After 2 years im ready for the water
So after 2 years and a fair few dollars i manged to finish this project. Boat is a Pride 22ft which had the old volvo 6 cylinder in with triple carbs, and 270 leg. After a few runs out when i bought it we figured it was probably wise to repower to get good reliability.
Picked up an engine and leg from a guy who was going outboard to gain more deck space. Motor is a 350 mercruiser and bravo 2 leg. We replaced carby with 600 Holley. Full rewire, All new cables and forward controls. Volvo to bravo adapter plate. Repainted hull which was the old mustard colour. Ive Wrapped the boat in vinyl print to update it and finished most of the interior with white and brushed alluminium panels i use for signs. Trailer got a birthday with springs, bearings, brakes, mudgaurds and wheels. Just need to paint it galv silver now. Had the boat out a few times on the river, putting in at Maylands and cruising down to freeo and back, done a couple of trips into the sound without to much luck. We caught a load of skippy and herring but nothing bigger. This was a few months ago.
Boat would do 21 knots flat out with old tired Volvo and now hits 39knots if needed. Cruising at 25knots at approx 3300rpm. Ive done a few runs to test range as it only has 130 litre tank. Last run on river saw 88kms on gps and we refilled, took 85 litres so not to bad.
Im pretty new to the boating scene as i moved from UK 7 years ago and this is my first one. Was looking for any info or recomendations on fishing in WA waters. Not a fan of the sharks but as long as i keep afloat that shouldnt be a problem lol.
I have a decent fish finder which im figuring how to use and navionics gol on a tablet which i use to keep clear from any reefs etc.
Any tips, advice or info would be greatly appreciated. Few pics of the boat to date.
Thanks in advance, George
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nice reno, almost looks
nice reno, almost looks brandnew
TJSigns
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Thanks Gilly, Im wondering
Thanks Gilly, Im wondering what to do with the floor inside as its one of the last jobs, it used to have the strips of rubber/corkbut they all came off over the last 2 years so ended up pulling them up. was gonna glue a new charcoal ribbed marine carpet from BCf and put some nice ally strips around edges. I suppose would be best left just as is so if i ever do catch somthing i dont need to worry about shit on the floors. Any advice on carpets or just paint the floor, if floor is white i reckon it would be to much glare.
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i did the carpet in my ali
i did the carpet in my ali but didnt glue down so i could lift it up and clean under, just an idea.
not sure how that would go on smooth fibre glass but, i like the idea of that rubber matting so ill look into that when this carpet is done
TJSigns
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Gilly i still have all the
Gilly i still have all the stripping for the floor. Its beige in colour so dosnt really match the rest of the boat, might just put it back in, if i end up with somthing else i will let you know
crowie
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linex
Have a look at the ute liners the spray on stuff, you can get whatever color you want and looks sweet, nothing sticks to ti and its relatively cheap to get done. My boat has it and it doesn't get hot in the sun either.
TJSigns
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Will check it out, cheers
Will check it out, cheers
sunshine
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What did the wrap cost
Same boat name as mine :-)
TJSigns
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I do these as part of my
I do these as part of my business sunshine, but somthing like this would cost between $1500 - $2500 depending on size of boat etc.
GGs
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Nice job mate looks good. No
Nice job mate looks good.
No need to worry about the sharks - they wont be hanging around when they see that set of teeth coming towards them!
TJSigns
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Yeah i figured why not put a
Yeah i figured why not put a picture of the thing your most scared of on the boat lol. My phobia is sharks and the mrs thought it would be a good idea to buy me a swim with the sharks at aqwa for my 40th, was good but i suppose the sharks in the tank there arnt 5m whites or pointers ha
psion
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nicely Done
cool rig
congrats. you dont stuff arround if that your 1st rig. Love the wrap
TJSigns
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Thanks psion, i notice you
Thanks psion, i notice you fish on a jetski, ive just bought a kawasaki stx15f second hand and am currently rigging it out to fish. would be great to head out with someone else sometime. i am fitting a Garmin 45dv combo. Ive rigged an old esky and a couple of rod holders for the gear.
meglodon
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That is a great looking boat
Well done on the reno you have really done yourself proud.
ChrisG
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Niiiiiiice rewarding once
Niiiiiiice
rewarding once done hey mate
z00m
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Great Result
The rig looks awesome. Maybe the decals are scaring the fish? ha ha.
On a safety note, get rid of the automotive air cleaner and replace it with the correct flame arrestor air cleaner from mercruiser. The automotive style can allow flame/sparks from backfire/misfire into the bilge area.