www.iFourWinns.com

Holy crap Kyp - expensive repair..!

Thank goodness for insurance which covers more than just hitting things. Certainly helps ease the pain of paying that premium each year. Who are you with - Club Marine or Nautilus?

Looking forward to having a break over Easter - will be towing up to Batemans Bay for 10 days of R&R & fun.

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Alec

2006 Horizon 190
VP 4.3GL/SX, Sunsport

I'm heading to Morgan on the Murray River. Where is everyone else heading for Easter

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Ardy
Adelaide South Australia
Red H180 3.0 Merc

Off on vacation tomorrrow... yay!!

10 Days of boating, fishing, watersports.... wooohooo

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Alec

2006 Horizon 190
VP 4.3GL/SX, Sunsport

Hey guys, i have been away but here are some pics from our trip to the Whitsundays, these Pics are taken off Whitehaven Beach

This pic was from Blue Pearl Bay on the Northern side of Hayman Island.

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2008, H210, Volvo Penta 5.7ltr, 300hp, SX Drive

Hi guys im picking the boat up this saturday and driving it across the bay back to st kilda marina. Everything is fixed and got the service done at 150 hours. Hopefully the weather holds up.


Yes thank goodness for insurance it did certainly ease the pain of paying the total cost of the repair. Im with Club marine how bout you?

Wow they are some great pics jakal. The under water pic is great.

Thanks kyp2

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Peter

2005 four winns sundowner
8.1L VP 375hp
http://s254.photobucket.com/albums/hh117/4winns/

Hey Kyp2 good to see your back boating!!

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Ardy
Adelaide South Australia
Red H180 3.0 Merc

Welcome back Kyp2; my season hasn't even started yet, my boat was supposed to be launched today but 35 mph winds, gusting to 45+ mph put paid to that!

Has the mechanic told you what went wrong with yours? I also have a 245 Sundowner but one year older than yours, admittedly (unfortunately) with the less powerful 5.7 GXi engine. For some reason mine has the transom assembly usually fitted to the 8.1s, I was just wondering if anything I should be looking out for ?

Graham

Had a great day on the lake. Hope all my Aussie friends are having good time as well. Jackal those pics are great. Kyp2 glad to see you are back in action. Enjoy.

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Todd
1988 Four Winns Horizon 200
AKA "Summer School"

Hi Kyp2 - great to see you are back on the water! I'm insured with Nautilus - not sure how they compare service-wise with Club Marine, but the premuims are quite a bit cheaper for me.

You should catch the last of the reasonable weather - some benefits of global warming I guess.. Am in the UK at the moment and the weather is about the same as Melbourne. I don't plan to be on the bay again until September now.

+1 on the underwater pic Jackal - its' great!

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Alec

2006 Horizon 190
VP 4.3GL/SX, Sunsport

Just thought I would revitalize this thread , and was wondering what all of us down under are doing boating wise (maintenance or still using) . I'm guessing no one here has to winterise.

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Ardy
Adelaide South Australia
Red H180 3.0 Merc

Mine's just sitting in the garage Ardy. Plan to do a couple of maintenance things over the next month or so including an improved install on my VHF radio and bleed my trailer brakes (still not happy with them...) and this time put some rubber caps over the bleeders to stop them corroding and clogging up - is painful to have to remover all 4 of them and clean with a wire before you can begin to bleed them, but I guess is to be expected when used constantly in salt water.

Will be back out on the bay in September.

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Alec

2006 Horizon 190
VP 4.3GL/SX, Sunsport

As for me, I intend to take it out this weekend for a cruise up the river. I won't be engaging in any water activities, but it is fun just to be on the water. Another plus is by using the boat I can top up the tank after, and avoid having a tank of stale fuel next Summer.
Anyone else have plans for winter down under

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Ardy
Adelaide South Australia
Red H180 3.0 Merc

Hey Guys, Everyone has been a bit quite in Aus, i thought i would show some pics of what i have had to put up with during this winter...

This is a good size bluey i caught for dinner, i am not much of a fisherman so i only take what i will eat, this one feed the family and my parents 2 nights in a row. He looks a little worse for wear (he is dead) but i had t swim a fair way back to the boat.

It wasn't tall that cold but when you are in the water for a while i t pays to wear a suit for a number of reasons.

Here are a few family shots, the water is beautiful here.



The kids and cousins in the nose



Sister & Mother in law getting set for a good day,



Mother in law snorkeling



The kids spotting the turtles



All the kids and the mums ready for a swim

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2008, H210, Volvo Penta 5.7ltr, 300hp, SX Drive