muddypete
19-06-2010, 09:01 PM
Greetings all
Thought this might give you a bit of a laugh
Bought a 4 metre Quintrex about 5 weeks ago with a 73 evinrude 25 sportster outboard
Had a service done all good 135 comp on all cylinders yeehaa
Had her up tinny creek about 7-8 times to make sure all okay.
Went out 1 friday of wello point put the pots out and set the rods beautiful day "lifes great" Whats all the water coming in over the false floor!!!
Started the bilge pump I had put in and ripped up the false floor and stated bailing Managed to get the pots and get to shore Turned out a large hunk of bog had fallen off the bow under the waterline. (complements of the previous owner)
Got it welded by a guy in cleveland (laurie) brilliant work and a real nice guy (if you need any work done I can give you his contact number)
Al repaired out again the next friday same story set the pots and out go the rods start the motor to check the pots hullo the starter rope comes out each time but all I get is a cluncking noise used the electric motor to get back in ( for all you old evinrude owners there is a plastic "pawl" in the top of the starter that flicks out to engage the motor over time it wears and will not engage probably worth a regular check
Following friday THIRD TIME LUCKY
Got out off wello again go check the pots motor starts but won't select gear good old electric motor again (another hour at walking pace) The shear pin had gone on the prop and although I had spares from the previous owner they were too small
So if you are out there next week and see a white tinny with and ausfish sticker on the side going near backwards that will probably be me
wouldn't mind a bit of a tow
Thought this might give you a bit of a laugh
Bought a 4 metre Quintrex about 5 weeks ago with a 73 evinrude 25 sportster outboard
Had a service done all good 135 comp on all cylinders yeehaa
Had her up tinny creek about 7-8 times to make sure all okay.
Went out 1 friday of wello point put the pots out and set the rods beautiful day "lifes great" Whats all the water coming in over the false floor!!!
Started the bilge pump I had put in and ripped up the false floor and stated bailing Managed to get the pots and get to shore Turned out a large hunk of bog had fallen off the bow under the waterline. (complements of the previous owner)
Got it welded by a guy in cleveland (laurie) brilliant work and a real nice guy (if you need any work done I can give you his contact number)
Al repaired out again the next friday same story set the pots and out go the rods start the motor to check the pots hullo the starter rope comes out each time but all I get is a cluncking noise used the electric motor to get back in ( for all you old evinrude owners there is a plastic "pawl" in the top of the starter that flicks out to engage the motor over time it wears and will not engage probably worth a regular check
Following friday THIRD TIME LUCKY
Got out off wello again go check the pots motor starts but won't select gear good old electric motor again (another hour at walking pace) The shear pin had gone on the prop and although I had spares from the previous owner they were too small
So if you are out there next week and see a white tinny with and ausfish sticker on the side going near backwards that will probably be me
wouldn't mind a bit of a tow