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This is my old Datsun 1600. Its the same age me, and arguably in better condition.

great work Frank!

thanks everyone!

Hi I'm wanting to take my boat on a long trip and wondered if there were any refueling spots in Sydney harbor? I need petrol and eftpos. I'll have some jerry can's but I was curious if there were places in the harbor. cheers

Mine is now off my boat. I have a new Suzi. cheers

2009 90HP

I have a spare etec that might be off to the wreckers. Goes well, start to start. Needs a new EMM cheers

how was the blue slip Frank?

HI I have that reel and I used it for Barra. The DC part works pretty well. It has four settings and they are directly related to the casting distance I have to put in for a service as it has got a bit stuck. I suspect a rusty bearing cheers

I work too, I just love a mid-week break. My wife is a teacher and i know how hard it is for her to take a day off. The other thing you might want to do, is come offshore with me when i go. I'm up Gosford way. cheers

I'd be happy to pop down if you want a deckie Mid-week is good. Less people cheers

looking forward to the progress @frankS

Some great reads in here @JonD I think thats who I will go with too. The suzi place will do it for me. @JustJames For me, i think there are a couple of things that are leaning more to the Suzuki, or the Japanese side of thinking. I think that their corrosion protection is a little better. I like that there is a 6 year warranty. It has lean burn so i think that my driving style will mean it is ok on fuel. After your comment, I'm now a bit worried now that I may end up being a nearly 60 y/o rev head if I also discover a heap of extra power! I like tech and the fly by wire seems to be the way to go. Its a white engine which will suit my boat a bit more. I'm pretty good with computers and what that means is that I don't have to be very good with engines and will be going with dealer servicing. There is a an American guy on youtube who see's a lot of engines and he basically said, reliability, go Japanese. I'm happy for you and you new boat and I hope you get a lot of trouble free years out of it. I'm going from a 90HP ETEC (145kg) and thinking that the Suzi 140 (186kg) will be the approach. Merc would be a 115 pro xs and the yamaha is a 130. I don't need to go fast and really I can only do that in Brisbane water. Offshore it hurts too much and everything gets thrown around. Pricing, most seems fairly similar. Trying to find the year servicing pricing has been a lot more challenging

@JonD Great write up. I'm going through a similar thing myself. Repower time. It will either be a suzi or a yamaha. I looked at the mercs but I don't think that they are for me. Was the uprated compliance plate easy? I'm guessing that it was the guy in queensland who does it all off pictures?

I looks like you have a bit of room. Consider removing the roller, getting some 10mm plate welded on and stuck out the front Tap some bolt holes and attach your bow sprit to that. I'm doing something similar to mine although mine will be more on a L shape as I want the ability to be able to put an electric motor on one day. I have a Lonestar GX2 and a lone star bow sprit.

Hi all went tot he show. I enjoyed it. There wasn't a lot for me, but maybe the nice day and being with a couple of mates I'd not seen for ages made it a bit nicer. I liked the look of the Surtees out the front and I got to see the BRP Rotax engine. One of the guys I was with bought a Hobie. There was only only stand with tackle and mostly it wasn't much different to what you might see at one of the local franchises. I spent a bit of time going between dealers getting pricing for a 4 stroke repower. The prices seem similar across the board, I just need to decide on the brand. I enjoyed looking at all the boats, but was surprised how far out I was in price guessing. One of the Stabi's I guessed at $280K but it was in the $400K price range which really puts it in the massively impossible bracket. Anyway, it was nice day out. I ended up with an $8 pie, because I went to the pub on the other side of the harbor and there was an hour wait. Go for for a day out and you'll probably have a nice time!

I'll post an update tomorrow.

Hi I normally at the ramp early enough where its not a big issue. Anytime after 9am, i think is asking for a stressful start. I usually am by myself but even if I'm not, the only thing I ask my deck crew do is hold the rope when i launch and take the boat and tie up. I explain that I have a system and as much as they want to help, its better for me if I do my thing. Seems to work out ok. Same with coming back. I go get the trailer and they might walk the boat down. I've not yet tried doing a drive on. My mate does, and for him, all I do is hook the boat on then drive the trailer back up the ramp.

If weight is an issue, i see you can now get lithium cranking batteries again It will cost you about the price of three cranking batteries. I've not yet bought one to see how they perform.

I hear it will be smaller than before. A lot of darling harbor is in construction but that is more down towards the bridge. Convention centre is ok from i remember.

I like that rod holder setup. I've used a portable gas burner, and I have a 12 volt oven. I can't help myself, I love a good pie!

Anyone going? I'm thinking of heading there on opening day, Thursday.

Pretty sure I had one. I used to take it out the flathead grounds and it was ok.

I get them a lot too. One thing that makes them drop off is aeroguard spray Best thing ever!

Its a great looking boat Zoran! thanks for sharing