Recent content by Downunder

Guys I think you are missing the point. An absolutely great idea. Not a chance of ever having water come over the transom. Why haven't we thought of this before!! LOL

Definitely a Weldbilt, lots and lots of c**p sorry very poor welding. Rough as guts! They did not even clean the welds after they were done. Very poor workmanship. I think you need to get rid of this hull as soon as possible. The way they have now welded this hull it has introduced a lot more...

I have been cutting aluminium sheet for years safely and very easily with a Makita jigsaw. Because aluminium is so soft I use a their metal cutting blades with the largest teeth. You can cut very tight curves very accurately. Mark the exact cut position with a marker pen and it is easy to keep...

Ocean South make a wide range of boat fishing accessories. I have used quite a few of their products over the years with no problems at all. Their plastic rod holders survive the harsh Australian sun without cracking or breaking. 95F here today, too hot to be out in the boat.

G3 boats arrived in Australia recently and are very impressive and well finished but the 16 footers that I looked at last week had wood reinforced transoms. It appeared to be 1.5" marine ply that was covered with an aluminium skin. The only place the wood could be seen was where the mounting...

Arc welder cable does the job really well too if you need longer cables than the jumper cable. Very fine stranded copper cable and it also comes in red and black insulation. If you are able to avoid using joints in the cable. Use single lengths with crimped and soldered lugs on each end. It is...

I am from south eastern Australia and always find it interesting to know where others come from. You don't have to be really specific or exact. Using Google we are now able to look really closely at the seas, lakes and river that others fish. I have exchanged addresses with mates on an archery...

In Australia Mercury motors have always been known as BLACK ANCHORS. :lol: Caused by reliability problems many many years ago. Boat owners take a very long time to forget when a motor has let them down and their mates don't let them forget. :D

Yes I understand. Australian price for 20hp 4 stroke, Yamaha $4245, Tohatsu $2579. That's a lot of dollars difference. Tohatsu motors have developed a reputation here for being unbreakable so I think you might have made the right choice. You don't need a big motor to go fishing so the price...

Yes lots of photos and definitely compare every other hull you can see. I am amazed that Alumacraft admit to shoddy workmanship and seem to think it is OK. "Near enough is good enough" seems to be their attitude. Motor wise the Etecs have a fairly good reputation in Australia and are nearly as...

Glad to hear you are getting it fixed. $2300 is a lot of money anywhere in the world, it buys a lot of boat here in Australia with no rivets. Once fixed you will be able to use your new boat with full confidence it will never let you down. We will want photos of your final fit out and the first...

When I pay for a new boat I expect it to be properly manufactured even if it is bottom of the range. There is no excuse for sloppy workmanship and that is what it appears to be on your boat. So there is obviously no quality checks or final inspection of their product. I hope you have all the...

I still have and use the first aluminium boat that I bought new in 1969. The boat is an 11 foot Quintrex semi v fully welded hull. It is now fitted with it's fourth motor a Yamaha 6hp four stroke twin. This boat has been used and abused all its life. From duck shooting on lakes and swamps to...