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G'Day 247, Where are the other 246?? OK............mystery fitting behind bow roller. Would be a hard point to enable a chain to be attached to it which in turn would take the strain of the anchor chain via a "devils claw" or a shackle. The windless is NOT designed to hold the boat against...

I have to agree with Les. I put up a thread about my boat being built & got some gasps of amazement. Bait tanks built into the transom with overflow & drain holes running straight out of the transom. No drains into the bilge. Or my transom bait prep table which lifted out & lived on the ...

Elmer,
If you are concerned about a slippery floor, there are strip non skid products which can be glued into position. I would not cover the entire floor with Rhino liner as the strips should do the job.

G'Day Elmer, Welcome aboard. :highfive: :highfive: I HATE PAINT. Chips, cracks, fades, costs big $$$$ but worst of all it allows alloy to corrode. Aluminium left exposed to air will quickly oxidise & the resulting dull finish remains stable due to the very thin coat of aluminium oxide. Paint, on...

Dave,
Do you change the oil in the system? With the amount of use you get out of it I would be draining the oil, flushing with new oil to clean out the system, then a final fill with new oil at least every three years but preferably two years.
Or bust out & get a Kobelt.

Hi Ding,
It is only glued to velcro strips at the transom end. The weight of the carpet plus the backing keep it in place. I can pull it up in 20 seconds.

Yes your hull has a different type non-skid . Welder, just curious, how do you know ? You are a Pacific welder ? Ya gonna hate me fer sayin this...................marine grade carpet Ok Peterbo, I'll bite . where did you source yours, Westmarine ? - Any more pics of your carpeted deck? Ding, I am w...

Ya gonna hate me fer sayin this...................marine grade carpet. Do not glue it down at all, use glued velcro in a few places, keep plenty of seawater on it when the blood is flying, wash it with fresh at the end of the trip. Mine has been down for nearly three years, boat is kept in the open,...

Could not post a reply fer some reason on the original thread. Les, you want to check that please?

But glad ya had a good one. 50............mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. Ya realize you are nearly 60 now.

Wind.......5-10 knots. Seas............4-6 feet groundswell with a 16-20 second interval. Forecast rain did not happen............sunny all day. So why wasn't I out fishing??????? NO REASON AT ALL. :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :highfive: :highfive: I WAS OUT THERE & IT WAS A GREAT DAY. http://i100.phot...

Possibly. If you are a qualified alloy welder & have built alloy boats of the type contained in kit form before. The kits do provide accurate plate sections cut to minimise waste but you still have to know all the tricks of the trade to put the pieces together.

We have winners! Lester – tell Mark and Don what they’ve won. :highfive: :thumbsup: It’s a 1970 Trans Am. It’s hard to believe, but it has the original engine, transmission, and rear differential. Pretty incredible to me since this is a 40 year old car. It will be this weekend before I know if I ge...

#21 is good.

G'Day dirty, The idea of using a "shoot through" ducer sounds good in theory but it has been tried down this way with dismal results. Mounting a "through hull" ducer such as a SS164 works but I have a problem cutting a BIG hole in a perfectly good alloy hull & filling that ho...

Get a deeper flush tank. Those alarms are going off for a reason.

CTMD wrote: "Good engine that they're selling at a sharp price. Bravo II ?" Yep. The owner said it was very close to a Zuke 300. He wanted an oil burner for the range (450L tank), the low C of G & the reliability. Lots of reef trips off Townsville planned. :thumbsup: :thumbsup: Chaps w...

It is the Lombardini 245. MTU owns everything now.

Here are a few pics of real boats being built by real Australians. :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: http://www.originboats.com.au/ Both of these boats are 25'. The blue boat has a Detroit MTU 240HP Turbo Diesel & Bravo2 Leg. The other one is going to get a 300 HP Zuke. Both will sit o...

Nice boat! Wrong. They are made in China using a Noble design (double reverse chines) from local Chinese alloy & shipped to Australia in 40' containers. Final assembly of hardtop & motor fit is done here. I have seen the welds under the bog (filler) where the bog fell out under the outside ...

Hi Mark & crew. Great pics & a great story. Looks like all the gang had a balltearer* of a time.

Thank you for sharing it with the common people.


*New word invented just fer this thread

Dave,
You know the Rules.




AVOID ANY RESTAURANT WITH A NAME WHICH INCLUDES "FAMILY" OR "INTERNATIONAL".

Hi Les,
Not long to go before the AK trip. Mojo is going, please say hello to him & we will phone Carol & him after the trip.

Zips are easier, plus 100 costs $2.

I will take either or both. A friend of mine is a live aboard at Shilshole.

Trouty, If you really believe that the IDF hot roped a bunch of SF killers onto that ship to deliberately slaughter people then you are dreaming. Sure, there were fatalities. The IDF caused them. The IDF appear to have over reacted or tried to do the job with too few troops or had poor Int on the li...

Thanks Les,
And that is all I have to say about that.