Wacko's "machine"

Wacko · #1 11-05-2003, 07:54 AM

Hi everyone,

Thought I'd post a little write up about my boat, which turned into a D.I.Y job to better suit my needs.

I bought the boat as a basic hull fitted with a 30HP Merc.

From day one, I knew I wanted to build decks/storage etc, so I already had 'plans' floating around in my head.

Firstly, I made a budget of $1200 for the fit-out and tried to stick by that in regards to materials bought.

Next step was buying all the gear

This included:

* Form Ply- 17mm thick (Floors and decks)
* Marine carpet (Roughly 3mtrs)
* Stainless steel screws (Numerous sizes and gauge)
* Stainless steel hinges (For the hatches)
* Folding swivel seats x2
* Bracket clamps x2 (To mount the seats onto)
* Aluminium angle (For deck support and edges on decks)
* Contact adhesive (Roughly 2 litres used)
* Paint (International "Brightside" marine paint)
* Odds and bits (sandpaper, paint brushes, etc, etc)

After I had everything, I got hard into it!

Hope these pics explain it a little better.

P-S: The boat is a "Ramco" (New Zealand built and TOUGH!)
It's 4.5mtrs length with a beam of around 1.8mtrs.
2mm sides and 3mm bottom aluminium.
It goes great with the Mercury 30HP.

Basic boat with the angle welded for the decks.

Wacko · #2 11-05-2003, 07:56 AM

Heres the angle welded for the decking.

Wacko · #3 11-05-2003, 08:01 AM

After I cut the decks and floors, I carpeted the lot and built the hatches, fitted the seats and did some finishing touches.

Wacko · #4 11-05-2003, 08:02 AM

Heres the front casting deck with hatch.

Wacko · #5 11-05-2003, 08:03 AM

The back casting deck with hatch.

Wacko · #6 11-05-2003, 08:07 AM

And here she is with the new paint job.

Looks OK but I might sand a layer back and spray it some other time.

Wacko · #7 11-05-2003, 08:08 AM

Heres the front view.

I promise I won't post anymore BIG pictures!

nifty · #8 11-05-2003, 08:37 AM

WOW mate you sure have done a hell of a job on that one, it is a credit to you, did you stay within your budget?? I haven't heard of the brand of hull but it sure looks like it will do the job. WELL DONE !!!

Wacko · #9 11-05-2003, 08:55 AM

Thanks Nifty

Yeah I pretty much kept to budget if you don't include all the tools I bought!

I ended up buying a new Drill, Drill bits, Jig-saw, Screwdrivers, hacksaw etc etc!

Wacko.

Ravin · #10 11-05-2003, 02:42 PM

The boat came up really well Wacko

Well done

Stevo · #11 11-05-2003, 08:04 PM

Great Job wacko looks good!

I will be doing mine next week

Stevo

Alex · #12 11-05-2003, 10:13 PM

Looks nice, Wacko.

Good job! Did you spray paint the hull? How many coats and what was the undercoat?

Cheers,
Alex

Wacko · #13 12-05-2003, 04:20 AM

Thanks everyone!

Alex, I brushed on the paint. Looks OK for a brush job but you certainly get a better result if it's sprayed on. After the Sydney Bream comp, I might sand back a layer and spray on a coat.

I used Vinyl etch Primer to start off with, then Yacht primer (2 coats) , then "Prekote" (White undercoat- another 2 coats), then the Colour application (3 coats).

Wacko.