Tom Tom

Guys, I'll be at JB from boxing day onwards for two weeks. I have a 4.6m quintex just like yours I'll like to team up with some one to go outside the heads, if interested send PM Mike

Ditto If you need another boat next time just let me know. Fantastic

Huey you arethe greatest. That's exactly what has happened. We rejoined the wires and then I got a yearly service a bit earl;ier that usual. Thank you for your informed comments cheers

Yes it is, you can eat them but they are not as good as their brothers who are more of a red colour. The flesh is mushy when cooked.

To all, My Mercury 50HP 2 stroke, I used it on Fri, Sat and Sun and this is what happened on Monday morning. Started the Engine on Monday morning no problems, trolled for about 20 - 30 minutes and then anchored up and turned off the engine. When I went to start the engine I turned the keys 3 times and I noticed their was no power to turn on the engine. I then saw the kill switch activated, so I de activated it and squeezed the fuel pump twice. Put the coke up and tried to start again, the engine now had power but would not click over. It tried approx 12 times. We then though it might be flooded so we waited 30 minutes and tried to start it again, with no luck. Then we where towed back to shore Took the spark plugs out and all 3 plugs where fouled up, dark and black Placed the plugs in kerosene and lightly sanded the plugs and washed them in Kerosene again. When dry, placed the plugs in and tried to start the engine with no luck At this point, I noticed burnt out corroded wires coming from the flywheel going down to the batery charger and some other spot. Can wire being burnt activate the kill switch? Why are the spark plugs fauled eg black and dirty? Is it normal in a two stroke?

pgb sounds great but my favourite is a Occy Summer Salad !! Clean it, boil it for 20 minutes in water, let it cool in the water for a couple of hours. Chop it up into bit size pices, boiled potates, add olive oil, red wine vinger, garlic, chopped onions, salt and Pepper. Wow!!!

My condolences to both families. There are a lot of hoons on the water no matter how big or small a boat they have. Flying through a bridge at night or dusk is just wrong. Incident I saw these guys heading west past Como bridge in a 150 HP speed boat. The sun was setting and rendered you blind with the reflection off the water. It didn't stop these guys ......... well not for long they ended up beached about 10m from the waters edge on sand ....it was low tide I forgot to mention. They looked embarressed as all the other boaters they passed went by. No amount of policing can stop unthinking behaviour.

Thank you for the locations and how to position the trap. I thought the legal limit for Square crabs traps was one? I placed the trap near Kernel and didn't cath anything, bait used a old trvalley and pichards. Note You wouldn't belive it but there was know one on that side of the bay and suddenly a boat comes up and achors no more that 2m from the trap. I just couldn't belive it and I told them so and had to remove it from the water and place it in another location.

Hi Guys .... I'm going to put a trap in at Botany Bay, any suggestion where would be the best spot for Blue Swimmers?

Great fishing guys & Meee tooo ..... I have a 460 Quintrex aswell

Hi I'm from Oatley as well. Anything east of Captian cook bridge you can eat, so start there and work your way East into the bay. For three eyed fish - bream and flathead just go around Como bridge and further down West to Lugarno etc

Thanks Huey, Looks likie I'll be looking for another boat

I was at the carpak at Molx Pt .... got there just before high tide and caught nothing, not a bite! Went to Bowen island and caul 4x PJ sharksn and 1x Trev. Weather was great up until 2pm then the wind and swel came right on que. Water temp around 17c It was just good to be out there.

Calling on the brains trust here........... I have 50HP Mercury Oilo injected, 2 stroke, 3 cylinder, electric egnition, 93kg, sitting on a 4.6m Quintrex. Q1 Is it able to be started manually, if I get stuck out there? Q2 Could you install a 75 HP (138 Kg) on a 4.6m Coast runner?

In the $10 to $12k market approx 3 to 4m boat, say 3 years old, there is little diff in price from old to new. So buy a new one, look at stacer dealer around Granville in NSW. If you looking at a older boat (3- 4yrs plus) then second hand is the way to go, you should be able to get a good deal for that money.