Looks great Jumpus... But i really think you should weld that hull up inside there That'll really test you.

j.g if I may ask, why cut the boat down by 1ft it dose not make any scene to me.

Actually I could've gotten away with welding the hull only in there but Frame 9 wont allow me to get it out

More than a foot poly closer to 3 feet if you include the extended pod.

I would've finished up with a long ugly skinny boat which would've looked out of proportion.

Different story if the boat was to be moored cause I could've widened the beam to make it all proportional

Plus 7.1 meters is one hell of a boat on trailer, also had to consider existing Horse power

projects looking good jumpy && i see you have your little friend there helping you called "V"


now wouldnt that double the cost of the project ??

He had many a bottle there, i thnk he owns shares in the factory that make them

This post has been edited by xtosea: Sep 16 2008, 04:11 AM

Not really, He cuts the tops and bottoms off, flattens and welds them together to create the sheets needed for the cabin. He has a few more to go......


Jack

Hey guys !

Went Drivies today picking up materials & you wont belief what I found on the side of the road ??

5 sheets of MDF board ideal to make some templates from

Thanks oz I owe you some flathead fillets

I hope you got him a new FOS shirt Jumpus... One that fits He deserves it

No problems glad to help, as I said they would have only been used for cover sheets in our place.

You picked out a colour for paint yet jumpy-----V-Green would work, best thing if you run out of V you can just lick the boat!

Now you are just being mean to poor little Jumpy who can not defend himself.

j.g the holes that have been drilled to bolt the framer to the jig, will they be welded up or left as is ?????????

Nope !

No need to, all holes are below floor level & none will be seen, if anything I'll drill them out to a larger size & run the Fuel lines throgh them.

Only the transom holes will need plugging up with welding.

I've been dead as a doornail last couple of days, came home early today so was in a bit of a mood to post.

OK no pics but the whole project has been dismantled & moved out back

Set up the Jig late yesterday with failing light which suited the Laser Level cause I could see the laser, chocked up all the legs with packers good slope in concrete slab so up to 10 inch's of packing on one of the legs.

Clamped extentions to legs & welded them on this morn after that I machined out water run off slots in the frames where the stringers run through.

Bolted everything up, welded in all the stringers, lined up the transom welded that in & called it a day cause of the wind taking away the gas.

Have to organise a big tarp to go over the job cause any wind & I'm stuffed.

After 2morro I'll be ready to start skinning the project

it is moving along at a pace that's for sure, have any of the skin plates been cut out yet ????????

Dude, you are a master!!!!! The $hit is coming together so well!
ALl praises to you.
Try and come visit 2moro.
See how i go, i'll ring ya.

this may help with the choice of color for the boat


Red symbolizes: action, confidence, courage, vitality


Pink symbolizes: love, beauty


Brown symbolizes: earth, order, convention


Orange symbolizes: vitality with endurance


Gold symbolizes: Wealth, prosperity, wisdom


Yellow symbolizes: wisdom, joy, happiness, intellectual energy


Green symbolizes: life, nature, fertility, well being


Blue symbolizes: youth, spirituality, truth, peace


Purple symbolizes: Royalty, magic, mystery


Indigo symbolizes: intuition, meditation, deep contemplation


White symbolizes: Purity, Cleanliness


Black symbolizes: Death, earth, stability


Gray symbolizes: Sorrow, security, maturity
so what will it be

that's easy


Blue, all his boats are blue



Jack

Well How bloody slow am I ?. I am still buggerising around trying to get some plans for the project, and Jumpy's almost finished the damn thing.
Well that will teach me to go away into the wilderness for 3 weeks.

Jeeze Jumpy you're not mucking around mate, will try and get down there to have a look see and offer any help I am capable of after the week end.
I could bring down my mig if you want a hand to do the long runs etc, it's only 240v but can weld 5mm OK.
Tried to ring you today but your mobile was off.

Hey Frank if you're still fart arsing about deciding about the floor in you tinny
There's some specials on 5053 2.5 mm alloy sheet 2400mm x 1200mm $99 + GST

Yeah I dont answer the phone when I'm working there was around 30 missed calls today alone