New second hand boat
Finally got myself a newish boat taken a while (about 3 yrs saving) and a nice upgrade from the trailcraft runabout i had.It had been sitting for three years though, So i spend a day rebuilding the trailer at mums in Busso before i brought it to Perth new discs , calipers etc, pre greased all the bearings the night before, go to put it all together then to find out i have ford hubs with holden bearings as bearings and stub axles just didnt seem to fit right apparently this is common? Oh well rip it all apart and start again at least my mate has a full set of new bearings for his trailer. Its a 650 Southbound centre cab in excellent cond for age just needs a tidy up which im doing now it even came with termites in the cab roof lining which i have removed replaced and re upholstered, will probably have to remove and flush the fuel tank also as the fuel smells a bit off but the Yamaha 150 seem to run fine , cant wait to get it on the water couple of weeks away from that though. 
Stevo81
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Date Joined: 16/04/12
Nice ome mate,
Nice ome mate, Congrats!
Bulletproof outboard ya got there too!
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z00m
Posts: 1086
Date Joined: 10/05/14
Well done - it looks the
Well done - it looks the business!
meglodon
Posts: 5981
Date Joined: 17/06/10
Very very nice
Let the good times roll.
Humpback
Posts: 103
Date Joined: 15/01/15
new boat
nice allrounder rig mate. Good shade rod holders and fish full length of boat. happy hunting regards Humpback
Jackfrost80
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Date Joined: 07/05/12
Ripper mate.Yeah I bought a
Ripper mate.
Yeah I bought a new spare hub and a stub axle to clamp to my trailer so my spare tyre is a complete hub ready to swap over. Didn't realise there was a difference and bought all Holden spare parts for my trailer which is setup with Ford. $70 down the gurgler.
FOr anyone else to avoid our mistakes, Ford bearings are referred to a slimline (S/L) bearings and go on a 45mm axle whereas Holden Bearings go on the 40mm axle. Just to confuse the matter further my hubs are Holden...
Officially off the Pies bandwagon
dodgy
Posts: 4580
Date Joined: 01/02/10
Great rig. Mate of mine has
Great rig. Mate of mine has exactly the same rig and have spent plenty of time fishing out of it. Good allrounder.
Does anyone know where the love of god goes, when the waves turn the minutes to hours?
Hammerhead
Posts: 88
Date Joined: 22/09/09
Yep Bearings
Bloke at the Marine shop place in Busso said its caught them out before also
rigpig
Posts: 508
Date Joined: 21/11/12
Congrats
Nice one mate. Good on you for taking the time to get it right before you head out on to the water. Last thing you need is to be towed in or worse.
Enjoy buddy.
D_d_001
Posts: 1522
Date Joined: 09/03/13
nice boat cant believe ppl
nice boat cant believe ppl have boats like that sitting around for years.
and yep mine has the same setup bearing and axle wise
FWIW martins trailer parts will sell a full kit...just ask for the ford hub with holden bearings. (tell them is't for a boat trailer so you get the inside water seal) whole kit for about $33.
I keep one ready in case the worst happens on a long travel
Hammerhead
Posts: 88
Date Joined: 22/09/09
Cheers
Yep sat for a while , just finished getting out about six wasp nests from inside the cab cleaned it all refitted the roof lining with new upholstery , and added some led strip lighting and have fixed all the paint.Yep has the proper water seals for the inner axle all fits perfectly now.Sold my Kenworth so this has taken its place. Its starting to come up a treat
aggotts
Posts: 65
Date Joined: 02/02/16
nice boat
i have the same boat 650 southbound but its a soft top.
Great boat handles the ruff really well.we fish 4 off the side
No worries and we have had it plenty of times 60nm off bunno
Deep droping . You wont be disapointed
quadfisher
Posts: 1146
Date Joined: 28/09/10
pumpn pumpn?
Just a thought , if its been sitting for 3 years , I would deff get the impellor looked at / replaced just for piece of mind
And I guess a full service wouldnt go astray, at least your starting with a clean slate , no doubt you have put new batterys in ,
small biccys really , considering recent Coral Bay/ wedge misshaps, its a big bad ocean out there, you want to keep it in your
favour , that way your new boat will be right to go, good luck.
quadfisher
Hammerhead
Posts: 88
Date Joined: 22/09/09
yep
Service done impellor done, motor is in top shape acording to the guy who serviced it every 100 hours in Dunsbourough (has done 400) impellor was changed every service.
Batteries are new just need to go through the fuel system then put it in the river for the day to see how it goes befor i put it to sea.
Moving to Busso soon and will probably hit ground out of Gracetown with it.
Deleted
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Date Joined: 26/04/14
nice score there, any hint
nice score there, any hint to the $$$
Hammerhead
Posts: 88
Date Joined: 22/09/09
Mate
You would choke on your beer if i told you what i paid for it , i needed a good score after such a loss on the truck i sold due to the down turn in the mining / construction industry atm so it sort of evens out.
Deleted
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Date Joined: 26/04/14
good to have a win
good to have a win sometimes, good stuff enjoy it
Hammerhead
Posts: 88
Date Joined: 22/09/09
Yep
Moving to Busso as soon as my house sells here then job then fishing Busso , Gracetown bit green with the area down there though and a bit green with bottom bashing out deep
boat came with a 585 fururno so i will have to get the hang of that aswell which looks a bit daunting as i have no idea how to read a sounder.
kirky79
Posts: 1354
Date Joined: 13/01/12
Great looking rig
And it came with a 585 in it.... Score. Do a bit of searching on here regards the sounder. They are not that hard to suss out. I've got the 587, same same great sounder. Enjoy