greenhorn

hi all,only joined this site and think it is brilliant and very usefull,i have a wilson flyer{first boat}and i am nearly finished painting it,,bigger job than i thought,but enjoyable,will send pics as soon as i wet my feet wet and find my way around sai cheers all

welcome to the site tedser.u sure are in the right place.u will never regret joining this site.i hope you find all u need to know on here and u do share some of ur fishing experiences with us.best of luck

your in good hands on the site. the knowledge and advise iv recieved from all the lads helped me enormously with my first venture. dont be afraid to ask for advise no matter how silly it might sound. we all began as greenhorns. welcome to sai

Welcome aboard!!!

thanks lads your makin me feel at home already,getting ready for my first idiot proof question,,lol,i have a 70 hp mercury engine on my boat and was wondering how do i know if my impellor needs replacing and is a 4hp aux engine enough to push a 17 ft boat home if all else fails.ok lads bucket is on head ,,,start throwing lead weights and info,

Howya Tedser, welcome,
The bigger the piss the better the impellor
It's meant to be changed on, give or take, 300hrs depending on age of motor etc. If it's peeing well maybe think about it next year. That said, if it has not been changed in a long while the rubber might destruct while on the water.

There's a good bit of weight in a Wilson. I'd say 4Hp will potter you home slooooowly, especially into a wind or tide, Hopefully you'll not need it anyway. Where are you based?

hya jimbo
thanks for your info[more piss the better]i didnt know that,i have no history on the engine only that it was lying up idle for a year and only did fresh water fishing before before that,i believe its around 15 years old
as 4 te info on the 4hp ,,,,cheers its nice to know i wont be stuck,but im going to get it checked before my first launch.
it will be in howth or skerries hopefully this summer
thanks again jim

my auxilary is also a 4hp i often use it coming in and out of the mooring it pushs the 21ft ok. havent tried it against tide or wind thank god

hi have a 17ft dory 40hp honda and yamaha 3hp malta moves it good enough if i got stuck.changed d impeller on both before d summer its not that hard to change them just mark the treads with tip-ex so you know where to thread the nut back.impeller 20 euro,when pee pipe is flowing slowly its time to change no point in chancing it if it every stopped peeing and you didnt spot it its bye bye engine.tight lines