hoges1974

I seen one exactly like that at the fish markets ?????? Well done boys see ya at the pub Thursday

I got this No good fpr fishing but great fun

I reckon he takes that same fish out with him and gets some new shots Thursday night ??????

Come on John show us the photos of the big kings you have caught WARNING THIS GUY IS JUST TEASING US WITH THE LITTLE PUPPIES HE HAS POSTED UP

Nice work dude BBQ at your joint ????????

Did you question your dealer Josh ?????

Well there you go we should all take our OPtis to Huey and everyone will be happy

Correct me AGAIN if i am wrong but i asked Huetts and they told me they are not AN APPROVED Mercury dealer so they can't service the motor if you want to keep the Warranty. Merc state to keep the 3+ 2 you must use a Merc dealer Craig ??????????? If i owned an Etec i would still service it at 100 hours just the way i like to do things. 3 years with no servicing scared me when i was looking at boats

20 hour service on 90 Optimax This is how my reciept for my first service read Carried out first service Compression test;ok Ignition check;ok Drained and refilled gearbox oil Removed prop. checked for fishing line and greased shaft removed and inspected spark plugs all ok Greased all grease points removed and replaced fuel filter Inspected fuel system Retorqued cylinder head and side plates Ran on flusher. checked operations and cooling system Labour total $159.09 Parts 1 x fuel filter $23.18 2 x gear plug washers $2.73 1 x gearbox oil and grease $16.36 1 x workshop supplies $12.27 Extras Inspected trailer and made adjustments Remove engine from boat and lowered to bottom hole $85.00 Total $301.36 gst $30.14 total $331.50 Minus the $85 to do motor and trailer close enough to $250 Its a pitty the site sponsor isn't a merc dealer.

Mate i would deff be changing dealers. Asked the guy i use what it would be he said $225 + parts all up around $285 Called another dealer just to ask he told me $300 all up inc parts Pm me who it was so i never go there

Just make sure an authorised Merc dealer does the servicing to keep your 3 + 2 warranty The reason i asked is my first service on my 90 Optimax was under $250 including parts. I can't see why a 135 would be so much more expensive. Your is a 4cyl ???? may be they are alot more work. Also remember any Merc dealer will do the warranty. I purchased my boat from a dealer in Newcastle and i get all my work done in Sydney and they have done warranty work no worries. They just claim parts time ect through Merc.

what size motor you got sounds very expensive

Well done john nice fish man You going down the Grove for a beer or 6 tonight ????????

UMMMM ok

Ok OK we have to have moderators but why was my thread closed I put up a thread asking a question to have it closed Why i ask as this is an area for non fishing topics isn't it ????

Hey mate Congrats on the new engine Just wanted to know how you find the Bermuda i have the 510 island runabout and find it to be a good allrounder. I use it to fish and ski and have an absolute ball in it cheers Hoges

Hey mate I have a mate that is looking for a place to live. he is a good workervery handy with his hands in building, fence repairs, car repairs and most things he puts his hands on. He is living at Oakdale at the moment Let me know if you are interested steve

If Tuesday the 4th works out i could pick up jewgaffer and we could come up for a run. I can help with the boat if needed and he can put us on some Jew Could even stay overnight somewhere and do a 2 dayer

Nice pics mate. It is a great drive (much better on a bike though) from the ferry to central mangrove. Just have to watch the other cars the road is not the widest in places You get any fish ?????

No flathead guru but will throw my 10c worth in I have tired over 30 different colour, shape and size plastics and this one has been the best by far. It seems to work best with 2 good tugs let sit on the bottom for 5 or so seconds then 2 more tugs and so on the biggest flatties i have caught have been with one of them (except the recent one which was on a whole pillie)

Make sure you have some of the things for the side of the boat for when you tie off to the jetty. The plastic the jetty is madefrom is not very boat friendly. I think it is a pain in the butt (when your buy yourself anyway) Use to be an easy ramp to load just run your boat up on the sand go get the car then just push the boat out to the trailer and your done. Now it is a pain anyway that my sook for the day

No idea about flushing the motor (although i would want to flush it). But leaving the boat on the marina is a great idea how much they slug you to do this???? Check the Marina don't have some way of flushing with fresh water ????

Hi Ash and welcome Nothing like a day on the water with the misses catching a few fish.

Was the best session i have had since getting back into fishing 6 months ago. Would have liked a couple more big ones landed i could eat flattie every night of the week. My misses is still giving me heaps over eating that whole fish tonight it was SENSATIONAL

In the last month or so they have added this to the Kyeemagh ramp. from the water (not the best shot from the water phone must have been fogged up)