Free Boat, This thing is a badboy!

[garbageguy]

A bit of a cheat guys i bought some seats and placed them on some cardboard boxes and put my console in the hull to see what it looks like im pretty impressedView attachment 331907View attachment 331908View attachment 331909

is the pod still in the plan?

 

[gazza2007au]

Nah no pod mate i built the pod too big unfortunatly

 

[gazza2007au]

 

[gazza2007au]

I got 3 braces in using 18mm plywood im not sure what that is in imperial sorry guys, they are a tight fit so im going to trim them a tiny bit more than refit

1/4th a 8x4 foot sheet isall i grabbed and that only done the 3 bulkheads that 1/4th sheet cost $37 of regular plywood, not cheap at all

 

[gazza2007au]

I wasjust looking at seat pedestals and seat boxes, pedestals are $240 a set, mini seat boxes are $600 a set

I am now toying with the idea of making my own two seat boxes with live bait tanks under the seats..

 

[gazza2007au]

Got all my gunnel brackets glued and glassed in, yesterday i removed everything from the hull to pressure wash the hull out

 

[kcassells]

Looks nice and tight!

 

[gazza2007au]

Got my 2 pack paint in white

 

[gazza2007au]

 

[kcassells]

Very nice. Get some neoprene strips under the tank.

 

[gazza2007au]

This little tank only holds 59 litres once the boat is built and used i may use up the whole fuel tank cavity i can fit a 139 litre tank in there which will be plenty of fuel

For us aussies its a quick run out to open deep water ocean so we dont need huge amounts of fuel

 

[gazza2007au]

All the inside is ready to paint guys but the weather predicted is rain into early next week

 

[gazza2007au]

This afternoon was sunny so i took the chance to paint the hull, its only 1 layer of 2 pack paint

 

[JASinIL2006]

Looking really good!

 

[gazza2007au]

Looking really good!

Thanks

 

[gazza2007au]

I am working on the trailer for now just got some bunks today 8x2" but they are abit long for the trailer and need cutting shorter

I have calculated i have added 850-900lbs /400-450kgs to my boat just in plywood, fibreglass cloth and resin

 

[gazza2007au]

Popped the hull off the old trailer to attend to the hull, it had been left in salt water for 6 weeks and had thousands of barnicles all under the hull i am now in the process of sanding,filling the chips and painting in 2 pack white paint

 

[gazza2007au]

Sanded most of the hull, soon i will start filling the chips with epoxy resin and fumed silica than the painting begins

The dark spots are not sanded yet

 

[kcassells]

Looks like your busting some arse!

 

[gazza2007au]

Looks like your busting some arse!

Looks like your busting some arse!

It's really hard work the sanding im knocking it off with 60grit on the orbital sander