[Engine overheating in neutral - 2 stroke 50hp]

Hi lakelad 

my old 35 Johnson overheated after a service took it back to thomos at Gateshead

was really hot when I lifted the leg up to winch it on the trailer

no tilt on the old girl to old 😂 

He ended up taking the thermostat out, Apparently there not really needed unless your in really cold water Lake Macquarie is not that cold

Well worth a talk to he may help

[Casting a wooden reel]

This the rod the Alvey 475a chose with

no name on it anywhere but needs a new set of runners eventually 

[Casting a wooden reel]

This is the Jarvis walker mundoo 
 

I also have a jw Hawkesbury river that’s been in my family since day dot

[Casting a wooden reel]

The side cast action had been removed on the reel I think ? so the father in law cast it on a free spin so to speak

i remember he always took it every day luderick fishing ,he had his favourite rock he went to fish on ,catch a few fish and come home

he was a bit of a bowerbird collecting fishing stuff left behind by disgruntled fishing people and thrown out ,so the shed had a few rod and reel combos that are not worth keeping 

I kept his ludrick combo ,wooden centre pin and the modified Alvey 35 reel and a new Jarvis walker rod still n the cover from the 1970 or 80,s This would look nice with a new Alvey egg beater (they look so cool) 😁

i will take a shot of the rods sometime today and post a photo

[Casting a wooden reel]

It’s on a 12 ft blank

no name on the rod but they compliment each other

[Casting a wooden reel]

I inherited this from my father in law when he passed on

its a doosey ,still set up for luderick when he last used it in 2007

it needs a clean up and new hooks before I use it

i originally thought it was a side cast but then realised it was centre pin

 

[Casting a wooden reel]

Bit like fly fishing 

just getting the action worked out

[Casting a wooden reel]

Hi jamo 

well I figured centre pins are very English 

the Wallis cast looks as challenging as changing gears in a truck 😱

my rod is getting restored so when I get it back I will start practicing 

might leave it as a ludrick set up

[Casting a wooden reel]

Just looked up casting a centre pin 

thanks zoran 👌

[Casting a wooden reel]

I had to cut the second set of pictures down due to size

[Casting a wooden reel]

[Casting a wooden reel]

left one is the wooden reel

right one is an alvey model 35 modified with no side turn feature

[Casting a wooden reel]

Hi all

A stupid question 
I have this wooden reel that looks like an alvey 

you can’t turn it sideways to cast like an alvey

do I just click the ratchet off,hold the line against the rod and cast gently letting go of the line to use the momentum 

I have tried you tube but no luck

thanks

greg 

[Big flathead]

Thanks guys

the only disappointment was my outboard Johnson 35 hp seahorse

didn’t want to go over 3 knots
Motor wouldn’t respond from throttle

it just come back from the workshop so it’s going back in tomorrow afternoon for another look over

hopf it’s only minimal 

[Big flathead]

We took our boat out today for the first time

not much just a few small squire

then low and behold the wife gets a flathead

it was very cranky and jabbed her a few times before we let it go

we wrapped it in a tea towel to get the hook out

less stress on me and the fish

any way it was a nice way to spend time with family on lake Mac  

[Rod restoration]

Hi

can anyone recommend a rod restorer in Lake Macquarie/Newcastle area
 

I need new runners and a tidy up
thanks

greg

[Wiring a fish finder]

Hi zoran

thanks for your reply

the tank is as old as the boat mid 1980,s

the fuel was put in in 2010 ish it’s getting tipped out before I go for a run and will be mixing either 95 or 98  at 50:1

there is a gauge on top of the tank so I will do as you said take note of fuel rate slow ,planing and general running around 
 

[Wiring a fish finder]

Can’t wait to get out on the water

Wife wants to go out this week when it stops raining 

Out of curiosity how much fuel does a 1980,s 35 hp Johnson 2 stroke burn an hour

about 3 to 5 litres an hour?
to keep fuel fresh I was only going to fill the tank about halfway and make a fresh mix every time I go out

 

[Wiring a fish finder]

Hi all

i wired the Garmin in and fitted a push pull knob to the positive wire ,there was a hole near the throttle Bracket so I used this

saves drilling 😁

with the transducer the instructions said to keep away from electrical wiring as it may interfere with the reading 

I have the Transducer cable tie clipped to all the other cables including the power lead for the Garmin at the moment is this good enough not to cause electrical interference?

Thanks 

greg

[Wiring a fish finder]

Thanks for the info

i will get into it tomorrow and Sunday And see how it goes

there are a few loose wires under the dash as well so I will tidy them up and see were they go 👌

[Wiring a fish finder]

Hi

We inherited a Boat (savage ranger) and  Bought a Garmin striker plus 4 to use in it

we will be using it on Lake Macquarie through the week on my days off

my question is

when I wire it do I run both positive and negative leads straight to battery as it has a fuse on the positive already ,Also do I need to run the positive through a toggle switch or would that be over kill
thanks heaps

greg