penguin huntress upgrades
Submitted by snappermiles on Sun, 2013-01-13 20:49
so the floor in my penguin was buggered so i decided to rip it up and do a few upgrades! i didnt take a before photo as such but heres the closest ive got! i got a little too excited when i started and forgot the picture!
when i ripped the floor up i found this! and i was instantly excited all the possibilities! fuel tanks under the floor even the batteries removed of the rear deck!
i remooved the croos beams and coated them in varnish.
then off to see seakem to get the fuel tanks made! here is a pic of the tank build.
tanks installed
floor and seats installed
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sea-kem
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Good to see the close to
Good to see the close to finished project Jeff. The old girl won't know herself. Plenty of good deck space there now. Look forward to seeing the finished job.
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snappermiles
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im getting there
if the computer would stop lagging id be finished!! lol
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snappermiles
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photos uploaded below
photos uploaded below!
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AlwaysFishin
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Nice one, what did those
Nice one, what did those fuel tanks set you back?
sea-kem
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Finished job looks mint.
Finished job looks mint.
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snappermiles
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pm seakem
he made them for me at a very good rate! and they are built strong!! thanks again sea kem great job
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snappermiles
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can anyone see the pictures
try again
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try again
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some more
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a couple more
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snappermiles
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so now all i have to do
is build a small cabinet behind the drivers side console to house my radio and put all the gear i want to keep dry in and insulate the left hand side storage box so i can use it as a esky to put the fish in!
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jayce
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So thats what you do when
So thats what you do when your not chasing storms and saving the bar from snakes.
Nice looking boat.
OLD BANGA
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Penguin upgrade
Fine job done should be very satisfied and proud of the work and especially with the end result, well done. Hope the new upgrade assists with making fishing and boating all the more pleasurable.
Cheers
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scubafish
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Well done!looks good.
Well done!looks good.
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snappermiles
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haha jayce
yeh mate the boat keep me pretty busy!! if im not working on it im in it fishing or skiing!
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greasemonkey
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Top Job
Top Job Snappermiles , always good to see someone doing their own work .
How do you plan to fill the tanks mate . I have been looking at doing something similar for a (long) while now but just keep puting it off . seeing your work makes me think its time to pull my finger out .
snappermiles
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there is a hatch in the centre
which you lift and fill from there! i was going to put hoses out to the side of the hull but it was just to much hassle! it was alot of work but i actually enjoyed it!
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greasemonkey
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Hose
I have seen one local bloke who keeps a length of 50mm hose in the boat and just sticks one end in the tank and one end at the gunnels . I asked him why he was doing it that way and he said that some of the petrol stations wouldnt let him fill up from inside the boat due to regulations .
snappermiles
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thats bull crap
that rule is only if the tank is remoovable! any fixed tank is fine! but thats not a bad idea for certain stations that have short hoses
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glastronomic
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Well done.How many liters do
Well done.
How many liters do these tanks hold?
snappermiles
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50 litres each in the hull
plus 120 litres up the front!! enough to do what ever is needed!!
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glastronomic
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Certainly is.My mercruiser V6
Certainly is.
My mercruiser V6 did 110 NM cruising @ 23knts and used 80 liters with less tha 10 hours total running time!
snappermiles
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there not too bad on fuel
the only problem being sitting on 20 odd knots isnt easy i will usually push it to 30 or 40 knots
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glastronomic
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What is your top speed?
What is your top speed?
snappermiles
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top speed
before i modified the windscreen and put a hard top on i was getting 47knots but now its down to 44 knots but ive lost revs so im going to swap back to my smaller prop and see how that goes for speed and fuel consumption
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glastronomic
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47 knots = 87 kim/h!That is
47 knots = 87 kim/h!
That is seriously fast in an 18 footer!
dodgy
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Sounds about right. I can get
Sounds about right. I can get 49 out of my 17r with a light load but drops down to 44 when fully loaded, 3 blokes, esky, riggers up and a full rocket launcher.
Does anyone know where the love of god goes, when the waves turn the minutes to hours?
big john
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Wouldn't be to many days off Perth where you do 30 or 40 knots on a regular basis. Mods look good.
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Dizzy
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Nice work !
Nice work !
tiimmbo
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Looks fantastic the finish
Looks fantastic the finish you achieved. This is exactly what I want to do with my boat but haven't built up the courage to rip the floor up just yet. I need to do some more research on the glassing and gel coat process first I think.
grantarctic1
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Nice job
Nice job mate, looks great . Even tho there is alot of work in a restoration like that ,it must be satisfying to do most of the work yourself ,and to get the tanks under the deck was a bonus for sure.