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Top Job !
Gotta be happy with the outcome!
I need to know your methodology in painting the fibreglass - I want to do something similar.
It was basically just a lot of really hard work in rubbing it back trying to get most of the old paintwork off. My father-in-law and I sprayed on the undercoat on with our compressor, but I got a mate of mine to spray the top coat on in a spray booth and oven. I've posted a couple more pics below.
Spraying the undercoat on took a whole weekend.
The finished product out of the booth was awesome. A real glassy finish.
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More pics....
Got the windows in. I had to cut the windscreen down to get it to fit. Bought it off Ebay for $80. Had to modify the front windows because one frame was missing. So I put in 10mm tinted perspex. Workeda treat.
Inside the boat I put new seats in, rewired everything, new switch panel and added an AM/FM stereo.
Finally on the water at Nelson Bay in April 2008. It went really well. The motor is a 60HP Mariner and did not disappoint. Rides on the plain really well.
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Hey Fishraiders,
Its been a while since I've been on, have been putting on the finishing touches to the boat. Its finally finished after about 20 months of hard yakka. I've posted a few pics so tell us what u think.
Bought it in July 2006. I replaced 2 pieces of plywood inthe transom. This took forever to get it looking right. Pulled the motor off and resprayed the whole thing. Time for undercoating. Geeez it was heavy.... Motor mounted and ready for testing. -
Thanks guys.
And that was on a number 2 size hook with a peeled prawn. It was hooked on the edge of the lip.
Cheers.
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Hey Raiders,
Went out today in the father-in-law's boat at the Hawkesbury River. Arrived at the Parsley Bay boat ramp at 7.30am and it was packed out to the rafters, there were people parking their trailers anywhere they could fit.
Once we got on the water we could really feel the heat even at that time of the morning. Soon after all the action started. My four year old son on his first trip out pulled in a 32cm jewfish. That was fantastic! Then a friend of ours christened her new pink fishing rod with a nice 37cm flathead. A few pinkies, a catfish and a couple of small tailor graced us with their presence. Then the BIG one. I pulled in a 77cm flathead on my Saratoga rod and Salterus 40 baitfeeder reel, with 6lb(2.7kg) mono line. It weighed in at 3.2kg. It was the BIGGEST
flathead I have ever seen and a PB for me. That was all the action which lasted till about 11am. From then on the wind had picked up and water was getting quite choppy.
All in all it was a great day out with the only sad thing being the skipper only caught the small catfish
Here is a pic of me with the monster flathead which is going to hit the BBQ tomorrow night for New Year's Eve.
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I am not a mechanic
but
possibly it broke a tooth off a gear inside and that helped punch the holes
Did you follow the correct way that is recommended to change the oil
as i know my mercury has a set way it needs to be refilled.
Why where you running it in gear out off the water
i have never done this. It may also have had something to do with it.
Yeah I followed the correct procedure out of the manual to change the oil.
I was running it in gear to check that I had positioned the gear shift lever correctly
when we refitted the gear box to the leg.
This whole boat rebuild has been a learning experience, so I guess this is another.
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G'day Raiders,
I've been rebuilding a 4.4m Stejcraft fibreglass runabout for about 18 months now and I am/was looking forward to getting it out on the water for the first time at Xmas time. The motor on the back is a 1980 Mariner 60Hp. I've replaced the leg on the motor due to the main bracket being seized and corrosion on the bolts which secure the bracket and the motor to the leg. I picked up another complete motor off ebay for $150 which apparently the only problem with it is its letting water into on of the pistons. So I have a few spare parts. All the work has been done by myself and my father-in-law.
Today I was running the motor just to give it a run because it hasn't been run for quite a while. I put it in gear for a couple of minutes when a really bad sounding screech was coming from the motor. I quickly killed the ignition. I could smell oil which was not a good sign. Further investigation revealed that a hole had been blown out the side of the gear box. I am at a loss to explain why it happened because we ran it a couple of months ago when we first put it back together. The only time we did anything to the gear box was when we changed the oil and replaced the impeller.
So now we are going to have to use the spare gear box that I have. Any info as to why this could happen would be greatly appreciated. Can it be repaired? I've posted a pic so you can all see the damage.
Cheers.
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I'll be taking my 4yr old son out to Nepean river for his first ever fishing session. He is getting really excited about catching his first fish. Hopefully the weather will hold out for us on the weekend.
I don't want to spend another weekend at home with the
. She is 37 weeks pregnant with our third boy. Those hormones really do make her a little , and then when she starts cracking the to start doing things around the house........ it's time to go . -
You've done a pretty good job there Shan77 and it looks really good.
The false floor and carpet makes a huge difference. I've been working on my own project for about 18 months now. I'll be posting mine up aswell when its all complete. Only a few weeks to go now and we can go
Although I have been slowed down with some health problems over the last couple of months.I hope you get some great use out of you're tinnie and the motor holds up.
Cheers
Rob.
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Yeah I didn't think so. We've got another job up at Darwin. I'll have a bit of a fish up there.
I guess I might go and climb that big rock.......
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G'day Raiders,
I am going over to Alice Srings and Uluru in a couple of weeks for work and was just wondering if any of our expert fishermen and women have been fishing out there. I'll have a couple of days free on the weekend in between work.
I'd really love to catch a Barramundi at least once in my life....
Cheers
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I caught a mullet, I think it was a mullet. i was a out 9 or 10 and we were fishing down at the Yass River, back when there was water in it........almost 20 years ago now.
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This is my boat which is still under restoration. It is an old 4.4m Stejcraft has a 60HP Mariner 1980 model. I will post again when it is completed. it should look really nice......we hope!
Finally it's FINISHED! Here it is below!
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Nice work there Methodman, I'm currently two months into a rebuild myself, I'm sure you'll agree that it takes some determination to get it finished. it looks like you've done a great job though. You should get some good
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Woohoo!! I've finally worked it out. It's a 1978 Stejcraft. Found it on a few sites which had it for sale. Aaaaahhh. Now i can calm down a bit......I've been busily working on the boat with my father-in-law for the last month or so after moving house. Should hopefully be ready in about a month or so. We had to take the motor off and put a new piece of plywood in at the back. I have refibreglassed it all and puttied over and its now rock solid. Just a bit more sanding back to do and on will come the paint, carpet, windows, windscreen, sounder, GPS, etc.........don't tell the
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Okay, found the 10 foot steering kit, fits perfectly.
There is a sticker on the backe of this boat which says manufactured by Felix Marine. I cannot find any info on them whatsoever. Any ideas anyone? Probably from that era late 70s, early 80s?
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Cheers mate, I'll give them a ring.
On another note, I need to get a 10 foot steering quick connect steering cable for this boat, but I have onle seen 12 foot and above. I've tried a 12 foot cable and it is way too long. Anyone have any ideas on where to find one? I'm dying to get a first run out on the water.
Rob.
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Thanks for the
guys, its great to be here. I think I'll just rename the boat "Subzero"
Yes I am out at Penrith area. Thanks for that twoducks. I was just going to go down to Bunnings and check out their perspex sheets and redo the windows and windscreen myself. But I hear that I need to use some other type of material, not ordinary perspex.
Rob.
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I was talking to a mate today and he said my boat might be made by Savage. We compared a few old Savage runabouts and it looks very similar.
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G'day guys,
I will be in the backyard filling all holes in my boats cabin and sanding back ready for a new paint job. Plus going down to Bias to check out a new steering kit.
Its almost as good as going fishing
I just got this boat last weekend and am frantically trying to getting ready for a big season of fishing with a few nice flatties and a jewie or two out in the estuarys.
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Thanks for that link Wettingaline, I checked it out and it has given a few good ideas.
Cheers
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Thanks Flightmanager,
Yeah I had a fair idea it was around that era. The motor is in excellent condition. It has no trouble starting at all. I just had to replace the rectifier which had been shorted out.
Do you know a place where i can get parts to fix up the windows and to get a windscreen put on? There are not many places around for that type of thing that I can find.
Rob
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Yeah, it wasn't a bad buy for 2k. I will be restoring it to its former glory.
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Got some pics for you all to have a look at. I got the name of the boat wrong, it is actually "Seashine 1500".
The H.I.N (Boatcode) is AUWWA118611EG2.
The motor is a Mariner 60HP with the serial number 675L 306 454.
Her's another pic.
flathead I have ever seen and a PB for me. 
. She is 37 weeks pregnant with our third boy. Those hormones really do make her a little 
, and then when she starts cracking the 
to start doing things around the house........ it's time to go 
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Woohoo!! I've finally worked it out. It's a 1978 Stejcraft. Found it on a few sites which had it for sale.
Aaaaahhh. Now i can calm down a bit......I've been busily working on the boat with my father-in-law for the last month or so after moving house. Should hopefully be ready in about a month or so. We had to take the motor off and put a new piece of plywood in at the back. I have refibreglassed it all and puttied over and its now rock solid. Just a bit more sanding back to do and on will come the paint, carpet, windows, windscreen, sounder, GPS, etc.........don't tell the 
guys, its great to be here. 
Stejcraft Half Cabin Restoration
in The Workshop
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Basically my mate only charged me for the paint, and a couple hours labour. $400 at mates rates. Gotta be happy with that.
All up after we bought it for $2000, we probably have spent another $3000 in completing the restoration.
Rob.