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Very common in Hawkesbury yakkas. Pretty sure they were the inspiration for the Alien movies- can you see the resemblance? cheers Zoran

It sounds like the drag is not done up or not tightening. It also looks pretty solid in the photos. I’m with Antony on this one - worth a case of beer. The way my canon works is I grab the spool and wind clockwise to tighten the drag and wind up. If you wind anti clockwise it gradually releases the drag and lets out line. Can’t imagine this one being too different. cheers Zoran

Hahaha ... I knew @rickmarlin62 would jump on this one .... and rightly so ! He has the credentials to comment on what a VSea can do. I had a quick look at the advert and agree that trailer looks very "light" for a FG boat. Also I agree with all the great advice you have had so far - get the hull checked for rot both the floor - and most importantly the transom - any flex - think $000s. If the hull is ok then I would proceed with my decision process. Normally if someone can't explain how many hours - I would be seriously concerned but I would not exclude the opportunity just based on that. Has the owner offered a sea trial ? . .. if so, then they are showing confidence in the motor and the rig regardless if they can't explain how many hours the motor has done. If no sea trial - walk or negotiate harder - you will have to replace the motor now. From my experience way back in 1996, a guy was offering a Haines Hunter 635L with a Yammie 225 unknown hours in Salamander bay. My wife and I were interested because of the hull and reputation, so we contacted the seller. As it turned out the only time we could schedule an inspection was late on a Saturday - so we took that . But we actually decided to make a weekend of it and booked an overnight stay in the Nelson bay area unbeknown to the seller . We saw the boat and Saturday. We liked it but like you we had concerns regarding the motor. As it turns out, the owner was honest in not being able to answer about hours on the motor as he had bought it with that motor in Qld and had it trucked to Sydney - it was a demo boat for a boat yard on the sunshine coast. But ---- the owner offered to take us for a spin in the bay anytime .... we said how about tomorrow we are keen and have decided to overnight - he had no hesitation agreeing to take us for a demo run the next day. Long story short - 24 years later .... I am still in that same Haines Hunter boat. When I made the deal with the seller I had a very clear idea that I would be replacing the "unknown" motor and budgeted for that upgrade when I made my counteroffer on the boat. Similarly wrt the trailer. The main thing was, both my wife and I went for a spin on the boat. We knew what we were dealing with and could make an informed decision. So... in my opinion, if the hull does not pass inspection WALK ! ... the rest fo the stuff you will be replacing over time anyway. Cheers Zoran

Thanks. Couldn’t tell if it was gal or ally from photos. Great job. 👍 cheers Zoran

Love it Jon. That’s an awesome solution and so much less maintenance. Are the skids box section fully welded? Any weep holes? Did you redip the whole trailer? cheers Zoran

Awesome reply @New Signing. I feel much better informed about vinyl wraps now. Thanks so much. Cheers Zoran

Looks great @New Signing. I know we should not discuss commercial details here - we can always PM you for that, but I've often wondered how wraps work, how does the vinyl actually stick? What is the durability like etc. Would be great to shed some light on those aspects if you can. Infact @Scratchie was investigating how to get a new shine on his old girl in posts a week or so back. Cheers Zoran

Ok... so just to close this out. The chair is complete....I used some marine canvas which I had salvaged from an old boat cover - to cover the foam - still needs to be washed - Archie is progressing well, getting used to having his meals upright.... But it is a process and we are not entirely there. He has to unlearn 9yrs of eating habits. Luckily my daughter is very dedicated - here's an earlier video where she started with treats and then progressed to spoon feeding.... So far the outcome is looking positive as he has regurgitated much less ...... we'll get there ! Cheers Zoran

I'm with @noelm, @Mullatt, @Scratchie on this one. Never had any issue regarding any spending both ways. We trust each other to do the right thing - there's no federal and state, upper and lower house situation - budgets and plans are co-created - and adjusted as we execute eg. I had only ever intended to have one deep drop electric set up in the arsenal, but after "we" experienced the technology - we now have 2. Similarly, in the kitchen - the appliances and in the workshop - the tools, then there's the guitars and the sewing room, and then there's the ski gear .... oh dear .... if it adds to the quality and joy of life - proceed. But in hindsight I guess we have one over arching consideration that we apply - is it going to get used? If not - don't buy. Cheers Z

ALWAYS tell Maria how great she looks - esp on the boat holding a 🎣 Remember she was the one that said - “get a bigger boat” after we got into trouble in our 16ft. cheers Zoran

Or buy her exactly the same gear - so she can’t say you spent it on yourself ! Worst case you end up with a matching setup! cheers Zoran

At least you got out! Good job to convert the solitary squid to multiple hookups. And Iackets aren’t bad on the chew. thanks for sharing. cheers Zoran

Great report- shame about size but you aced all the techniques- there’s a big one waiting for one of the trips. cheers Zoran

Penn.... more like a Landcruiser ! Cheers Z

well like @rickmarlin62 i've put 30yrs on some of my Penn's and they are still going strong and catching fish but unlike Rick - I have not caught thousands of fish 😞 ... still trying though. Ok so heavy offshore bottom bashing 4 x Penn 950SSM matched with Penn Ultima rods, estuary fishing 2 x Penn Captiva one on 7ft Silstar crystal tip, the other on a shimano rod, 2 x Shimano 6100 bait runners one on Penn and the other on Silstar rod, Trolling 2 x Penn 330GGTi, 2 x Penn 45GLS, 1 x Penn 340GTi fitted to 3 Penn rods and 2 Jervis Walker rods .... and so on. So Penn features heavily in my arsenal - have caught just about everything to marlin on the gear - look after it and it just lasts. May not have all the bells and whistles, the smoothest gears or the most drag, but it just gets the job done - over and over and over again ..... Cheers ZoranPenn

I must say the only diesel powered craft I’ve been on recently have been larger yachts, cross channel ferries etc. lots of separation between passengers and engine room. way back in 70-80s we used to hire the wooden putputs which were powered by a single cyl diesel inboard. But they were full of bilge water diesel fish bits and pretty much on the nose so no modern experience with diesel in a trailer boat scenario. cheers z

Thanks Frank. He has settled in but we have not had a feed as yet. Just waiting for varnish to dry, then second coat tomorrow. I think first feed will most likely be Monday's dinner. So sorry to hear about your Jack Russell - they are a lively package - she would have kept you on your toes and in great company I'm sure. They have such individual personalities - just like people. Cheers Z

Oh dear ... sorry KC, was never meant to come across like that .... I was just picking up on someone's comment that we all felt we had to dress up to taste your fare !!! Actually I think we are all a bit wary of posting in the kitchen - think @mrsswordfisherman should be handing out some Michellin hats to separate you from us mere mortals ! Cheers Z

Hey Raiders, Totally unrelated to fishing - but very dear to me and my family - and it may help someone else. After many month$ of visits to the vet we finally have a diagnosis for our maltese shitzu pooch Archie - at 9yo he was happy and thriving, but then out of the blue started to throw, heave, chuck, regurgitate ..... hmmmm... Unlike a human's vertical oesophagus which gets help from gravity, a dogs oesophagus is horizontal so they totally rely on muscles to push food along to their stomach ... Well it turns out the little pooper has myasthenia gravis a condition where he has lost control of the oesophagus muscles in sections ... so as he loads up with food it sits in his oesophagus, which he then regurgitates. If left as is, the situation would worsen into another condition where bags/sacks form in the oesophagus which further traps food (megaesophagus) - most dogs with this conditions are diagnosed at this stage - we are fortunate to have got it early. Left untreated the pooch basically slowly fades as they cannot get enough essential nutrient - in the end the needle is the only humane solution. So we have tried holding him upright for 20min after food, which has had marginal improvement, but my thinking was he has loaded up and we are trying to get a gob of food down in one go, it would be easier if small doses of food made their way down as he ate - I googled it and others have thought the same - and its actually a "thing" - a bailey chair - lots of youtube clips. People had extended their pooches lives by years. So now after a day in the workshop I'm happy to report our pooch has his own "Archie Chair" . The front hinges open for easy loading ..... Trial fit - he's not sure about this - standing up - ... a minute later - all good - sitting and comfy - Looks like he's ready for some of @kingie chaser's special tucker .... well I think he certainly looks formal enough for it ! Cheers Zoran PS - varnishing and covering of foam with cloth is in progress.

I just found it interesting that this development is being pursued. I like the safety features of low flammable diesel, the torque and presumably economy but personally not sure I'd want to smell diesel on a boat all day. Has anyone ever been on a boat with a diesel outboard? Cheers Zoran

Hey Raiders, Just came across this in my youtube feed .... diesel Outboard 200HP, 400nm torque.... but 350kg ! Cheers Zoran

KC....You’re welcome to cook for me anytime! Cheers Zoran

...as long as every device has its own -ve and +ve path back to the battery (ie. no device uses the hull as a -ve path). Cheers Z

Fantastic feedback RAIDERS! .... thanks so much - you've helped confirm to me a switch to instant/LPG is the way to go. Cheers Z

@dmck has said it MOST succinctly. 100% agree. If you want further confirmation please look at the post by "kmorin" on the following link - he goes to great lengths to explain exactly what our Don has summarised in 3 lines... http://www.aluminumalloyboats.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=2260&view=previous Do earth the -ve of the battery to the hull (similarly the motor will have a -ve attachment somewhere on the head and then to the hull through the mounting bolts). Do NOT use the hull as part of the electric circuit (run a separate -ve and +ve wire to every device). With this set up, if a stray current does appear, it would follow the path of least resistance (the dedicated -ve wire) back to the battery rather then use the hull. Cheers Zoran