tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6803953695587014882024-03-05T13:02:56.541-08:00The Boat ProjectPhotos Video, drawings and more about a full cabin mini - cruiser style boat fashioned from an old ski boat hull. Also features articles on the the budget DIY marine and RV air conditioner (not an ice cooler) and other DIY boat parts. The Explorer 300 Blog and Polecat Boats. As seen on Parramatta River, Sydney.Stuck In Syndeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05987882073871009864noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-680395369558701488.post-20251222564744609182011-12-21T02:43:00.000-08:002011-12-21T02:43:08.161-08:00Discount tinnie and boat hire in sydney now here!Sydney Boat Rentals based in Parramatta and Silverwater now offer 6hp Hire tinnies for only $79 a Day!<br />
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<a href="http://sydneyboatrentals.com/">http://sydneyboatrentals.com/</a>Stuck In Syndeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05987882073871009864noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-680395369558701488.post-22049732428670235882011-05-29T05:15:00.000-07:002011-06-08T06:20:13.582-07:00The Explorer 300 Blog<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>In the Beginning : Ebay</b><br />
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So my girlfriend and i wanted to get into boats, but we are both tight on funds, shes at uni and I'm a struggling contractor, So we put out minds and fingers to work and started hunting around on ebay.</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">We realised there was an excess of late 70's and early 80's ski boat type vessels on ebay, most abandoned, unloved, rather daggy and often without a trailer.</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">We eventually settled on the literally the cheapest thing we could find - a late 70 Savage 3.7M hull. A little smaller than the 5.6m boat originally wanted, but smaller boats have their benefits. Especially as i really wanted this boat not so much for fishing, but more for exploring and possibly commuting around Sydney.</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">We hired a car trailer ($70 ish) and went to Nowra to collect it. There it sat ready for work in the muddy rear paddock of an oyster farm.<br />
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Salvaged and trailered home with the trusty Subaru we quickly got work gutting the rubbish out and starting on a basic frame.<br />
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<b>Whats wrong with boats today </b></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I had already started some basic design work. tryin to elinate some issues i have with current half cabin type boats:</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">- Wind. I hate wind. </div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">- Rain. Sydney's getting worse with crazy afternoon showers in summer </div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> and on / off rain in winter.</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">- Passenger comfort </div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">- Storage - never enough, especially if women are onboard.</div><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">- 4 Seasons - most boats under $5000 dont allow for all weather comfort.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">- Facilities- Your average half cabin has no sink, air con, toilet, audio system,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> roof racks and often no flat floor.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">- Air conditioning - Why? Because it means you can use the boat all year </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> round!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">-Safety. Its bright red so if it all goes to shit and we get lost at sea, we can </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> be found easily lol.. and it goes faster.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">So essentially what we have above is criteria for our boat.Once completed our little utility boat will feature:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">-A full or 3/4 cabin enclosing approx 2/3 of the usable floor space.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">-l/h console steering</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">-Internal dry all weather seating for 4 seated (4 person better be small)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">-Air con (see post and page on the $350 DIY marine and caravan air </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> conditioner)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">-Plenty of storage holes</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">-4 speaker radio / with the usual ipod in stuff.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">-Roof rack for storage of life jackets and inflatables, sun baking if your keen</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">-The usuals : Marine radio, fish finder, GPS, rod holders, tie rails. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">-Initially a 5hp and 3.6hp main and backup engine, upgraded to a 30hp main and elec aux when we have more money and boat licences!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">-Lockable sliding rear doors</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">-A shallow hull for exploring the upper reaches of Sydney's creeks, canals and rivers, but be able to withstand decent winds, waves and perhaps go out past the heads on calm day. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Bear in mind the hull is a river boat type and i don't intend on this being a bluewater or ocean boat in general..but may be capable on a calm day. The next project will definitely be a larger, deeper v hull or hopefully twin hull.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Not being a boat engineer or shipwright i am also taking a very slow, cautious approach to this project, unlike most i attempt! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>The Original Box</b> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The original shape i took with the boat wasn't the most attractive, but the most practical. Whilst I'm good with most tools, i hate curving wood, moulding and dealing with fibreglass but I'm great with angles, perspex, and silicone lol...</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The Redesign</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Once i had actually done this to the boat i was not overly happy with the original realisation from 2D cads to 3D reality. So one rainy day i went back to the drawing board to what i could create.</span><br />
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I went at it fixing and finishing the main frame,ply roof, right angle trims for the windows and exterior fascia.l will let the pics best describe the work.I also built the tie rail - i will put that on its own page with some other DIY boat bits.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">boat dry docked whilst i dealt with the trailer(s)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I also made the roof rails from 16mm round tube, and towel rail fitting from bunnings. bona-fide stainless fittings start at $24 each!!! My complete alloy and chrome roof rack cost $30 total. Its mainly for aerials, lifejackets and lightweight luggage.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You can see in this pic the new trailer. All registered and ready for dunking.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just as i was getting used to the two-tone of wood and white, it was time for paint. and lots of it!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I use <a href="http://www.brinlay.com/">Brinlay</a> paints as they are cheap and very good quality, also the guy at my local Brinlay in Blacktown is just the friendliest most helpful trade based person ive ever dealt with. Beats bunings on price anyday. I can get cheap $15 paint from bunnings buts its just that - cheap $15 paint.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The paint is a high gloss epoxy for wood and metal, i got carried away and painted the fibreglass too, it turned out good for brush on... i should have let it set more before i started working on the boat again - my only complaint is it scuffs up in places of hard use, Sure its not gelcoat, but it wasnt $194 a can either ($45) </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After this i felt it was ready for a test, mainly becuase by now the new trailer was registered and was getting ancy about hitting the water.</td></tr>
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Was good and bad, Good becuase the boat didnt sink! ha! Well it floated alright and didnt tip over, But the the engines let me down bigtime,<b> </b>the evinrude 5hp stalled and wouldnt start and then the (new) starter cord snapped on the backup 3.6hp. leaving me stranded 30m from shore, having to paddle with a bit of wood.<br />
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After some tinkering the next day with the outboards, i decided the give it another go -The result: Was much the same, stranded with 2 stuffed engines this time 50m from the ramp and with a strong wind. I used the anchor i got from ebay for $15 and my girlfriend paddled each throw. We got back sore and wiser. <b><br />
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The motors i had were a crysler 3.6 hp that cost $30 with a bad starter cord, and a 5hp Evinrude from the 60's that cost me $140 and was supposed to be mickey mouse.. but it didnt pump water, and overheated.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Main 5hp looked somthing like this. The fact it looked like a drive thru order box from the 60's should have been the giveaway.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I used 9mm Quad trim for the insides of windows and black window silicone adhesive / sealant to hold it all together.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I tried many ways to cut perspex for the boat but found that a jogsaw and going slowly worked best.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">As you can see the inside got really filthed up from the river mud from anchoring our way back from test 2</td></tr>
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Was a little more prepared than the last 2, We now had an electric engine, a slightly newer, and much larger main engine, some oars lol and a better idea of how the boat handles. And luckily for us - 3rd time lucky or something, It was near success! Only issue to report is again the engine does pump water but drops off at high rpm.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We sure get alot of remarks and questions about it from onlookers and other boaties. most are suprised atthe height.</td></tr>
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<b>Rego, Licensing and the Pope boat.</b><br />
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With the addition of a 25 hp and the want to not get fined $500, i decided to go through the hassle of boat rego and the licence test. The rego was easy, A boatcode inspection ($74) and the appropriate form at the maritime office ($73) and Boast rego we had. I saved the $19 for rego stickers and had my mate Steve paint the rego on.... It sorta looks like Anglin' or Anglican as Steve points. Funny i had a local call it the Pope boat today..Due to its height and perspex styling....lol must be something about this boat.<br />
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<b>The Licence </b>is a little harder. I had to make 3 trips with a mates dad to get enough logged hours to enable me to pass the test. Its a great way to learn about boats from an older hand and good exuse to sink some drinks on a weekday.</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b><br />
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Is currently being completed. Again the original fitout seen in the drawings and has proved to be not user friendly after all, so i am refitting the internals and will have some pics when i can.<b></b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The original layout with bench seats and sink mid cabin.In this setup passenger 3 and 4 would have to crouch onto bench seats for transit in bad weather or to escape the heat or engine noise from the rear. The front nose love-style seat, whilst roomy , tends to make the passenger hit thier head in rough water, so isnt used in transit.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The revised layout with rear set sink (less intrusive into cabin) and passenger seat (side facing behind drivers seat), mid set driver and passenger seats for better weight distribution and r/h side console setup. This is partly due to the steering setups available on ebay on which im trying to obtain. A fold down seat will provide dry seating for the 4th person in bad weather.</td></tr>
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</b></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>Official Launch </b><br />
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Is still to come when we have a locking rear door, internal steering / forward control setup working and and engine that pumps water, not steam at high rpms!! more to post soon. <b><br />
</b></div></div>Stuck In Syndeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05987882073871009864noreply@blogger.com6