[Mega-Yachts 1]

That brings back some memories, a company I worked for did a bunch of work on the lone ranger a few years back when it was down here.

[Fishing North Queensland Style (Aus)]

Hey Ron, what part of Cairns are you from? Beutifull part of the world, thats for sure.

[Transom/Trim Issues from Trailering]

hey murk- not everyone knows a Bayhole is a Bayliner...

just to save anyone looking for post # 22

[What other Forums do you Frequent?]

Wiley I think that most of us are adults here and probably spend time on many forums, if people posting the names of other forums that they frequent is seen as threatening then I think you have underestimated many of your members. I for one found out about your new site because it was posted on another forum, I still spend a lot of time there, and I will spend time here, the two forums are very different. In fact the three forums that I posted are very different from each other as is the reason that I joined. I hope that you continue to be reasonable about this matter because rather than the listing of other forums being a threat I think that ovezealous moderation would be more threatening.

just my $1,000,000,000,000 worth (inflation you know) it is your forum after all.

["remember me"]

P.S. We need a better "wink" emoticon. That guy looks like he has a serious problem --->>>

I agree, that is more of a gurn than a wink.

[Boat Rebuild-Tear Out]

Great thread, I will follow with interest as I am thinking about doing a bit of a wiring make over on my boat over winter. Keep the pictures going.

[I always said it!!!!]

good on him, too bad he didnt hit the guy between the eyes first shot.

["remember me"]

I bet its related to all the cookie clearing he does due to the dodgy porn sites he visits

[What other Forums do you Frequent?]

FCB, www.fishing.net.nz , a couple of engineering sites and thats it.

Oh and here.

[Transom/Trim Issues from Trailering]

I bet yer right, and you would know.

Boat securely strapped to the trailer says it all: Ken.

Ya know the old sayin' you can lead a horse ta water ...............

yep, if my boat was bouncing around on the trailer enough for me to worry about the weight on the outboard I know what I would be fixing.

[Transom/Trim Issues from Trailering]

well, its a steel trailer, outboard and boat both around 24 years old, transom straps either side of outboard well, motor bracket directly to trailer, and we have very rough roads over here. It works well for me.

[Transom/Trim Issues from Trailering]

I have to point this out. That means that instead of having a 500 lb outboard bouncing around on the transom, you now have a 4000 lb boat bouncing around on the outboard.

So every time the boat moves up and down on the trailer, you are transferring that force to the outboard??

I just don't buy it, I think these products are nonsense. Has anyone actually seen a transom fail that WASN'T due to good old fashioned rot?

The boat is strapped to the trailer, how can it bounce up and down?

[Jet Sprints]

[Thread #1]

I am still waiting for the correct place to position my steering wheel knob

[Transom/Trim Issues from Trailering]

The thing I don't understand, and maybe I am just slow, but how does the MYwedge save your transom? The weight is still being distributed the exact same way, right down the trim ram, just now it is also through the MYwedge. I can see how that saves the hydraulics but not the transom. Does anyone use those extensions from the trailer up to the lower unit? Those seem like they would not only save the hydraulics but also redirect some of the weight into the trailer and off the transom.

-Svence

My bracket slots into the trailer and around the lower unit.

[Hey]

didn't someone publish a magazine just after this excursion?

It was a blockbuster movie....

[Transom/Trim Issues from Trailering]

I was following a brand new 25' boat down the motorway (freeway) and it had a big evenrude (I cant remember the exact HP) and it was bouncing all over the place, so much so that it really drew my attention to it. That stretch of road would be amongst the smoothest in this country, and most roads are not that good.

I use a steel bracket for mine, adds about 30 seconds at launching or retreval, no big deal if you ask me.

[Gidday]

wonder what the guy on the mike said to put that look on her face ?

Other than that.....

I'd hit it

[hello from the Turks and Caicos]

Here's another image from a 'gray scale' kinda day. Those squalls are just about exactly where we are planning to go after we get around that little cay in front of us:

I cant remember if you said or not, but are any of your kids into water skiing, wake boarding or that sort of stuff? This water just makes me think of that WOW.

[Hey kenergy]

these emoticons are beyond me

[Hey kenergy]

headed to winter down here mate

[Gidday]

How do y'all see through that computer?

you drink as much as I do you will see allsorts of interesting stuff too

hey, you figgured out how photos work on this site?

[hello from the Turks and Caicos]

Polished? I am polished, dammit. Have you seen the top of my head? Brilliant. Reflects sunlight.

you wax that knob ?

[hello from the Turks and Caicos]

I am the other part of "we" in Gringo's introduction.

Hi there La Gringa, good to see you again. Been keeping up with most of your adventures via Gringo but it is good to see the more polished part of the team again

[Gidday]

I guess I am the only TRUE southerner on here so far, from way down south (somewhere around 36 deg south in fact, and a day in the future, although that has been known to change depending on how much I have had to drink ) I have been accused of shagging the odd sheep but I choose to take the 5th on that. I am kenergy here, there and also there. I hope this place can maintain some level of decorum but seeing some of the members who have been allowed to join, I doubt it Anyway good to see some of the old faces from other places and I promise to play nicely.