Wetpatch

congrats on your new girl she really looks the goods

It would be like having your lost child come home Just keep a eye out the first time you take it out as oil seals sometimes let go when the donk has been sitting over a long period my old boat Troublemaker blew the gear box seals

To the Fishraider family hope to see ya on the water And dont forget to put up a photo of your boat in the members boat section for all to see

Yeah Darryl I just realised what I had typed I cant spell BOAT AND HAVE OWNED IT FOR 3 YEARS NOT 32 HAD 2 VIRISIS IN THE COM HAD A FARE BIT ON MY MIND GETTING THEM OUT WITH 3 SCANS RUNNING

I bought my boat 3 years ago and have clocked up 90 hrs already so It doesn't take long to clock up the hrs especially when trolling

Congrats on the new girl looks the goods now enter her in the members boats area for all to see

I have the Se sports brand on my boat I did notice alower speed of plaining and better fuel economy I have had no regrets

I have a 75 hp Yammie on my 475 Ally its rated to a 80 hp max when Iwas buying it I quoted the boat with a 60 or 50 hp I have never had a regret having the extra grunt as most times Im only driving at half revs rather than flat stick to stay on the plane and that got to save juice in the long run especially with 2 or 3 big drinking fellas in the vessell

I own a 3 year old 475 ALLYCRAFT and I love my boat I use it fortnightly and I havn't bashed her around at all it lives in the garage and the car sleeps in the car port As a fussy owner the one thing that seems to PISS me off with Alloy boats is the corrosion problems with the paint work under brackets or where the welds weren't cleaned at ther factory .And its not only mine with the problem Ive seen Quinny, Blue fins, Bar crusher also with the problem they drill holes in gunnels and then the paint corrodes sometimes I dont think they even etch prime them either If the manufacturers Sica flex all brackets I would'nt have had half the problems with her Polly wouldn't have that problem for sure

I have a 75 hp Yamaha 2 stroke on mine my brother has a 100 hp 4 stroke Yamaha on his other than his being a little quietier on idle they both go hard The only draw back is the oil mixing on mine But you should see the price he gets charged on service heaps more than mine

If I was you have a look around the yards find the brand or style you like jump up get a feel of the difference behind the wheel Take a crap load of details of compering new prices to 2nd hand and see what its worth Then check out the Trading post and boat point as you have done but remmember no warranty from the paper so weigh it up Finally if its a new girl hit the boat show next month and haggle your arse off

Have got my lovely daugters first holy commuinion and the party after wards so no fishin this weekend

There you go old mate that should cure any curse including famine or plague and renaming rites

My brother owns the Quinnie its a great boat very dry good ride just remmember this girls weight is quite heavy being 4mm and 3mm sides so take care what vechicle tows it Then make sure this the type of boat that is most use full to your needs as you will lose alot of fishin room with the cab up front

Going out tommorrow on the harbour will be drifting out the front of Manly beach for a few Flattties

Thank Cajun I went and had a squize a week ogo at the new ones at Blakes and Tr marine yeah they all had the free play some where worse than mine

No fishin this weekend she who must be obeyed is going away with the girls to the hunter region I hope she comes back tanked AND SHES LEFT THE HOUSE WITH ME Ring 000 if you see smoke

IM IN ALSO

THe joe cool wet weather uniform consists of a blue truckies singlet a pair of stubbies and a packet of Winfield gold and if lucky a hat

I used a graphic sticker or sign writer who laser cut the sticker for about $35.00 at Doonside and Ialso used a bloke on ebay on a auction for $25.00 for the trailer both were great Just soap up the side and press out the air bubbles with a credit card prefererbly the wife or girl friend works best as you can throw it out when the job is complete

My boat is just on 2 years old and last week I noticed a dirty rust or dirt like substance that appeared on the Ram I pulled the ram and linkages away from the out board motor and washed and greased the ram with a marine type grease Is this the norm or do you fella's have a different method as spraying Inox or CRC just dilutes the grease and doesn't get in to fully lubricate the whole ram After I had put it back together I noticed that the outboard has 2 to 3 mm freeplay before the wheel would turn all brackets are tight and the steeering wheels spins freely Id say its always been like this but its playing on my mind as whether this is normal in this type of steering or I have stuffed up

To start thanks for the pointers today Joe and Pete the screen finally got fixed by Australian screens at Seven hills did the job perfect like Joe said got thrown around like a washing machine I ended up with a nice jacket and flounder and the usual Sweep and pinkies and yes my brother dId struggle Still waiting to catch my first legal KINGY

GOING FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 7 WEEKS JUST GOT WETPATCH FINALLY FIXED UNDER WARRANTY NEVER AGAIN WILL BE ON THE HARBOUR WITH JOE HOPEFULLY IN THE MORNIN

Good on ya Joe you had a heaps better day than me matie

Took my boat in today for a new winscreen to be installed under warranty after waiting 3 months for the rush to slow down over chrissy and the parts I rang Blakes to ask what time it would be ready to find they had cracked the new screen as it was made slightly bigger and the holes would'nt match and had cracked my old one also So it looks like no boat over Easter but they did offer me a live bait tank installed in the transom for $380 instead of $495 so I suppose that helps and the new screen custom built to suit from the factory so its fishin with the brother this weekend