new project

foam has now been ordered for the forward under deck area.

should be here with me by thursday so i can get it done friday or saturday.

had work this morning so not much done.

i did non slip the tops of the tunnel in the wheelhouse this afternoon.

 

i have had to foam fill under the wheelhouse floor so that i can get the boat CE marked when it all finished.

it took 30ltrs of closed cell 2 part foam to fill under the floor.

i cut out 12 holes in the deck to make sure i had enough points to fill the foam through.

pieces that were cut out where glassed back in when finished.

deck has now been non slipped as well.

 

outboard pod is now all glassed around top edge and flowcoated over.

top has been wet flatted and polished up and hatches have been fitted.

when i flowcoated the top edge the gel started to go off before i finished so part of it needs to be redone but i will sand it all down and do it again as there are couple bits im not happy with.

also started making the wheelhouse door.

 

been busy last few weeks.

all the windows are now cut out in the wheelhouse.

door is fitted along with suspension seat.

a few parts have started to arrive ready for the wiring to start.

not looking forward to that as i hate wiring.























tried on the first piece of the fender to see how it looks

 

oh forgot to mention that the engines have been paid for in full now and should be here sometime around the end of the month.

just waiting on the top mount controls , new looms and ignition key panels to be delivered to the dealer.

 

not done much lately but parts are starting to arrive for the boat.

all the windows have been ordered.

7 of which i picked up today.

the 2 alloy sliding windows are at the anodizers being anodized and the main font glass window should be done by the end of the week.

last week i bought a second hand beat up old bowsprit off ebay for a bargain £20.

it was too long for my boat so i cut it about a bit and reshaped it a little.

it now fits the bow of my boat so i have filled and sanded it and gave it 3 coats of gelcoat and have started sanding it down ready to polish it and make a mould.

before shortening



shortened and reshaped ends





i put in a small 6mm mdf pad for where the bollard is mounted



i then wrapped the bowsprit with 3mm foamex so that i could extend the bottom all round to allow me to shape it to suit my boat





trimmed up to fit







after that i filled and sanded it flat ready for gelcoating





3 coats of gel







started sanding it smooth ready for polishing

 

been a bit busy lately but have got some more done on the boat.

i'll let the pics show you whats been done.



























still got 2 more windows to fit as i ran out of sikaflex to bond them in with.

the bow rails will be made on the 18th and 19th and the radar arch/roof rails will also be modified.

engines are being delivered on wednesday this week.

still got a long way to go yet.

im on the look out for a reasonably priced hydraulic steering system if anyone knows of anywhere to buy from thats reasonably priced.

 

Impressive, I really like the console. Looks like she will be in the water soon enough!

 

thanks mate.

won't be long till its in the water.

still got plenty to do though.

 

all the windows are now fitted.

the recessed windows just need to be sealed around the edges.

bowsprit is ready for fitting.

 

look what arrived today







can't wait to get them fitted.

 

Beauties!

 

sure are mate.

never had fourstrokes before so hopefully there as good as everyone says they are.

 

engines now bolted in place.





me on the left and my mate paul who funded the engines

 

Very Nice!! I'v had both, the new 4 strokes are super reliable, get way better gas mileage and about as light as the 2 strokes!!