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    Australia
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    4157

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    Estuary and Coastal Fishing
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  1. Just rang the Mrs and has max of 2 persons with Max load of 225kg total. Dave
  2. Hi Jono. I am 105kg and Mrs is about 80 plus motor and about of gear and It does it with ease. Not at home ATM but I'll check the plate and see what it says.
  3. Inflatable Nifti Boat with outboard comes with 3.3hp Johnson, paddles, foot pump, anchor, repair kit, oars, diy trolley, inflatable life jacket No holes tears tips or any other damage. Bought for our around Aus trip 2019. Little use since. Ideal for inshore waters, lakes, rivers, creeks etc. Folds down into carry bag that fits in your average car boot and weighs in at 32kg plus sets etc Hull only retails at $1400 REASONABLE Offers considered. Pick up Capalaba 4157 Ph 0403016296
  4. Hi all Heading to Bribie in late October to the Bongaree Caravan Park for a couple of weeks. Have a 12ft blow up with a 3.3hp. Looking for some fishing tips if you can share it would be appreciated. BB
  5. Yeah saltaway is not cheap but neither is a new motor. My mechanic could show me how the saltaway had formed a film on the head and waterjacket and swears buy it. I have heard of blokes who run their motor for 10 min, then add some washing up detergent to the mix for 5 min then a fresh water flush for another 5. I guess the theory is that the detergent helps dissolve the salt then the fresh flushes it away. Not tried it myself. ja
  6. Mechanic reckons a good 10 min flush on the muffs followed by a dose of saltaway
  7. Hi. I have a 2006 115 Yamaha 4 stroke which I have owned for almost 10 years. A couple of years ago after consulting the manual I decided to flush it using the inline attachment on the motor. Did this for about 12 months. About 12 months ago I started using saltaway and returned to using the ear muffs to flush. Today I had the motor serviced. Two of the three water jacket anodes were so badly corroded and salted up it took an hour to remove them. Luckily no apparent damage to the head at this time. My mechanic who I have been using for a long time said the 6-12 months I used the flush attachment was enough to salt up and seize the anodes. You could see the saltaway residue where it had started to clear the salt but it had a big job to do. Morale 1 of the story: The flush port on the motor is designed to ensure planned obselecense and should not be used. Moral 2 to the story: Only ever flush your engine in a drum or with ear muffs Mechanic said he had seen motors at 100hrs so badly corroded due to owners only using the flushing port that they had to be written off. Now I have had a boat for most of the last 45 years and except for that short period I referred to above, have always flushed in a drum or with ears. No more using the flush port for me as today I dodged a very expensive bullet.
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