queensland Redland bay marina

[rayke1938]

Went down to the marina for a couple of reasons.

I. Try out 13 inch prop as replacement of the 12 inch one I chewed up at the pin. Result no good motor would only rev out to 3grand and 14kph. Looks like I am up for $200 for a new one as no second hand 12 inch at any wreckers in Qld.

2. Get some bait. Good news ended up with nearly a kilo of small prawns all about 2 - 3 inches long. I could only get them in the draw string net as it has a 3/4 inch mesh. But it looks like we may have a good season coming up.

3. Go fishing. Went out and drowned a few live herring out near snipe for one small shovelnose shark.

Fresh prawn sangas for tea and bugga the gout.

Ray

[Dazzamcgee]

where is redland bay marina??

are the prawns any good??

[Brian D]

What size motor ray - I think it's 50 - If so go a 11\" maybe - cuase you'll get more top end but less out of the hole. Don't need take off speed in the bay.

Prawns - that's good - If I can get about 50 I'll take em down to hinze - I'll try local.

[rayke1938]

Prawns are still quite small and they shrink when you cook them but taste good,

Redland bay marina is in mouth of weinam creek. Ramp is next to redland bay vmr.

Brian motor was at max revs with a worn 12inch prop.Max speed was only 40kph with one up and it struggled to get up on plane with 2. I am reluctant to spend any money on a new prop $210 for a 30 year old motor. I am looking around for something between 70 to 120hp.Currently 50hp 4 cyl mariner ( same as blue band merc) on 5m hull.Hull is rated to 150hp.

Ray.

Post edited by: rayke1938, at: 2007/01/25 05:05

[Brian D]

Yahoo Ray 120 should push you along a bit:woohoo:

I know: don't tell your wife;)

[Cowfish13]

I don't think that your boat could use a 120hp. We've got a 5.2m boat withn a 90hp 4 stroke mecury and thats the top hp allowed. And we can still do up to 45knots, in a dam where it is completly flat.

[Feral]

Yeah but that is a \"crappy\" new boat cowfish, made out of recycled coke cans or snugglers nappy offcuts:silly: .

Ray has got a boat from the days when they made then strong!

[Lozzel]

Ray My boat was a 5.2 mtr seafarer half cab it orignaly had a 90 johno and would only do 50 kmsp/h I fitted it with a new 115 yammy and a 19\" prop , top speed 78 kmPh by GPS cruise all day at 50 Ks 4500 RPM hardly used all the HP, Could have done with 100 hp 4 stroke. the trick is to prop it correctly. We tried & tested 3 props to get max RPM (5900)& speed (78kms)without loosing fuel eco..(1.5 kms per lit) 1\" pitch on any Dia- 250 RPM..

[rayke1938]

My boat is built like a brick sh!thouse there is a half cabin version of the same boat at horizon shores with twin 90s on the back.Len Fields did not skimp on materials and never used chopped strand only woven cloth to ensure maximium hull strength.

Ray

[Feral]

rayke1938 wrote:

Len Fields did not skimp on materials and never used chopped strand only woven cloth to

Yep no snugglers offcuts!