John.N

Go the 80 I pilot. will hold the boat better. Had the 55 in my 450 hornet and now 80 in my 535 barcrusher. The 80 will work with less effort and last longer. Shop around as there was a speical on the 80 at the same price as the 55 a few months ago. Got mine for $2,399. JohnN

Hi All, Being a novice fisho / boat owner, can anyone enlighten me on the performance advantages of a stainless prop over an alloy one, pitch and size being same on a 90hp suzuki 4 stroke. Cheers John

Hi All, I'm in the process of fitting a bow plate to my alloy boat. My first choice would be to weld it on and was wondering if I need to do anything to the motor so as not to spike the computer ? I can not remove the motor. My other option was to fix it on with a polyeurathane used for bonding in automotive trade and using 1 or 2 bolts through the QR plate, will this be enough to hold? Cheers JohnN

Hi All, Getting a 80lb 24v minn Kota and want to know what would be the best amp deep cycle batteries to buy. Any help would be great. Cheers JohnN

Go etec. If you were happy with yam 2 stroke you'll be exited with the etec performance / fuel economy and a lot lot less fumes. JohnN

Just traded a 60 etec with my 450 hornet as it fried the emm the week before christmas only after 160 hours. BRP came to the party and replaced it even though it's 2009 motor. The distributor in Orange handled it all. This is the main reason for sticking with the etec, good service close bye. I'm certain once you sort out your 135ho you wont regret your choice, just have to go through the short term pain. As far as I understand it's the V4 115hp motor, with 115 performance at bottom and mid range and a top end 99hp (90hp) I'm lead to believe that the 3 cylinder 90 is performing at it's max. Plan was for the girls to come out a couple of times a year on the biscuit, hence the ho. Just hope she's not too much weight on the rear end thats all.

Hi All, Just new to all this and want some helpful opinion. Just traded my old boat which had some recent engine issues and bought a new Quintrex 481 Hornet and a etec 90ho. Was not sure if I should have gone just the standard etec 90 or the 90ho? I understand the diffrence in the two, but not sure if the power to weight ratio (extra 30+ kg) will make much difference in a boat this size. Have I over powered the 481? and should I have gone for the standard 90hp. Decissions, decissions. Cheers JohnN

Hello All. Does the moon phase have any effect on fishing fresh water species, and if so when is the best time to fish the lunar month. I understand that it has an effect on tides and oceans but catching fish I dont know ??

Went to TCD 3 times over the last 2 weeks and not a hit. The last trip there were some fish feeding off the surface after rain. I think it should start to fire up in a few months time as the weather cools. Cheers. John N

Rumor has it that in NSW the plan is to have boat licences linked in with car / motor bike as 1 licence. Only problem I see is if you loose your car licence for one reason or another you loose the lot! OUCH

Thanks all for your help. Plan to go down later in the year. Just wanted to get some feed back from experianced raiders. cheers John

Hi all raiders, Just joined fishraider last week and got back into fishing 18 months ago after many years absent. I have a 13 year old son who is mad keen and bought a 450 trophy hornet with a 60 etec. This has been great for fishing lakes and dams in central west NSW. I would like to head down to Sydney harbour and fish inside and around the heads some time soon but am concerned that our boat is not suitable for most conditions. Looking for expert help and opinions on this. Cheers. John.N