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kiwozi
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Posted: 18 Feb 2012 at 9:02pm |
brought a bare bones tinny over a year ago now & have been slowly fitting it out, did the floor first & today started on the front casting deck & built in esky , for those that don,t know the bench seats have a solid block of polystyrene in them, so leaving 50mm on the sides & bottom & lining it with ali works great as an esky, framed out for the front deck,& will fit a plumbed live well later, next step is to fit timber & carpet , & will also be making an anchor well..cheers..jayson
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horrorhead
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keep us posted Jayson, need some ideas for mine. My flooring is rotting so will have to do something again soon. Wasn't in the position to weld though - screws and pop rivets. Martin
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kiwozi
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did some more on the tinny today, fitted the anchor well & live well ,next step plump the live well & fit the casting deck & carpet,,,,
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SNAFU
Stall Holder RIPP-N LURES Joined: 25 Sep 2011 Location: Maclean N.S.W Status: Offline Points: 2561 |
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Ya doing an excellent job there mate..look forward to your progress pics...
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puglee62
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nice work,i'm suddenly getting ideas for my tinny
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kiwozi
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cheers guys, cant wait to get it all done,,, ,,
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Jeff
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Looking good mate ,,, wish I had the gear to weld alloy . Is this a Quintrex Explorer ? Looks like mine .
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I like pretty painted sticks
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kiwozi
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yep, its a 390 explorer,,,
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Jeff
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Cool ! Mine is going to get a casting deck now . You have given me ideas and I reckon pop riveted brackets and alloy box section will work !
Great boat arent they ??? I love mine ! |
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I like pretty painted sticks
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horrorhead
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Careful about using it in the Logan River though, maybe it should be called "log an snag river"?
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bassnbob
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STUD UTE & HARD workregards bob
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kiwozi
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kiwozi
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fishing man
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very nice mate!
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Cheers
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hazmail
Stall Holder Rayna Lures Joined: 05 Jul 2010 Location: Calwell A.C.T Status: Offline Points: 2561 |
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Nice neat litttle boat Jason, bet you can't wait to get it on the water-keep us all posted on your progress as I'm thinking of getting rid of my Hornet and into one of these.
Pete
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Red Hunter
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Very nice , you will have a top rig there , will be a pleasure to fish out of .
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kiwozi
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did a little more over the week, fitted the livewell & blidge pump, plumbed the livewell & fitted a LED light in the tank,, starting on the casting deck tomorrow....
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bignanny
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Thats coming along nicely, I like the light in the bait tank, flash and very practical. Thanks for the pics, regards Chris
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Nicho
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looking great Jas, ive got the 385....I love it for what I do......very nice work your doing.
Jas
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Nichos Maulers Homemade timber lures....THEY CATCH FISH!
YA DONT KNOW...IF YA DONT GO...SO GET OUT THERE AND... FISH IT |
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hazmail
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Looking the goods Jas, where did you get that 'pump strainer' from???
Pete
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kiwozi
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seagull
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You should also be able to pick a strainer up frm an ag supply store if there is 1 near you.
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kiwozi
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got the timber deck cut out today ,I made a template for the L/H side & flipped it over & got lucky it nearly fit the R/H prefectly only had to do a couple of little adjustments, the second pic is a mockup of where I,m going to fit a radio & speakers, went online last night looking for a radio & speakers & ended up buying a package with radio, 4x 5 1/2" 100w speakers , 400w amp & waterproof radio cover,,cheers,,jayson,,,,
radio package was $212 with postage
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horrorhead
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That is coming along great- would be a pleasure to fish from. |
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Martin-
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kiwozi
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got the deck & hatches carpeted, just waiting for the radio to arrive to finish it off & also have to carpet the front of the seat,,,cheers,, jayson
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Jeff
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Great job mate !! How did you make the template please ? Cant wait to do mine .
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I like pretty painted sticks
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kiwozi
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goldtrev68
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Mate what a great post,,coming along beautifully,,you must be chuffed,,Gary
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kiwozi
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thanks Gary, yeh I,m happy how its turning out , can,t wait to finish it, radio should be here later this week, so I,ll get stuck into it this weekend, its been a few months since I,ve taken it out ,so can,t wait to get into some flathead & bream soon,,then in a couple of months I,ll be fitting an electric on the front & a good sounder,,cheers ,,jayson,,,,,,ps how bloody pricey are seat setups, by the time you buy the seat, seat base ,post, & base you looking at around $200 for 1 seat,, I,m making my own, I,ll put some pics up,,,,cheers......
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kiwozi
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[QUOTE=Jeff]Cool ! Mine is going to get a casting deck now . You have given me ideas and I reckon pop riveted brackets and alloy box section will work !
hey Jeff if you see this check out tin boats.net , its an american site they do a lot of mods with brackets & rivets,,,on their jon boats |
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Nicho
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Jas it looks awesome mate,
all the things Ive wanted to do to mine but just never had the oportunity to learn welding at that level....beautiful job mate....like your lures......done very well Jas
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Nichos Maulers Homemade timber lures....THEY CATCH FISH!
YA DONT KNOW...IF YA DONT GO...SO GET OUT THERE AND... FISH IT |
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Mal Vader
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Be sure your rivets are Marine Grade Aluminium, Monelmetal, or 316 Stainless Steel, as almost all others will be, or cause Dramas.
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kiwozi
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got all motivated today after seeing Jeffs deck done, just had to finish fitting the sounder & tidy up some wiring, & then took it down to carlovers for a good vacuum
the board with carpet on the side has a little storage pocket for bits & piece,s I,m going to fit a piece of angle along the top with holes drilled in it for a lure hanger & some elastic hoops to hold pilers & sissors,cheers ,,Jayson
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ringo
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Beautiful work Jayson. The craftmanship on your boat is top notch just like your lures. There are some very skilled people on this forum.
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scottocs
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yep top job m8
nothing more rewarding than doing a pimp job yourself,I recently rebiult and old 1975 savage glass speedboat into a little touny boat. cheers Scott
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