There are a lot of alternatives to the well-known expensive parts and materials that we use to run and maintain our boats. These would products that the posters have actually used and found satisfactory

Re : Jbarnes85
That Aerosil looks like fumed silica to me or cabosil. I bought some from this place. I am pretty sure the 250g bag at $9 was about 5L making it very cheap. Very hard stuff.

trojanfibreglass.com.au/product/fumed-silica/

Someone should start a DIY boat hacks page. I am pretty sure half the paints are just house paints but many times more expensive


A good format (to cut to the chase ) would be:
Product
Supplier
Price

Product Epoxy filler
Supplier trojanfibreglass.com.au/product/fumed-silica/
Price (approx) 250g bag at $9 was about 5L

garymalmgren said..
There are a lot of alternatives to the well-known expensive parts and materials that we use to run and maintain our boats. These would products that the posters have actually used and found satisfactory

Re : Jbarnes85
That Aerosil looks like fumed silica to me or cabosil. I bought some from this place. I am pretty sure the 250g bag at $9 was about 5L making it very cheap. Very hard stuff.

trojanfibreglass.com.au/product/fumed-silica/

Someone should start a DIY boat hacks page. I am pretty sure half the paints are just house paints but many times more expensive


A good format (to cut to the chase ) would be:
Product
Supplier
Price

Product Epoxy filler
Supplier trojanfibreglass.com.au/product/fumed-silica/
Price (approx) 250g bag at $9 was about 5L

I guess the problem is that with some products you don't find out whether they were any good until 5 or 10 years or more down the track

julesmoto said..

garymalmgren said..
There are a lot of alternatives to the well-known expensive parts and materials that we use to run and maintain our boats. These would products that the posters have actually used and found satisfactory

Re : Jbarnes85
That Aerosil looks like fumed silica to me or cabosil. I bought some from this place. I am pretty sure the 250g bag at $9 was about 5L making it very cheap. Very hard stuff.

trojanfibreglass.com.au/product/fumed-silica/

Someone should start a DIY boat hacks page. I am pretty sure half the paints are just house paints but many times more expensive


A good format (to cut to the chase ) would be:
Product
Supplier
Price

Product Epoxy filler
Supplier trojanfibreglass.com.au/product/fumed-silica/
Price (approx) 250g bag at $9 was about 5L

I guess the problem is that with some products you don't find out whether they were any good until 5 or 10 years or more down the track

This is true. But most chemical products (paints, lubricants, solvents) have numerous applications and its the application of a products that is the Intellectual Property. Many of the boat products would be used for many applications. I highly doubt West Systems or any boat product manufacturer would be making all of their products. There just wouldn't be the volumes to justify running manufacturing facilities and everything that goes along with it. For some of their products I would suspect they are buying a product in bulk (that has many other applications/markets) and packaging it down. Fumed silica is probably just a commodity.

But yes I wouldnt go and paint the deck of my boat in house paint...... Even though I have heard many people use Wattle paints. Its the time that is expensive... not the products.

Here's my 2 bob's worth for Yanmar 2GM owners. Probably also useful for other GM variants, but you'd need to confirm. The savings vary but are very significant on impellers and filters, which are about 1/3 OEM prices. For your reassurance, all these bits have been working perfectly in my engine for some years now.

Filters:
Lube Oil: LF3462 Fleetguard
Fuel: FF5260 Fleetguard
KM2A Transmission:
Input shaft bearing NSK 32005XJ OD ~ 49mm
Output shaft bearing NACHI 07087Y OD ~ 53mm
Input shaft seal NOK AC1314A ID 25mm OD 39mm
Output shaft seal KOYO-OR Mh5A 30445 ID 35mm OD 55mm
CW Pump (raw water cooled):
Bearings: NSK 6200ZZCM NS7S 605
Seal: NOK AEO279A
Impeller: Johnson 09-806B-1
Belt: Mitsubishi 10x445 M17.5

Cheers, Graeme

Hi Ramona
Diy-composite- supplies on eBay,

Is that a company name?

gary

LooseChange said..


It's the sellers name they use on ebay

www.ebay.com.au/str/DIY-Composites?_trksid=p2047675.l2563

I've bought some of their Platinum epoxy which is I suspect the same as our local mixers product but 2/3 of the price and with out the hassle of driving out to Flinders industrial.

Product Self fusing/ Amalgamating tape
Supplier www.bunnings.com.au/nitto-denko-19mm-x-10m-no-15-self-fusing-tape_p4430729
Price (Nitto tapes 10mx19mm $19.50) to be equivalent in service to Rubbaweld (5mx25mm $24.95).
Comment Have used for electrics, rope ends, wrapping ladder tiller extension rungs. Rubbaweld seems to be the only one available in white - but it soon gets dirty as expected.

au.rs-online.com/web/p/self-amalgamating-tapes/1468998/?ef_id=EAIaIQobChMI2MzX84-47gIVwwRyCh2RkgU0EAYYASABEgKvO_D_BwE:G:s&s_kwcid=AL!8733!3!434583992319!!!g!329349808202!&cm_mmc=AU-PLA-DS3A-_-google-_-PLA_AU_EN_Adhesives_%26_Sealants_%26_Tapes_Whoop-_-(AU:Whoop!)+Self+Amalgamating+Tapes-_-1468998&matchtype=&pla-329349808202&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI2MzX84-47gIVwwRyCh2RkgU0EAYYASABEgKvO_D_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

Engine mounts.
The request was originally for Volvo 2030 mounts but a reply came back for three of suppliers of mounts.

Product; ENGINE MOUNTS

Supplier; polyflex.com.au/marine-engine-mounts/search?filter_name=

isoflex.com.au/products/engine-mounts/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI1eHe_9ai7wIVN51LBR3ahQ1kEAMYASAAEgInZ_D_BwE

headlandengineering.com.au/our-products/randmarine/

Price; unknown

Don't forget RTM has quite a reasonable range of boating hardware all of which is cheaper than Whitworths. Even Bunnings has a small range of 316 shackles and turnbuckles ... which I availed myself of today. I think it's very important to support both these places by looking there first and buying if possible as otherwise we will be faced with a Whitworths Monopoly as if it isn't bad enough already.

Hi Wongaga
What make of engine are we talking about?

Gay
Can you submit your info in this format.
With a contact for the supplier.

Product Engine mounts - Trelleborg Cushyfloats
Supplier Hancock Industrial
Price
Comment.

Ramona said..

r13 said..
Product: Stainless fasteners and other hardware including high strength Bumax
Supplier: www.stainlesscentral.com.au/about-us/
Price: As per items
Comments: Excellent supplier of stainless fasteners and hardware including the high strength Bumax A4-80 grade bolts and matching grade nuts and washers. 800MPa tensile strength fasteners in the 316 material. See their website they stock a wide range of other marine and general stainless components. Very knowledgeable supplier.

Bolted down my new bow roller set up today. Made from 316 stainless and bolted to a bronze stem. I used a titanium bolt and a bed of JB Weld. Titanium stuff is pretty reasonable now.

Good one. Numerous JB Weld products at Repco - assume the MarineWeld was used?

www.repco.com.au/en/brands/jb-weld/c/1825780997

Assume titanium grade 5?

www.stf.net.au/product-category/materials/titanium/

garymalmgren said..
Hi Wongaga
What make of engine are we talking about?

Gay
Can you submit your info in this format.
With a contact for the supplier.

Product Engine mounts - Trelleborg Cushyfloats
Supplier Hancock Industrial
Price
Comment.

Hi Gary;

Yanmar 2GM, they are in Auckland, www.hancock.net.nz

Cheers, Graeme

Product Engine mounts - Trelleborg Cushyfloats for Yanmar 2GM
Supplier Hancock Industrial www.hancock.net.nz
Price
Comment. In Auckland, N.Z.
Re Wongaga. I searched high and low when I redid my mounts about 4 years ago and ended up getting Trelleborg Cushyfloats from Hancock Industrial at a great price. One advantage with those mounts is their lower profile, which helped avoid cutting into the mounting beds.

Product: ARBORIST LOWERING ROPE 16mm x 100m DOUBLE BRAID POLYESTER AUST MADE 6.5t B/F
Supplier: ebay store - Wholesale Rope Online - rope1919 - www.ebay.com.au/itm/254276112907?hash=item3b3409920b:g:1u8AAOSwDipdErop
Price: $265
Comments: The Arborist ropes have a beefier cover to resist chafe, I used this to rig a drogue setup. This seller supplies an Australian Certificate of Testing for the product. I found a similar product for a similar price on ebay, but the seller ran for the hills when I asked about certification. Good to deal with.