Hey Rumpy, You got them rod holders yet ?.

Hey Martin I was out carringbah way yesterday saw this & had the camera in glovebox

No idea on the price motor is a 20 hp yam

hey jumpy thx mate.

What size do you reckon that boat is? motor looks reasonably new too.

Didn't get out of the car to have a good look but the boat looked like 11 ft with pretty deep hull

Motor looks reasonbly heavy as well for a car topper. You'd be carrying it quite a bit.

That package is going to be WAY over Martins budget, and 20 hp is getting to the size where you don't want to be logging it around fitting and taking off in uncool situations like steep banks etc.
With 20 hp Martin would get to the point of not going through the hassles of getting the boat into the water, on more occasions then not.
He would thereby miss out on a lot of water travel that he would do with a much small, lighter, no hassles 6 or 9.9 hp.

Just My opinion of what would happen.

I have been through it myself.

Prob will be over his budget but all it takes is one ph call to find out

yeah good point actually. It's not like I'm a huge guy either so engine size would be a factor. My brother has a 6Hp 4-stroke (obviously much heavier than a 2stroke) and that's getting up to the sort of weight where you can't easily manhandle it at weird angles. Plus the heavier it is, the more momentum it's going to have in the car on corrugations and stuff as well.

Have had a good think about it and looking at finances and all that and I think I'd prob be best off to take you up on your kind offer of lending me the boat Frank.

So just have to find an outboard for it now. There's a pretty decent looking 6HP for sale in Newcastle on ebay but maybe there's a marina or something here in Sydney area that would be worth having a look at?

I'm already looking forward to being in the desert with the car and seeing all the looks on peoples faces. Or offloading it, putting it down in the sand somewhere, putting the motor on, breaking out the rods and sitting in the boat hahahaha.. that's gonna make an awesome picture

Oh btw Frank, looks like I'll be able to take delivery of the car tomorrow, possibly even tonight. Just in time to flee out of the city centre for Anzac day

That boat looks suspiciosly like a skua.. Probably not what your after as they ar a prtty havy boat for the size due to extra ribbing and reinforcement.

Martin. While I think of it there is one other item ( i'm sure you would have thought of it ) totally beside fishing or camping and that is tri pods, have you got ?.
And you will need a short shaft 16" motor for the punt.
I have got a 6 hp johnson that I used to use on on. But i have lent it to someone else.
Alternately I do have a 9.9 marina here but it had corrosion on the head bolts and head, and while trying to remove the head, I broke it in about 5 pieces. I have since bought another head for it but haven't got gaskets etc.
If someone could take the time who knows what they are doing to fit the head back on, and no doubt it would be in need of impella for water pump.
IF someone could fix this for me then Martin could also borrow the motor and would not have to purchase one.
Trouble now is time is moving on and we would have to move quickly.

Martin. This seems to be the only one on Ebay at the moment within easy pick up.
You could expect the bid to go up double what it is at the moment, and would still be good buying.
You could re sell it at the end of your trip so keep that in mind as well.

http://i15.ebayimg.com/02/i/000/e7/ca/53b2_2.JPG

OK I can't get the link to work.
ebay item # 290223715406 it is at $ 510 at the moment with approx 8 hours left.

This post has been edited by nimrod: Apr 22 2008, 09:41 PM

Martin, great news on the 60. I assume you paid for it and drove it home straight away?

As said before Frank's offer of the punt is very generous and I think you made the right decision accepting it.
I would be surprised but a 6hp would be a perfect match. A modern 9.9 (10hp) would be really the max I would consider but Franks knows the boat so take his advice.

Don't forget to post up a picture.

frank i came across this add it may be just what u are looking for to help martin out

http://www.allclassifieds.com.au/ac/ac0034?gcid=121927173

they don't give a hp number with the motor so if u think it is worth while i can check it out for u both

here is an other one 4 hp

http://www.allclassifieds.com.au/ac/ac0034?gcid=121932476

this one is a bit more expencive but i will put it up some one else may be interested

http://www.allclassifieds.com.au/ac/ac0034?gcid=121906826

Poly. We are looking for something between 6 hp and 9.9 hp, with a budget of around $ 1000.
It seems like anything that comes within his budget is always across the other side of the country somewhere.
We gotta get something pretty soon as Martin is preparing to hit the road.
Almost got all what we can do to the car done.

i will keep looking if any thing comes up out this way i can check it out for u
i will take a drive around the marine shops here in Canberra and see if they have any thing

Thanks mate, appreciate it. We may have to freight one onto him if someone finds one.

Well I did put up a post in Daniels thread in regards to a few 6 hp yammy's a mate of mine got his hands on recently.

Not a Back Yard mechanic & owns his own shop I offered one of these motors to Daniel for $800

get your pm jumpus

Jumpy. Think you better bring this to Martins attention, that sounds like something that you can't go past.

Is it one of the motors from the water damage auctions recently ?.

Martin, Now Listen Carefully I shall say this ONLY ONCE.

I have a mate at Kurri Kurri (the back of lake Macquarie) near Cessnock He owns an outboard sales and wreckers called BILLS Outboards and MORE If you give him a ring ask for bill and tell him George the Sumo From Manilla told you to ring he might have just what you want his number is 49361013 or you could send me a PM and I will ring him.