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Classic wooden speedboat build , sink, search for, recovery and rebuild.
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whacker1982 wrote: »its like looking in the window of a toy shop:D
Bloody expensive toys
I think I will build a canoe next or maybe a surfboard 
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How about a jet boat, there is even an engine going on ebay: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rolls-Royce-Gnome-Gas-Turbine-Jet-Engine-/110990636658?pt=UK_CPV_Aviation_SM&hash=item19d78eb672
I'm not to sure about that engine with fuel prices going the way they are
For my next mission if I choose to except it I was thinking about this.
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I'm not to sure about that engine with fuel prices going the way they are
For my next mission if I choose to except it I was thinking about this.
The prop shaft going between your legs? You'd want to make sure that ones tight!
Lovely boat though! I'd imagine that would sit scarily low.0 -
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Yep I'm outside
and moisture is my worst enemy, I have to remove the fiberglass from the sides and do them again :mad: as a bit of moisture got in while it was curing and left some cloudy patches.
little restorations is where I started
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Hi davlacey, not much going on I just roughly cut out the sub deck and temporally fixed it in place next I will cut in about 10mm around all the edges so I can put a strip of mahogany in that way when I put on the top layer of mahogany I can round the edges a bit without the plywood showing.
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newbie2013 wrote: »Looking good. Would love to build something like this someday. all in what will it set you back. at a guess would it take around 4k ?
4K for just the engine block :eek: you could build the one in the video below for that so if you want one just go for it 0 -
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newbie2013 wrote: »What you mean engine block, do you mean the actual engine
Just the Block http://www.marineparts.ie/engine-parts/mercruiser/engine-parts-1-2/long-blocks/reman-longblock-gm-5-0l-v8-96-99.html and two manifolds http://www.marineparts.ie/engine-parts/mercruiser/exhaust-system/exhaust-manifolds/exhaust-manifold-aluminium-gm-5-0-5-7l-83-on.html
You then have to buy a carb,starter motor, distributor,fuel pump,exhaust elbows,manifold, and so on then you buy the bling
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Just the Block http://www.marineparts.ie/engine-parts/mercruiser/engine-parts-1-2/long-blocks/reman-longblock-gm-5-0l-v8-96-99.html and two manifolds http://www.marineparts.ie/engine-parts/mercruiser/exhaust-system/exhaust-manifolds/exhaust-manifold-aluminium-gm-5-0-5-7l-83-on.html
You then have to buy a carb,starter motor, distributor,fuel pump,exhaust elbows,manifold, and so on then you buy the bling
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Do you have to stick this engine in. Can you not just build the boat and put a 25hp engine on it. I really love the look of the boat but not a great fan of teh speed of it because knowing my luck, id come of it upside down and brak my kneck.0 -
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Yep you can build one like this.
Now now that looks nice. Do you think id make the boat alone with more seats in it for 3-4k. You see my father has a 25hp engine lying there these last few years not getting used. If i could build the boat for 3-k then i might start it early summer. How many hours does it take to make such a boat.0 -
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You'd be surprised what you can do with just plywood
Brilliant, looks a real lovely boat. I would build one of these but would also like to spend that wee bit extra to get the maghogney look.
P.s, i take it your not going to tel me how much it would be to build one without an engine:mad: 0 -
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That one was built out of a lot of scrap wood most of the hardwood frames were built from a pile of firewood from a local machine shop so it's hard to put a price on it the biggest cost was plywood and epoxy and sone oak skirting boards that were on sale in B&Q 
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That one was built out of a lot of scrap wood most of the hardwood frames were built from a pile of firewood from a local machine shop so it's hard to put a price on it the biggest cost was plywood and epoxy and sone oak skirting boards that were on sale in B&Q
O your good i tell ya, getting a price out of you is like getting blood out of a stone,lol. Its ok, i can take a hint now but can you tell me woul di have change if i bought all new wood,ply etc.. out of 4k if i built something similar to yours 0 -
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It's not that I'm good it's what you are prepared to do to save a few quid, I dive in skips, I go to boat jumble sales, I spent a year waiting to win a set of windshield brackets for the right price on ebay, if I can't find a part I make it,I live on carers allowance "just about" so if I can't afford something I'll do a small project to get me what I need, it's called my boat fund so at the end of it all my boats cost me nothing but time and effort. If you set out to build a boat for 4k it will cost you 4k and more but if you set out to build a boat for nothing from nothing then that is what it will cost
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It's not that I'm good it's what you are prepared to do to save a few quid, I dive in skips, I go to boat jumble sales, I spent a year waiting to win a set of windshield brackets for the right price on ebay, if I can't find a part I make it,I live on carers allowance "just about" so if I can't afford something I'll do a small project to get me what I need, it's called my boat fund so at the end of it all my boats cost me nothing but time and effort. If you set out to build a boat for 4k it will cost you 4k and more but if you set out to build a boat for nothing from nothing then that is what it will cost
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Yeah understandable.
How much sheets ply and lengths of timber and epoxy/fiberglass did you use for the boat in the pic above. then i should have a rough idea on what needs to be spent.0 -
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