Hey guys,

Rocked up to woodies on sunday to chase some pinkies before the squid comp and as i turn on my chartplotter it comes up with a message like this:

Made me realise how much i really do rely on it for navigation. Anyway i have checked all the wires and they are all fine which leads me to thinking it maybe the actual unit or gps reciever that is cactus? Has anyone ever had this problem before? I went out about a week previously and it worked fine. Since then i have done nothing different except i didn't put the cover on the boat?

Any ideas???

Cheers,

Pete

What would you recon is a reasonable price. Johno 115 2st, 70hrs, just serviced, Navman tracker and sounder, 406 Epirb and all safety gear. Lots of fruit aswell like all types of anchors, daisy chains and a witchdoc teaser.

Unfortunately things have done pears up and have to sell. But never will leave the lovely Pilbarra.

Neels

Refitting a fwd console to center console and need short throttle and drive cables. These need to be approx 2 meters in length. Standard cables dont come any shorter than around 4 meters.

Does any one know who manufactures custom size cables??

I was going to buy a trophy, 10 year hull warrantee, great looking, load's of extras... Then i read some stuff on the net about them lining the bay's, On the bottom that is etc, etc... Are thay just a bit jealous or is there something to this? How can some of these boats be disasters and others fantastic if they are all off the same line? They say entry level boat hu, new it would be the most expensive thing i own apart for my house. If I am to buy one new, I want to know that my toy is a safe one, not just pretty. Are these boats any good? Heard some folk (owners) that they are fantastic ra ra, also heard some horror stories of how they have neally sunk as new. I have also read that I am better off spending my money buying the hull I want, doing it up and re-powering with a 4 stroke. I would love to hear some stories, good or bad of your experiences first hand with any model of these trophies. At the moment I am re-doing a small Baron Sportsman (19ft), but eventually would love to buy a new boat, just very scared of spending that much money and being crushed with disappointment. I don't expect to make money when buying a new boat, but have to know I am safe and that there are some sort of workmanship standards. All comments appreciated. Cheers, Darryl

At the recent boat show in Perth it seemed obvious to me that some boats of the stated same size were bigger than others.

I think from memory chivers and coraline maybe were more generous than some others with boats claiming to be the same size.

With this in mind I have always thought boats were measured at the water line??????????

I guess the reason I am extra curious now is I have been looking at building an ally kit boat, you know the pre cut ones you weld togethor in your workshop at home...

here is one of the options I am looking at. It is a 6.5 metre cat....but is it really 6.5 metres? it shows the total length of the hull to be 6.5 but not the water line. Is this normal or am I right in thinking its probably more like an ohnest 6 metre boat?

For those of you with smaller Etecs there has been a couple of Product Safety recalls in the last week.

Links will give you the info you need. Fixes are at no charge.

http://www.recalls.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/968420

http://www.recalls.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/968422

Hi

Wanted to know if anyone has one of these boats or has heard anything good or bad about them http://www.portsidemarine.com.au/blackfin20.htm

 Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers

Danny Green had two wins last week, his new World Title fight and his "Green Machine" Couta 685 took out 2009 Boat of the Year award for Fiberglass under 8 meters.

Hi,

Am looking to buy a boat mid to late oct with a mate. We are debating ali v glass. WHat would experienced boaties recommend. Will be looking to use for fishing / diving around Perth mainly, rotto, Garden Island etc but also want to get up north and south. Looking around the 15k mark. Any ideas or things to look out for.

Have been toying with the idea of fitting a fuel flow meter of some description in the boat.

Have a  good idea of fuel consumption against miles travelled. More for watching fuel usage at different rev ranges and trim of the motor.

Just wondering how many boats are running them and how much benefit it is ?. The motor I'm running is a Mercruiser 4.2.

I'm sure there would be a few different types out there, curious to know peoples thoughts and experiences

Cheers

Gday All,

A mates got a lil Johno Seahorse 6HP outboard. It needs a service!

Wondering where NOR would service this?

Cheers,

Sam

For those who made the trip down to the boat show, probably would have noticed the Fury 282 (28ft) Centre console won 2 awards this year.

WA 2009 Boat of the year and WA 2009 Innovative design awards.

Fury Custom boats and westbuilt are having an open demo day at point walter this weekend 10am - 3pm this Sunday for any who are interested.

I own a Fury 26 cc and can say they are very well built boats, and great quality. Have experianced quite a few different glass cc's and have not found one to perform aswell on the water as the Fury.

The 282 at the boat show looked sensational!!!! and is Locally built too..

Anyone interested go down for a look and have a chat to scott.

Bodie

im thinking of biting the bullet and getting in there and cleaning out my fuel tank but not sure how or what i should do .just wondering if anyone can point me in the right direction of how to do it myself an would like to know how often it should be done any help would be much appreciated

With my interest in a new boat rapidly increasing, the time has come to move my Sportfisherman on to a new home. This boat is of the old school, layers upon layers of glass, strong stern drive Mercruiser and the ability to get through the sea without displacing any vertebrae. I have gone Hillarys to Rotto return in around 45L so you don't need a bulging wallet to get into boating.

I have listed it online, so feel free to have a look at the ad http://www.boatsonline.com.au/boats-for-sale/used/trailer-boats.php?de=56756

I am asking $17990, but will negotiate on price and what electronics stay in the boat. I do want this gone though, so give me a call or PM. You never know what might happen.

Matt (0419 163 183)

Hey Guys - The Boat Show has got me fired up to get into a new boat for this summer. Considering I had 2 boats last summer this may become the norm.

I had a glance at a 22' Commodore today. I have been really happy with the hull performance of my Chivers so I am nervous about going to something that doesn't perform well. I am really chasing more deck room for divers. Does anyone have anything to say about these hulls? I have it in my head that Commodores have a bit of a loyal following among their users.  If you want to PM that is cool too.

Thanks

Matt

Hi All,

Would any one know where to obtain new brackets for above Transducer. The port side plastic bracket has snapped. There is no damage to the mount on the stern or the actual module. Just the little plastic L shaped bit that joins the two by 3 bolts.

Thankyou 

Hi,

I think I might need a couple of cracks welded, can anyone remember the name of the boat repair place up there?

Ta,

till 

HI guys! Just had Phil service my motor at my house. He was on time, did a great job, and will explain everything about your motor to you. Give him a call.

Perth Outboard Service

Phil Sommerville    Mob 0412881785

Video can be seen here

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhSyUEKiNYk

Thanks for the feedback and look forward to seeing you all soon.

Regards

Andrew

Hi Guys

The dealer today mentioned that the new boat trailer has sensa brakes on it.I have a hayman reece solid state controller on my car.The question is does anybody know if the contollers are compatable (something I doubt)and if not can the existing wiring be used for the sensa controller.

cheers

solly

Looking to buy a new Stabicraft 659SC.

Any one own one or know someone who owns one. How do they handle sharp choppy waters.

Looked at a Barcrusher but not a big fan due to my local dealer.

Looked at a fibreglass Evolution 6mtr but to much maintance and i travel a lot on the road so was put off by the weight and HP required.

Putting my Suzuki 175 on the back.

Any feed back would be good. Alot of money to pay and want to make sure i am making the right decision.

Thanks

Hey guys i need to get my boat trailer serviced and was wondering if anyone knows any good places to go??

 its a melride, single axel and i need to get the leaf springs replaced, bearings changed and the cable break tightned. Chivers marine told me about $600 + GST but i know they have a tendancy to be a bit more pricy. any tips on other places to get a quote would be really appreaciated

cheers guys.

Just want to know anyone out there with a 5.6 Barcrusher 115 Yamaha what prop your runing.At the moment still runing standard prop,bit hard to get on the plane when loaded and going to the islands.Will be relacing with stainless.Interested in any opinions.
Cheers Coppo

ive got an old old 6 horse johnson [fisherman] outboard that i use on a 12 ft tinnie as a tender when camping .the old girl starts spitting steam instead of water arfter about ten minutes .hense i need to change the impeller and probably the pump housing itself .the problem is how do i get the leg off to expose the water pump .ive done several impellers on bigger legs which usualy means unclipping or pulling a pin of some sort to release the gear linkage .but with this old girl i cant even see the gear linkage rod as it seems to go straight into the motor itself.ive undone the gearbox prop end and can get it to drop about half an inch but am a bit scared to give it the old heave ho incase im busting something up the top .
any help would be magical .
cheers mitch

Has anyone got any of these, looking at getting a pair for the boat, would be great at night cruising around and also act as a fish/squid attractor.

what set do you have or would recommend?

Looking at fitting some trim tabs onto the boat , never had them before only had the hydrofoil type fin on the engine, which worked well, and the honda on the new boat doesnt have one, what i was wondering is whether it will still be beneficial to run a fin on the engine after i put the trim tabs on.

Will it make a difference or will it be worse off running both?

Just about to buy a new GPS.

Currently looking at the Lowrance HDS-7m and HDS-8m.

Anyone have either of these?

Putting in a new sounder and GPS, sounder will be a Furuno 585 and one of the GPS's above.

Main reason i was looking at the lowrance was because of the Navionics charts.
Has anyone heard of any issues with the internal antennas in these units? apparently all lowrance HDS units come with internal antennas, but can option up for an external. The guy at the boat shop said no need?

Prices so far are $1,400 for the HDS-7m and $2,400 for the HDS-8m.

Cheers guys

Bodie

Now on display at Men On Boats.

Thanks to all the Fishwrecked response to the initial design and input.

Running a Yanmar 260 Turbo Deisel, 450 liters of fuel giving 900km range. 150 liters of water with freshwater transom shower, toilet to sullage tank, sleeping for 3, 2 in floor kill tanks with underwater viewing windows, bleed tank, removable kill tank.

The fiberglass targa, rador dome collapses for storage or travelling.

Running Raymarine C120 with 1kw transducer, VHF 27 meg radios, Fusion stereo, spotlight, electric anchor winch, storage everywhere, deck wash.

Come and have a look. There are two other new models of the Abrolhos coming out over the next 2 months, so look out for those.

Regards

Andrew

Gday guys, does anyone know of a waterproof sounder I can mount to my dinghy? Not after anything super flash just something to display depth and bottom structure to 30m roughly and being in a dinghy its bound to cop a bit of spray. And being a cartopper I'll have to sus out a way to easily remove the transducer too.

 Anyone used a Humminbird fishing Buddy??

Thanks for your help

Woody

Hi all.

I'm new to the site. First post so bare with me.

I was recommended by a friend, have liked what I have seen so far.

Anyway I am about to purchase a boat with a Evinrude 175hp FICHT outboard on it. (1999 model)

Has anyone had any experiance with these motors. I have heard good and bad reports about them.

It is a beautiful boat. Just don't want to throw $$$$ away if the motor is no good.

Any advice would be much apprieciated.

Cheers.....