so heres something iv been working away at for the last month and a half since I baught a new hull
I borrowed my dads trailer and set off to palmy (from kaitaia) and picked this up
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so heres something iv been working away at for the last month and a half since I baught a new hull
I borrowed my dads trailer and set off to palmy (from kaitaia) and picked this up
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for anyone who thinks trying to build anything with an arc and aluminum rods is a good idea just know it is not, i got covered in burns and they are weak as can be
but when you have $100 worth of them and no other option you persist
Got a mate who was off work to give me a hand to mig it together
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Starting to take shape
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Enlisted the help of my partner and she used her brilliance to overlay in photo shop what I wanted the boat to look like
Hashed this out and added it in as per decisions made on the photoshop pic
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Found this puzzle piece on trademe so dad and I went down to auckland to pick it up
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hashing out the bow rail
I got a little bit distracted and started building the transom as the old one was as ugly as sin
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Finally sourced a trailer that fits and began the railing
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attacking the bow rail
it was taken on and off 3 times during this process and really was a bit of a pain
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Enlisted my next victim, I mean helper, my brother to help pattern the windows
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finished off the bow rail and tig'ed it inplace
and added something else rather noticeable
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Steering fitting and battery cutouts made
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not quite as satisfing as the big jobs but equally time consuming
windows going in with the help from my brother
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and that for the moment is where I am up to
just sorting out the battery isolation system for the twin batteries and the thing that makes them both charge
and having a go at running the wires ahead of the system calibration fit up this friday at the marine shop to get the motor running
I cant wait to get this baby in the water as Iv been tough on myself and said no fishing till the project is done so 1. I save money and 2. I actually get something done as I am notorious for starting a project and loosing interest and taking forever to finish it (if it even ever gets finished) so Im keen to not see that happen here
That looks bloody brilllent.!
Well done so far and looking forward to the fish pics :)
It's a fairly large project to take on. And I think a big improvement too!
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looks like the shit now . Nice lines :cool:
Holly crap mate what an improvement
I've never had so many grinder cuts welder burns and beers in such a short time frame
On the bright side I got the battery's wired up and the hatches fitted
Thanks mate if it ends up real shit I'll axe the top off and make it into a centre consoleQuote:
Originally Posted by Munsey
I'm looking forward to all nightersQuote:
Originally Posted by Beaker
Might have to go hassle some swords
yea mate it was strong enough to dance on before we even seam welded it, then the glass went in after that
Im a big believer of "if its worth doing, its worth over doing"
aparently a lot of manufacturers use the glass to hold their hard tops together, looking at the surtees ones(while I like them and think they are great) whats holding them up is 4 poles the size of my hand rails
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I suppose the only thing that would let go would be the cast acrylic exploding from a wave hitting it, bear in mind that if a wave hits there it would have otherwise gone straight over the top of the boat as it was, and these boats are very boyant
I think it will be fine as this is the sister product of bullet proof glass
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the side without the bucket jammed in as a brace haha.
mind the flatty
just doing the grind tonight, small unsatisfying jobs that seem insignificant but need to be done like riveting and cable tying as well as hooking up the bilge pump ect
brefly had my brother here to finish the siliconing but he ran out of citrus cleaner so he disappeared soon after
oh yea and the gauges arrived so they went in with a bit of holesawing
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awesome project looks good
thanks man each step is getting me that much closer to getting back out on the water
What a Brillent job you done , awesome , it looks just like a proper factory one .
thanks chris
shes in getting the motor hooked up and controls calibrated today, hopefully by the end of the day it will be ready to fish
which is about bloody time as i need a dose of vitamin sea
bloody good job
Great job just needs an acid wash.
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any idea where i can get it from mate?Quote:
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The research iv done has all said its bloody dangerious stuff
Any welding supply place should see ya right.Quote:
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Just dont get it in your eyes or drink it.
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Yea I'll have a look what I used still got lots left after I've done mine.Quote:
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I'll let you know then I put nyalic on it works a treat.
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Mean this is the info I need
Tell me all about Nyalic please.Quote:
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It's like a clear coat you put on after acid wash most Senator and Surtees boats are done with it if they are unpainted.Quote:
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Makes it so easy to wash and keeps any Ali looking good.
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Yep I know that much already, cost of product? easy to apply? I heard it doesn't like spilled fuel? Yep keeps things looking good but after a while with the inevitable scratches is it easy enough to remove and re acid wash and reapply?Quote:
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