I've had a 14ft Glastron runabout with a 90johnson for about a year and it's been excellent first boat, but I think we are outgrowing it.
We use it 95% for wakeboarding but would love to be able to take it on the sea every now and again and maybe even explore the rivers. NZ is pretty poor...
OK, found this on the driveway under the motor, strongly suspect it comes from the motor but don't know where.
http://i497.photobucket.com/albums/rr333/kiwigt/IMG_2319.jpg
I fits in a hole in the mid section right by the trim guage sensor, but there is nothing holding it in place there.
I...
OK spur of the moment, just saw an Auction for a 8ft dinghy mould on trademe
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=272730431.
I know it's old and pretty well used but just fancy having a go at building one, just for fun. It's super cheap so I got nothing really to lose on the mould...
I have the usual gelcoat scrapes along the keel, fairly bad and right through to the weave in many places. Early on in the boats makeover I turned it upside down in the garden and spent lots of time grinding and filling with a gelcoat repair kit. However after only about 8 hours or so use it...
I have a 1984 Johnson 90 V4 VRO.
We have only had the motor for about 10 hours but have never had any issues, bought it from a marine shop who checked it all out and said although they wont guarantee it because of age but it is all good even compressions (110 if i remember correctly) etc. they...
I'll try n keep chat to a minimum this time....
I have made this from bits n pieces I picked up here n there so has cost basically nothing much. The base and the mounts for the struts are all I had to buy which cost $40NZ or thereabouts.
1st question - which way do you think would be the...
I have been trying for a while to find something on cornering characteristics of different hull types but cant seem to find a single thing.
I have touched in this subject in a previous post but I thought I'd try again to be a bit more specific.
I recently put my boat on the water for the...
First off does anyone know why I cant put up a new post in the Completed Boat Projects section?
Anyway I have spent the last 12 months Filling, Sanding, Painting, Head-scratching etc. Trying to get my first boat project complete. Christmas Eve was her first outing and although I thought I'd...
After a year of tinkering on the driveway trying to beg borrow and steal as much as possible for my super budget glastron resto, It is nearly ready for the water.
I just have 1 small issue.
The trim gauge and hours gauge wires.
These were taken straight of the previous boat, were all working...
