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Some old HIFI speakers had very strong magnets, and can be found at dump shops for next to nothing.

Just to add, the motor will be fine, they are all good, just saying it might be heavy, not trying to say I don't like them.

I think the 75 is the smallest in that configuration, and is quite heavy (I think it shares the 90/115 basic powerhead) but I haven't checked for a while.

If the trailer is OK, and in the right depth, any of them are easy to launch and retrieve single handed, not too sure about needing to get them rerated, most are fine with near the max recommended HP.

Not too sure about this "open transom" business, the Renegade has a splash well, can't see it being an issue compared to a front/side/centre steer.

There's quite a big jump from the 420 to the 440, it is a much bigger boat, and bigger trailer with brakes, so, there's a bit to consider.

20 is plenty, I personally use much lighter.

Yep, but they sell Carp too!

Pretty common species, not much good for anything, very slippery and tend to poop out what looks like concrete when grabbed to remove hook, I do know a guy that eats them, but to me, they fit it in "ugly fish" category, and just get tossed back, along with old boots (Whirra cod) and butchers Red Rock Cod, Pike and other assorted vermin.

I don't think there is much you can do with a private seller, buying over the Internet is very much "buyer beware" lots of scams, misrepresentation and cons out there, there is plenty of legitimate sellers too, and sellers who just don't know much about their "stuff"

Somewhere easily accessible to think about is 1770, lots of offshore over nighting, fishing good, facilities good. The Whitsundays fishing is always pretty hard going, remember it's a holiday Mecca, thousands of people fish it, unless you know where to go, out wide, you will only get a few decent fish.

Buying unseen is fraught with danger, but, we all do "things" we should have been cautious about, I had a very similar story (kind of) but in reverse, a guy from interstate was going to buy my boat, it was as described, no hidden faults that I knew off, he told me he had transferred the money, and a truck would pick the boat up the next day, constant checking with the bank, no money, next day the truck turned up, check with bank again, no money, called buyer and he promised he transferred money, but I explained I hadn't any receipt of money, I called the bank again, and they just kind of said "yeah, that happens sometimes" I tried to explain my predicament, but, no go, I told the truck to go, I was not giving him the boat without money, he didn't care, he just said he will be back in 2 days. I started thinking how this looks from the buyers side, I still had the boat, in his mind, I also had his money, and I sent the truck away, the next day, I called the bank and they casually did some checking, and the money was there, thank god, the truck came back, picked up the boat, I called the buyer and he was pretty understanding, probably pissed off, but OK with it, and was/is happy with the boat.

She will be safe enough, but it's going to be "interesting" been up there a couple of times in cyclones, my friends are on a cruise to New Caledonia, right into it, be fun on ship I reckon.

Latest news is its intensified (cat 2) and heading towards SE Queensland, then predicted to head south towards NSW, causing big swell and very heavy rain......again.

Had plenty of rain, wind and big seas here in the Illawarra, I have a bit of a drama, it seems one gutter was blocked from a damn Norfolk Island Pine next door, during the rain the water has backed up and gone into the eaves, the paint is bubbling and I am pretty sure it's run down the cavity under the timber floor, which has been replaced by insurance not too long ago, 100 square metres of select grade spotted gum is not cheap to remove and replace! Anyone who knows the area, yesterday the waves were breaking level with the end of Windang Island, about 2k out, and I mean breaking, not just a foamy top spilling over.