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why does it need a foil ?
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if its a tiller it has no gauges to begin with so maybe just a tacho would do
Control Box $350-$500 depending onmodel
2 control cables $100 each depending on length
Wiring loom $349quintrex want $1800-$2500 for the console with a helm and cable, price varied and tbh the dealers priced acording to how much effort they wanted to go to or they just guessed it seems
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i have the same boat with a 50 four stroke
Why do you hate the tiller ?
i found i had to cut the seat pole down to almost rear deck height when using the spigot attached to the front of the back deck
Solo i did find it leans to the right a little so i just fill the bait tank and move my gear to the left -
if you can afford the fuel for the boat and tow vehicle and want a pure offhosre boat glass is the best option
the deadrise you can get in glass boats and hull shapes are superior to the plate boat versions but you pay for it in weight and the hp needed to push that weight -
in what way does the crusher leave it for dead ?
my experience is the barcrusher has a very fine entry to get a decent ride and this has some flaws when in a heavy sea and burying the nose quite deep into the wave in front at times -
I don't think you need to have one to stay legal, you just need some kind of bailing system but a bilge pump is a better option.
Bigger is better especially in an emergency when you need to get water out of the boat in a hurry. I have a 500GPH in my 4.9m with a float switch but there is nothing wrong with going bigger.
I would recommend fitting a strainer to the bilge pump as well or it could block up when you really need it like mine did once. Also check that you can hear it working before every trip.
for enclosed and open waters 1 is required
nottation as more then one may be required depending on the boat
from the rms maritime website
Bilge pump –Manual or auto (vessel with covered bilge(s) or closedunder-floor compartments other than airtight void spaces and mustbe capable of draining each compartment)
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do no u se those self serve carwashes if you have a bare ally boat
they put mild acids into help clean the muck off easier and it eats or etchs the aluminium
also its used over and over again and is pretty nasty -
depends on what risk your boat is at
lots of through hull fittings, or bait tanks with over flows then add more capacity
a 360gl pump after a few m of hose and 50cm lift will only pump about 20l per minute
a 20mm through hull transom pump failure will pump 10 times that into a boat -
why do you have to keep topping them up ?
that implies your losing greaseclean axle good seals good bearings a dust cap and check every 6 months
simpleI have been trailer boating since 1986. Based on my experience I swear by Bearing buddies. Personally I always fit the more expensive stainless type - they are far more durable. My 2nd trailer came fitted with the plastic type and after a 100km run I found one of the plastic ones had popped off - cheap rubbish. Anyway, bearing buddies are NOT maintenance free. You must keep them correctly filled with grease and CHECK the back seal on the hub...the problems usually occur from the back seal. But if they are correctly topped up... they keep positive grease pressure on the bearing and deter water ingress. Also as you drive, bearings and hubs warm up, any air in the hub expands - when the hubs hit the cold water this air contracts and can suck in water if your hub seals are compromised. The bearing budies have a spring loaded plate, and if correctly loaded with grease this plate allows for expansion and contraction of the internal hub contents. If you overload or underload them - you don't get this effect and maybe thats why some people are having mixed results with them.
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buy decent bearings timkens etc not the rubbish from the auto or boat shops
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do ou do the same thing over and o ver the same spot sover and over ?
i have maybe 100 different spots just in the harbour same for botany the hawksbury down south
just have to keep trying different spots and techniques -
i use to start mine every saturday morning after mowing the lawns
let it idle for 5 mins then turn offid tell him that what your doing is not against the law and within your rights to do
also dont flush at those car wash places the water is damaging to engines and ally boats -
what methods are you using ?
not many will give advice if they think you are using bait as a lot of smaller fish get gut hooked on bait v artificial lures
the fish are there all round, would be suicidal for a species if 100% of breeding stock moved at the same time -
realistically i think your budget is too low
with children you need shade, someone where to rest and high sides
and from experience the trips have to be short 1-2 hours max as they get bored easily
what waterways or areas do you plan to fish .boat ownership is not cheap well quality time on the water boat ownership is not cheap
3k will realistically get you a 13ft tinny on a ok trailer with a sub 10 year old engine
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depends on the type of fishing you do and accessories fitted
if you start the engine 30 times and keep moving around it may flatten it if only short runs between spotsI ran 2 bilge pumps for bait 2 sounders lots of lights for bait in the morning vhf 27mhz all off a house or second battery and would have to top that up after every trip
charge them after getting back not before going out 3 months later
someone could have just left the ignition on for a day or so and flattened it -
canopy will be cactus
all that leaf little would have block the bungs up so water would have been sitting in the boat i be the floor is knackeredthat merc is a blue or red band ? over 30 years old
will need new tyresthe photos arnt clear enough or enough of them to offer to many opinions
2500 buys a nice tinny -
trailer 2.5
engine 2.5-3.5
9-10 for the hull is too much as said abovewhat extras does it have
epirb expiry ?
electronics ? -
is the engine 1995 as well ?
its pushing the age envelope for reliable boating outside, but that's just my viewbasic hull shape and a less appreciated boat hence the price being asked.
the equivalent haines cruisecraft would go for morenot able to link boats here but if this isn't 100% exciting you to buy it id hold off till winter as there are more boats listed during the winter months at better prices
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with a 13.75 x 13 inch prop 6000 rpm and 2.33 ratio your theoretical speed is 32mph
with a 14 x 11 inch prop 6000 rpm and 2.33 ratio your theoretical speed is 27mph
this doesnt allow for prop slip of 3-5% making the actual speeds speeds a little worse
this is just physics and you need to do either more rpm to get more speedor swing a bigger prop which on a fishing boat just loads up the motor and it wont rev to max revs
it is highly unlikely for a 60hp merc big foot to do 45mph and pitot tube speedos are highly inaccurate
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these boats were max 60 from the factory
its now a fineable offense by rms and water police for going over the hp rating on a compliance plate3 points around 175 dollars from memory
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teflon that speed off gps ?
i had a 70hp johno 2 stroke on a 4.8m ally stacer i could only top out at 65kph
one of the more powerful two stroke with less weight and it was getting a lower speed then the 73kph yours is getting,even my cruise craft explorer 500 with a 90hp johnson 2 stroke a 1.7l monster wouldnt go over 63kph
60hp was the max hp for the 475 caprice
may struggle with max capacity on board but in a boat that size you would only be fishing 2 up outside so should be ok
what year model merc -
what brand of engine is it ?
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get what you pay for
mine was completely covered in flaking powdery paint from the aluminium bubbling underneat h but as long as the seals hold its only a cosmetic issuecheap is cheap and i considered them disposable units
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it all depends
remoteness of location - ie is there coastguard coverage and how many other boaties out there to help you.the type of fishing- i use to troll headlands a bit and of main failed well your smashed on the rocks if you cant get a anchor down and get it to hold
all engines can and have failed, as said above its what feeds the engines that is more likely to fail poor fuel wiring batteries
Which Hydrofoil?
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Posted · Edited by Juggs
I think they are a bandaid and a dangerous one at times
It will plane quicker
It will lose top end speed
You will have 4 ugly holes in your cav plate
You will be more likely to snap the cav plate if someone stands on your new step/foil
You may have unexpected handling issues
If you boat is subject to broaching it may be magnified
It may dig in at speed and make you carp your daks
in a following sea when the sea is travelling faster then you it can cause issues again crap your daks
Look at your setup first
Weight distribution
props
engine Height
Trim with wedges if necessary
Repower with correct horsepower
Repower with a lighter engine
All options id consider before fitting one in a boat used on the open sea