Thread: Fishing tomorrow!

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

New spark plugs,leg oil changed,things that can be greased greased,water pump ok,missing bolt replaced, steering lubed,tilt unit topped off with oil.



All ready for spiky dog season.

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you are way handier than me, I never quite got around to learning how to do my own outboard servicing
I have got as far as making the motor go in a bucket on Saturday arvo

Originally Posted by mikee

you are way handier than me, I never quite got around to learning how to do my own outboard servicing
I have got as far as making the motor go in a bucket on Saturday arvo

Thats a start you must be getting keen?

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

Thats a start you must be getting keen?

Yeah till I seen the price of fuel...........

Originally Posted by mikee

Yeah till I seen the price of fuel...........

I think I have 2.65nm per kg of snapper vers fuel burn....

Bloody Auckland fuel tax and having a petrol boat.......

(Actually 1nm per litre fuel at cruise of 22/23 knots - and yes mixing metric and imperial but it works.....)

Originally Posted by Beaker

I think I have 2.65nm per kg of snapper vers fuel burn....

Bloody Auckland fuel tax and having a petrol boat.......

(Actually 1nm per litre fuel at cruise of 22/23 knots - and yes mixing metric and imperial but it works.....)

Similar fuel economy with my motor 1.6km / l (best case senario) trolling cripples me though as my OB is a older triple carb'ed Yamaha SWS 2 stroke,
However the cost of fuel pales in comparison to recent vet bills

Originally Posted by Beaker

I think I have 2.65nm per kg of snapper vers fuel burn....

Bloody Auckland fuel tax and having a petrol boat.......

(Actually 1nm per litre fuel at cruise of 22/23 knots - and yes mixing metric and imperial but it works.....)

I am about the same fuel burn with a underpowered 40hp two stroke but at 17-19knt and pushing a much much smaller boat.
Never buy a package boat with the minimum spec outboard....more power= more economical and more better in almost every case of trailerboats.

Originally Posted by Beaker

I think I have 2.65nm per kg of snapper

That is an interesting way of looking at it.....is that whole or recovered weight and for yourself or all on board quota?

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

That is an interesting way of looking at it.....is that whole or recovered weight and for yourself or all on board quota?

The snapper measure was a piss take. However, snapper is about $40 a kg.... so could be related back to fuel burn version food.

I don't want to do that true calc though......

Originally Posted by Beaker

The snapper measure was a piss take. However, snapper is about $40 a kg.... so could be related back to fuel burn version food.

I don't want to do that true calc though......

If I took fuel/bait/burly on that 40 bucks a kilo(fillet weight?) I would definitely be WAY ahead....well if I kept it that is, but if you added in purchase cost of boat and maintenance things dont look so flash but in theory I would be paying off my snapper boat, my flounder boat would probably have already payed for itself.
In practice of course things dont work like that as there is only so much fish you can eat. It is illegal to sell fish without holding quota and both boats run at a loss.
Thats ok I like fishing,I like eating fish and I like giving fish away.

Originally Posted by mikee

you are way handier than me, I never quite got around to learning how to do my own outboard servicing
I have got as far as making the motor go in a bucket on Saturday arvo

Horses for courses, I have a basic understanding of how the magic pixies get from the key to the spark plug or the battery to the sounder but finding a fault I could probably do maybe if I am lucky but generally would rather get the experts in and know its sorted.