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6th March 2018, 04:06 PM
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I'll pop you an email when I have a little more...
I'll pop you an email when I have a little more time and have progressed my ideas a little further :)
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31st January 2018, 08:19 PM
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Thank you all so much! Sorry I haven’t been...
Thank you all so much!
Sorry I haven’t been back in a while, it’s been pretty busy, sadly no woodwork, also sadly no photos.
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28th December 2017, 02:59 PM
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Since she first touched the water she has either...
Since she first touched the water she has either been on the water or in the workshop every day, 8 hours now on the motor, first 4 were in the river, last 4 offshore, had up to half a dozen people...
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21st December 2017, 09:20 PM
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Well well well... A day we have all been...
Well well well...
A day we have all been waiting for.
Far far too long, far far too much work, all went into this moment and more alike.
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18th December 2017, 02:05 PM
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Engine's on, builders plate is on, HIN plate is...
Engine's on, builders plate is on, HIN plate is on, boat is registered, gauges, wheel, hydraulic steering is in (damn that sucked -.-), switch panels are in, lights ready to go in, last things to do...
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12th December 2017, 04:48 PM
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She's looking a little different now... ...
She's looking a little different now...
Trailer arrived... But needed some mod's, but she fits puuuuuuurfect now :) Rear roller is on the actual transom (100mm thick transom and the roller contact... -
6th December 2017, 04:11 PM
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Buoyancy foam is in (A couple of hundred kilos...
Buoyancy foam is in (A couple of hundred kilos worth), transom eye-bolts are in, bungs in, bow loop is in, anchor drain and cover are in, transom is down, every hole is filled, 1st coat of epoxy...
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30th November 2017, 04:32 PM
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No need to be sorry mate ;) haha Been busily...
No need to be sorry mate ;) haha
Been busily working away every day and there's the most endless list of things we have done and still have to do.
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27th November 2017, 04:29 PM
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Progress Progress progress... She's getting there...
Progress Progress progress... She's getting there >.< Top decks all done and painted inside, moving onto painting the boat and the console externally with epoxy starting probably tonight!
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20th November 2017, 02:29 AM
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Missed an image I thought showed the console a...
Missed an image I thought showed the console a bit better, made as a 100+ piece jigsaw puzzle with a mix of ply sheets and 18x18 with a few 42x19, 65x19 and 90x19 pieces thrown in there.
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18th November 2017, 12:45 AM
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How much work can you do in one week?
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Built a center console, a meter wide, enough room for two to sit in front and two sitting behind. Storage under the front seat and two shelf's in... -
9th November 2017, 04:10 PM
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423982 Hahaha, cheers guys :) She'll be...
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Hahaha, cheers guys :)
She'll be "finished" soon, but I'm pretty sure the next year will be filled with constant jobs. As we'll launch here with a pretty bare-bones setup (no T-top,... -
8th November 2017, 01:29 PM
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Busily working away at the moment, mocked up...
Busily working away at the moment, mocked up centre consoles and ice-boxes and played with internal layouts a fair bit, hoping to come up with the right set-up.
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20th October 2017, 04:43 PM
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Hi Guys, Working through the interior at the...
Hi Guys,
Working through the interior at the moment, built the rear seat, with battery box, live well and space for a 25L portable fuel tank. Which will probably be the fuel tank the boat is... -
2nd October 2017, 02:48 PM
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Thank you, we finished up over the weekend so you...
Thank you, we finished up over the weekend so you can see how it all works now, yet to install the port-hole in the transom, but it's a 6" diameter one which will be just offset from centre to access...
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28th September 2017, 08:18 PM
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The plan was to have a sheet of ply over all this...
The plan was to have a sheet of ply over all this which will leave the top bolts exposed, but the bottom ones will have to be accessed by a hatch in the deck...
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27th September 2017, 04:11 PM
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Cheers mate, great to hear, the outboard bracket...
Cheers mate, great to hear, the outboard bracket should fit on what I have done, there's still a couple of 42x19's to go on the inside for the floor bearers seen here to drop down onto (they're just...
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26th September 2017, 09:06 PM
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HELP! I purchased an outboard on the weekend,...
HELP!
I purchased an outboard on the weekend, it's a bit bigger than what I was originally planning on putting on...
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19th September 2017, 05:46 PM
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Cheers guys, I think we all must be right then...
Cheers guys, I think we all must be right then hey, I've been leaning towards centre console for a while now, for sheer usability for fishing and diving, but I very much liked the look of one of...
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18th September 2017, 12:59 AM
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Busily working away on the boat, the floors...
Busily working away on the boat, the floors finished off with the outside 2/3rds epoxied in place and the central section removable.
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5th September 2017, 01:44 PM
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Painting painting painting. Does anybody else...
Painting painting painting. Does anybody else just LOVE painting with epoxy resin?
Also installed wood cleats to every stringer/frame joint.
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28th August 2017, 02:46 PM
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Floors pretty much ready to go! 419205 ...
Floors pretty much ready to go!
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22nd August 2017, 03:48 PM
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Huge weekend spent in the garage, filleted and...
Huge weekend spent in the garage, filleted and filled every single hole, join, temp screw hole, literally anything and everywhere.
Everything is sealed now and ready for paint. Aaaaand then... -
15th August 2017, 04:17 PM
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Knocked up some templates for the flooring. ...
Knocked up some templates for the flooring.
Prepped the under-floor area of the boat to be filleted up, glassed and painted.
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1st August 2017, 03:32 PM
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25th July 2017, 08:56 PM
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We've been cleaning up the inside of the boat, over the last couple of weeks, getting everything all neat and tidy, shaping everything up and getting it right to... -
3rd July 2017, 04:28 PM
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27th May 2017, 10:18 PM
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ing love it! Hahahaha My man. Boats flipping...
ing love it! Hahahaha My man.
Boats flipping next weekend (hopefully), fractured my hip the other week as a result of going for a dunk and getting fouled at basketball (so been out for a little... -
3rd May 2017, 04:38 PM
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Update time
Hi Guys, apologies for the delay in posting, I haven't really spent much time on the net this year and forgot to post any updates, been pretty busy with that "physical world" ha-ha
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3rd May 2017, 12:19 PM
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Oh nah, It's all good now, just had an injury...
Oh nah, It's all good now, just had an injury that stopped me from doing much sanding for the last few months last year, been travelling this year, and kinda forgot to post, tonight the last bit of...
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2nd May 2017, 08:48 PM
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Sorry guys, another injury, and a lot more...
Sorry guys, another injury, and a lot more travelling meant things went a little slow, I'll knock something up as an update as I have done some work on her.
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6th October 2016, 04:17 PM
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Hello all, Long time no post... Ha-ha Been...
Hello all,
Long time no post... Ha-ha
Been working away on the boat, haven't had much time to get online or even take pictures as everything's been changing, but here's another update!
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13th September 2016, 04:54 PM
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Hello All, More work this week, painted the...
Hello All,
More work this week, painted the whole boat with epoxy!
Damn it'll be a shame to paint over that :( Also as you can see from the images we painted the hull (but had already painted... -
7th September 2016, 04:05 PM
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Thank you Andrew, it's getting there, just...
Thank you Andrew, it's getting there, just needing to put in more time, but also trying to have a life as-well... Not an easy balance, it either seems to be all work and no play, no work and all play...
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23rd August 2016, 04:30 PM
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Hahaha, Yeah she's getting there, I don't think I...
Hahaha, Yeah she's getting there, I don't think I am ready to look at it as one colour yet...
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22nd August 2016, 03:59 PM
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Sanding Begins! Whole boat is looking and...
Sanding Begins!
Whole boat is looking and feeling a whole lot smoother, still have to fill some screw holes and sand those areas after (and whilst filling I am going to put a small radius of... -
16th August 2016, 04:15 PM
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Hello all! I'm sure everyone's noticed work...
Hello all!
I'm sure everyone's noticed work slowed, just had a very busy month or so now! Featuring a flooded house, endless work (actual work), car problems (someone bumped into it while I was... -
4th July 2016, 09:05 PM
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386680 Back from holiday a few days ago! ...
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Back from holiday a few days ago!
Only got a day of work in, but hopefully back into full swing this weekend!
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7th June 2016, 12:38 AM
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382054 Interesting weekend over here in the...
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Interesting weekend over here in the west... Plenty of time spent in the garage! (Priorities yeah?)
Finished planking one side! Ohhhh what a feeling... Toy... Wait, HARTLEY!
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3rd June 2016, 04:53 PM
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Interesting, the strange thing is, the pieces sit...
Interesting, the strange thing is, the pieces sit well on the stringers and all, it's just that because theyre soo long, and far between the fixings on each stringer, that the would clamp down at the...
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2nd June 2016, 04:07 PM
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Fun night last night, put on a dozen more strips,...
Fun night last night, put on a dozen more strips, as these have started wrapping around the bow they are tortured into more and more awkward shapes, they now require extra fixings around, but using...
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30th May 2016, 04:15 PM
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Nice and busy weekend in the garage! Saturday...
Nice and busy weekend in the garage!
Saturday finished dry-fitting and planking the first side of the boat, Tedious work getting all the panels to fit perfect, not letting there be any gap between... -
26th May 2016, 01:26 PM
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Managed to get out for a couple hours last night,...
Managed to get out for a couple hours last night, made some nice progress. Gotta say she's looking pretty different!
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23rd May 2016, 04:19 PM
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Back at it over the weekend, only got one day on...
Back at it over the weekend, only got one day on her, but still glad how it all came together, moved onto something we have no experience at, and sadly haven't found that much information on,...
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10th May 2016, 04:29 PM
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Hahahaha, Love that link PAR. Thanks Lab :) ...
Hahahaha, Love that link PAR.
Thanks Lab :)
I spent a solid number of hours fairing the stringers, chines and keelson up before fitting everything, might have spent 50+ hours all up with metal... -
9th May 2016, 04:57 PM
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Hahahaha, yeah, really beamy boat gives the...
Hahahaha, yeah, really beamy boat gives the appearance of more room...
Nah, I finished writing the last post, and realized I didn't have the photos I took with me, thought I'd mix it up (also... -
4th May 2016, 09:15 PM
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Finished shaping up the sides on the weekend,...
Finished shaping up the sides on the weekend, perfect to start planking!
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28th April 2016, 01:46 PM
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Yeah, Maybe I'll do the whole boat in a standard...
Yeah, Maybe I'll do the whole boat in a standard white finish, and wrap the aft 2.2m of the sides (as that area isn't double diagonal and should be a great finish).
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27th April 2016, 01:58 PM
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Thanks for the reply mate, I've been scared that...
Thanks for the reply mate, I've been scared that the forum's quieting up :(
Yeah, really after some good penetration and abrasion resistance nothing else from this stuff, so that's good to hear.
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26th April 2016, 08:08 PM
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Stringers are on the sides, everything went...
Stringers are on the sides, everything went really well, each glue join has nice fillets, hopefully onto shaping up the gunwale and chine to suit the side panels this week, and then moving onto...