Casing someone who can supply 2 stroke oil in containers larger than 5 litres.

Im sure it must be cheaper to buy in bulk, and as I use the boat pretty much every week, figure I may as well stock up.

I spoke to the guys at Bias boating and they said that it was probably possible to get it, but they didnt have any large containers.

Can anyone recommend somewhere?

Cheers

Dan

hi..i just bought a 96 30hp elpto merc and i had to rewire the whole harness because the guy i bought it of decided to run a knife though the harness 1 inch from the plug..i guess he didnt realize it can be unplugged..

my question is..is there any way of testing the alarm system so i know it works..

thanks in advance..

Chasing info on a 200/225/250 4 stroke.

Anyone have any experience to share? 

Brand to recommend and why?

Economy figures?

Looking to get a new trailer for my boat, pref a tandem. Can anyone recommend a company and provide aa number. Need to have it ready by the end of the month, is that reasonable? Expecting around 5ish in cost but a lot less head aches in the long run.

Cheers,
Adam

Hey guys, I've been doing some maintenance on my boat and am currently attempting to reseal the opening middle window on my trailcraft freestyle. For those not familiar with the setup, they have a swing opening middle window to reach through to the anchor well. The problem I have is it leaks through rather badly at the bottom of the window and wets everything I have at the front of the boat, does anyone have any ideas on how to reseal it? It used to have a foam strip at the bottom but wasn't very effective. Any ideas would be much appreciated, thanks.

I have a 60 merc 4st (not the bigfoot) with the standard prop on a 4.5 meter ally runnabout . Probably about 500kg+ dry and goes well with 2 people .

Tops out at about 34knots , but another person and gear onboard and its almost dangerously slow getting out of the hole in neccesary times .

So my question is would a stainless 4 blade be the go or what do you suggest and is there someone who will meet you at a ramp and trial them with you before you buy??

thanks  tot

Thinking of upgrading to a Furuno 585 and a TM 258 transom mount 1 kw tranducer. The question i have has anyone had any experience with these tranducers good or bad?Quite a large tranducer to have hanging off the back.

Just looking but spotted this boat and wondered what anyone has experience etc with this. 140 Susie 4S on back.

Neels

My deck wash is stuffed it draws too much power causing the fuse to blow. Does anyone know where I can get a new one in the Rockingham/Kwinana area?

I also need to get a new aerial for my Navman VHF radio, it needs to be one that can be unscrewed. Anyone know where I can get one?

Cheers

 So took the girls out in the boat this arvo down in Mandurah for a crab and after setting the nets and pulling the first one my steering went. (Cable not Hydrolics) Just went totally loose. Threw out the anchor and had a look behind the steering wheel and that seemed to be all good, didn't really know what else to do. The motor was easy to move by itself, unscrewed the steering cable bit and that didn't seem to move when I moved the motor... does that mean a snap or something come loose inside the mounting section?

Just wondering if theres any suggestions of something I could do myself before I take it in to someone in the know. 

Ended up getting a friendly tow back in by the water police, they even went and pulled all our crab nets back in! Cheers guys!

 Hey guys, my search has revealed nothing.

How do those who have boats with clears keep them clean and clear? Mine are starting to get a little salt build up. I rainex the windscreen but don't think this is going to be any good for plastic clears.
Cheers
Tim

hi..i'm looking at getting one of these second hand and wanted to know if they have a charging system and if they are generally a good motor..thanks..

 Just wondering what method is used, when travelling long term & long distance, for containing the fuel tank/s with-in the boat 

 I'm thinking of leaving them (2 x 20Lt tanks) behind the rear seat area and putting some sort of carpeted 'deck' over them and having it secured securely

Has anyone any thoughts on this or maybe a better system 

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.

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                                                                     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?