input would be much appreciated  

Anyone looking to upgrade to something with a little more power?

Check this out http://seven-marine.com/motors/

New custom V8 outboard - 557Hp @ 5400 RPM.

Maybe one of the Bream guys will think they need a bit more power and give one a go.

Hi Gang,

I'm in the last process of buying the boat and its in for inspection at a trailer joint.  The guy has given me the option to check the current bearings (changed a year ago) and just re-grease them or if I want the owner will pay for new marine wheel bearings (apparently greaseless?) which I have no idea about and will cost about $370 (his expense).  Can anyone enlighten me regarding these marine bearings and if they would be good for long distances, hot conditions etc?

Cheers,

Adam

Hi Guys,

Haven't bought my boat yet, but getting close.  Just wondering if anyone has put a tee-topper on their center console and who you got it done by and roughly what it cost.  I haven't decided if I want a permanent one or a fold down one, but thinking having the sturdy locked in one would probably be better.  Just want to be prepared for a few weeks time.

Cheers,

Adam

 Was going to Perth for the weekend so I took my prop with me, thinking I would get a second prop with different pitch rate

went to "Just Propellers WA" in Osbourne Park, Michael looked at my prop, that I thought was 'ok' and put it on the test machine he has there and spun it like it would on the boat.

To my amazement it was running all over the place, it was pretty well stuffed as the photo suggests, but to a total novice it looked ok on the boat LOL

I decided there an then to replace it, so bought a 10.3 x 12 instead of the specified prop, as was advised this will get me out of the water and on the plane faster, going to test it out as soon as I finish this.

howdy all

the steering on my boat is pretty tight,the helm and morse cable have been replaced recently.when i take off the link arm the the steering is great. the problem i have  is that i cant turn the motor by itself without struggling, i have greased up the 3 grease nipples that i can see on my mariner motor it  became a bit easier to turn by hand, but about 5 minuets later it is tight again any suggestions as to what i can do next to free it up permanantly. i would think you should be able to move your motor manually with ease by hand.

                                                                     cheers

                                                                     dakka 

what do you think makes a perfect beach launchable trailer boat for exploring the whole WA coast??

ideal size ?   obviously not too big that you can't lauch off any beach but not too small that you can't get out offshore safely.

if i'm hearing right , you have to drag the boat up the beach a bit before trailering , so that def put's the stops on fibreglass.

what would you be looking for??

Chasing some ideas on how to get a freshwater deckwash/shower into my 20ft Southwind. A mate has fitted a Car Cube in his 670 Commodore, but I think I really need upwards of 25L for a 3 to 4 day trip. I hope to use it for washing myself down after a dive, and maybe drinking water too at a pinch. BIAS and Whitworths don't seem to list anything online. Anybody have experience with getting bladders under the seats in the cabin?

Had a bit of a dilemma with where to put some dive bottle holders forward in the boat without drilling into my seat boxes. Found these suction cups on the net they are rated to 50kg and solved my problem they work great... I bought the cups on their own and attached my own tank holders.. Check out their website these things have a heap of uses wihout fixing on your boat www.seasucker.com I bought 4 and it cost me about 50 bucks postage...

i have a Merc 140 2 stroke and my temp gauge has stopped working, could someone point me in the right direction as to where the sensor is so i can check the wiring. with my engine experience in the past the sensors are normally on the heads somewhere?

Had a hell of a night last night.

Winch cable on the boat somehow jumped out of the spool that holds it and got caught between the gear and the housing of the winch. I was holding the boat and mate was on winch.

He didnt realise and kept winching, but it then got really jammed in there. Over 2.5hours to retrieve the boat in strong winds.

Have had a couple of issues with the cable before, looking at alternatives. Boat is a 5.5m glass.

What do people recommend? I need something that wont be a massive pain in the ass to attach to my winch. Have seen ski rope etc used in the past but my trailer isnt brand new and the boat doesnt just glide on there, so need something that can take some winching (especially for shallow ramps and beach launching etc)

Cheers

Dan

I'm replaceing the deck on my penguin phantom and have removed all the foam from the bilge as it was water logged.  luckily the wood in the stringers is still solid if a little damp in places (they must have put something either very rot resistent or treated in there).  Don't really want top replace the foam as it will just trap any water that gets in there in the future and I don't want to be removing the deck again!  Presumably the foam provided boyancy but I'm also wondering how much structural strength it provided?  the deck/bilge foam/hull combination probably created a fairly stong surfboard like structure with wooden stringers.  so the question is, do i need to replace the foam with ether more foam or some kind of rib structure or just leave it empty and glass on a new deck (preferable)? 

Gday

Just chasing some info on getting out through the mouth of the murchison river.Have a 5.1m quintrex and have watched boats do it plenty of times while shore fishing but its a different story when you are out there.have limited boating experience.Is it any easier from Port Gregory to get out.Any info much appreciated

Does anyone have a power cable and transducer for the Lowrance x125 lying around that they don't mind parting with?

or

Who should I contact about getting a new set?

Paul

I have an 85 year 70hp evinrude outboard and am having fuel dramas. For example loosing fuel pressure at idle, it just dies in the ass after all the fuel in the lines has been used up wont suck out of the tank but if you pump the fuel bulb tight again it will run no dramas until its used all that fuel again. Don’t have any problems when I’m out cruising around only at idle? Replaced fuel bulb, checked breathers on fuel tanks all ok, checked all fuel lines for leaks none, stripped fuel pump and cleaned diaphragm ok, but there was a bit of grit in there! Cleaned fuel filter and cleaned all plugs. Still playing up could it be low compression in one of the cylinders runs fine when its going it’s not missing at all, or is fuel pump on the way out.

Any help appreciated

Hi,

I am in the need to have new trailer built  I have a 21ft glass penguin.

Also to have the boat re sprayed I live in the pilbara any contacts would be great 

Ta 

Wayno

Gday.

This is my dinghy. If any experienced trailcraft people could offer any info, be cool? year of manufacture etc...

I started to rip the floor up as i wanted to install a cheapy bilge pump (cause of last weeks freak storm). Noticed heaps of sand. So i then stripped all of the flooring out. Heaps of sand, sea-weed and old fishing tackle. I cleaned it out and scraped any flaking paint. Had planned on repainting it, but have run out of time. i.e i want to take it out fishing tomorow.

If anyone knows of a source for the decals, please let me know? as I'd like to repaint the outside at some stage too.

thanks for checking it out.

just noticing my windscreen on my boat forming cracks everywhere probley from heat, has any1 had this happen if so do u replace it or can u repair it??

Can anyone here advise me:

Where in the Busselton area (Bunbury to Dunsborough)

would I find a competant 30hp Johnson 2st outboard mechanic   

 finally got my boat today,she is a fraser 5.9mtr allrounder with a 115yamaha saltwater series motor to replace my custom built aluminium sharkcat,now to catch some fish

Who here owns a Koolyn Craft?

I am looking at buying one and want a first hand unbiased review, basicaly the positives and negatives you've found out about the boat after owning one.

Cheers

G'day,

Been looking at boats for over two months and struggling to find something I like, until today.

I've been  chasing a 15-17.5 foot fibreglass boat (haines, savage, etc) that is suitable for fishing the five fathom, 3 mile,

cockburn sound with an occasional trip further out when the conditions suit. Also want something thats not too big

so that I can tow it North/South to fish Kalbarri, Exmouth and the like.

I came across the fi-glass dominator today, its a 5.1 mtr fibreglass boat, powered by a 60hp merc,

comes complete with all safety gear, radio, bimini, the dealer has said he will upgrade the safety to an

offshore kit including epirb and offshore flares, comes with 6 year hull warranty, 5 year motor warranty

and three years on the trailer all for under $30,000. I reckon this is a pretty good price as a similar size savage

or haines signature is around about $27000 2nd hand.

Just wondering if anyone may have owned one of these boats or has been in one and could give an indication

on there performance, (it may take a kiwi to answer this question as they are made in NZ)

any help would be greatly appreciated.

Just after an opinion from the mechanically minded here. Servicing/changing wheel bearings last night before heading up to exxy next week. The one with the oldschool cap was perfect - no water, grease still red. Two of the other three were not great, grease black, bit of water in one. When I replaced the bearing set on the shot one the new race was tight to hammer in, but once seated it spun. Is this a problem or fairly common? Do I need a new hub or some kind of locktight to sit it in. Or when it heats up will it expand and stop spinning - any advice would be good. I have also made a decision to piss off the bearing buddies and go back to caps and just service more regularly. Maybe i had rubbish BB and need to go to trailer parts, but I thought they were the expensive ones already (can't remember bought them years ago).