Juggs

the fees were going up way before the liberals came in ask why pwc fees are so high as the boat fee is reasonable I have my views but probably unplatable to those that own them

I pulled the whole starter mechanism off a 25hp parsun while trying to start it, was a pressed on part not sure how my mate ended up fixing it

if It hasnt been serviced walk away, bolts wont come out or break when you do service it. service history matters more then anything

take a straight edge and look under the hull, either motor is off centre or the hull is bent mate has just had hi s5m centre console replaced after 3 months similar results and the hull was bent up

is the hull bent or concaved from trailer damage ? just another thing to look at poorley set up trailers or thin alloy on rollers can reverse concave the bottom of the boat

This reply isn't directed at you but every weekend all round Australia how many fish either undersize or not the target species are damaged by rec fishers it would be many many thousands I know when bass fishing its unavoidable to damage juvenile fish attacking lures 10 times their size to think that the 100 200 300 sharks being culled in wa is significant amount of biomass being removed is ludicrous

I have a fuel capable transfer pump. if I havnt been out in a monthor so I just pump it out into the wifes car then refill as needed it has to be bought either way

you cant say the boat costs me this much to run so I must catch this many fish you cant apply the principals of boat ownership cost to what you are entitled to take from the wild it will always be cheaper to buy fish from a co op or fish shop then to go get it yourself its a past time and hobby, if you need to provide fish for the family it is always cheaper to buy them its a $200 day to take my boat out diesel for ute tolls fuel oil bait lost tackle and that doesn't inc rego costs etc thats 5 kg of flathead fillets

I have a spot free this saturday to fish the bay no alcohol or cigarettes on board try for squid dowrig for kings then drift for flathead I have bait boat will use between 50-100l depending on how long we downrig for

the amount of sharks killed by commercial fishing by catch makes this all a feel good fuzzy warm feeling thing for the animal libs. how many baby snapper do we damage in botany bay when chasing other fish all a load of feel good crap

some of that cost would have been incurred wether it was used or not, no matter the brand what year model and how old is the fuel ? they give you a itemised quote ?

watch the trailer some yank freshwater boats come on painted steel trailers they last about 30 seconds in our saltwater

I could go on a charter every weekend $150 ish for the smaller sports type guys on Pittwater botany and the habour and still be cheaper then owning maintaining running a 25k boat

are you using premix? or the vro or oms still installed?

maybe just got weed over the inlet that dropped off later on

how many litres are you using per trip ? I think using a non manufacturers oil is false economy in the long run. what speed were you trolling at ? any carbed old tech 2 stroke will foul plugs trolling for longer then 30-60 mins my Johnson would do this every 30 mins when down rigging but the guy I bought it off had cheap gulf western in in the tank switched to yamma lube and get double that time when trolling at 6knts they don't foul at all now just saying trying to save $15 when your already spending hundreds is false economy and one day those plugs wont recover and its a bitch to replace them out at sea

I dont know what your disagreeing with as you have just agreed with me I said no good for heavy outfits or people to hang on too ive had one collapse and snap off completely with a 3 tld 15s and a spin outfit in it so from my experience they are rubbish there are two seats in my boat, the most comfortable spot is not seated when travelling home in a building sea. its standing behind the skipper or other seat occupant taking the pounding through the knees there is nothing unsafe from my point of view as a skipper by having people stand in the boat while traveling as long as their is something for them to hang on to safely if its there people will hold on to it no way to avoid it

yammalube is a reasonable oil I use it in my Johnson smokes less then some of the cheaper ones or out right rubbish like gulf western for example not all tc-w3 burn the same or smell the same $40 for 4l is not expensive for oil

none of the premade ones are any good for heavy outfits even say tld 25s the plastic ones are only rated to 1kg outfit per rod holder even that bias one will bend with someone holding on to it in a swell etc coming back in only way is custom made either by whoever the site sponsor is or anyone else looking at 1k -1500 for a reasonable setup benefit of a well made unit is you can ut nav lights antennas etc up there as well

my Allison will have water in the nose if I don't elevate the nose after a days fishing. water slopping in in rough water, rain, spray washing down the bait table or when a squid tries to block the bait tank outlet work out how its getting in first before declaring it a issue leaking bungs Engine bolts skin fittings anchor well drain port bait tank fittings none of these fittings will stay sealed for ever and require maintenance every few years to ensure the integrity of the jointing compounds used to seal

pretty normal for a carbed 2 stroke your starting it up and letting it idle for a while, as your not bringing the revs up and engines is not getting up to temp your not burning off the oil next time you start it its loaded up with oil in the crank case, dribbling out the prop and exhausts do it a few times and it gets worse my engine leaks fuel out the carbs when I tilt it needs I new gasket round airbox that drains back into the crankcase

fab 1 has the correct solution everything else is a blowout waiting to happen on my 5m boat I have to run 60psi short long runs doesn't matter. your springs are your suspension, many trailers are over sprung

they are good value but are only rated to a kilo or so per rod in the holders, don't put expensive or heavy outfits in them

2nm from the open water line marked on your charts, botany's is 500m or so inside the heads its all in your licence book

I have a hds7 in the boat and just added a dragon fly system the dragonfly is a very good unit but ive only used it out to 120m and don't normally fish deeper, if I troll I only have it show the top 100m anyway looking for bait schools I run hds7 half screen gps other half speed and fuel use and leave the dragon fly on its downscan setting. best unit ive ever bought for clarity of screen what it shows and ease of use saving up to dump it all and put ahigher end raymarine unit wth chirp in sorry will say the gps function is not as good as lowrances even with the same map installed