HI Guys ,

I have a 35hp Mercury 2 stroke outboard that requires carby and fuel pump work , looking for an outboard mechanic who still works on these , as every one im asking is saying no .

before the spamming starts yes a 4 stroke is prob a better option , or buying a new one , unfortunatley is not in hte budget.

so helpful idease would be great im currently living in bayswater , but happy to drive pretty much anywhere to a decent honest mechanic,

Please help id like to get boat in water by long w'end

Hi

I am seconding a group of swimmers on the Rottnest swim (if the weather plays ball)

I am planning to sleep on the boat on Friday night and wondered if anyone could suggest some safe / calm place to moor or anchor overnight

Thanks for any suggestions

 Hi does anyone know what the deadrise is on a Trailcraft Trailblazer 660. Looking to purchase a thru hull transducer but haven't got access to the boat at the moment to measure it.

Ive got an older fibreglass boat which is solid (transom has been replaced at some point and the floor is rock solid) but its a little bit rough around the edges. I was thinking of going the full rebuild but in reality its not really worth it and being a fifo worker its quite hard to organise and I really want the boat ready to go when Im in town. Does any one have any recommendations for products for patching any small holes , cracks and chips in the gel coat? Also since Im a bit time poor Im hoping to do small parts of the boat here and there so do these kind of repairs need to be painted over or sealed before heading back into the water or are they sound right away?

hi all

i have just bought a second hand boat and have noticed the skeg on the bottom of the motor is bent. has anyone had a go at straightening one. i`m not sure how brittle the aluminium is and don`t want to force it and snap it off.

cheers

keg

thinking of powering a 6.7 barcruser with a suzuki 175 4 stroke

just chasing peoples thoughts on this motor

 Hi guys does anyone know where you can get a bung that goes into the yank boat. They are different to our size bungs thread wise etc. 

cheers sammy

 Hi all,

Looking like I have finally narrowed down my boat of choice to the two above. I have been aboard both and love the layouts - leaning slightly towards the cruise craft due to WA (albeit tight). I was hoping some previous and current owners could provide some insight into the handling / ride of these rigs off our Coast. I know both are fantastic bluewater hulls - have not had the privellage to head out in one yet. Would appreciate the opportunity to accompany someone in one of these rigs (even for a quick moment) to aid my decision.

Thank you in advance

Adam

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Hi

I have started getting bubbling on the gel coat on My Stabicraft 659sc, Do you know any experienced back yard spray painters keen to do a cashy? I am keen to get it seen to.

regards

Justin

 Looking to borrow or buy a hinge pin tool for a mercruiser gimble housing 

part number is 91-78310

thanks

 I'm going to upgrade the tinny soon and I have decided on a plate ally center console around 5.5m.

i have my eye on the coraline boats at the moment but was wondering if anyone can recommend other boat builders or any good secondhand hulls to look out for, I'm after something with a 4 stroke with around 30k budget 

cheers matt

 Ok so here goes! I have recently become the proud owner of an aluminium 4.5 quintrex fishabout thanks to my generous best mate drew cheers! Anyways I am scrapping everything on the boat and starting fresh from the bare hull up.i will be removing the front seating steering Ect. I will also be cutting away some of the front sheet metal and the dash and then reinforce it all to allow for more room up front and a larger casting deck area. The reason for this post is I am after advice on a couple of things I have in mind firstly I would like some advice on console positioning after looking at hundreds of pics of smaller centre consoles and I have noticed that most smaller boats have the cosole a Long way forwards towards the bow.my main reason for my conversion is to get a more comfortable ride for me the skipper! What I would like to do is have my console further back using my existing back seat as a platform to mount my new seating on, so I'd like to have the console standing room forwards of the back seat and what concerns me is 1.. Is this to far back and will affect the boats handling to much overall?? 2.... Will there be to much weight at the stern of the boat I plan on having me 100kgs plus 2 x 25litre fuel tanks also a large deep cycle battery. 3... Can I relocate the fuel tanks to the front of the boat to redistribute some weight and free up some space down the back for storage without causing further problems.? Also I plan on building a new floor and casting deck up front I am wondering how high up I can raise the floor for more storage underneath without hurting the boats stability and safety? Thanks for taking the time to read any advice and opinions would be great! I plan on doing the entire refit myself including wiring painting welding the lot I am a tradesman and great with my hands oh and if anyone has any cheap boat parts to get rid of pm me I looking for steering and electrical stuff. Cheers guys and gals Adam 

I'm hoping this is not a dumb question...

When operating the starboard tim tab switch, does it activate the starboard trim tab or port trim tab. I've asked around and had contradicting views.

To me it seems obvious that stbd switch activates stbd actuator but others tell me otherwise

thanks

 Has any one imported an outboard from the states. Just curious as there seems to be a few people saving dollars importing boats but haven't heard much about outboards.

 I thought i would share this experience with Hella marine , great to see good old fashion service still exists...alot of manufactures could take a leaf out of there book

I recently sold my first American import boat because it was too big so I have been looking around at boats in Perth and I cant find one that I want....

They are either too expensive, too old or dont have everything I want... After finding most second hand boats not meeting my needs I decided at looking at new ones. I got quotes on new plate aluminium boats and new fibreglass boats... for what I want it was going to cost me $80k plus

I was doing some looking online and I have spoken to a dealer in Fort Lauderdale in America who has been extremely helpful..... I can get a 2013 23 foot seafox with a brand new 200HP yamaha four stroke for $55k or a 23 foot Polar with twin 115hp yamaha 4 bangers for around the same price... so judging by what I paid last time for my first boat (which was bigger) I could easily get any of these boats over here for a lot less than $80k.... I would even have enough change to buy an expensive sounder.

Now I have to decide on what I really want to do................

Hey all

Have got a week off work next week and have been collecting a few things to give my boat a tidy up.

The boat is a 5.4 metre aluminium Centre Console built by Legend Boatbuilders with dual batteries.

I have decided to pull up the carpet and apply something called seadek. In order to lay this i will need to clean up the deck that has old glue that previously held the carpet in place. I am thnking I will try and clean up the glue with metho and a scraper and then, once cleaned I will paint the bare deck. Any ideas on what would be best to clean the deck with and what paint I should be looking at using?

After that I will be installing a bilge pump, removing the old MHZ radio and aerial that have seen better days and the old stereo and speakers. These will be replaced with a new fusion stereo, new AM/FM aerial, installing a wiring panel. I will also sand back the wooden doors on the console and paint them with a glossy paint to tidy them up and seal them to prevent warping etc. I have also got a new inspection port for the back as the plastic has perished on the old one.

I am not a particularly mechanically minded person so any advice or products you can recommend or advice for getting this right would be appreciated. I will post up some before and after pictures after the work is done and hopefully a bit of hard work will give the boat a few more years of trouble free adventures.

Cheers

Phil

Hi all,

I have a centre console with 2 fuel tanks. The front tank is located in the middle of  the boat with a fuel line length of approx 6 metres from the tank to the motor (140 Merc).

The issue is that at anything above about 5-8 knots it will run for a while and then die like it isn't getting any fuel. If i stay under that it will run OK with no cutting out.  I don't have the problem with the rear tank. Its not a breather issue either I believe.

Any suggestions on what it could be or tips to try and isolate the problem.

cheers

I've got an Airmar TM-260 installed on my Wellcraft which is penned. The growth is unbelievable!! The boat is due for anti-foul so I'm thinking of giving the transducer a very very light sand with water paper and then applying the same anti-foul to the transducer as the rest of the boat. Any advice?

thanks

this pic was day one, never been in water......it looks pretty shabby now

just seeing if anyone would like to lend me one for a carton / or $50 to see if i get any change in the boat befor i go out an purchase one.

Hi guys

Looking at getting a gps/chart plotter for my 19ft old girl. I'm not looking at spending thousands of dollars on the latest and greatest, just looking for something I can load with maps of local waters/ rotto/mandurah etc to help navigate offshore.

I've been a boat owner for years but never had the confidence in my boat to venture any distance offshore. Current old girl has a great solid hull  ( chivers thunderbird) and I've just repowered with the latest mpi mercruiser  (8hrs) so I'm running out of excuses to stick to the river, except for the navigation nightmares. I have some charts but would prefer some maps I can reference quickly.

Just after your thoughts and recommendations  on a suitable gps/chart plotter that doesn't cost the earth, is reliable and will do what I'm asking off it.

Bring on the debates !!!. Thx.

 hey guys,

Just wondering what the main costs would be for owning a boat of around the 5m mark. And the pros and cons of fibreglass vs ally.

Cheers

 Can anyone recommend a good place to get my boat serviced.  I have a 4.75 Quintrex with a 50 Honda on the back. I live in the ellenbrook area so anywhere within half an hour from here would ok.  Any information would be greatly appreciated.

 A friend just installed a fuel separator on his rig, he put the bulb on the engine side of the filter which from what ive red is fine. The unit has a 4 plug system and as far as we know we have the hoses in the right ports. We ticked the merc over today and after the fuel was run out of the lines it cut out and wouldn’t suck any more, the bulb wouldn’t suck any either so im all out of ideas. I’ve heard the hoses can sometimes have a lining which blocks the flow but my friend‘s fairly certain that’s not the problem. So I was hoping someone on here knows what the issue could be.

Thanks Miles

Hi All

i`ve just bought an old 5m quintrex centre console that has been painted a few times in it`s life and needs another going over.

just after some ideas of the best way to strip all the paint off if anyone has done it before.

when i get around to doing it (won`t be until winter) i`ll post up some before and after pics.

cheers

keg

Hi Guys,

Can any recommend a marine mechanic / electrician that is in the armadale

area or close to.

Haven't put the boat in the water in 6-7 weeks

put boat in the water, motor won't turn over, both batteries flat and sounder wont turn on

remove boat from water, charge batteries for 30 mins, motor turns over. sounder still won't turn on, gps does (seperate unit)

launch boat again, motor turns over but won't start and after 5 mins of trying starts to turn over slowly (battery going flat),

checked saftey switch, fuses, fuel etc.

remove boat and bring home.

A big thankyou to the guy at woodman point with the red & white boat that waited while I launched and retrieved infront of him.

was good to see fisheries there doing safety checks too.

I'm figuring an electrical problem somewhere, but where I don't know. Motor and boat ran fine when last used.

has only done about 25 hours since last service.

Suggestions gratefully accepted.

Norty.

 Hi tthere can anyone gives me some advice on installing fishing rod holders in my ali dinghy to the top plate near my stern rails.

when I cut the hole with a hole saw, do I need to cover the exposed aliminium up with any product to stop it from rusting at all?

also same as screwing a marine floor into the bottom of the boat, do I need I use special screws?? 

thought Id chuck something up for the DIY'ers on here.

When I replaced my boat, the baitboard was missing but the mounts were there, and at 750 apart quite large.

I looked around for one but while there were some nice ones available on line, I didnt fancy forking out $400-$600 for something that might look vastly less appealing in the flesh.

So I decided to attack something myself-starting with a drawing

then borrowing a router trimmer, started chopping bits out

lots of routing as I wanted it strong and well fitting if it couldnt be pretty!

there was lots of shit to vacuum up as the router and rip saw made a hell of a mess especially with the shed door open, like snow!

slowly taking shape, I wanted plenty of storage underneath i

trial fit up, looks ok?

and the final product!

As usual there are a few bits still to do, hose holder, rod holders, and especially a baitbin to go under the chopping board, but I dont really want to lose the storage space underneath.

So maybe the next project is to insulate the live bait tank you can just see in the left of last pic, so it can be used as an day icebox/killtank (will fit a few good size fish and drain overboard)

At the end of it all, did I save money? not sure, who gives a shit?

Did I save time? jeezus no

why do it then? Well if ya have to ask then its not worth explaining!