Good on ya Jump. Im still trying to get my head around you building a boat. A bloody big boat! And youve never done it before!

Really mate, thats awesome.

Its inspired me to go cut the grass today.........

Looks great Pal

Where are the feul tank(s) going?

PS.. 2 of those missed calls were from me! I was ringing to complain about the suprise doodles on the site I was in no way putting in a complaint about those lesbians however!!

Jumpy,

What are you using to flatten/linish welds?
e.g. where you joined the sheets at the front and I guess the length of the reverse chines.

What material are you going to for the fuel tanks? Are you going to set up the same flush system again?
And to the others I am not stirring FED, but I am sure he visits the site and wants to know.

Also did you end up buying a pull gun or a standard mig gun?

For those that don't weld a standard mig gun pushes the aluminium wire which is soft and therefore most welders limit the gun lead to 3 metres. A pull gun has a small motor at the gun which helps pull the wire and most are 8 metres which means you don't have to move the mig power source around as much.


Good write up and pictures.


I know I know, I need to finish off that handrail, hopefully this week.

Just a 5" grinder to take off any heavy buildup then I just run a Zirconian disk over the area

Haven't had to do any grinding yet but I do have a 6 speed 3phase polisher @ my disposal can run anything from flap wheels to tungsen bits in it

Beam me up Scotty!!!. Is that one of those Romulan terrabite disks out of their hyperdrive system??

This post has been edited by kkw: Oct 6 2008, 10:35 PM

hows it going mate, any chance of an update

things must be moving along quite a bit by now J.G. any chance of an up date

Keep 4geting to take the camera poly I walk out of here still 1/2 asleep in the mornings

Not alot has been done to the boat itself since tuesday as it was pissing down for a few days so I worked indoors finishing seat box's kill tank & fuel tanks etc.

Did fit up the fuel tanks to the boat today

Withthe rainy days I also started glassing up all the underfloor flotation & that is a very time consuming task.

I'll go leave the camera with my keys so I dont 4get it

thanks mate, it may not sound to interesting what you have been doing, but its all part of the overall job and to be able to read how it all goes together is of interest at least to me and i would think to a lot of others.
i would think that coming home after a hard day it is difficult to add to the thread so i will try not to hound you to much for up dates

Jumpy,

last we spoke you were still in the final stages of planning i go to sea come home and you have a boat WTF you were not wrong when you said once under way you get into it. That look very impressive and cant wait to see it in all its metal glory well done ... i bow to your master craftsmanship!