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Where`s Strowager when you need him, as this would be right up his alley. He`s often researched things like the engine info you require, so hopefully, he might be able to help some way.

 

One thing i WILL advise, make sure you get the outboard fully serviced, as it`s a 4 stroke, and if it`s been left standing for a while, the oil might have degraded, , and completely drained out of the oilways in all the cam gear etc?. 2 stroke outboards are usually cheaper to service due to fewer mechanical parts requiring servicing, so (IMHO) a full service should be a must.

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well annoyingly i got let down by the chap selling the outboard so it's back to hunting for another one.

 

That outboard chap Steve has said he should have some in his workshop and will let me know by Monday hopefully.

 

he does come highly recommended so i'm hoping he does have something as it'll be a good one and it's guaranteed also

 

On another note i thought i'd get a handheld vhf radio for the boat rather than a fixed one.

Mainly due to price as it was a lot cheaper than a fixed unit.

I'm yet to test it but have spoken with a few ppl on a radio forum and it appears they aren't very good for sending so annoyed again that i may have wasted a bit more money buying that......

Trouble is how do you test them lol

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A portable VHF just has a smaller range of sending/receiving compared to a fixed vhf so it will still function and I'm sure on the flatlands of Norfolk it will perform well.  I suggest don't test/play around with it too much if you aren't sure how to use it. Don't forget you also need to have a licence to operate it and the boat needs to be licensed too. Take a look here for further details (http://www.rya.org.uk/coursestraining/courses/specialist/Pages/SRC.aspx). (The course will tell you how you can test it :) )

 

Good luck with the outboard hunt.. Beaulieu boat jumble is in a couple of weeks and you will find an engine there! (http://www.boatjumbleassociation.co.uk/)

 

cheers

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Well done on the outboard front, as for your hand held VHF, as far as i know a radio is only as good as the signal you can put out or recieve. With a hand held, you only have a small antenna, so incoming and outgoing signals might not have much strength. If you can connect it up to a remote fixed antenna of a more normal size (or whatever that is) you should be able to get good incoming / outgoing signal strength.

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Getting there slowly.........

Sorted the canopy frame out hopefully, i had a brainwave yesterday and thought tent/awning poles..... so shot off to norwich camping and hey presto managed to get some fitting that have hopefully done the job,

fitted them today and all seems well so far.

as you can see i have a seat in and the doors are back on all stained/varnished so it can be locked up again.

 

batteries are all in and i'm half way through doing the wiring ( i ran out of wire, new lot came today)

Speakers are cut into the front of them boxes just under the seat along with the aux battery cut off.

and just under the seat is a the fuse station with a flap down panel for easy access.

 

windows are in but still got to fit the filler bit...... i did have a quick look today but gave up as it didn't want to go in.

 

mast and grab rail is on, still waiting for the other 1 to be repaired as i broke it taking it off.

 

seating material will be coming soon along with foam, to match the light grey of the seat already installed.

canopy i'm prob going to get material from snugtopz in norwich as i can go pick it up and have a look and they are slightly cheaper than hawke and will do me 11mtrs for the price of 10 so even cheaper.

 

so i am getting there slowly, but steadily.

can't wait to get it sorted and in the water.

I am trying to contact MR Tubby at oulton to see how much his moorings are but struggling to find contact details, so will give OB station a ring tomorrow

 

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Well i'm starting to make the canopy

all i can say is.....

who's bright idea was it for me to make it??????????????

Never again if i can help it

and in hindsight i wish i'd of gone for a blue one as the beige gets dirty reallyyyyy quickly

and they don't do beige thread so having to use white so you can see ever stitch i have put in

which isn't good when you struggle to sew a straight line due to the thickness and amount of canvas you're working with lol

 

But i'm sure it'll look nice once it's done - well i hope so anyways

 

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Also the windows were a nightmare to get back in

3 of us tried with 3 attempts in total and gave up.

so i called Total Windscreens from Norwich a young lad named Paul

and he sorted it quickly and was really friendly and professional.

so if you need any windows doing he's your man as likes doing boats lol

http://www.t-windscreen-s.co.uk/

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Steering......

Does anyone know how a remote steering rod fits onto an outboard pls?

I have bought a yamaha 15hp 4 stroke which looks like it has a 4mm hole and my steering cable has a 8mm rod at the end with about 10mm of thread

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Canopy is finished, 

outboard is on,

all polished and near enough done just waiting for a clip for the outboard remotes which won't get here til monday  :?

Looking good if i say so myself

 

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whatya think of the way i did the name??????

 

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Kool hey :D

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