doing up my 5.1m "shark"cat :-) NEARLY DONE
So i purchased my cat off joe amato a fellow fw member in december 2010 and had a few plans to make her a bit neater..
my mate ownes a panelbeating shop and with a bit of nagging he got my boat in for a full spray and i thought i would do everything else while it was on peices
doing a restore on a boat is similar to doing a house reno the list just gets bigger and more expensive its like i have opened a can of worms.
b.o.a.t = bring on another thousand -alright
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all i really have left to do is
new
- clears
- led light up front and back
- a couple of fw stickers
- and a few decals
- stere-ere-o
- rego stickers
and considering building an alloy fuel tank instead of plastic fantastic
but i am sure i am missing something
anyway what do you all think so far?
the pics are obviously in order of stripping and putting back and i will add more as i do more
cheers hemi
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DhuBoi
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Hey great little project
Hey great little project there , looks great . Although I wouldnt recomend putting the seats back in depending on deck space. Id rather have no seats in a fishing boat to maximize fishing and deck space. Just my Opinion but in our chivers we took the seats out as they just took up to much room. All the other modifications sounds awsome. Be a nice rig once it is all done. Cheers
living is fishing
Brock O
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Looks Great
Well done Hemi it will all be worth it once fishing time comes, other wise youll be out there in summer saying i need to tightn that, and i need a new one of those.
This way it will be ready to go and you will know exactly what has and hasnt been done to it, looks like your first few trips will be taking out the blokes that have help out.
Keep the progress pics coming.
joe amato
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Date Joined: 21/12/08
looking good
looking good there hemi,almost didnt reconise her,but i reconise her ,the back end gives her away because she is so unique
and she has come along way since all the damage from the big hail storm last year in march
Goodz
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Looks nice mate! The new
Looks nice mate! The new spray job is great!
hemi
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Date Joined: 17/01/10
Yeh I am defiantly putting
Yeh I am defiantly putting seats upfront but considering putting a bench in the back
Brock O
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Date Joined: 11/01/08
Removable
Hemi mine is a large rear seat that acts as sorage as well, when fishing deep sea i just take it out and store in shed.
But good for the river cruise.
hemi
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Date Joined: 17/01/10
Yeh that's what I was
Yeh that's what I was thinking having a fixed back bumper board with removable base ...but my fuel tank is on the floor so either way I can't stand in the middle ....confusing decisions :-/
Brock O
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Date Joined: 11/01/08
youll figure it out
i m sure youve seen what i mean, if ya want a few pics of the way mine sit just let us know.
When ya carnt get the boat out the next best thing is to get out into the boat!! if ya know what i mean
hemi
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Date Joined: 17/01/10
Hey Brock can u put a couple
Hey Brock can u put a couple of pics of your rear bench seat?
Just so I can see how you done yours .
Cheers mate
Lamby
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Date Joined: 04/08/09
Remove the front seats and
Remove the front seats and replace with a 'bench' style esky (macky box from Dave @ Xtreme Coolers) with a cushion on top, you just add some brackets in to make it removeable did it in the old tub & it worked awesome.
Nothing like making the most out of your space available
r.gates
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Date Joined: 15/11/10
Nice job hemi
Sure is coming along nicely....go big on the sounder...it's only money!!
Looking forward to reading about your fishing trips.
regards
rusty...
If life is boring, you must be doing it wrong!
GrahamM
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Date Joined: 19/01/09
starting to look the goods
starting to look the goods Joe now all you need is a few feature tiles here and there it will be great are you going to add some rod holders while she is stripped and maybe a bait board?
PS now you need to go out and find some fish just to compleete it haha llok forward to seeing it finished.
hemi
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Date Joined: 17/01/10
Doing it up is my job
Doing it up is my job ....finding fish will be up to u mate haha
till
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Date Joined: 21/02/08
Looks much improved there
Looks much improved there mate!
Seats on boats, hard call that one. About 80% of the time they're in the wrong spot. Either you can't use them because its too bumpy, or you're casting, or they're too close to the dash or windscreen.
Certainly telling the deckie to suck it up and sit on the esky is a good idea though.
hemi
Posts: 349
Date Joined: 17/01/10
My priority is two seats
My priority is two seats upfront but being a 5.1 I have heaps of deck space for a smallish boat so the rear bench can wait.
Does anyone know if the regulations on ergo stickers are strict (black block numbers with white background) or can I be creative?
till
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Date Joined: 21/02/08
Requirements
There is no black and white requirement ;)
http://www.transport.wa.gov.au/imarine/19093.asp
Where to place registration numbers and sticker
Numbers must be fixed as follows:
Power boats: midship on the side or super-structure of a boat / vessel where they are clearly visible and not under the flare of the bow - 150mm high.
Yachts: on the side of the hull immediately forward of the transom - 50mm high.
Tender: must have its parent vessel's number displayed on each side of the boat, forward of the transom.
The registration identification label is to be affixed on the port (left) side of the vessel, outside and immediately adjacent to the registration number.
joe amato
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black and white
i think the majority of rego stickers have to be black and white
Colt_Striker
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Date Joined: 26/07/09
Can do what ever you want as
Can do what ever you want with rego numbers as long as they are able to be read, mine were originally chrome, but changed to a chrome outline & grey body that matches the Wellcraft Decal, as all chrome ipossable to read in the sun.
hemi
Posts: 349
Date Joined: 17/01/10
too easy i just didnt want
too easy i just didnt want plain ones ...something different would be nice
does anyone on fw do decals?
not rego numbers but like pinstipes or pics?
cheers
marble
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Date Joined: 03/09/09
Not sure about the black
Not sure about the black windscreen. Looks sexy on the trailer or in the river but will be nearly impossible to see out of with a bit of spray on it in low light conditions.
PMY 25 Centre Console DF300 Suzuki
hemi
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Date Joined: 17/01/10
Yeh I don't sit down and
Yeh I don't sit down and drive but the window wil be clear and I will tint
sjking
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Date Joined: 06/07/11
A little bit gray goes a long way
Hemi, looks a treat, very very jealous always loved the little sharkcats,
Looking at it makes me want to do drastic things to my bucket,
I reckon a gray windscreen rather than black would be the way to go, might be able to see out of it at dusk/dawn then.
I'm looking into changing out mine as its been sandblasted to hell.
hemi
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Date Joined: 17/01/10
Alright black is out and grey
Alright black is out and grey is in
I can't wait for this weather to clear up to take her out
hemi
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Date Joined: 17/01/10
nearly therecarpetseatsbimni
nearly there
carpet
seats
bimni with clears
sounder/plotter
decals
beer-beer-beer
NOHA
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Looks like an old Webster
Looks like an old Webster twinfisher hull
Coming along nicely
Twin turbo..V8 diesel..Ohh what a feeling!!
No Orange Hats Allowed
dodgy
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Date Joined: 01/02/10
Not sure about the shark cat
Not sure about the shark cat id either. I wasn't aware of any Bruce Harris designed cats made out of ally.
I thought it looked more like the trailezy cats that were made by the guy in applecross just near the Raffles.
Does anyone know where the love of god goes, when the waves turn the minutes to hours?
hemi
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Date Joined: 17/01/10
spot on dodgy
smack on dodgy
the bloke who i got it off joe amato and he just labeled it as a shark cat and it stuck ...but the old boy in applecross built it and i just decided to snazzy it up
latest is a windscreen from windows west in henderson...top job and would recomend them.
and i think the design was off a webster twinfisher...
joe amato
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it was designed of a webster twinfisher
it was designed of a webster twin fisher with a customised backend,designed for diving,fishing etc and it is a trailezy boat
GrahamM
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nearly there Joe bet you are
nearly there Joe bet you are hanging to use it
hemi
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Date Joined: 17/01/10
you got no idea mate ...i am
you got no idea mate ...i am hangin big time ....lucky the weather has been really average the past few months
grantarctic1
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Date Joined: 03/03/11
Looking good
Looking good bro, i have been watching your thread and its great to see the progress . Thanks for sharing.
hemi
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Date Joined: 17/01/10
cheers mate i will keep em
cheers mate i will keep em coming
Tomcat
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Date Joined: 24/02/11
Great job
Be interested to know how it goes with one motor have a cat and use motors to trim it you may find it difficult with one without trim tabs
hemi
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Date Joined: 17/01/10
it seems to go ok with the
it seems to go ok with the one motor have taken it to rotto and garden a few times.
mind you i havnt been in any other small cat next time im heading out i will let u know
hemi
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Date Joined: 17/01/10
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krabman
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homo joe
i rekon ur a homo joe,and you wouldnt know a blofish from a goldfish,and ur webster/sharkcat is a pile of shit .seriously wasted alot of time and money there!!
till
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Date Joined: 21/02/08
Whoa someone is on the angry
Whoa someone is on the angry juice tonite!
hemi
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Date Joined: 17/01/10
he is just pulling my pud
he is just pulling my pud
hemi
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Date Joined: 17/01/10
i dont know about that petie
i dont know about that petie your blowies are the best around i miss you being my bitch in perth
.....and lucky its not a webster or sharkcat....
nice one
krabman
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Date Joined: 12/06/09
good work
good job there joe u can be my bitch when you come up hopefully we can do a trip before xmas or in jan,cant wait to see you hurting in the pilbara heat and catchin a few good fish n krabs!