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

fergal.b · 28-09-2013 09:39AM

airsoftone wrote: »

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 .

Cheers, I was a bit shaken but not stirred

All of the interview is up now if you want to hear it just click on each pic or you can get the whole thing here I think it's a bit better than photobucket https://vimeo.com/75659973

airsoftone · 28-09-2013 10:55AM

will do cheers fergal . ment to ask you . what do i do now that the boat is out of the water . to have her ready for next season . like what do i have to do as concerning winterizing it . ?????? sorry for sounding so dummmmmmm .

fergal.b · 30-09-2013 05:34PM

Now what to do with some bits of stainless steel a turnbuckle and some deck hinges:D

airsoftone · 30-09-2013 05:41PM

fergal . about winterizing my boat now thats it out of the water whats the procedure can you tell me ???? also i am looking to make a linkage between a 70hp johnson outboard and a 8hp johnson outboard any suggestions !

fergal.b · 30-09-2013 05:52PM

airsoftone wrote: »

fergal . about winterizing my boat now thats it out of the water whats the procedure can you tell me ???? also i am looking to make a linkage between a 70hp johnson outboard and a 8hp johnson outboard any suggestions !

I put a post up on the forum about winterising that should help if not I'll try to answer any questions you might have about it there. If you start your own post about the linkage it will make it easier for someone to find when they are doing a search. I want to try and keep this post just about the boat build.
Cheers

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airsoftone · 30-09-2013 05:56PM

sorry about that fergal i do understand . my apologies .;)

fergal.b · 02-10-2013 03:45PM

It might just work:) took me a while to polish the stainless and boy is it hard to bend.

miss no stars · 02-10-2013 04:16PM

Forgive my ignorance, but what is it?

airsoftone · 02-10-2013 04:29PM

i was thinking the same thing .. ????? but did,nt want to sound dumb .:o

fergal.b · 02-10-2013 04:33PM

miss no stars wrote: »

Forgive my ignorance, but what is it?

There will be one each side at the bottom of the transom to act as trim tabs to stop the nose bouncing up and down.
They would normally be electric or hydraulic and look like this without the trolling motors

but in the old days they were hand adjusted so thats the way I'm going

airsoftone · 02-10-2013 04:47PM

mmmmmmmmm got yeah .

miss no stars · 02-10-2013 08:59PM

ah interesting

breghall · 03-10-2013 08:04AM

What a novel idea Fergal, never seen tabs like that before. they'll certainly finish off the boat and stop the porpoising.

tin79 · 03-10-2013 10:36AM

Are you going to cover the engine bay Fergal or does it need to be left open?

fergal.b · 03-10-2013 11:34AM

tin79 wrote: »

Are you going to cover the engine bay Fergal or does it need to be left open?

It will be covered, I did start making one for it but then changed my mind on the design

I'm still thinking about it

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tin79 · 03-10-2013 03:29PM

fergal.b wrote: »

It will be covered, I did start making one for it but then changed my mind on the design I'm still thinking about it

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Chrome?

fergal.b · 03-10-2013 04:54PM

tin79 wrote: »

Chrome?

Yep there will be chrome

I'm also playing around with the boat name so if any of you are graphic designers you can take the blank canvas and show me what you can come up with

I kind of like the old english.

gutteruu · 03-10-2013 05:43PM

Maybe its just me, but I would leave the back blank. I think the wood looks lovely. (Maybe a small pirate flag)

fergal.b · 03-10-2013 05:51PM

gutteruu wrote: »

Maybe its just me, but I would leave the back blank. I think the wood looks lovely. (Maybe a small pirate flag)

That's an option I could just do a small name in the corner, might look a bit neater.

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HeidiHeidi · 03-10-2013 06:03PM

fergal.b wrote: »

That's an option I could just do a small name in the corner, might look a bit neater.

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+1 for this option. Or even just a small name on the bow?

That wood is really beautiful, shame to mar its perfection in any way!

airsoftone · 03-10-2013 06:43PM

i agree totally .... i would not tarnish that finish in anyway what so ever . i would just put a flag pole & flag on it or maybe a flag pole each side of it too kind of level it up . too tarnish that finish would be a shame . if you really want to name it put the name on a flag . best bet . look a hell of a lot c:):)ler i think .

boldspirit · 04-10-2013 12:07PM

The name made out of Mahogany like a plaque would look well I think....

jdee99 · 04-10-2013 01:47PM

Heres a few worked pics

Yawlboy · 04-10-2013 01:48PM

Have a look here - http://www.weareupnorth.com/how-to-name-boat-vinyl-lettering-fonts.htm

Yawlboy · 04-10-2013 01:50PM

I think this looks great

fergal.b · 04-10-2013 02:09PM

Not too bad.

Yawlboy I will be doing a transom band and the rub rail "not cheep" so may have to wait till Xmas

If I go for a name I was thinking Gold leaf or gold metal flake. Maybe I should have done a poll on this one.

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airsoftone · 04-10-2013 02:31PM

i like the sylvia 1 but just with 1 flag on the back . thats just me

jdee99 · 04-10-2013 03:25PM

Prefer it without the flags on it and I reckon gold leaf effect would be better - will see if can figure out how to do gold leaf LOL

Yawlboy · 06-10-2013 03:59PM

fergal.b wrote: »

Not too bad.

Yawlboy I will be doing a transom band and the rub rail "not cheep" so may have to wait till Xmas If I go for a name I was thinking Gold leaf or gold metal flake. Maybe I should have done a poll on this one.

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HI Fergal, just a personal thing but I really don't like Gold with Silver (Chrome) - perhaps Silver leaf?

YB

airsoftone · 06-10-2013 04:09PM

man this is going to be a hard one .

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

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