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Old 08-17-2010, 07:22 AM
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I have finished my project
Hi all
The past 22 months I have been building a 6,6m. aluminium boat for fishing. Last Saturday she had water under the keel for the first time, what a thrill!
Here is a small video clip from the test run.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cp-90mUg8FA
For inspiration to other newbies here are a lot of pictures from the process
http://picasaweb.google.com/TeamUfling/AluAngler6605#

Thanks to all on this forum, it has been a great place to find answers!
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Old 08-17-2010, 08:26 AM
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Congratulations!
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Old 08-17-2010, 09:09 AM
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Congratulations, and thank you for posting the photo gallery. I enjoyed going through it, even though I'm not a metalworker.
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Old 08-17-2010, 07:37 PM
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Congrats! Really enjoyed both the video and the photos of your build.
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Old 08-17-2010, 08:01 PM
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well done
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Old 08-18-2010, 08:08 PM
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well done mate-looks good! Your fabrication skills look to be spot on!

something odd I noticed though-the foredeck has that coaming around it that directs every bit of water that lands on it down the side of the cabin and straight into the cockpit, theres no where else for it to go?
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Old 08-19-2010, 09:12 AM
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Thanks, its nice to know you like it!

@ Robbo
Your observation is correct, but no worries ;-).. as a fisher I'm not afraid of water and the cockpit deck is self-bailing (approx. 5 inch above the waterline)
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Old 08-19-2010, 09:54 AM
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Beautiful! Nice job!
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Old 08-19-2010, 10:04 AM
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I don't actually like motorboats, but it is nice.
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Old 08-19-2010, 10:17 AM
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Magnificent job! Congratulations.
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Old 08-21-2010, 04:07 AM
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Great job thanks for sharing.
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Old 08-25-2010, 11:56 PM
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Yup you could catch fish from that. Well done!
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Old 08-26-2010, 05:10 AM
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Great job - thanks very much for posting this thread too! The photos and the video are great. And it feels great to see your project come to fruition with such a nice result. (I wish we had more build threads on the forum as it's wonderful to see someone's project come to life.)

Congratulations!
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Old 08-31-2010, 07:11 PM
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quite beautiful. congratulation
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