Classic wooden speedboat build , sink, search for, recovery and rebuild.

fergal.b

moonshadow wrote: »

A certain hotel owner might swap the lot for her tomorrow when he sees it !!

I have a feeling he might feel hard done by alright.



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Bigus

Well done , well done, excellent job, best of luck in her.

Bigus

I presume the wheel will be orientated as in this photo for straight ahead.

breghall

Best of luck with it Fergal, it looks smashing , post us a video if you can too ....

fergal.b

The launch went well and the boat ran great up to 40 MPH then she started proposing so I may have to add a few wedges to act as trim tabs, she sat well in the water and level with my water line "shame it was the top of my waterline" I will try and get a video up later. Thanks to Dermot for the photos.

jdee99

Fascinated by this thread - you are some craftsman Fergal.

airsoftone

wow she looks great fergal . where were the photo,s taken looks cool there .

fergal.b

airsoftone wrote: »

wow she looks great fergal . where were the photo,s taken looks cool there .

Wineport on lough Ree the owner bought my last boat and a few free weekend were thrown in to sweeten the deal

Here she is, for some reason it was very quite in the boat but the wife said she could hear me from the hotel room

airsoftone

man that is the coolest boat i have ever seen . what motor is in her . and is lough ree private and where is it .

breghall

Fergal,

That looks absolutely fabulous! I doff my cap to you my good man. It is a stunning job and the engine up front really makes the boat.

How do the wedges work to cure porpoising??

And not too far off on the water line markings, but we know you'll remedy that being the perfectionist that you are...


Stunning work well done once again. I'll have to see it in person some day.

airsoftone

have to see it in person some day !!!!!!!!! if i seen that boat in person i would have to have a spin in her . i could not leave without going for a spin in her . that would make my hole year she is fantastic . mr bond eat your heart out . great work fergal she really is a credit to you .

fergal.b

breghall wrote: »

Fergal,

That looks absolutely fabulous! I doff my cap to you my good man. It is a stunning job and the engine up front really makes the boat.

How do the wedges work to cure porpoising??

And not too far off on the water line markings, but we know you'll remedy that being the perfectionist that you are...


Stunning work well done once again. I'll have to see it in person some day.

The wedges are angled bits of wood shaped a bit like a doorstop and work like trim tabs they fit on hull at the back but don't extend passed it like your standard ones.


airsoftone she is a rebored 5Lt GM same as a mercruiser. Lough Ree is the second largest lake on the Shannon and is open to all Where I was is killinure lake one of the inner lakes at Glasson, Athlone, Co,Westmeath.


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gutteruu

Spotted the finished pics over on Glen-L so came here for a look. Fantastic job. Proper craftsman. I could stare at it all day.

airsoftone

cheers fergal thanks for the info . keep coming back to this page to look at the craftsmanship that you have built she is one cool looking boat .. best of luck with her .

gutteruu

Forgot to ask, whats the next project ? Riveria is a lovely boat You will need a bigger porch though.

fergal.b

gutteruu wrote: »

Forgot to ask, whats the next project ? Riveria is a lovely boat You will need a bigger porch though.

Maybe a 50's pickup or hotrod to tow her with.:D

fergal.b

I might be doing a little radio interview on the build tomorrow at 3.30 on Dublin City radio :eek: Not really my thing "Talking":) but if you want to listen in you can here http://tunein.com/radio/1032-Dublin-City-FM-s9123/

HeidiHeidi

Hopefully will be tuning in on the way to work

Best of luck, rather you than me!

WIZE

That is F%$KING AWESOME

Talent

Good luck with the interview. BTW did you have her out for a spin on Skerries Bay recently? Thought I saw a boat like her from Hampton Cove.

fergal.b

Talent wrote: »

Good luck with the interview. BTW did you have her out for a spin on Skerries Bay recently? Thought I saw a boat like her from Hampton Cove.

I did bring her down just to put ass in the water on the trailer and do a little test on the engine but I didn't go for a spin. "well spotted ":)



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Hifive

Came across very well on the radio Fergal, or should I say, 007!

HeidiHeidi

Crap! Didn't get to listen in after all. Do you know is there's a podcast or recording???

fergal.b

I couldn't find a podcast but I recorded it and uploaded it to photobucket "might work just click the pic" seems like it only let me do 10min's but you get the gist of it.

HeidiHeidi

Great interview! Well done

I'm only sorry I couldn't hear the end of it.

What a story!

IreJohn

White plastic ha ha ha ha ha

breghall

Well done
Fergal, you're a braver man than I am to do that sort of thing...

fergal.b

HeidiHeidi wrote: »

Great interview! Well done

I'm only sorry I couldn't hear the end of it.

What a story!

Here is a bit more, if only computers were made of wood and moving parts I may have found an easier way of doing it. I tried to upload a sound bite but no joy I think it's only missing a few min's.



I better stick in the last bit as it mentions Boards:D

fergal.b

Just a nice little video of Brendan lawless making a boatbuilders chair.

http://vimeo.com/75565419


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airsoftone

well done mr bond . pity i did,nt get all of the interview but i got the general gist of it . now you are famous . as for the boat chair would love one of those for my shetland 570 could see myself steering the shetland sitting in it . good video . .

fair play to you fergal .