Thread: Pontoon Dingy build.

Looks sexy.
So the cavity under the floor, does it stays empty, or does it fill up with water when at rest for stabilisation and empty itself when you get the boat going?

Originally Posted by ROKTOY

Looking good VC, Starting to take shape nicely.
I hope you have built in good fish catching abilities

Thanks, Me too!

Originally Posted by Friwi

Looks sexy.
So the cavity under the floor, does it stays empty, or does it fill up with water when at rest for stabilisation and empty itself when you get the boat going?

Stays empty hopefully,being wide and flat it should be plenty stable as far as dingys go.

Having nearly finished a 3.8m jet boat my consumables for argon,wire and grinding stuff is closer to $1 k,All at trade price

Originally Posted by Markgibsonr25

Having nearly finished a 3.8m jet boat my consumables for argon,wire and grinding stuff is closer to $1 k,All at trade price

Bloody hell! I havent even used one F sized argon yet!
You must have a LOT of welding in it.

Originally Posted by Markgibsonr25

Having nearly finished a 3.8m jet boat my consumables for argon,wire and grinding stuff is closer to $1 k,All at trade price

You got me curious so just goin on BOC and Prolines online prices I have used between a third and a half of a 60dollar packet of filler rod and not even a tenth of a 80 dollar roll of mig wire, cutting disks are $1.10 each and I may have used 4 or 5, most cutting on the shears or the meataxe in the grinder as it is quicker and much cleaner to weld.
Argon fill of an f would be 200 or less I would think.

Shit yeah that's a lot, maybe back purging would smoke the argon,
I use 86? Wire which is 160 a roll but still a roll welds a shit load

Last jet was 3.6 did 2 hulls and one two finished stage and still had wire and gas leftover
New one is 3.8 and I'm starting with fresh bottle and roll so will keep tabs on it

Looks good Cam.

Thinking about doing one too, but dunno If its worth the 80 or so hour commitment when I could just work and pay someone who knows what they are doing.

Chris

Originally Posted by crnkin

Looks good Cam.

Thinking about doing one too, but dunno If its worth the 80 or so hour commitment when I could just work and pay someone who knows what they are doing.

Chris

Yea I guess it depends on how you value your time and if you can get what you want in a brand boat?
Non pontoon would be a lot quicker build but IMO you have to put reserve boyancey somewhere and in a dingy there isint really anywhere else to have it other than humoungous bench seats full of foam.

Keelson welded in and floor shaped and drilled/deburedfor plug welds.



Keel line of the hull went a bit rippley with the welding of the keelson...Was always going to happen with it being so flat.
Won't be noticeable once it is all scratched and dinged up from estuary work

Floor welded in....went well.
Keelson is higher than required to put a bit of a roll in the top of the floor so no water can pool there. Any water ingress(will be lots of water ingress with my skill for netting weed) should roll off the side onto the channel.



Going with 3 bungs at this stage and can always go to some duck bills at a later stage.

Fitt them and some stiffening to the transom and she's in the water.

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No seat? Do you just sit on the side, if so would that be wierd with just one person?

Originally Posted by bully

No seat? Do you just sit on the side, if so would that be wierd with just one person?

Yes seats as per earlier in the thread but not fitted yet.