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Yeah never bothered with it as I thought it a bit expensive but judging by that video he only used about 10ml of saltaway so a 1L bottle would last quite a while haha Might be worth looking at or Salt X. Same stuff but half the price. a certain shop well known for camping boating and fishing (which i am not allowed to mention) also has 1L bottles of their brand on sale for 10 bucks each right now!!

I have the exact same trailer, but in gal. I have never driven my boat up I prefer to walk it up with rope and using the winch. Its a bit of a pain when its super windy but then again I dont go out when its real windy at least not on my own. You are right, unless you get it pretty much perfect straight its easy to miss the roller and scratch the gel coat. After doing a bit of research I too have changed all the keel rollers to red rubber. I had the two rear most rollers crack and fall apart on me under the weight of my boat (and yes I have the side wobble rollers pushed up tight taking some of the load). The red ones cost me about $140 from one of the online boat trailer spare sites (not cheap!!) With the red rollers on the boat doesnt roll off as easy as it did with the hard blue ones though, I have to sink the trailer further into the water, getting the back tyres of my car wet!! 8( @zmk1962 do you know if this type of guide can be purchased anywhere? It looks like it would provide better support to the stern. My boat is extremely stern heavy for some reason. I have the wheels moved as far back as they go and still only have about 50-100kgs down force on the hitch.

Cool yeah the manual says just to inspect plugs yearly and replace as necessary. Same with fuel filters. Engine fuel filter and engine fuel water separator both looked clean (I've seen what a dirty one looks like). I've also got an external fuel water separator which is a bit harder to tell when it's dirty so I'll probably replace that one every year.

2strokes don't have the anodes? Interesting

@zmk1962 your comment disappeared? Yes I am sure they are anodes and not thermostat. I got a merc dealer to order me a repair manual from overseas and it had the maintenence schedule and this was in it to inspect yearly along with the anode on the leg and the one on the transom.

After I got it all back together i ran it in a 100L drum for a good 10 minutes and added 6L of white vinegar. I let the water heat up to about 50C. I then pulled the anodes again and checked the passages and the warm water definetely loosened up the salt build up. I think in future I will still use muffs but once a month or so Ill give it a good run with the 100L drum and let the water warm up again. Seems to break down the salt better and keeps the thermostat open longer so more gets passed out down that overflow pipe. Anyway, be interesting to see in 12 months time how much crap builds up on those anodes again.

Look at how much salt was built up behind it!!! Much cleaner after I sucked it all out with a vacuum!! Got them out in the end but the grommets were buggered so had to order new ones. Not sure how long they were in there but probably could have re used them. Gave them a good soaking in vinegar and it removed alot of the salt build up.

Mercury 90hp fourstroke. 2006 model. There were 3 on the block. Two between the spark plugs and one on the starboard side down low. Had to remove lower cowling to get to it.

Is this what the anodes look like after a year or is there a fair chance they havnt been checked in a while? Also, For those guys that do their own yearly servicing do you change your plugs and fuel filters every year or just if they look dirty?

Damn those evindrudes

Same. I have a hydrive unit as well though.

If your having trouble finding a manual online I ended up getting mine from a mercury dealer who ordered it for me from the US. Be careful though, some dealers will say they cant order them, probably to force you to take it to their shop to get fixed. I had to go to Motor Marine in Townsville who happily ordered my manual from the US and then posted it to me down in Whitsundays.

yes 2006 fourstroke efi 90hp. Had a quick look at the service manual last night couldnt find anything about it. Might have a better look next week when I have time.

Another thing to look into. Hopefully just a loose wire.

Should all mercurys beep on startup? Mine doesnt. Ive seen a few people mention this in other posts.

Had the boat almost 2 years and only put 100 hours on it! Most of the time its fishing at anchor though. Don't do much trolling.

Pretty much the same boat I am in (excuse the pun). My 3 blade works fine with 2 people on board, but struggles with more than 4. Sounds like a 4 blade down a pitch would be perfect for cruising with a bunch of mates or camping trips when the boats loaded up.

Damn thats cheap I think i pay $36 a month (so $430 a year) for a $13,000 boat. lol

Increase the value by 1000 bucks maybe?? I have RACQ and I just got off the phone to them. There is no stolen excess and I dont need to have a "recognised anti theft device". So long as it is chained in my driveway im covered.

4 blade or 3?

Nice I looked them up. Ill def be getting one when I move my transducer next.

Damn ive been using INOX well not inside the cowl just on the outside on some of the rusty bits. So people recommend spraying the whole engine under the cowling in Lanox? Is this to prevent corrosion to parts under the cowling? Mine seems pretty damn clean in there for a 12 year old engine.

did a quick search through RACQ product disclosure statement and couldnt find anything about having to have a recognised anti theft device. Should I be looking into another document perhaps? Im curious as my boat is out on the driveway with an el cheapo yellow tow ball helmet and a chain around the wheels.

Exactly what zoran said. My boats a pig when everyone ones to hang out in the back. Its hard to convince people to sit/stand up front especially when its choppy. I noticed minimal differences with a foil on mine. Next step is trim tabs and moving weight forward like batteries and the esky. Someone on a facebook page even said he put 150kg of lead up the nose of his boat to help with weight distribution!!