Thread: Be Kind To Me, I'm New!!!

A nice looking trawler Salted!

The conversion looks very attractive - assuming that she isn't too "roly-poly"

What sort of machinery is there (or planned to be) in terms of propulsion, gear & screw, genset, watermaker, etc?

Is she SSDY or TSDY?

I'm not up on Aus Maritime requirements, so is a secondary propulsion mechanism required?

Also (sorry to be a pest!), what operator/skipper licensing requirements need to be met?

Cheers

Hi Steve,

We are not really sure on the rolly poly side of things yet, she has a 16' beam and only draws about 4.5 feet. Under way she is fine but future stabilizers may be required for sitting at anchor. Still a bit more weight to go up top yet (dinghy, fridge/freezer, BBQ) but no where near what it would have had as a trawler. Using mainly for Moreton Bay but may want to head up north in the future. Have not put control station up top, but have the option with the auto pilot to have toggle steering, just using this area for get togethers with friends. Still have the railings and bimini to go up as well.

She is single screw and has an old Leyland EO401 straight six 135hp diesel matched to a Paragon 2.5:1 gearbox which spins a 4 bladed bronze LH 24.5" prop. The genset we are yet to install is a 5.5Kva diesel cheapie import job, same as tradetools sell. It will be mainly used for charging as most equipment is/will be 24V except for the eutectic fridge freezer going up top. No watermaker plans as yet, she holds 1500ltrs of water over 4 tanks. Fuel is about the same in 2 tanks.

No second propulsion is required as far as I am aware for a private vessel of this size. As this is a private vessel, you only require a Recreational Marine Drivers License to operate.

Thanks for asking,
Pete

Be Kind To Me, I'm New!!!

Why?

oooh I see!! some fresh mea... eerr new bloo... mmm welcome!!

I cant see anything in the pics other than some bloody great stinkpotter thing ooooooooohhh thats your "boat"?? :eek:

R... I.... G... H... T!!! gotcha no worries

No really!! No sarcasm meant... well not much anyways... and not a heck of a lot I can say about her either since although Im sure a beaut vessel and shes gonna be a real pleasure for all involved stinkpott... eerr powerboats are not really my cuppa I kinda like the wind in me hair the silence of the ocean lappin the sides of the hull a gentle breeze raise the sail and whoosh gone rather than the CLANK BANG WHAM Bbbbbbbbbbbrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr gggggggggggrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr etc etc etc

Not sayin as yours will do that mate Im sure it wont and Im equally sure it will be a bloody beauty as I said...

Im still confused as to why?... I mean why are you new? I mean weve been here for ages waitin for you to come along so why has it taken so bloody long? EH?? I mean MATE!!!... and why? I mean why should we be kind to you? I mean were kind to everyone! Its just our nature

So I mean why??

oooh and why would anyone... now now Shane easy mate easy... but I wanna know!! NOT NOW!! sigh okay

Welcome mate show some internal pics... please???

See I said please! Did you see that PLEASE nice as nice can be just out with it one word Please thats nice isnt it?

Yeah mate its nice now shut up and buggar of will you!

oooh now see thats NOT NICE at all do you see me... ooh right okay then...

Well bloody finally!! there you go rabbitin on and the poor buggars fresh me... eerrr new bl... only just friggin arrived here whats he gonna think eh?

That were all mad as cut snakes?

yeah... NO!! strewth gerroudaere!!

No worries... hey!! did you know theres some new bloke postin about his boat up there? he is!! go on dare yer go on have a gander... calls himself shaved nuts he does

Bullshyte!! salted nuts yer drongo

No! its scalded nuts! true!!

put yer friggin glasses on yer galah salted nuts

Well whats he talkin about saltin his nuts for anyways betcha hes a banana bender!

strewth put a bloody sock in it!! flamin wakker

Cheers and welcome Pete! Dont worry about him he comes alone with me every now and then to keep me company... shes right mate! Nice trawler by the way

Geez Dingo,

The sooner you start building a boat - the better off all of us will be!

And that includes you!!! )

M

Fully epoxy encapsulated eh Mik? Shane that is, not the boat

Welcome to the asylum 'nuts'. I'm assuming that's your name because it's what you called yourself You should have fun with your trawler. Keep us posted eh?

Richard

Well... I must say!! A tad callous eh wot? I was just makin Pete feel like a long lost mate strewth cant a bloke make someone feel right at home?

As you both bloody well know well... madness is boat spelt in another reality And thats one big boat!!! As I said I was just makin him feel right at home

Thanks Dingo for your kindness in blessing my first thread with your talented wordsmith skills. After reading around this forum prior to joining, I would had been extremely dissapointed if you had not

has kindly offered to assist me in shrinking down some pics, so the boat as you guys put it will be on shortly.

I have no problem with rag and stick lovers, my only complaint is when one decides the entrance channel of our Marina is the perfect place to stop, drop the rag and switch to engines, especially late on a Sunday arvo with half the marina up yer butt. Not that it would be to much of a problem for our 20ton, but the insurance paperwork!!!!

Hey Daddles, yes, I figure I must be "nuts" to own a timber boat. I was extremely nervous when she went back in the drink after 16weeks, been fully refastened and caulked and the water was pi##ing in for 3 days. The first night was interesting, I purchased 2 new Jarvis Walker float switches, one would not turn on and the other would not turn off. Don't buy that brand unless you are putting them in a small craft that rolls around a lot, they only have a ball inside that rolls onto a micro switch, sometimes the ball does not roll!!! I was up every hour belting one with a stick to turn it off and luckily I swapped the mercury one that run the bilge alarm with the one that would not turn on. She's all good now, tight as a drum (I HOPE).

I am starting in the lazarette first, batteries and genset will go down there as well as the workshop. May even put a bigger sullage tank in there, need to get the bum down a fair bit. Still have 6" of waterline showing on the stern.

Pete

Originally Posted by Salted Nuts

Still have 6" of waterline showing on the stern.
Pete

Maybe a couple of tons of salted haddock stowed aft would bring her down nicely?

MIK

Hey Fellas,
has kindly shrunk some pics for me. There are some before, during and an after one below.

I know slings are not real good for a timber boat but unfortunately the people that we chose to go with that was all they had to offer. She has a whopping great steel shoe down the keel so I am guessing that would help a bit.

Pete

And another. Inside still looks like this...

Up on the slings

One of my favourites

New bulwarks and roof reglassed

The different colour in thee planks on the Starboard side is where the planks were replaced many years ago. Probably when a trawler and they steamed into a jetty, either reverse did not work or it was a cold night the skipper had had a few too many(Not that I have a problem with that )