Well done Paul. Dont hang around do you.

Looks like a nice rig. Should be good once you get it kitted out how you want it.

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looks good ,hope the sea trial goes well .it will get a good workout, seen the forcast for weekend yet?

RUSS

"A family that fishes together stays together"

There pritty rear only two in the state. Just what iv'e been looking for,only a few small changes and she'll be a ripper

nice peice of gear paul congrats

Very nice Paul, all you need to do is make the cabin sealed, so Jesse can have some nap time, the padlock is optional.

Awesome rig Paul - i have got the other one - you will be very impressed with the ride, no doubt about it. - mines got the 225 Yammy 4 stroke and flies. Well done.

comes with a ball and chain so i'll just sit him up the bow for the day a couple of kiddy gates and problem fixed ,just have to put a big ice box up there for all his fish ...

Wow, nice rig!  Can't wait to get an invite!

Congrats! 

1985 Boston Whaler Outrage 18 Johnson 140hp 4stroke

HI moylee,yes looks like it should ride nice the reviews are all good .Mines got a 175hp evinrude on , really well set up ,love the way the seats fold down ,don't see that on to many boats.

just orderd the new sounder , going to get outriggers,
docking lights , and a few other bits and peices..

Thanks can't wait

No need im putting a bitch winch on ,but you are welcome to come fishing and try to get that big one that keeps getting away..

a bit lazy there paul .i got an anchor retriever and two kids to get mine in lol.i have been told by my kids to get one ,i might when they move out ,cant make it too easy for them as i am the skipper they as crew do the hard slog

RUSS

"A family that fishes together stays together"

Been there done that ,sometime it can take a few drops to get in the right position . and in 40 metres thats no fun.

nice rig paul , I  think anchor winches are almost a necessity on any boat , nothing worse than trying to pull a stuck pick in a big swell

RUSS

"A family that fishes together stays together"

always thaught of getting one .we will one day will get too much to do it all on the boat when the kids arent there any more.cant expect my wife to do anything she bought the boat thats enough

RUSS

"A family that fishes together stays together"

Is that an Evinrude/Johnson Ficht motor on there?? They had alot of issues with those motors most the early ones blew there top. I can't quite tell from the pic if it is? They are a nice Hull with good resale. Is it antifouled? Always be wary of a trailer boat that has antifoul, most are done for the boat being in the water for long periods and sometimes if the boat has had hull damage to cover up repair, fallen of trailer run up a reef etc. Because you can't see the original hull gelcoat etc, best to check out.

Hope it all checks out OK, they are a top boat.

Yes the guy selling it bought it for the pen,he has a thirty foot boat coming and needed a pen for it .It has a new trailer ,and it is a 175 hp ficht motor ,done diagnostic and all looks good but will have another guy check it on friday . from the people i have spoken to these motors arn't to bad ,i'll run her till she drops ,and then repower..

Thats a great set up Paul, took me a while to find the seats LOL, the fold up is a great idea, lots of free space to move around when fishing! The offset bait board had me wondering, then I saw the transom (kill or bait?) tank. 

The lockable bukhead should keep the right people incarserated and the wrong people out!

Niiiiiiiiice!!!

Colin Molloy

(Colin 2 - Co-founding member of the prestigious Colin Club)

Hi Collin, yes the seats are realy good may even take them out, i'll see later. Has live bait tank and a large esky next to it. sea trails tommorow four oclock its going to be a long day.

Hi Paul

I don't want to sound fascetious , but dare I ask, if the seets are really good, why do you want to take them out? LOL - Am I missing something in my old age?

That built in large esky and bait tank set up is the quackers knackers!

So, you'll be just a little excited with the prospect of a sea trial tomorrow?

Colin Molloy

(Colin 2 - Co-founding member of the prestigious Colin Club)

Not shore on the seats i surpose after a long day fishing it will be nice to sit down on the way home. There is a 120 liter hold in the floor between the seats also , and yes just a little excited hope theres a bit of chop and its not to flat.

Yeah, a good chop will test any boat well for sure. Again, I'll plead my age LOL, but I prefer to sit for a while after a long stint of playing stand up 'bump' with the gunnels. That said, unless in absolutely open and safe waters, I tend to be an 'over the windscreen' (stand up) person myself.

Enjoy the sea trials Paul - I'm sure they'll go well!

Colin Molloy

(Colin 2 - Co-founding member of the prestigious Colin Club)

You and Jesse will have a lot of good times in that boat.(Colin 1 - Co-founding member of the prestigious Colin Club)

very nice ride there paul congratulations, if you need a deckie mate that will wash it for you after being out there pm me.

Yes very good go's though the water nice, no sign of it wanting to jump out the water.solid and stable, there was a bit of chop with a little swell but there was a massive differance between old and new.pick her up saturday might head out for a fish sunday .the motor sound sweet ,i have a guy checking it in the morning. Came of the trailer no worries, maybe a bit to quick,yes in all very happy

Im not to shore on the weather, we'll see what happens,

great to hear paul, bet you looking forward on getting it out and getting some good fish on it

Looking forward to having a good run, to really see how she performs, also try to get some indication to the fuel economy,a fish would be a bonus.. im sure Paul would like to take his boat for a run to see how that 225 evinrude go's
i don't think i'll be keeping up with that one..

yeah i rekon that 225 is going to fly when he opens it up, yours shoulf push along really well too with weight comparisons, bet you cant wait till sat

Yeah thats sweet paul, surley looks the goods and have heard nothing but good reports about them. The one ive been on which actually looks simular had a 225 on it and it was perfect IMO.



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NICE Paul very nice,
I got to go down there to see a mate, so I might just climb in the cab and hide with my gear and wait till it's in the water to pop out...I'll be really quiet Paul..
It sucks being a permenant deckie again...

Good to see its a walk around Paul. They are very handy to have. Nice boat mate see you out there.

Enjoy a good hard ...... Fish

Sounds like the new tub passed the sea trials with flying colours - no hull ideosyncracies - that's great news!

Come of the trailer a bit too quick: 

Paul, I have the same problem, when I attempt undo the chain U bolt and release the boat rope carribean (clip), both from the bow loop, the boat  wants to immediately slide back. This can make undoing both clips difficult and produce quiet a heavy boat launching at high speed, which is tough on your deckie, standing with the bow to stern rope on the finger. To get around this, I use a release rope which is clove hitched to the winch stem and 2 or 3 runs through the bowloop and back round the winch stem. This allows a very ordered slow launch that is easil;y managed by the slightest of deckies. HTH! 

Colin Molloy

(Colin 2 - Co-founding member of the prestigious Colin Club)

I have the same problem on launching and you have seen my rig paul. I have a cleat on the winch post similar to this http://www.whitworths.com.au/main_itemdetail.asp?cat=200&item=16310&intAbsolutePage=1 and just run a rope from the bow through the cleat. It holds the boat in position while you are unhooking it and then its just a simple flick of the rope the cleat releases and the boat freely glides down the trailer.

Enjoy a good hard ...... Fish

Yes, that IS a good idea! 

Colin Molloy

(Colin 2 - Co-founding member of the prestigious Colin Club)

these are also another great idea for single person launching on a trailer that allows the boat to roll off very easy, i myself just wrap it around the winch pole once then give it a flick to get it over when im on the jetty.

http://www.whitworths.com.au/main_itemdetail.asp?item=79500&search123=shackle&intAbsolutePage=1

make sure you put your own bungs in...

Colin Molloy

(Colin 2 - Co-founding member of the prestigious Colin Club)

Took a hire boat at Jurian, great big plate ally thing - it had skuppers and didn't seal properly - new fish were swimming around on the deck LOL. Not, of course, saying Paul's 'll be like that. I also told him is under floor foam was water logged and he did his nut, denying it. I could tell by how low in sat in the water. 3 days after we came back - he rang me and apologies. 'You were right you know'.......er derrrrrrrrr! DOH!

Colin Molloy

(Colin 2 - Co-founding member of the prestigious Colin Club)

Very nice rig Paul, i rate those boats and watch out fishy's eh!

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Thank for all the feedback .Thats a good idea for launching Paul ,i'll get one when down town next. Pick up is at 10 oclock then home to sit in it for the rast of the day ,the compressions all came up tops ,and every thing checked out fine not much more one can do. Now to think of a name???? still thinking ?????? ummm this could take some time..

You could always call it "JESSE'S GIRL".

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 (are we there yet )    thats a good one that jess can relate to , or you could call it (lets move ) thats another favourite. your new sounder has been posted and should arrive next week, i have the tracking nunber if you want to track it from the states

lol thats good Paul lol ,lol ,lol

So how long till you come through with the plan of the black stripe instead of the green????

Oh I know too much!!!!
Well done Paul, Had a good look at your ex boat while I was down there today too..

what about   A-salt-ed .just something i thaught of for my tub but didnt use

RUSS

"A family that fishes together stays together"

i'll let you know when it sticks

Corza getting the storm covers first

then the stickers