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Re: New to me alloy

Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2012 7:46 pm
by cc23
Yes she's self bailing, thats why its so shallow inside. Ya Capt P those Penn's are as good as they get for manuals, I want this boat to be as simple as can be, by the way they are the 4' booms. As for electronics she just has a Raymarine fish/chartplotter and a horizon VHF, and a Ritchie compass. I will get some inside pics next friday as i am working 10's and its dark when i get home.
By the way the guys at Wooldridge were top notch and got everthing done in half a day! I would highly recommend them.

Re: New to me alloy

Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2012 11:39 pm
by Chaps
Black Beard wrote:Yet.....another builder with "reverse chine in mind"

I was thinking the same thing Alloy. I'm surprised more US aluminum boat builders don't Incorporated this design feature into their hulls. I'm sure there is a lot more labor involved though.
Pretty much all of the plate alloy boats with a commercial heritage built in these parts over the years have the reverse chine but you won't see it much on boat brands that use an extrusion to connect the hull sides to the bottom though Jason's boat appears to be an exception.

Re: New to me alloy

Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2012 1:29 am
by Chaps
That was Carsten's boat, I blasted the barnacles and old bottom paint off but he didn't want it painted as it wasn't going to be left in the water. In the pics you can see the boat has a reverse chine, not excessively wide but it is there.

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After (I used a very fine abrasive so the bottom ended up with a smooth surface)
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This boat was built literally like a tank, I mean STOUT! :mrgreen:

Re: New to me alloy

Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2012 10:36 pm
by cc23
Finally got some inside shots, as you can see it needs some new non skid, I've been waiting for warmer weather. Right now the seat boxes are in the shop getting ready to accept the air ride seat bases.
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Re: New to me alloy

Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2012 10:43 pm
by Chaps
I'll suggest you just grit blast that non-skid off and be done with it. The blasting will leave a textured surface that will not get slippery and you'll never have to deal with it again other than an occasional scrub.