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Hi guys, Driving to work this arvo I pulled up alongside a tradies work ute at a red light that was towing a enclosed trailer. I had the pleasure of watching this imbecille swerve all over the place trying to keep his rig in his lane for atleast 3kays prior to stopping beside him at the light. While I was following him trying to catch up to grab his attention, I noticed his left rear tyre was almost flat with barely any tread. As I came up along side him, I looked at his hitch that to my amazement was attached by only 1 safety chain secured with a black cable tie and the other safety chain disconnected and dragging on the road. To make things worse the idiot had the trailers backing lever engaged which meant he had no brakes. Any way when I got along side him I grabbed his attention and told him what I'd seen and if he would pull over before he kills himself or someone else I would pump his tyre up and give him two rated shackles and he'd be on his way. You know what this morons responce was? xxxx that, I haven't got time for that xxxx. Then the light turned green and he took off swerving all over the place again. As the title says, God help us if this is the sort if brain dead idiots on our roads. Cheers. Sent from my GT-I8730T using Tapatalk

It weighs 592kg loaded up ready to fish on trailer as per weighbridge certificate.From memory the hull is just above 200kg and the motor is in the high 50, s early 60, s kg. 95% of the time it's just me and my son on board though, and for my needs it's been a perfect little boat that has served me well thus far. If I was going to use it ALOT more than I currently do and carry 3 or 4 people on board most of the time, no doubt I would opt for a 40hp with PTNT. Sent from my GT-I8730T using Tapatalk

Totally agree mate.Paikea,the problem with painted welded cleats is that the paint will eventually wear through the cleats legs from constant rubbing/chaffing from ropes which can also allow saltwater moisture to get under the paint starting corrosion. As mentioned above any porosity/pinholes in welds,chips/scratches in paint etc, saltwater is very good at finding it's way in leading to the same thing occuring. And don't think it occurs with quintrex only, it can happen with any painted aluminium boat regardless of brand/price. Sent from my GT-I8730T using Tapatalk

Is your boat made of lead? Have you pulled your anchor back in? Only kidding mate,my 4.2 quinny in runabout configuration with old tech 30hp 2cyl carby MTNT Yamaha gets on the plane really well with an alloy 12"prop with 3 of us fat arses weighing 270kg combined, let alone the rest of the weight of all the other stuff on board.You should be able to plane easily in yours when on your own especially if its an open boat. I guess type of hulls, weight, etc make a difference. Sent from my GT-I8730T using Tapatalk

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That's Corrosion, pitting of the aluminium underneath the paint in both photo, s AKA (Aluminium cancer).First photo-If you pry off that dress plate exposing the mounting plate and both fasteners, you'll find that corrosion has started from the lower fasteners hole spreading like cancer outwards. My guess, you have bare alloy exposed around the fasteners hole, with no barrier between the fitting and paint letting saltwater accumulate under the fitting and you end up with what you have. Photo 2-Pull that rubber of the lip and have a look at the lip for chips, missing paint. Some rubbers have a steel insert that corrode from exposure to air/salt which doesn't take long in a marine evironment. The rust will burst through the rubber as it expands which will then rest on the painted lip. It will eat through the paint to the bare alloy allowing moisture (saltwater) to get in causing the corrosion you have. My unpainted quintrex is 3.5 years old now and all fittings either are welded or riveted from factory and is still like brand new with no corrosion. My rod holders have sealant and rivets from factory.My welds are like this. Cheers. Sent from my GT-I8730T using Tapatalk

That's why among other reasons I have a bare aluminium hull, It's inevitable that sooner or later your going to get scratches, flaking, peeling,etc on a painted hull.Painted does look nice for a while though,and does cut down on the glare. Sent from my GT-I8730T using Tapatalk

Looks safer to me if you slide down the outside Windows of a sky scraper on a rainy day, atleast you'll have more width before going over the edge. Come to think about it stopping could become an issue though. Lol. But look on the bright side, you'll only go down once. Cheers. Sent from my GT-I8730T using Tapatalk

Congrats mate, all you need now is a towbar fitted. Sent from my GT-I8730T using Tapatalk

Go down the end of Grays Point Rd, park your car and walk down the track onto grays point sand flats.On the low tide you can pump yabbies at your feet and fish into the channel. I've caught a few good bream, whiting and flathead at this spot in the past using the yabbies, peeled prawns, and squid strips when I use to fish shore based. Early morning or late arvo/night seem to be the best times to fish the hacking. Sent from my GT-I8730T using Tapatalk

Try Lake Illawarra (Windang) also. Sent from my GT-I8730T using Tapatalk

To indicate that once the grease seeps out the hole you've pumped enough grease Into them, but the guys I've personally have seen need it printed in braile.Like I said thanks for all the input from everyone, do what you think is best for "you". That is what makes this site "Great"you can have a civilized discussion. Hope you guys/girls all have a great weekend and while your out there fishing think of all the poor buggers like me working living the dream.lol. Cheers. Sent from my GT-I8730T using Tapatalk

No worries mate, do what your doing if it works for you, no offence taken here from me. Sent from my GT-I8730T using Tapatalk

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Most wheel bearing failures are from owners over greasing and breaking the integrity of the rear bearing seal allowing road grime to enter the bearing and scoring the ball bearings themselves or the spindle.When a bearing is hand packed with grease, and assembled correctly, and the seals are tight, there is no reason at all to be pumping grease into the bearing more than once a year, if that. Especially if you have any sort of bearing buddies on the hubs. A lot of guys follow the old wives tale of using a grease gun every trip or every other trip and pump a few shots of grease into a hub. Reality is , you are doing more harm than good....if you started with good seals, after you finish pumping more grease in, you will do nothing but blow out the seals.Grease in a trailer bearing does not dissolve, does not evaporate, it goes nowhere....except when you decide to do some good and get out the grease gun.... (wrong ).......if the bearing is full of grease ( and it should be if packed properly ) the only place for the new grease to go is to take the path of least resistance, which is the rear seal. New grease in, old ( still perfectly good ) grease blows out the rear seal. Once this happens the first time, then you are committed to a cycle of losing grease thru the rear seal and pumping more in, not only that, you have now compromised the integrity of the bearing by allowing water/silt/sand to enter the bearing thru the blown seal, cutting the bearing lifespan considerably. Most people have no clue that they have blown out the rear seal, they just think the hubs use a lot of grease.Sent from my GT-I8730T using Tapatalk

put it this way, there,s no need to pump grease into them after they have been fitted.If your pumping grease into them once fitted, your grease is going somewhere yeah, usually strait out through the back seal. Sent from my GT-I8730T using Tapatalk

Grease emulsifys when mixed with water when you get water intrusion into your bearings. Oil filled hubs like durahubs you can see water in them through the sight glass floating above the oil as water and oil dont mix. It amazes me people who pump grease into there bearing buddies every now and then what there reasoning behind it is. Where do they think the grease that was in there went? Sent from my GT-I8730T using Tapatalk

I guess no one likes them on a boat trailer. Sent from my GT-I8730T using Tapatalk

hi mate, mine are welded on from factory as you can hopefully see in this picture.As far as im aware I think you can purchase rails then have them fitted. I know you can get them made up and welded. The first thing I'd put in that boat of yours is a flat floor built from plywood and carpeted. There's nothing like a flat floor in a small boat. Then you can add things like baitboards, rod holders, hatches, live wells etc. I did some digging for some photo's to give you some ideas what can be done. Here you go.these are just some of the 100, s of things you can do with an open boat and some funds. Good luck mate, hopefully others will help you out with their ideas also. Sent from my GT-I8730T using Tapatalk

Hi Mate, my boat is similar to yours except it's a run about. The key in a small boat is having a place for everything at hand and out the way so you don't trip over anything or damage anything. Here I've cut away my rear thwart for extra dry storage and put a hinged lid.I removed the floatation and put full underfloor floatation under the floor from stern to bow and added home made rod holders to carry my rods underway. Here I made a baitboard mounted to the siderail that slides and folds on the rail which drains over the side for extra burly and carrys my knifes, pliers, etc. Works a treat. Under that I mounted a diy quick release system for my net/yabby pump. On the port side I mounted rod holders. Heres the inside of the boat, uncluttered with everything I need at hand. Note the adjustable rod holders on the rails and in the rear transom corners. All these things work a treat for me and I hope it's given you some ideas. Cheers. Sent from my GT-I8730T using Tapatalk

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Thanks mate, he's my father inlaw. I love spending the time with him that he has left and listening to all of his story's. He, s had 1 lung since catching pneumonia back in Christchurch when he was 20 and 2 knee reconstructions also mate. Sadly my wife, son and I spend more time helping him and his wife out and visiting than his other 4 children do. Sent from my GT-I8730T using Tapatalk

Good on you! One mans trash is another mans treasure. Sent from my GT-I8730T using Tapatalk

Speaking of taking things for granted, I think we all need to take time to smell the roses. Just yesterday we had a gathering at my father-in-laws for his 75th birthday. He, s an animal lover from way back and loves to feed the wild birds every morning and evening. Whilst the invasion of wild rainbow lorikeets was happening, I went inside to call the young ones out to watch,"I've seen birds before" was the reply I got. Heres a couple of shots. Sent from my GT-I8730T using Tapatalk

Hi Roylo, please don't take this the wrong way.Replace those bearings. Bearings on boat trailers are notorious for getting water in them as we all know, usually from water getting in due to a bad seal/incorrect installation or dunking them into the drink while still hot. Most of us fish the salt and as we all know is very corrosive. Once that saltwater gets in it emulsyfies with the grease thinning it out. This grease containing moisture (saltwater) is now all the way through your hub, bearings, races. Alot of that water will evaporate with the heat generated in your hub/bearings while traveling leaving a much higher concentration of salt mixed with the grease. Once you park up your rig your bearings that are coated in that saltwater slurry will start to rust, the more it sits the worse the problem becomes. They will eventually become pitted, start to rumble and eventually fail. these bearings are gone. so is this. blue tinge on bearing on right sure sign of lack of lubrication or improper adjustment causing overheating and loss if temper. Always check the undersides of your stub axles for cracking, this is where they will go first. This is just pure neglect and looks like captain cook was the last one to give them a service. Cheers. Sent from my GT-I8730T using Tapatalk