Looks like I'm gonna be layed up for a few months with my knee surgery so will have 90L sitting there in my full tank. Would syphoning out 30L into the Wife's car and filling her back up with petrol every 2-3 months be the way to keep the fuel ok?

 Gday All

Anyone know how what range of amps a new suzuki 140hp alternator puts out? Assume the idiling amont is alot differnt then steaming. Dont want to over load with electrics on the boat.

Cheers

Barra

 Needing a gearbox/lower leg that will fit my 1985 Mercury 75hp. Anyone got one they want to get rid of?

Cheers Geoff

Hi People, Does anyone know if a 115hp leg will fit on a 75hp?  Both are Mercury 1980's. Just want to put the gearbox part on.   

G'day, I'm wondering if there are any experts out there on Voyager hulls, specifically an LTD Mk3. I have recently noticed a very fine crack where the transom joins the hull, around 50cm long, from the portside corner running down towards the bung. Additionally, on the starboard side, there is a crack passing through one of the chines, again, where the hull pretty much joins the transom. In one very small spot, about an inch long, there is a very small rusty water stain, but a dribble really. She's not shipping any water, though any crack is a worry! There has been a very rough patch-job done at some stage to cover it up, just cloth glassed over the area, looks in the pic like gel-coat bubbling, but it's not.

The transom feels rock solid, there is no flex at all when I reef on the engine, and the cracked area doesn't seem to move at all. I'm guessing the next thing to do would be to drill a spyhole through the floor and try and see what's going on?

I'm about the 4th owner, she's an old boat, and I have no idea whether the stringers have ever been done. I don't know enough about the hulls to know whether the transom would be the original one, but as I said, it seems very robust and solid.

I can't tell whether the transom runs full length of the stern, or whether the hull mould curls around from the sides and the transom is joined at some point. Anyone have any idea? I've done every search I can for info, plans, specs etc, but might be looking in the wrong places, as I can't find much info at all about the Voyager boats history and manufacture. I would be most grateful to hear from anyone with experience of these hulls before I take it for major surgery, even if just to know what I may be up for before I go, to avoid being taken advantage of when a repairer spots me as the clueless new (OLD) boat owner that I am! :)

The crack issue aside, I would be interested to know any of the history about these boats, I knew enough to grab her when I saw her on reputation, and to date, she's been a fantastic craft for me and my growing family, handles most sea conditions beautifully, like a much larger vessel. Any and all info and tips would be very gratefully received! I plan to refurb the vessel over time, new windscreen soon, and other cosmetic stuff, followed by a bit of bling with Port Phillip Bay style snapper racks etc.

Cheers,
Tim

 Can't find anyone. 

gents

I've been told that the earth/negative on a boat should never be grounded and yet on my quintrex the negative battery lead is bolted to a lug on the transom near the battery box.is this correct or should I remove it from the connection to the hull so it's not grounded

the negatives for lights ect all come back to the lug on the transom 

 Hey guys,

Put a new antenna on for my vhf as the old one wasn't working properly. Checked the new one out from home and got Mandurah sea rescue 5/5. Great I thought fixed that problem. Anyway last Tuesday headed out 20 nm west of Mandurah and tried again.... Zip. Tried again on the way home at 10 nm and picked up Rockingham sea rescue 5/5. Thought I would get a lot better distance than this. Do I need a new radio or is there something else to try?

Chris

 gday guys ive got a bit of a problem ive had my ally boat for 3.5 years now and the paint is bubbling near any hardware that has been mounted on the boat

the worst area was near the live bait tank and under the cushions where the steel staples used to hold the side cushions together have rusted the area behind them

the boat gets washed after each use with soapy water and hosed off after that i thought that this was all that was required

since speaking to the boat manufacturer they have advised that i should be using inox around all areas where things are mounted to keep the salt water out......

since looking into this problem ive come to know how much of a problem stainless and aluminuim have with each other and then when saltwater gets involved things escalate but they make products that slow the process duralac and you can sikalfex around the mounted hardware to help stop the saltwater getting in as well

neither of these things were done by the boat manufacturer and when i asked them about it they just said it was poor maintenance 

does anyone else think this is just a crap effort by the boat manufacturer i dont wanna name and shame the manufacturer but i think that its a bit shit and was wondering what other people think and if other boat manufacturers take more of an effort when mounting hardware to their boats

Looking for some help guys

I have an existing 27mhz, and a am fm radio in my boat.

I currently have 2 aerials.

I want to change the 27 for a vhf.

I was told all I would need is a spliiter and use the same aerial as the amfm radio.

Is this correct?

Because the splitter doesnt seem right when installed, as the aerial fixes to the second part of the splitter, not the main part (if that makes sense?).

Do I need a new dedicated aerial?

Have a mate in the SW that's from Canada, loves his fishing & looking to get back into boating. Only catch is he is looking at a 'wife' appropriate boat to keep her sweet & pursue the dream!

He is looking at a Tahoe, not only am I not a fan of bowriders but I have been in one of these tubs before & hated it not to mention it's mechanical issues. He is in great need of a mobile mechanic if anyone knows of one or site sponsor I have missed for Mandurah area I believe this Saturday. Mercruiser I/B I believe, I have already stuck the wind up him about them & would hate to see him purchase a lemon.

Also if any mechanically minded members are free, you would be repatriated of course for your assistance that would be great.

TIA

hi all have a new toy etec with digital guages

I'm asking for help from someone in the know how best to go about calibrating the fuel tank to the guages

I have the manual but just need some first hand knowledge

thanks  

 Just having a few issues with mine just after a little info from other contender owners

 Left Ocean Reef this morning heading north of Rotto, not much happening so was moving further north when my 200 optimax started making some strange noises. Decided discretion was the better part and turned for home from about 20 miles out. Unfortunately I only made it in another 5 or so. Noise continued but I had a sudden loss of power and the engine died with a bit of a cloud of smoke. All that ended in a nice tow from Whitfords Sea Rescue Group, thanks heaps for that.

Looks like a bearing/s on the compressor failed making all the noise, then it seized causing the belt to spin around the seized pulley which heated that up to the point there is melted bits of belt everywhere and it broke.

Not lookling forward to this little repair bill. This was definately not my first choice for a motor but this has been pretty much bullet proof for near on 800 hours. This is the first real issue and unfortunately resulted in a tow.

Does anyone have any idea what a compressor costs to replace on a 200 opti, hopefully I havent done any more damage than that.

Mick

 Hi guys,

 Just had a braking system put in the car  and its only activating the trailers brakes when in reverse also does the same with a mates car  what could be the problem

 Getting a 5.6 centre console made just tied up between what outboard to get in the 150 class Yamaha, Mercury or Suzuki? I'm leaning towards a Suzuki at the moment. ???

 I installed a no feed back helm on my boat today, can't wait to get out and give it a try and see the difference they are supposed to be good so let's hope it is 

 Morning guys 

Looking for advice and info from skippers running large electric motors 80lb + .. looking at putting a motorguide or minn kota 115lb gps model on my 7.5m ali boat . Any issues with warranty claims or after sales service ? Getting info in australia on the motorguides is hard but at $1000 cheaper they are looking attractive . Any info or help would be great thanks  

hi guys. Being new to this I'll firstly say gday.

Does anyone know of a good Honda marine centre in Perth?

Also any one have experience with bf225s?

o2 sensor problems?

Feed back appreciated.  

I can't find any information, and its looking unlilkely.

Are redarc brake controllers compatible with hydrastar units?

I wanted the redarc, for the remote head etc but it doesn't look like they are compatible?

Anyone have any experience with these?

Thanks

Hi Guys,

i have a Johnson 4 stroke (suzuki dt90) which failed me yesterday.

we were 20nm off hillarys yesterday, went to start the engine, everything lights up but no ignition, not even a click.

all batteries have full charge, all fuses (external to outboard) ok. im 90% certain its an issue with the key barrel/kill switch. we ripped the whole thing apart trying everything to diagnose but no luck. (not that easy with sea sickness kicking in)

anyway called whitfords sea rescue and got picked up for the long tow home. legends

has anyone else had similar problems? im going to try more diagnostics today and if i cant get it sorted call a marine mechanic/electrician.

does anyone have any marine mechanics/sparkys that they recommend. i want to get the outboard service at the same time

regards

Nick
 

hey all

l have a issue that's developed with my 60 merc and i hope some one may have a suggestion on a fix .the outboard starts easy as every time hot or cold idles sweet and excelerates fine BUT after running WOT for a few minutes the revs die off to approx 2400 rpm .if I stop and let it idle for a while it will come good

Hi all looking at painting a worn out deck in the new toy , ali deck the old paint is worn out. Have been looking at Weatherfast non slip ? any suggestions to help avoid the pitfalls. thanks

hi all just wanting to know what a complete new install would be worth to change out from cable to hydraulic on a   6 metre Ali with a 150 etec on board 

thanks 

 Just wondering what people fill there trailer chassis with? I'm building an Offroad boat trailer & tried googling fish oil etc nothing but vitamins show up haha 

many other suggestions out there? Someone said to use old engine oil but I would hate for it to leak into the water!

cheers

 Hey guys,

I recently joined fish wrecked, I'm a fisho from south west WA with an 88 model baron sportsman with a yammy four banger. I'm thinking about doing some custom work to the back of the boat, already taken the back seats out so just looking for ideas for a neat finish with storage etc underneath the bait board. I have read some forums where blokes have refurbished their barons so would like to see some pics of the inside fit out if anyone is keen to share.

cheers, 

rhys 

I have just had some work fixed on my hull and keel, when I was winching my boat back up this morning on trailer 

l noticed that the keel rollers were not rolling when winching up.  Are they supposed to take most of the weight or is that the job of wobble rollers.  I have replaced all 4 spindles on the keel rollers because they were not rolling before ,I think this is why I had some damage, they are turning fine with boat off but when winching back on thy do not roll any thoughts please is it only adjustment of rollers if so which ones , wobble or keel thanks

 Howdy all

can I have people's thoughts and don't say get a 4 stroke because that's a while away.

I can spend all day on water fishing moving around to spots turning motor off boat starts all the time

but I find if I keep motor on and drift after about 30mins or so motor will cut out and then it will take a while to get it going again, can anyone enlighten me as to why this happens if worst comes to worst I won't drift and have motor going but I think i should  be able too, I have a 1990 90 hP v4 2 stroke evinrude any thoughts would be appreciated. Cheers Darryl 

 Hi just wondering if anyone has the electric drum brakes on their trailers or everyone running elec/ hydraulic brakes go to up grade an looking which way to go , like to know what systems people r running an cost , boat  tandem 2.4 tons , thanks guys