boat specs
Submitted by ferret027 on Fri, 2010-06-11 10:55
just trying to find some specs for a hull i have brought its a old 5.3 douglas craft cuddy/half cab if anyone can point me in the right direction it would be greatly appriciated
Kingfisher549
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Douglas craft
Ferret do you know how similar it is to A BARON, LOOKS LIKE THE SAME HULL, if so maybe possible to get you the specs
Baron Sportsman Custom
diver
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Older But
I agree withKingfisher,From what I heard they were /are a very strong build,and more than able in the sea,were abouts do you live & I would be happy to drop around and share some tips,as I have worked on a couple of older type hulls in the past. diver
ferret027
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i thourght the same
cheers boys that would be great im down in rocko but up fishing in dampier atm it looks very similar to the baron just a foot or so smaller
carnarvonite
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Vee
It carries the deep vee right through, will be a very soft riding boat but will also have a tendency to lay over if two people fish from the same side at once.
wangler
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I think
the chap from GK fibreglass in Wangara used to build these many years ago....
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Kingfisher549
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Drop in
Ferret when you head south again if you are driving send me a message and drop into gero and see my boat
Baron Sportsman Custom
ferret027
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cheers will do
im back dwn south now so itl be north for me now lol im stating to strip the whole thing this weekend all the fitings and alike, kingfisher where did you get all the info on raising the floor,strenghtening the trandsom ect? its going to be a slow project as im building a house atm but i should get there all in time, so any direction on where to get info would be great. cheers
Kingfisher549
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Rebuild
Not a lot of info on the net. Spoke with a few boat builders up here in Gero and then made a list of what I wanted. They were very helpful because I think they wanted to know how it was going to workout. Had at least two visits a week from mates who would drop in to see how things were going. These mates never offered to help and most were thinking of making mods to their own boats. As yet I have not seen one of them take a grinder to their boats.
Baron Sportsman Custom