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5 hours ago, Berleyguts said:
My boat sits in a boat port behind gates at the bottom of my driveway and I can see it from my spot on the lounge chaise while watching TV. It has a padlock through the coupling clip and the added protection of a 45kg American Staffy who won’t let anyone near it. ??
I tell my Mrs to sit and stay beside the boat and I can tell you no one will go near it including me.?
4 hours ago, Hateanchors said:This is how I look at. Don’t worry about if the insurance company accepts your security devices as not adequate. If you genuinely think your own security devices are enough then don’t worry about the extra theft excess as chances are it won’t get stolen right?
Lol.When it gets stolen and the insurance knocks back his claim he can say you said to not worry and everything will be ok.
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Im using the same as Zoran with a slight modification to it and i think the yellow hitch helmuts comply too if you want to fork out around $200 instead of $20 or so for one like ours.
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10 hours ago, frankS said:
Hi I'm doing up an old trailer to use under my Brooker project boat and thought I would make some alloy keel rollers instead of using shop bought items as I prefer to make as much of a boat and trailer set up myself rather than buying stuff.
Here is the result, stainless pins alloy brackets and alloy rollers.
Frank
Very nice indeed frank.Just make sure the doberman always stays tied to them at the ramp with the scum around.
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2 hours ago, zmk1962 said:
Agree ! ... anyway, as they say "thems the basics" that I would be looking at. Something has changed thats caused the carbie to behave differently. Could even be that Penrite oil behaving differently sitting in the carbie bowl?
Best of luck mate.
Cheers Z
Thanks mate.
2 hours ago, back cruncher said:Hi all...once you have checked your float level ect,check to see if your slow jets not blocked,it gives similar symptoms.
Will go through it with a fine tooth comb mate.
44 minutes ago, Noo2OzFish said:Good luck Fab. Keep us posted on what you find
Bear
Will do.Ill post my findings good or bad.
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3 minutes ago, zmk1962 said:
In my case no carbie kit, I just stripped the carbie, cleaned it with carbie cleaner, reassembled and checked to make sure the float was not sticking and in my case that the little tab that activated the needle was intact. Also, checked there was no damage to the needle valve or seat - as best as I could see.
Motor started and ran great, but the problem kept reocurring every few months. In my case it was definitely that the carbie bowl was drying out inbetween uses and the float was sticking in the needle open position - probably due to the residual resins left behind by evaporating fuel (in your case fuel+oil). I changed my wash down procedure, and now let the carbie run dry and the problem has not resurfaced past 5yrs. So still no carbie kit !!
Cheers
Z
I understand what your saying but i doubt the fuel will evaporate in a week.I may be wrong but ill have a look on friday when im off.
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3 minutes ago, zmk1962 said:
Fabian from memory your running a Yammie 30hp 2st (I remember you were testing Penrite), and I think thats a pre mix set up.
The plugs are definitely wet - which indicates you are running rich and points to the carbie.
As I understand the fuel flow: the primer bulb has a non return valve so pushes fuel to the carbe. If the carbie float is down (carbie bowl empty), the needle valve is open and allows fuel into the carbie bowl. As the bowl fills up, the carbie float closes the needle (bit like a toilet cistern) - hence you feel the bulb go hard - needle valve is close.
If this needle is stuck open your bulb will progressively go soft as the fuel keeps flowing into the carbie. You get flooded carbie - difficult start - wet plugs etc.
It may kick over if the throttle is open, as that throttle setting requires more fuel in the mix anyway - but chances are will run rough and rich as the mix is not optimum.
I had similar issues with my 15HP Mariner carbie model.
Cheers
Z
Yes,thats what i think is happening. The needle isn't fully seating on seat letting fuel past.Looks like im up for a carby kit and yes im running the penrite 2 stroke (pre-mix)as my motor is pre-mix.
The plugs are soaked in fuel/oil.
Heres another shot.
Im guessing a carb kit fixed yours?
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25 minutes ago, frankS said:
Just my opinion but IF it's a oil injected 2 stroke ? I would be looking at disconnecting the injection and run pre mixed 50/1 and see what happens, looks like oil on that plug. If it's 4 stroke I don't know.
Frank
It's 2stroke,2cyl carby pre-mixed mate.
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29 minutes ago, zmk1962 said:
Sorry to hear @Fab1 ... I know how hard it is for you to align free time with fishing time.
First run at it given what you describe.... seems an issue with the Carbie Float or needle.
Could be a the float is stuck in the down position allowing fuel into the carbie fuel bowl, but then for some reason is not floating up to close the needle valve. Or its somehow not engaging the needle valve or the needle valve is not sealing properly.
When was the last time you ran it? Did you run it dry?
Cheers
Z
Im thinking along similar lines mate.I run it weekly no matter what and don't run it dry.The thing is with the engine off i prime the bulb up hard and it slowly softens and can pump it again.That,s telling me the needle is in the closed position but fuel is leaking past it into the crank case.
Shouldn't the bulb get hard/firm and stay that way until the outboard is running?
4 minutes ago, jeffb5.8 said:Two things to try
1. When running squeeze the fuel bulb and if it stumbles more or stalls then it should be carby related as the fuel gets past.
2. How old are the plugs?
Didn't think of that and will try.
Plugs about 2 months old.
This is their state.
Very wet with a bit of carbon.
Cheers guys.
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Well,i went out fishing last night to find my outboard not running the best.I started her up at the ramp as usual warming her up on the fast idle lever.
I,d just dropped the fast idle lever down,thrown the bow line to my son on the beach as he gave me a good shove off the shore when the motor stalled.
I tried to start her while i slowly drifted away with him and the mrs looking on until finally i got her started and motored to the pontoon to pick them up.
She hesitated a little and was smokey a little but settled down on our way out from grays point to our fishing destination in Yowie bay.
We got there and anchored up to fish,when roughly an hr later when we up anchored she started then stalled within seconds running rough as guts.
Again i tried starting her with/without choke,fast idle lever,priming bulb and she finally started and ran like crap missing and bucking at slow speeds and once up at around 1/4 throttle purred like a kitten all the way up to full throttle.
I tried slowing down several times to slow speeds and it will miss/hesitate,run rough.
When i give it throttle it will hesitate,stumble for a few seconds then smooth out nicely and go all the way up to full throttle.
Anyway,this morning i had a quick look checking fuel connections etc ,finding that with the engine off and priming the fuel bulb up rock hard keeping it squeezed it softens slowly underhand with no visible leaks on any fuel line,connectors,fuel pump etc.
If my knowledge is correct,it means the fuel is being pumped into the carburretor bowl past the needle and seat (which should be sealing closed as the fuel bowl is full)and into the crankcase making the engine flood fouling the plugs as they are very wet.
Im not giving up until i get to the bottom of this.
Fishing wise there was plenty of action with some snapper just under legal still around and we manages one 38cm bream and a 43cm flounder my son caught on the bottom.With the dramas we had we released both fish to fight another day.
Thoughts?
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Excellent result as always mate.
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2 minutes ago, Fab1 said:
I,d pick the heavier leader for more pulling power,abrasion/teeth resistance if necessary.I wouldn't be concerned if a fish sees it or not.Remember before fancy gear and fishing lines plenty of fish were caught.
I,d like to know if it's been proven on a particular day if using a heavier or lighter line really makes a difference. I suspect that if you went on a given day and used 10lb line and could duplicate the exact same day and used 12lb the same fish would of been caught.
I may be wrong.
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12 minutes ago, nutsaboutfishing said:
I agree, so if the 1/20th make no real difference why would would you ever use an 6lb leader instead of a 10lb?
I,d pick the heavier leader for more pulling power,abrasion/teeth resistance if necessary.I wouldn't be concerned if a fish sees it or not.Remember before fancy gear and fishing lines plenty of fish were caught.
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19 minutes ago, nutsaboutfishing said:
People always say with regards to trace, fish as light as you can. But the difference in diameters in different weights make it hard for me to see how it makes much of a difference. I like to use Vanish Fluorocarbon line as my leader. For example on the Berkley website the diameters of 6lb and 10lb are .22mm and .27mm which is a difference (if my maths is correct) of 5 one hundreths of a mm, which is 1/20 of a mm for a 66% heavier line.
I find it hard to imagine a fish can tell the difference of 1/20 of a mm between leaders especially as fluoro is supposed to be just about invisible underwater and also the line is always moving in the water not just sitting there for the fish to compare.
Am I missing something?? Or is my maths wrong?
I'll fix your dilema here and now.Come fishing with me and it won't matter what you use as you'll be guaranteed to catch nothing. ?
Personally if i was going to worry about weather a line was 1/20th of a mm bigger or smaller i would give the game away.I doubt it would even make much difference in a lures action if any.
Looking forward to hearing other peoples technical reasons to your question.
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On 10/22/2018 at 9:32 AM, Berleyguts said:
Bad luck comes in threes, right?
I just can’t cop a break! I have not been able to fish for months due to (a) illness; (b) a lot of things on (weekends away, concerts, tradesmen at home etc., not to mention that look you get from your wife that silently says, “You’re not really thinking about going fishing, are you”?); or (c) motor trouble.
I had one (unsuccessful) trip out of Port Stephens after my trip to WA in May. The next trip, got to the ramp and the battery appeared to be flat. As it was 4.5 years old, I replaced it. Incident 1.
Next trip, again the motor wouldn’t start. Turned out to be the starter solenoid, replaced under warranty. Incident 2.
Now finally, after 3 weekends away in Sydney over 6 weeks, I had today off and the weather and sea looked like they were going to behave. I got to the ramp at Soldiers Point, logged on with Marine Rescue on my phone app, ready to leave the ramp at 5. I turn the key. Nothing. I try it again. Nothing. I double check everything, making sure the battery’s not isolated etc. I try it again. This time she starts straight away. I motor away from the ramp and push the throttle lever forward. The boat seems a little slow to get on the plane and I’m not sure if the motor’s revving properly. I trim the motor a bit and it picks up... but only to 25 knots (I usually get 28). Engine doesn’t sound quite right but I wasn’t sure. ?♂️
My intention was to head for Broughton Island but I stopped in a nearby bay first to drop a couple of crab traps. I cut the motor and dropped the first trap, then started the motor again to reposition for the second trap. I then found I was getting hardly any revs and could not go more than about 2 knots (according to my GPS)! I guess it was a good thing I stopped to drop the traps because if this happened offshore, I would have been in trouble. I pulled in the trap and began the slow journey back to the ramp. After seeing a few fish on the sounder, I then decided I might as well troll a lure and switched to the Minn Kota for power. No luck with fish, though! Incident 3.
I just dropped the rig at the dealer for the mechanic to take a look. I’m sure it will be repaired under warranty. The mechanic was talking to the other mechanic and said, “I think it’s the TPS”... whatever that is.
I have been extolling the virtues of the ETECs but I think now I’ll bite my tongue... at least until this sorted! ?
Anyway, that’s the 3rd bad luck event, so next time, all should go swimmingly, right? ? Oh, hang on... I scraped my wife’s car in Sydney CBD yesterday... that makes 4! ??
Geez mate,all that was left for you to do was bump your head and stub your toe.Hopefully that's the end of bad luck for a little while.
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1 hour ago, rickmarlin62 said:
This prob should be in crimes but just a heads up last week a local here at lake macquarie had his moored boat loaded with all his gear to go fishin on the fri arvo for a comp scum broke into it hotwired it drove across lake to quite spot with no houses and stripped boat of everything removable fishing and safety gear elecs anchors seats even sucked all the fuel out somehow batteries all gone then left it adrift sucks bigtime never think it could happen like that but it was too easy for them be aware if you have a moored boat raiders apparently its happening elsewhere
That sucks mate.I've thought to myself how easy it would be to go out in your boat at night and clean out the people that live on the waters edge homes.I would have it on the back of my mind if i lived on the water.
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6 hours ago, GoingFishing said:
Some great improvements there.
Though, sliding that boat on and off the trailer must take some effort. With the height that its at hed almost have to have the back of the car in the water !!
Yep,thats why i always try to keep my trailer as low as possible and have the wheel/axle assembly as far fwd as possible whilst maintaining the correct tow bar down weight.
The further fwd you get the axle the less you have to back down the ramp keeping the least amount of trailer in the water and less risk of your trailer wheels going over the end of the ramp.
5 hours ago, dunc333 said:awsome fab1 great setup .have a great trip ,i hope you can post a few vids on the way for the raiders.
Thats not me or my boat.He's a bloke i came across on you tube.
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I enjoy looking at what others have done to their boats and am sure you guys do too.
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Good work. Certainly beats being loaded up like a pack mule.
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5 hours ago, GoingFishing said:
Very true and i agree.
I guess the irony im trying to point out is that the theoretical provides little protection from danger or accidents....and the practical provides far greater protection from danger. Therefore, whilst compliance is very important for legal purposes as you correctly say...in reality your better off relying on a more robust type of lighting system if you fish at night and simple compliance actually isnt enough.
If you fish at night, your lights should comply AND serve to protect you and be functional.
Simple compliance would have stopped the idiots ive nearly run over not displaying nav lights from nearly being run over.
I know what you mean mate.The more lights the better.
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1 hour ago, GoingFishing said:
I think the focus here perhaps has become strict adherence to the theoretical rather than the practical !! Nothing wrong with that, can i offer some alternative thinking?
The risk of collision whilst underway at night is reasonably reduced when underway by turning on the navigation lights.
In my view the biggest risk is when your overnight fishing at anchor or drift and you need to leave the "at anchor" light on.
If it was me and i was overnight fishing, i wouldnt rely on a flimsy tiny light to make other boaters aware that im at anchor, even if it did theoretically comply. From a life safety point of view id be set up with some kind of general lighting arrangement that would provide illumination for baiting up, moving around, setting up tackle etc....and in most instances lighting of that nature will provide you with farrrrr more 360 visibility than any tiny flimsy light, irrespective of location.
I get what your saying mate and totally agree that a general purpose light is way better than those tiny all round white lights.I for one have 2 Led strips mounted either side of my boat that im sure are visible from pluto when switched on as they give a white light and are very bright.exactly what i wanted as the brightness isn't an issue for me.
The difference lies within the theoretical and practical being if something goes wrong out there and you injure or kill someone....i would be praying that my navigation lights are set up the theoretical way and not the practical way as the pain to follow won't be pretty.
I use my all round white light when motoring/anchored and even when i have my boat lights on whilst underway or anchored.
But like i said,my anchor light is illegal as its too low and the light is being blocked by us and will rectify the issue for peace of mind to myself.
Cheers.
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58 minutes ago, frankS said:
How's this for a idea glue base onto top of outboard and have white light on bracket, light works with 2x aaa batteries so no wires to worry about, and you can remove light and put different components on same bracket. Just remember to carry spare batteries.
Edit : Sorry 4x AAA batteries.
It still doesn't fix the dilemma of the light being mounted too low for me or it being blocked by the boat and people.
As for the cleat and rod holder I'd want a foot of length added to my arms too.
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6 hours ago, Berleyguts said:
My port and starboard lights would be fine. My stern/all round white light is on a removable telescopic pole on the starboard gunwhale forward of the rear starboard rod holder. I’m pretty sure it’s 120cm. I’m 165cm, so it’s higher than me and anything else when I’m standing (except on the casting deck). If I had the bimini on, it might be an issue but the bimini just gets in the way, so it just sits in the garage!
Maybe I can’t allow tall crew members when night fishing! ?
Maybe just invite Midgets.
4 hours ago, JonD said:Owning a pretty basic rib I simply use these ( totally legal ) https://www.railblaza.com/products/illuminate-ips-portable-bi-colour-navigation-light/
Don't you guys block its light or do you have it pole mounted high?
2 hours ago, rozza_b said:my all round white light drives me nuts has to be the worst positioned light i have ever dealt with, its mounted directly on top of my windshield literally cannot see when driving the boat and its on so i turn it off while traveling most of the time (i vary rarely see anyone down my way at that time) still have my nav lights on... im going to put mine on the end of one of those adjustable sticks, will just put it up as needed and lay it back down when not in use
Yeah,light in the eyes doesn't help the night vision.If i mount mine on the windscreen rail or bow rail it will be on a long pole.
Its a pain fonding somewhere decent to mount it i tell you.
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5 hours ago, big Neil said:
Hi Fab1 how u doing? It can be fairly limiting finding ideal places to position navigation lights, can't it? The port/starboard lights have to have 135 degree visibility from the bow to the stern centre line and the white light 360 degree visibility. In my tinnie, if I stand up on my casting deck it would need to be about 7 feet above the boat. Such a place doesn't exist so I've compromised by having it visible when I'm seated. Hardly ever use them anyway (only at the dams). I guess if I was fishing regularly in Sydney Harbour, it would be essential to have them fitted correctly. Cheers, bn
I'm great thanks mate.Hope your doing well and in good health.Yeah,finding somewhere is a pain in a small boat.
Im thinking of extending the pole for the light that's already mounted on the stern as its annoying when fishing anchored up and illegal if people are standing as i always motor along standing up.
3 hours ago, zmk1962 said:Hi @Fab1,
Personally I have not seen anyone pulled over between dusk and dawn - infact I see very few MSB boats around during night shift.
BUT that does not mean the rulers and rule books would not come out if there was an accident, insurance claim etc. where all these types of things would be investigated as they come under the skippers duty of care or lack of.
I have also seen on occasion boats with NO lights - which scares the living crap out of me.
I remembered the Boating Handbook specified the rules and they were different depending on boat length. So I looked it up over my coffee this morning -- page 60 of the NSW Handbook:
http://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/documents/maritime/licence/boating-handbook.pdf
Here it is for vessels under 12m:
You need to achieve this light configuration:
For vessels under 12m, you can use an all round white light 360deg if you can mount it 1m above the side lights and its unobstructed. OR .... You can achieve the 360deg un-interrupted white light arc by having a 225 arc and a 135deg stern light. this allows a break in the white light arc where your body or other obstructions will not interfere with it.
Cheers
Zoran
Thanks Zoran as im well aware of the rules and should of made it clearer in my post that i knew them.(I'm betting many people don't).
What i meant is so many people have them mounted incorrectly and im finally going to fix my all round white light just incase for the reasons you mention.Besides the light shines in your eyes when fishing in a small boat light mine and is blocked by people where it is now.
I will mount it higher in the existing rear starboard mount or mount it on the windscreen or bow rail.They are my only options from what i can see.
As for idiots motoring at night or anchored up without displaying them.... I've never been out without at least seeing one or almost running them over.
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