Harbercraft 18' fit out

[Landy_Andy]

Thought I'd post a few pic's here of the ongoing work to fit out of my recently acquired Harbercraft 18'Adventurer. So, the starting point is the bare hull I purchased a few weeks ago.





After spending quite a few hours the inside of the hull is now without the green moss & leaf litter.... was rather stinky

This week I've been working on the drawings for a few cut parts, one of them being a dash plate to hold the switches & gauges etc.



I also found out that the boat was actually a QC reject from the factory due to poor aesthetics on the sides, looks like the welders had issues with it pulling on final weld out.

[welder]

This will be fun to follow, where are we now?

[Landy_Andy]

This will be fun to follow, where are we now?

Doing house & garden chores... I have to earn 'hobby' credits from 'she who must be obeyed'

I did get a rather nice 50th birthday present from her this week.... a Miller Multimatic 215 with tig & spool gun

In the meantime the BOM is coming along as I work out what I need. Bearing in mind the closest marine shop is a hour drive away or mail order, having a detailed list will save $ in the long run in both fuel & shipping.

[Landy_Andy]

Did a little over the last week or so... add two motor well boots, go the dash cut/helm mounted and trimmed out the remote mounting plate for fitting the Evinrude concealed remote on a custom top hat mount.







Also made a start removing the spray in foam.... what a right royal PITA

Tomorrow it's heading to the local'ish boat shop to have the transom drilled as they have a jig and it'll save me a bit of work. Have found that I'm going to need a jacking plate to install the motor, short shaft transom & long shaft motor... so, that'll get ordered too.

[Landy_Andy]

Got the engine hung using a jacking plate due to the transom being for a short leg OB.



Finished off the 'top hat' mount for the concealed remote.



Next to work on a custom fuel tank & a battery / 2 stroke oil tank mount for the rear.