Refurbishment finally completed
Submitted by sunshine on Thu, 2018-02-08 13:49
The old 6.8 Seaquest has had a total spring clean. Complete new paint job thanks to Surge, new rod holders thanks to Andy (seakem) , new clears and a fully towable cover and stone guard by GK Trimmers. Now all I need is some good weather.
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Deckie
Posts: 1296
Date Joined: 03/04/09
Nice.
Nobody would ever know there was a boat in there.
Good job....Lol
Cheers & Stay safe
surge
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Date Joined: 17/08/09
looks the goods,dont let it
looks the goods,dont let it rub on that fresh paint haha...
surge
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Date Joined: 17/08/09
can you send me some pics of
can you send me some pics of your boat as i cant seem to find any
sunshine
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Date Joined: 03/03/09
Photos sent to work email
No worries
Faulkner Family
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Date Joined: 11/03/08
looks the goods. would be
looks the goods. would be better if we could see the boat tho
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wont be long clocking up the hours once this wind drops off
RUSS and SANDY. A family that fishes together stays together
sea-kem
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Date Joined: 30/11/09
Very nice Gordon
Very nice Gordon
Love the West!
Bucko
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Date Joined: 08/05/10
Sunshine, What did that full
Sunshine,
What did that full towable cover set you back?
Looks good.
Cheers
sunshine
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Date Joined: 03/03/09
Cover was a little over $2,000
Fully vented to prevent condensation build up in winter, reinforced on all rub points and canvas has a seven year warranty. Had one on my old Formula 1800 .....was still going strong after 8 years. Sure you can get cheaper but it tows perfectly with minimal flapping.
gruntre69
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Date Joined: 15/10/16
Interested to know, was that
Interested to know, was that $2K including the stone deflectors on the trailer or just the canvas cover?
Marine trimmer NOR (available for clears, tops, carpet, upholstery, custom equipment covers)
black gen
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Date Joined: 13/04/11
I've got a cover from GK
I've got a cover from GK trimmers it's coming on 10 years old
has some signs of wear as the boat has close to 2000 hours on it so it's been taken on and off many times and I couldn't be happier
woukd highly recommend a cover fromGK
quest
Posts: 248
Date Joined: 03/08/15
Mate it looks
Mate it looks awesome.!!!
Surge you’ve done a killer job again. So did you Andy as always.
Well done lads
surge
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Date Joined: 17/08/09
cheers quest,that boat look
cheers quest,that boat look a million bucks driving out the gate...enjoy sunshine
Deckie
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Towing.
Would you tow it with the cover on ??
I would think it would kill your fuel consumption.
My thought would be to let the wind flow through the gaps to make it easier.
But saying that it looks great & a good job well done.
Cheers & Stay safe
NORUN NOFUN
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THATS A NICE RIG MATE, WELL
THATS A NICE RIG MATE, WELL DONE.
sunshine
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Date Joined: 03/03/09
Oddly the cover makes little difference when towing
I am sure if you removed cover and the clears then some improvement would be noted but with a spanking new paint job I am prepared to forego 0.2 litres per 100km. By way of interest on a recent trip across the Nullabor NOT towing we had 40knot headwinds for most of the way, it made 4 litres per 100km difference in fuel consumption when compared with the consumption on the return journey in relatively calm conditions so headwind or otherwise seems to have the greatest impact
meglodon
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Date Joined: 17/06/10
That is one great looking boat
Well done to all those who had a hand in putting together one great looking craft.
rob90
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Date Joined: 06/02/13
Very nice!
Very nice!
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