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  1. i cant give you a exact weight but you can work it out

    yamaha 60hp 106kg

    trailer 240kg

    a new quintrex 470 coastrunner is 470kg

    60l of fuel 52kg

    anchor chain rope 30kg

    so a base of 900kg

    and by the time it has everything else added, spare tyre saftey gear radios second batteries and so on probably another 1-200kg

    the mazda from memory can tow around 1600kg braked depending on year model and engine type

    but beware most of them come with those cheap 750kg towbars

  2. yarraone

    how did the tank go ?

    i got to give my new tank a run last sunday could only catch 8 or so pike though lol

    i need to cut the pickup down as just too much water was coming in, and if i closed the tap the pump couldnt work properly

    anoying to have to open it every time we stopped

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  3. I'd be happy to do that, just need to know how much it is, and some instructions on how to install.

    Fishingphase

    ask the guy on that site how to do it ?

    doesnt seem that cheap when you have to buy a manual as well off there

    or buy it off huey and ask him, the mans not a chairty

  4. dont second guess call bp or shell direct they will answer your questions

    new fuel does not blend 100% with old fuel, you cannot replace the volitile compounds which evaporate in a vented system

    i still wouldnt put it in a car, even more so if premixed

    and a outboard is just a flash lawnmower gaz :)

  5. another vote for yammalube smells ok and little smoke

    i have 5 4l bottles of gw sitting on the shelf that wont get used

    it smokes a fairbit and i cant handle the smell of it and get ill when trolling for a few hours

  6. I hear ya mate, I've got half a tank of 2 stroke fuel I don't know how to get rid of.

    Fishingphase

    my local mechanic will take it in his oil dump, but then i do get my wifes car serviced there

    i dont get why people will ut old fuel in their expensive cars but not run it through their old carbed outboards

    false economy

    as long as it burns no issue, just dont ring its neck and risk the issues of pinging due to low octane of old fuel

  7. As mentioned, of it's not too much of a pain, I'd definitely have a play with it at home. I've spent way to much fishing time playing with it!

    Cheers Leo

    if your near st clair you can have a look at my unit with th emap installed for comparison

    these are cheap units and they have made it that way by not inc maps, the vague australia map can 50-100km out

  8. the map is just a token map and is off by up to 100km

    i have the same unit as a backup gps, you have to add a navionics map to get a acurate shore coast line

    the cheapest is the silver map for $130 which i have, it shows depths round the edges but no contour or depth lines elsewhere

  9. Hi, just want to ask if anyone here if they have jack plates on their boat. My transom is only "15". It’s hard to get a short shaft engine with forward steer, and power tilt and trim. The boat has been restored so i don’t really want it to look that bad. Well need a rise of 5inch so i can fit a "20" long shaft. Can anyone here put any pics up of their jack plates so I can see how they look and what styles there are. Also well it put more presure on the transom. The motor I got is 50hp but well be willing to go down to a 40hp. Boat is only 3.7m, rising the transom is expensive but might go down that track. Will be keeping the boat for at least 5yrs.

    dont really wont it to look like the pic below. And heres pic of my boat with 50 mercury, which i want to change motor, just not sure which way to go. dont really want to spend more than 5k.

    have a google around or a search on other sites.

    i know people have just used 10mm thick ally plates which can be bought cheap from aluminium supply companys

    again talk to someone in th eknow reguarding what thickness to use but people are hanging 150hp plus off just a plate of ally, as long as two holes are going through the transom

    as a guide a i got a 600mm x 600mm piece of 20mm thick ally for $50 from my local guy

  10. i have a scotty 1050 and its ok

    but save your pennies and get one with a longer boom as it just makes life so much easier, and turning is easier as well

    i plan to get rid of the scotty and get one of the aussie mades you can find online

  11. Did anyone notice the yak on the Lowrance stand?

    The sounder/chartplotter was big enough for an offshore marlin charter boat!

    My missus would KILL me!

    So much for yaks being a budget option!

    You could buy a tinnie, motor and a years worth of fuel for that!!

    I agree though, plenty of good seaworthy/fishable boats in the 5m category, set up and ready to roll...

    i didnt go this year, mainly because i wasnt in the market for the boat and two so many tackle shops are having sales and big sales to boot

    the cost to get the family to the boat show parking some food bought me a tld25 and rod 5 yamashita jigs and pizza tonite for the kids

  12. i have a furuno 620 and its a awesome bit of kit but you have to play with them just like any sounder to get it to work well, 1200 odd with transducer

    water temp fresh in the bay you have to adjust them every time you go out

    last trip out i had baby snapper showing on the bottom and salmon above them and bigger kings cruising in and out of the mayhem

    dedicated sounder and gps units always combined units are a compromise on screen space and not worth the hassle

  13. Is any body running an aluminium trailer? I read some where that an alloy trailer is roughly the same price as a steel unit (I have never priced one)? If so I would be interested to know the difference in weight and durability?

    the quotes i got recently from a few yards made aluminium 1500-2k dearer

    dunbier gal $3800

    mackay alumnium %5662

    pretty similar trailers in weights held etc

    there is a chinese alloy trailer being sold in sydney, for the same if not alittle less then a aussie built gal trailer

    some aussie trailers are having issues with bolts holding crossmembers on vibrating loose and moving and elongating the bolt holes leading to cracks

    the issue is holes drilled to close to the beam edge

    the chinese trailers i saw had bolt holes even closer to the edge so i wont consider them

  14. Recently went through the process and ended up with a Sales Trailer. All aussie and well priced too.

    thanks guys ill go talk to sales, cheapest claimed aussie trailer i could find so far is barracuda up in qld, im u there every few months so no ta issue to tow one back

    ill see what sales have to say

  15. Generally with seats it's cheaper to buy new then recover

    I had two ski buckets and bought new for $100 less each then getting them repaired

    The other stuff cushions headline bed foam etc you have no choice but to use a reupholsterer they will prob charger more as well unless they can get their truck right next to the wharf it's moored too

    Between $50-$80 a hour plus materials

    As a guide my Neighbour just had his ski boat redone

    Two bucket seats and one ench seat and mates rates price was $1200 full price was $1600

    Did they pull the boat out of the water and anti foul the hull and inspect the legs ?

  16. pandering to the charters who launch there

    they are just going to push it to the right hence lossing a pontoon not adding

    people don't use the furthest right as they couldnt back their trailers down it, i loved it as it was always free :)

    its three wide atm and one on the right against the wall, but considering the quality of peoples reversing you generally only see two launched at once down the middle

  17. Hi. Where can I find the full details on this regarding older trailers? How old is old?

    the old rules apply to trailers registered pre 1981

    but this is irrelevant if your boat and trailer exceed 750kg and your pulled over even with a 981 model trailer you will be booked

    rta nsw 1

    rta nsw towing trailers

    rta nsw are a pack of fools as they now have a term "loaded weight" and dont seem to use atm gvm anymore

    this is what i believe to be correct

    ATM is the weight of the trailer and its load Aggregate towing mass

    GTM is the weight on the wheels ( excludes Ball weight) Gross towing mass

    Ball weight is usually obtained by subtracting the GTM from the ATM.

    0 – 750 kg loaded weight – no brakes required.

    751 – 2000 kg loaded weight – braking on both wheels

    on at least one axle.

    2001– 4500 kg loaded weight – braking on all wheels

    i tried calling them and they couldn't explain it to me what is loaded weight

    so i err on the side of caution, if the whole rig is over 750kg sitting there on the trailer it needs brakes

  18. My current trailer neds replacing, too much rust in the cross members and it needs brakes which it doesnt have

    i put it across a weigh bridge yesterday and it weighs all up 995kg with fuel

    i will probably end up getting a dunbier for $3800

    but was seeing if anyone has any experience with the other aussie brands out there

    i do not want a chinese imported trailer

    your views or experiences will be appreciated

  19. Some bum hole stole my seafarer viking last year from out the front of my house and yes it was locked up.Only thing i can say is that if there going to take it they would also hurt you if you seen them or tryed to stop them as i would have .1230am no one see or heard a thing except lady next door heard a truck about that time .new boat has three locks alarm .Helmet Hitch .two keep it klamps alarm .Insurance

    sorry to hear of your loss.

    can i ask were the wheel clamps left behind ? if so can you post a pic of them to show us hwo they might have got them off?

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