Boats off the trailer
Submitted by crano on Mon, 2015-09-07 16:32
I went out today and got some dhus and sambos and a salmon.
Cleaned the fish then bit the bullet and and chucked the boat off the trailer to get it regalvanized.
It was pretty painless and took about an hour.Now the work begins to get the trailer completely stripped
ready for blasting and galv.
Its a bit scary looking at the boat sitting up on the stands.
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dano83
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How long did it take u to
How long did it take u to knock up those stands
crano
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Probably 6 or 7 hours.Keep
Probably 6 or 7 hours.Keep in mind I am just a dumb sparky not a boilermaker.
When I am finished if someone want them they are welcome to them keeping in
mind they are in Bunbury.
Cruise Control
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Hey Crano How long have you
Hey Crano
How long have you had the Signature ? that's my old boat, I sold it about 5 - 6 years ago I guess before I acquired my Cruise Craft. It was only a couple of years old when I sold it.
Are you happy with it ? Good to see that a fisherman has it !
holth
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Good job mate. Going down
Good job mate. Going down that path myself soon.
Can you keep us informed on who your using and galv costs.
You mention sand blasting. Is that what they recommend ? Do you have flakey surface rust?
dano83
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Not bad, I was thinking of
Not bad, I was thinking of making some stands for ute shell while I take chassis out. but I was put off by welding up some frames,
thats givin me a bit of inspiration
crasny1
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Flock - what stops those
Flock - what stops those front ones from wobbling?? Impressed with the back one but just wondering what would happen with the single pins if the boat moved backwards or forwards from any contact or force of nature.
"I would like to die on Mars. Just not on impact!!" _ Elon Musk
crano
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questions answered
Cruise control
We bought the boat in 2009 from a bloke named terry gleeson when it had done 305 hours.You would have seen the boat in coral bay 2 or 3 years ago as I am
pretty sure you were there.The boat is a great layout for me as we use the anchor all the time and it is easy to access the front of the boat. I just wish it was a bit
softer riding.The motor has now done 1007 hours and has not miised a beat.
Holth
I am going to get galved at Hartways as they run a truck to bunbury twice a week.It will cost $2.50 a kilo plus transport. It is a days work to pull everything to pieces
ready for blasting.The main frame does not need much blasting but all the roller brackets are really rusty to the point I will have to remake some pieces.
I have spent $170 already for all new bolts.nuts.washers,u/bolts and pop rivets.
Crasny1
As far as forward and back movement I am relying on the braces on the back stand and side to side movement is not that much of a drama as the keel is flat
and is 300mm wide at the back and 100 mm wide at the front. The side stands at the front are just for a bit of backup.
I will put up all the costs when finished
Cruise Control
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Hey CranoThat ride is
Hey Crano
That ride is exactly the reason that I sold it. I had it up in Carnarvon fishing the islands and also took it out to Thevanard but found that in those types af waters, short, choppy etc, it was a very firm ride to say the least and my back couldn't take it. I put the trim tabs on to get the nose down so it would cut through the chop better but it still was quite uncomfortable. I think the problem was the fuel tank being in the aft of the hull.
Other than that it's a nice boat, looks good, well made and as strong as buggery, the 150 Yammie is also one of their best motors. Terry must only have kept it for a very short time after I sold it to him.
Ill keep an eye out for you at Coral, I am going up there every year these days. We can catch up over a coldie.
cheers
Josh
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nice to see you guys
nice to see you guys catching up over a mutual boat, I saw and old one of mine up for sale, and the guy just denied that it used to belong to me and said that his uncle just had it sitting in the shed for the last few years, the years when it was in my yard. And he was going on about how it was such a great motor with really low hours, when in fact I sold it at about 1800 hours aa couple years ago now , which is pretty impressive for an early etec! All I could do was laugh, and hope whoever bought it got it for the right price!
crano
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The trailer is all done and
The trailer is all done and the boat is back on it.
The costs were as follows
galvanizing was $706 with about $100 of that being transport to and from bunbury.
about $200 for all new bolts,u/bolts,split pins and spring bushings.
$40 for a 3m length of blue plastic protector strip.
the killer was $800 for sandblasting.I told the bloke that he only needed to do the badly rusted bits as it was going to be dipped in acid
before galvanizing and Hartways said that would take care of light rust.I think he must have been short of work as he did every last bit
of it
If anyone is interested in the stands I made they can have them but they are in bunbury.
It was all good fun to do but there was 18 or more hours involved.
I think the trailer will now outlast me.
holth
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Thanks for the update. Shame
Thanks for the update. Shame about the sandblasting costs.
mine wont need sandblasting thank god at that price.