Coast_Bloke

iain, the box in the middle is a 2 system setup with a live well on one side and a esky type thingo on the other... just gotta get the plumbing setup. I am still tossing up up newer engines, they are 84 johnsons, and the starboard engine is almost stuffed. Clutch, I wont be footing all the bill the only reason is, that after it is all fixed up and we have used it a few times, I may ebay or boatpoint it and then we split the cash or both joint venture into a much better blue water girl. It was picked up a year or 2 ago, at an absolute bargain price, and after looking around, with the improvements I am planning, we can easily double the price of the original sale and expences. Thanks for the contacts, and yeh spoke to a spraypainter mate today, and said its a bitch of job.. I just hate the old orange colour . Price will be a factor in this.

Top Report Grant... Unluckily I am working all this weekend But might head out to F&S next weekend 17/18 to try my luck

Cheers guys... keep the ideas coming (My wife isn't in the room ) Ok got some good ideas now... will keep you updated in here. Will prob stick with twin motors... and get these 2 recond... as you guys know, motors are the biggest expense... they will come last. But time will tell... whats the benefit of a single engine?

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Alrighty seasoned boating vets.. need your advice. I am fixing up my brothers boat (he has offered to let me borrow it whenever I wish) and I need some advice on what I can and can't do. I will chuck in some pics so you can see it. Ok what I want to do and am trying to do: Repaint? the fibreglass and aluminium Recondition Motors Rebuild Bimini (make it a touch higher.. its just below standing height) Add new pedastal seats add removable rear seating Add Rocket Launchers, to bimini Is it possible to add power tilt, trim? Fix the depth/fishfinder Fix the stereo Well thats all I have thought of so far... any suggestions for doing these items.. and any suggestions for other things that could be done, would love to hear them. Cheers, Coasty Pics in next post

Cheers guys.. sounds like fun.. might have to get into it soon

its a 5mtr Quintrex Cruise-About

Well here she is.. the "Shimano" its my other brothers boat, but I am fixing it up slowly and we are going to share it.. I can use it whenever I wish... which suits my wallet better at the moment

Just a question... whats it take to go in these tournaments.. I mean are they open for amateurs like me?, and do you need a boat etc.. just curious as I love to fish, and love competition.. so might look into getting into a tourny one day. Oh and how do they work.. I mean I go out fishing alot and come back with nothing... does this also happen on these tournys? Cheers, Coasty

bear in mind, that bloke is 3 foot tall and the boat is a 10ft tinny.... if it real and not an april fools photoshop job... its an insane fish

yeh cheers... I already have the cables on order.. picking them up tomorrow.. just wondering, if this is an easy job, or should I buy a slab and a bottle of bourbon to get me through it.. I am doing it tomorrow ready for a saturday session

I try to go maybe 2 mornings or arvo's a week, plus hopefully one to 2 long sessions or full days on weekends... but this all depends on , kids, my beauty sleep... and how much I had night before... or that arvo

Tyrone, sorry no can do... will be fixing up my brothers boat for the weekend... and then gotta pick the missus up from work.. .. BUT that means I get to fish on sat

Well I have never tried it.. dunno how good it will be, as dog food doesn't degrade easily, it expands into a large pale pulp... but I suppose in a berley bag or bucket this could be good ,as a slow release style. I will give it a try this weekend and see how it goes though. I might add some tuna oil too it though, for added effect. Cheers, Coasty

I will be out in my brothers boat on the brissy... if I am goin alone, I will call ya ty, and you can come along if ya like.

Mate that is SHIT!!!!!!!! Avoca is my hometown, and lately with the huge mullet has been a decent fishing ground... you call me if you find the @#$$#ers and I will help you tie bricks to thier ankles. And EP's in Avoca Lagoon I may need to kick Tyrone into gear for a goon session in his tinny

Hey all, Since my bro has offered for me to use his old Quintrex 5 mtr Cruiseabout anytime I want (as long as he isn't) I have to pay for some maintenance on it. I am replacing all the cables for gear change (forward/neutral/reverse) and throttle cables as well. It has twin Johnson 35's on the back, and I just wanna know what kind of mission I am in for in changing these? It has a 4 control system, so 2 sticks for port and starboard gear change and 2 sticks for port and starboard throttle... cables are about 4.1 mtrs long or so.. Cheers Coasty

Jewie Hunter... I am still yet to catch a jewy, but now I have a boat I can borrow at will, I will be hitting the rip bridge and brissy water more often... so might pick ya brain soon for some tips

Yeh I would say the girls in bikinis, and the armed guards didn't wanna stay in the wind

A photo with the chopper on the back... this is stored in the stern, on what they call a "helo-vator"

http://community.webshots.com/album/226772803AqGADb This is Frank Lowy's (The owner of Westfield) ship... first saw her in Sydney harbour, and then again in the hawkesbury near F&S... then the weather turned bad and she motored around towards Cottage Point. You can't tell from the photos, but she has a helicopter garage in her stern and a big thing that opens up on her bow... very impressive... cost $110,000,000

Hey foxman , I got no idea of that area, but hope you get onto to some

Well Saturday morn is the young blokes soccer game (depending if grounds aren't closed) then gunna grab my brothers boat and give it a cleanup and put a new engine cable on it... then weather all good, should be hitting the brissy waters for a bream session after lunch sometime Sunday may go out for a morning session, depends if the has other plans or not.

Use marine grade ply... there are many sealants and primas... some other guys will know the best ones.