Recent content by Tom H

Thanks for that. I have 2 of these VX1 10.5" navnet machines. The one I want to take my marks off is using a C-Map card (which I want to keep with that machine)and the new used one I've just bought, I want to load the info onto is using a Navionics card (which is a USA area card not Australia)...

Thanks for the tips. The Northstar antennas are coax type so no good but rather than buy a new antenna I've found I can pull the info off a Garman GPS I also have mounted. The VX1 though has rather than an everyday card, it has one with a couple of rows of 20 odd + little pins. Are you able to...

Does anybody know if I can use a Northstar GPS antenna with a Furuno VX1. If so is there anything special I need to do. I've seen someone advertising a used VX1 with one of these antennas so presume they should match? Any help appreciated

Thanks Seasick appreciate the advice When I press the up it just clicks at the solinoid and the motor wont budge, when I press the down it just drops a few digrees and sounds like its really labouring as if the battery were flat (the engine winds over and starts no problem). I did try pressing...

I have a 2000 model 40hp yamaha 2 stroke on a tender, obviously not the motor off my Grady. This may not qualify for a question on this site but I thought with such a large knowledge base on outboards here, correct advise will be easy to find, and the information should also qualify for the...

Yes new battery fixed all. Thanks. Tom

Thanks again, I'll know in about 2 hours. It's 4.30 pm here on Monday, don't you guys sleep, it should be the middle of the night over there. Tom

We'll see tonight , but while I've got you there: Ok thanks, will see tonight. I doubt it's fuel as the motor wont wind over just tries 1/2 a revolution or so. But while you're mentioning fuel. We had a cyclone a few months back (you call them hurricans) and I discovered afterwards that the...

Thanks for the suggestions Hi Guys, thanks for the suggestions. I still have two of the origional batteries in the boat with two replacements (one on each side). They are dry cell and don't have a load tester so can't check them, but one of the old one's ( the port side one) is very puffed...

Hi guys , need some help from the mechanically minded, Yamaha expert. Went to fire up the engines this morning. I have had some problems with the batteries going flat for which I can only maybe relate to the carbon monoxide alarm which beeps for no reason? Charger has been on. The S/board...

Is it glass? Hi If its glass there's an acid combination (the real detailer trick) which when very lightly coated on glass actually eats a layer of glass off. Wipe on and rince off after 2 minutes with water and you have a new pain of glass , all the calcium and other marks gone. This may be...

How big are we talking Hi, looking at this with interest, but how big a void are you talking about. The size of you finger nail and 1/8" deep or monstrous? I've seen plenty of small ones on other boats before after a bit of a too severe water blast on the hard stand, simply fill with some 2...

Don't panic Hi Slipkid, I've been looking with interest waiting for someone to respond to your posting, no one has so I thought I'd better so as to prevent owners taking it to literally, no disrespect intended. Yes fibreglass matting is porous and for a good reason, so any boat builder...

Wow looks like every ones in the same boat I bought a Marlin last June. The owner had neglected the boat prior to the sale but maybe not all his fault as he had been paying for professional up keep also. Love the boat and initially over around 6 weeks got everything up to speed and also learnt...

I have the factory raw water strainers on the Air and generator supply lines in my 2004 Marlin. Could some one please give me a brand name and model for these so I can find an Australian supplier as it looks like I should have a flat tool with 3 pins for undoing the top to access the strainer...