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Just now, Fab1 said:
It’s pretty bad in spots .I have scotch brighted it a bit.Pitting isn’t deep and caused by bloody salt sitting there.Unless I lift floor up everytime I wash it it will keep happening as it’s impossible to wash out the hull with floor and floatation there.
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It’s pretty bad in spots .I have scotch brighted it a bit.Pitting isn’t deep and caused by bloody salt sitting there.Unless I lift floor up everytime I wash it it will keep happening as it’s impossible to wash out the hull with floor and floatation there.
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On 8/22/2022 at 12:48 AM, Dans said:
Hi Guys,
My father has purchased a new project boat which came with a 90hp mariner 80s tower of power 😩.
We have been diagnosing the engine to see if it is worth repairing along with the boat and by restore (motor) i mean service and run it for a year.
Motor starts and runs which is all good but we were unable to select through any gears.
Was this testing from the helm or motor?
I have since removed the lower unit to check it all out and probably replace impeller while it is off and have it on a bench, prop is siezed on and soaking for the night to be pulled off tomorrow.
if it were mine there would be no probably and I’d change the impeller for sure.
Upon checking gear selection as the cable was destroyed I get the following from the unit
I’m assuming gear selection was tested from engine not control box?
-Neutral - Prop free spins both directions
- Forward - Drive shaft rotates the prop forward and backwards. Turn forward by hand and the prop clicks driveshaft doesn't move sounds like its rolling over the teeth. Turning backwards rotates driveshaft in opposite direction. Dog clutch slipping/not engaging teeth?
- Reverse - Drive shaft rotates prop backwards and forwards. Turn prop in reverse by hand engages no clicking. Turn forwards rotates driveshaft in opposite direction. Seems ok.
I have had a socket on the selector rod and i am fully engaging through the gears.
No fluid has be removed or changed yet.
Would the clicking indicate a worn dog clutch or gear? or does it simply need to engage under pressure/engine running - im actually unsure? Should the prop free spin in the opposite direction when in gear?
Any help would be appreciated before dropping cash into this engine and having lower unit diagnosed and repaired.
Cheers
I don’t know how handy you are are what tooling you have but I would get myself a manual for your particular outboard and strip/clean/inspect and replace any worn components in that box period.
iIt will have wear to some degree regardless being from that vintage.(But it doesn’t mean it’s still not usable)
You should always spin the prop by hand with (ENGINE OBVIOUSLY OFF) whilst at the same time selecting gears to test.
Us saying it might be this or that without seeing it in person we are flying blind.
That manual and you stripping it and looking for things like missing teeth,metal filings,water intrusion,rounded teeth,scours,discoloured components, etc will tell you a lot.
The manual will give you certain specifications you will need to check too.
Throw some photos up.
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Looks like I have some work to do to clean this mess up.Can I use pool acid(Hydrochloric acid)? What do/would you guys do?
I have full underfloor floatation that’s a pita to take out each time to wash from the rear bench forward.
My poor boat.
cheers.
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In my case when I can’t catch a fish for them or show them how to catch a fish I lean over and quietly whisper in their ear…….I’m not your real father.😂😂It makes me feel better for being so useless.😂😂
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7 hours ago, HawkesburyParadise said:
I have a compost bin at home and I keep thinking of using them. However, It seems a bit icky to me
Now there’s a word I haven’t heard for Yonks that woman use.Icky.😂😂😂
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20 hours ago, Little_Flatty said:
Fab, you do know that you need to put baits into the water, with a hook attached, if you want to catch fish right? Also, your bathtub and toilet doesn't count as fishable waters...unless there are live fish in there! (That said, if I recall correctly though, @Yowie has caught a fish out of a toilet...true story and no word of a joke! But then again nothing fishing-wise surprises us with Yowie...) Make sure you try these suggestions before you lodge any warranty claims with the bait shop 🤣
😂😂😂I’m well aware you need bait and hook in water.Bath tub and toilet fishing is for peasants mate.I fish in my pool.😂Now let’s move on to that mystical creature we all know as Yowie.You have the toilet story all wrong my friend.I was told by a close source that indeed Mr Yowie was seated on the toilet that famous day fishing when he caught that fish on a worm.When it bit he jumped up screaming and yelling he was on.
The part of the story you missed out on was that he won the prize for a fish caught on the smallest,shrivelled,driest,oldest,smelliest worm any one has caught a fish on.😂😂
To this day our friend Yowie has never toilet fished again.
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1 hour ago, Yowie said:
I only buy salted pillies. I freeze squid and salt and freeze fish fillets - tailor, yakkas, small tuna, mullet, trevally - but then again you have to catch something to be able to freeze it.
Keep rubbing it in mate.I can see the headlines now.Local Port hacking gun fisho and boat mysteriously disappears from Lilli pilli area whilst out fishing to be able to brag about how many fish he catches on fish raider.😂😂Locals are suspecting a hopeless fisherman from the MacArthur area may have been involved due to being tormented by this deceased fisherman.😂😂
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Hydrochloric acid. (Pool acid) or electrolysis mate.Kick back with a beer and let it do it’s thing.Any other way of cleaning tanks is a mugs game mate.
I’ve used these methods many times in over 30 yrs.
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6 hours ago, Restyle said:
Thought id make a list of baits i find are overused & underused baits and list how effective i find them from personal success to others. I will give abit of a reasoning on how myself and others find success with these baits and if they should be overused or not.
Overused Baits
Hawksbury squid - To start off with hawksbury squid, Its gotten to the point where some believe hawksbury squid are a completely different species of squid, These are often asked for alot because they are usually bait sized & because they are local many think they are fresh, what they don't understand is trawlers do not run on the weekends so the "fresh" squid they have have ether being laying around in a esky for a few days or defrosted. A few bait shops (which i wont name) sell moreton bay squid as hawksbury squid because they can be difficult to get as they are usually by-catch from prawn trawlers and the trawlers don't necessarily run all the time. Its a great bait like basically all squid, but when the cheapest you can get is 45$/kg but its usually more, you're paying for it being "hawksbury squid".
Californian squid - A much cheaper great alliterative, Although it isn't recommended to use this as bait but food in some cases because of the risk of virus. Other then that its a great squid to use for your weekend fisho and you get plenty of it for a box weather that be half a kilo or a kilo. If i am to buy bait, i much prefer to support local over imported stuff. Alternative and just as good cheap squid are the Morton bay squid which generally sell for $20-$30 a kilo depending on supply and demand.
Southern calamari, Arrow squid - Great baits, a hint to find locally caught southern calamari is the torn up skin, if the skin is all torn up its a locally caught squid as they use nets, while the really nice looking calamari are generally from south Australia and a caught on jigs. They are pretty overused, especially on pelagic fish and jew but do catch fish. Squid you catch yourself is the freshest and best squid you can use for some fish. Stays on the hook forever and is a tough bait to use.
Live Tube worms - Although they are pretty tough and live for days in a bucket, they break apart really easily on the hook. A pretty decent bait but there are better alternatives like nippers and beach worms. I've gotten better results on them and achieve a better bait presentation on the hook, But live tube-worms are a great bait for whiting and a really popular. You can only buy tube worms from shops as they are farmed.
Hawksbury prawns - Not a huge fan of prawns, but they are a great all-round bait for just about every estuary species, pickers love them so don't expect to catch anything too big off them constantly, wouldn't recommend getting these from servos as they are usually freezer burnt.
IQF/Block Pilchards - Reliable bait for more flesh eating fish so don't expect whiting, blackfish, drummer etc on them. Fall off the hook abit easily but do well catching a wide range of fish. I tend to use these for burly
Salted Pilchards - A better alternative to block and IQF pillies as they stay on the hook longer and still catch just as many fish, my goto bait for quite a few species including kingfish & trevally and also for catching bait like yakkas, slimies & bonitio
Live Nippers - easy to gather can be abit to pricey to buy, my goto bait for whiting but can be used to catch just about anything from jewfish & kingfish to bream and blackfish. A very fragile bait which can fall of the hook easily.
Live yakkas & slimies- Live forever but i do not get good results on them, much prefer live poddys or squid.
Chicken & Chicken gut- My most disliked bait, the pickers love it and it become a clump of slime on the hook.
Neutral baits
Salted fish strips - Great bait to help avoid pickers as they have trouble with the skin and the baits abit tougher. Smaller strips like yakka are great for Flathead and bream while larger strips like mullet are good for pelagic's and jew. You can easily salt these at home in a tray. you can fillet and salt just about anything and use it as bait
Live Beachworms - just as good as nippers and last a lot longer on the hook then nippers. Can be difficult to find and gather
Mullet & mullet strips - really good bait for jew, flathead and even bream and kingfish. Very tough bait and stays on the hook forever & the pickers tend to avoid mullet strips. I prefer strips over the whole fish.
Fish strips - Best used if not defrosted, they become mushy if defrosted. If you're going to freeze them just salt them instead. If fresh its just as good of a bait as you can get. You can strip up just about anything but the better species i find are Yakkas, slimies, mullet, bonito, mac tuna & garfish
Live poddy mullet - By far the best bait to use for Flathead and Jew, not too difficult to get and are tough fish both on the hook and in a bucket. Their only downside with most bait is time to obtain them.
Bread - A cheap and ok bait for baitfish like yakkas, pilchards or yakkas are much better
Whole IQF/Butterflied fish - Not a huge fan of these, usually used as yakkas or slimies, much prefer strips.
Underused bait
Garfish & salted garfish - Not a huge fan of normal garfish as they are really soft, but salted garfish are just as good as any other salted fish strip
Oysters - My goto bait for bream, fall off the hook really easily but absolutely deadly on bream and really easy to gather, just double check you are allowed to where you're fishing.
Whitebait - Don't see many use these anymore, but they are just as good as pilchards bait wise but are soft salted or not.
Preserved beach worms - Great bait for travelling, can be used over and over and not go off, really tough bait and a overall decent bait to use
Live pilchards - Hard to keep alive on the hook and impossible to keep alive in a bait tank, but a deadly bait for most pelagics, can be difficult to catch & is usually bycatch when going out for yakkas
Mullet gut - Can be good for trevs and bream but usally gets picked off quickly
Cunjevoi - Really good of the rocks and is everywhere, bream love it. like with oysters its abit soft
Excellent write up mate. The only problem is a lot of those baits listed I use and am sure the bait shop sells me the broken ones.MINE DON’T CATCH FISH!!!!
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1 hour ago, noelm said:
Good luck finding Companies/staff/Humans that will take “Care” in this day and age where the cookie cutter is set to warp speed to get products out the door as cheaply as possible for the largest profit margin mate.
I can assure you other boats besides Haines would have their issues with quality/care.Each and every single boat or anything ever built has had their problems one way or another.
One of the blokes here bought a 120k caravan from a well known famous manufacturer and it’s been issue after issue.There’s boys here with cars ranging from humble little Hyundais,Mazdas, to Mercs and Audi’s and they all have issues.
The caravan owners old 34yr old caravan had less issues than the new one.
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39 minutes ago, Green Hornet said:
An apology is totally unnecessary @Chippymoonthe great thing about Fishraider is we’re all here to help each other where we can and you won’t need to filter out the BS that you’ll get on social media.
Rod taper really depends on whether you intend to mainly fish lures or bait. Generally for lures you’re looking for fast taper rod with a high modulus graphite and for bait a slower, softer taper with a lower graphite or graphite/fiberglass blend.Most 2-4kg rods will have guides to suit 2500 sized reels. In particular, pay attention to the diameter of the stripper guide (the one closest to the reel). Some 1-2kg rods are designed around a 1000 size reel and will have a smaller diameter stripper guide. If you have the option with a 1-2kg rod, go for one with the larger guide as it will improve your casting distance, though only slightly.
I strongly suggest if looking for a new rod, take your reel into a specialist tackle shop and talk to the experts. You may possibly pay a few dollars more, but they’ll sell you something that suits your needs and not a “lemon” you could possibly get from a large, department store.
Great advice mate.Now what taper does my head need to be to catch fish(I have a fat head with no taper) and what guides do I need to show me how to catch that bloody Yowies fish?😂😂
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6 minutes ago, noelm said:
Yep, fair enough, it would be good for "family" outings, when you have to do everything, been there, done that.
Just makes it a bit more enjoyable for all of us if it will work and save a bit of time.I’ll buy some small snaps and make a few rigs to trial it out.If it’s no good then there’s no harm done and we tried mate.
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Great looking feed there mate.I bet it was great to get out which never seems to happen often enough for all of us.
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5 hours ago, JonD said:
I was one of those people who would normally stay away from snaps, especially the style you have in the top image. Ive caught jewies that have had rigs attached and opened up snap swivels just like the one you are showing which someone obviously lost.
Things have changed a little though in my opinion. Pulling lures offshore chasing game species would often mean using snap swivels costing around $15 each or more and these can be so stiff I struggle to open them now Im getting on a bit.
I also find I like to change lure frequently, especially if its casting surface lures or wanting to switch micro jigs and plastics while trying to find what the fish like on any given day.
So on a recent trip to my tackle store I noticed these new snaps piled up on the counter as the owner couldn't fit anymore on his shelves. I asked if they were any good as $7.50 a pack makes you wonder!!!!...don't know the store owner said. I thought I would get a couple of packs to see if they could hold up to a few shore sharks. I bought these 40kg and 75kg, surprisingly the 40kg are small enough to clip direct to 25g-40g micro jigs and plastics and have been working a treat. I also use them for clipping on bait rigs.
The 75kg held up without any drama on my recent yellowfin casting surface lures, so from now on Im converted to using these. I have people fumbling about with leaders, knots and hooks while I simply clip on the next and get my rig down there. Often people will miss 2 drifts over a spot while Im fishing.
By the way I sent the store owner a pic of my tuna and he sold out of those clips in two days!!!!
Glad to hear in the end you’ve found something that works for you mate.I can only dream of catching the quality fish you and your family catch mate.
I bet that tackle store is doing a thriving trade in those swivels now.
4 hours ago, noelm said:Nothing against pre making rigs at home, but I have yet to see a wild Flathead/Snapper/anything bite that required an instant rig change, by the time you find your packet, get your remade out of it and clip it on, a new hook could be tied anyway. Maybe if you are using the useless double dropper rig, with the hook just "looped" on, maybe, but with a decent, simple setup, it takes no time to repair/retie
I have a small boat mate and we fish 3 up which doesn’t leave much room for 6 million rods like most of you use with different setups and only fish a rod each for a bit of fun 95% of the time.(I’ve thrown 2 out a few times).
I mainly wanted to try a snap swivel on our mainline then pre-made rigs In running sinker or patternoster so we can quickly change rigs when one is lost or water depth increases,etc.
My mrs and boy are terrible at knots and so slooooooow and I end up losing lots of time/bites re-rigging their lines.
I have showed them heaps of times and they know how to tie them but are very slow like I said.Tying to make it a bit easier for them that’s all.
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13 minutes ago, campr said:
I rarely fish with sinker sitting on the hook and pre-tie all other rigs. I rig swivel to trace to hook and roll rig up and store in tiny zip bags. This way I only need to put on sinker and tie one uni knot to attach pre tied rig. Ron
That’s what I do now.
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4 hours ago, Green Hornet said:
Personally I prefer not to use snaps as I believe that’s just another part of your rig that can fail and really it doesn’t take too long to tie a new rig if necessary.
If you do decide to go with a snap get rid of the one in your photo, they’re junk and quite weak considering their bulk. Opt for something like black crane, snap/swivels instead.
They are the ones I’d buy.
3 hours ago, noelm said:Yep agree, never been a fan of rigging gear at home and clipping it on, it's just as easy to tie a new setup if/when you lose it, rather than having to store premade rigs. (In my opinion)
Fair enough.I find it way quicker having a paternoster or sliding rig pre-made and just tying one uni knot to attach to leader.I have a cd wallet full of rigs and some in snap lock bags which don’t take much room if any.My mrs and my boy are pretty slow rigging that’s why I make them.If it was just me I wouldn’t bother as I can tie any knot I use in the dark,wind,etc I know.
3 hours ago, noelm said:In the example shown, running sinker to hook rig, in reality there need only be one knot (at the hook) tying on swivels and snaps way over complicates the simplest rig ever, and introduces more knots and gizmos to fail.
Agree,I currently tie hook on with uni and drop sinker on top but I always use a small swivel between leader and mainline.
2 hours ago, Rebel said:I use them all the time. Different sizes. Even use them for casting metals off the beach.
Saves a lot of time changing lures & leader.
The ones to buy are on E/B X China. They all lot smaller than you use, but are very strong & well made.
Cheers.
The ones I showed I never use I just used them as an example when playing around.I had them given to me ages ago.
2 hours ago, Fried Rice said:Agree with most posters above. Way too complicated. If your leader is the same breaking strain as the main line just tie the hook on with the sinker running above. Another tip, I never cut the tags too short. Makes no difference to the fish and if you hook a good one and have a longish fight the knot can slip a little (particularly if using fluro). Really short tag and the knot will let go.
I do that currently.Sinker to hook or sinker to swivel.I only use mono and tie good knots with tags about 5mm long(Hard to see in photo) I’ve had bite offs and rub throughs on line but don’t ever recall any of my knots letting go when I’ve tied a licked half blood knot or uni knot.I’ve read/heard Fluro is slippery.I’d up the turns when tying knots in that if I used it.
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Anyone use a snap swivel on mainline for attaching pre-rigged leaders?I usually just tie on a swivel on mainline and leader to that but thinking of giving it a go next time out to save time when getting bitten off or snagging up,etc.
I was thinking a snap swivel on mainline and swivel on leader (it probably is overkill) or just a snap on mainline and tie a loop on the end of my leaders to attach instead of swivel.
I need to buy smaller snaps and swivels than the ones in photo and in black.
cheers.
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3 minutes ago, Burger said:
As a kid we swam regularly at Manly beach . . .you had to watch out for the Blind Mullets, or Polly waffles when body surfing if the wind and swell was from the SE. 😲 😵 🤮
Polly waffles.Now there’s a chocky I haven’t had in a while.Hope you kept your mouth shut when ending up in the drink.
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1 hour ago, noelm said:
The weather has been pretty ordinary lately, it's either raining, windy or both.....
You’re not wrong.I’ve been over it for ages now.No joke it seems to be terrible every time I’m off work to do anything outside.I want to play golf (It’s poured down and course is closed), go fishing (Raining,cold,windy) ,Spray lawn and garden (Windy), Fly my kite (no wind), Jump in bed with the mrs, (Winds back)😂I can’t win.
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23 hours ago, HawkesburyParadise said:
So it's that time of the year again when Sydney brings out it's best blue skies and the best sunshine without burning your skin.
Can someone tell me when/if the water temperature starting turning enough for the Fish to be aggressive again? Specifically, I mean from land in the estuaries(I know some of you fish through the Winter).
Just get out there mate and don’t be an idiot like me thinking about getting out.Enjoy the day for what it is mate.
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15 hours ago, essjay said:
took my nephew out in the boat on the weekend , after many delays of us getting together. He is 12 and wants me to teach him how to fish properly. I helped him get his first fish 2 years ago up the north coast and he was instantly hooked.
Trouble is the kid thinks I know everything but i really don't so over the past 8 months I have gone hard into learning to fish for bread and butter so i can teach him properly and not look the uncle fool.
One boat, 8 rods, 100s of hours of youtube, forum reading , endless trips learning to cast lures, know the tides, the moon, the spots, the currents, how to tie lines, how to tie f'n fg's. I went in deep because why not!
Anyways, I have been having good success this past 4 or 5 months, getting as many as 7 or 8 fish on a trip out but nothing over 30cm for bream and biggest flatty was 56cm . Lots of fun of course and learning heaps. Always lures, never bait. All catch and release because I wont take them unless i intend to eat them.
To cut a long story short, we did get out saturday and he was fishing bait and I was fishing plastics on the river and I took him to one of my spots and landed this donkey.
When i asked the little man if we should let it go or bbq it, he voted for the bbq so later on I showed him how to dispatch the fish, scale it , gut it and fillet it then cook it. We served him up with salad. I feel a bit bad for the fish as I didnt want to eat him as he was so beautiful but the little man wanted bbq so Mr Breams fate was sealed on the words of a 12 year old.
Later on in the session I actually tripped over and my favourite rod went over board ( Samurai rod with Certate 2500XH wah!). I was glad i wasnt hurt and was laughing, I quickly marked the spot on the sounder thinking i would need to come back with a snorkle and mask to retrieve my baby but my little ripper of a nephew fished it out using his rod I got him for Christmas last year. He kept casting in the direction the rod went in until he snagged the line. What a champion he is. God i love him so much.
To date this is the biggest bream I have landed. Had me running around the boat, took lots of line and tried everything he could to get away but i was patient and showed my little nephew how to land a decent fish on a light setup ( 1-3kg rod, 10lb braid, 8lb leader, 2.5inch grub...motor oil of course). Fished it out from under a fallen tree on the bank.
Great read.Well done to the two of you.
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2 hours ago, Yowie said:
Nothing like the smell of smelly bait: on the hands, in the boat and in the freezer at home. 🤣
Or feeding all your bait to the fish.I wonder who that idiot is?🤔I make the mrs sandwiches after handling Pilly’s.
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Forgive me father for I have sinned
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Posted · Edited by Fab1
It’s certainly salt from before.I’ve only had floor up twice (I think in 11 yrs or so). There is no way in the world you can get salt out from there with normal washing with the foam and floor there.There was salt,sand in hull.
I’m going to acid wash the boat and rubber coat the whole floor as I don’t want to end up seeing the water through the bottom of the boat.