by The Captain | Oct 12, 2021 | Articles, How to
DIY servicing has never been so bloody easy. In this yarn, Grant “Gutsy” Shorland shares a few hot tips on keeping your cooling system running icy cold. He’s using parts from Outboard Spares delivered directly to his secret lair, aka Gutsy’s Garage. Welcome to Gutsy’s...
by The Captain | Oct 12, 2021 | Articles, Project boat
The Captain’s Shark Cat Julie Anne gets a soft touch. She’s gone from basic to bling, decked out with new EVA flooring from Deck Armour and new retro-style seat coverings handcrafted by Matt Robinson from Maroochy Marine Covers. THE DECK When it came to picking...
by The Captain | Apr 15, 2021 | Articles, The craftsman
Mark Brayne got his hands on a rebuilt V17L, then gave it a modern refurb in the back end and bolted on the good gear. Now it’s the perfect lightweight, trailerable game-fishing machine. Tell us more about this top-secret work you do. I can’t actually say what I do...
by The Captain | Jan 3, 2021 | Articles, How to
Outboards are tricky bastards at the best of times, so Stuart Buckingham from Outboard Spares reckons you’d best get smart about gearing up. They say a bad tradesman always blames his tools. However, you can only blame yourself if you don’t have the right tools. Here...
by The Captain | Jan 3, 2021 | Articles, Project boat
Lack of experience or budget didn’t slow the Palumbo brothers down. After three years, their Invader is finally finished and the boys are already ankle-deep in fish blood and cray legs. How’s life on the WA coast? We’re only 5km from the coast and it’s a...
by The Captain | Jan 2, 2021 | Articles, Captain's ships
The Captain plunges bravely into the fibreglass dust storm to get the drum on this superbly reconfigured Bertram 25. Most blokes toil away on tinnies and 15ft CrapCrafts before laying tools on their first big project, but — amazingly — this beaut Berty...
by The Captain | Aug 12, 2020 | Articles, Captain's ships
Just like The Captain, the owner of this Black Watch 31 forked out good money for a lemon. But just like The Captain – and with a little help from Matt Inman at R&M Marine – Now he couldn’t be happier. Every big boat that sails...
by The Captain | Jul 31, 2020 | Articles, Captain's ships
All-round nice guy and co-owner of Outboard Spares Stuart Buckingham spends hours helping others breath life into old outboards. This issue, he shares some choice tips on buying a used outboard. Images are of Byron’s 25 Bertram, Odin. 1....
by Travis Godfredson | Apr 16, 2020 | Captain's ships, How to, Uncategorized
Kyle Dicecco crafted almost every part of this tough-as-fug Haines Hunter V17L, including the glasswork, fuel tank, stainless, paintwork and even the trailer! Words by The Captain and Kyle Dicecco, images by Kyle Dicecco The fishing is brilliant off the remote coastal...
by Alli Ficarra | May 8, 2019 | Articles, Captain's ships
Darren Brown has Formula fever. He’s on his fourth 233 rebuild and reckons the latest is his best yet. That’s enough for the Captain, who heads up to Gladstone to check it out. We meet Darren at a well worn ramp at Gladstone in mid-north Queensland. It’s...
by Alli Ficarra | Mar 6, 2019 | Articles, Captain's ships
Julian McGarry couldn’t afford to buy a flybridge cruiser, so he built his own mini version. When Julian McGarry’s mate sold his flybridge cruiser, Julian lost his regular ride. Heartbroken, he couldn’t see the value in owning his own moored boat, so he took...
by The Captain | Mar 13, 2018 | Articles, Project boat
Time to rip and strip Nub Tub, the Captain’s Haines Hunter 445F back to bare bones before building her back up to survey class, courtesy of Erick Hyland from Whitepointer glass boats in Cann River, Victoria. Erick shares his version of events… The...
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