I found your thread about building a trailer. I was looking at one of the Billy plug 7.5's on Saturday. Pretty boat.
How did you go about getting the design? Did you buy a package that came with drawings or did you get the design from the man himself?
I am trying to see details but all I can get from builders is scanned PDF's GA's which are useless for the detail I want (I want to know if I can sleep in the cab hence wanting dimensions)
Bill doesn't deal with the public, and his cut files only cover hull plates, frames, transom, foredeck and cabin sides. Long story short I did a knee so got a boat builder I know to make a start with that. Bill works for the same mob as I do. A lot of work on top of that first bit, I'm lucky I have good mates in the game but it's still a long slog.
Loving it but a long way to go, trailer is as far as I can go until hull sits on it.
To be honest other than satisfaction and time Oceanic is the go.
Rob H
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Thats been out about a year
Thats been out about a year now, released to big fan fare.
Think there was one at the Auckland Boat Show a few months back when I was there but I forgot to check it out, got waylaid by the OXE300 instead!
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Swompa
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Rob - what is the boat in
Rob - what is the boat in your avatar?
Rob H
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Lol, changed that pic about 3 months back-your the first to notice
My new one, building it in a mates shed
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Swompa
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Ha! I saw it a few weeks
Ha! I saw it a few weeks back, just curiosity has gotten the better of me.
looks 7.5 to 8m?
Rob H
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8 meter Bill Plug. Twin 200, if I ever get them
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Swompa
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Got a Tohatsu 9.8 if you get
Got a Tohatsu 9.8 if you get stuck
Rob H
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just need another 15 of them
just need another 15 of them and I'll be crankin!
Was going to do a build thread but Bryce stole me thunder-but seems to have disappeared now haha
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Swompa
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I found your thread about
I found your thread about building a trailer. I was looking at one of the Billy plug 7.5's on Saturday. Pretty boat.
How did you go about getting the design? Did you buy a package that came with drawings or did you get the design from the man himself?
I am trying to see details but all I can get from builders is scanned PDF's GA's which are useless for the detail I want (I want to know if I can sleep in the cab hence wanting dimensions)
Rob H
Posts: 5816
Date Joined: 18/01/12
Bill doesn't deal with the
Bill doesn't deal with the public, and his cut files only cover hull plates, frames, transom, foredeck and cabin sides. Long story short I did a knee so got a boat builder I know to make a start with that. Bill works for the same mob as I do.
A lot of work on top of that first bit, I'm lucky I have good mates in the game but it's still a long slog.
Loving it but a long way to go, trailer is as far as I can go until hull sits on it.
To be honest other than satisfaction and time Oceanic is the go.
Give a man a mask, and he'll show you his true face...
The older you get the more you realize that no one has a f++king clue what they're doing.
Everyone's just winging it.
sea-kem
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Pretty sure they're 70k a
Pretty sure they're 70k a pop Boon, and that's to a big turn over yank market, so probably more here.
Love the West!
Dan_9
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Considering the 7Marine 557
Considering the 7Marine 557 was $110k aud I'd guess that end of town
dodgy
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Volvo Penta bought them out
Volvo Penta bought them out and promptly shut them down. Must of been a parent they really wanted.
Does anyone know where the love of god goes, when the waves turn the minutes to hours?
Swompa
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must have been a good
must have been a good product and proper risk to their production to shut it down like when Toyota and GM were buying patents for electric vehicles.
davewillo
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Those 7Marine 557's looked
Those 7Marine 557's looked bloody impressive! Hadn't seen those before.
PGFC member and lure tragic
Silver Fox
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Boony
$77k usd........
My wife understands why I clean my rods n reels in the shower....
timboon
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Ouch.... Serious
Ouch.... Serious cash...
What is the kit Rob, looks good...
Inboard diesel or OB?
Fwd raking screen is sexy, not sure why you'd build anything else really...
Rob H
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see above Boony
see above Boony
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Rick
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Midway
Apparently one has just arrived at Midway Marine Rockingham
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Rob H
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Well thats Australias allocation complete!
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Everyone's just winging it.