Simon
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| posted on 4/6/08 at 09:46 PM |
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Boat building - from plans
Chaps,
Last night I was wondering why everything in the maritme world is so expensive (complete outfits in the States seem to cost what you'd pay for
an engine here) - see these (I know this is a case of extremes):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_cRQhW7nj8
Then I spotted this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnjlnEBtqv4
and started looking at engine marinisation.
Anyway, seeing how I like to build things and haven't plucked up courage to build something for the third dimension, and having spotted this:
from http://www.bateau.com, Iwas just wondering if anyone out there has done somehing similar, and how it went.
Ta V Much
ATB
Simon
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UncleFista
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| posted on 4/6/08 at 10:06 PM |
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I sporadically follow This site which is a large steel boat built by 2 women from plans.
Thay've done a cracking job, and they're getting close to setting off around the world in it...
Tony Bond / UncleFista
Love is like a snowmobile, speeding across the frozen tundra.
Which suddenly flips, pinning you underneath.
At night the ice-weasels come...
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Triton
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| posted on 4/6/08 at 10:18 PM |
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I'm getting pestered to make ribs..not enougth days in the hour and months in the day though......
My Daughter has taken over production of the damn fine Triton race seats and her contact email is emmatrs@live.co.uk.
www.tritonraceseats.com
www.hairyhedgehog.com
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tegwin
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| posted on 4/6/08 at 10:34 PM |
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Dont pussy around with diesel...
you want this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_cRQhW7nj8&feature=related
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Chippy
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| posted on 4/6/08 at 10:48 PM |
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I have built five boats, ranging from a thirteen foot runabout, to a 32 foot, 9.5 ton motor sailer. The only large all wood boat was a 28 foot motor
cruiser, and that took five years to complete. The best bet is to buy a GRP hull and superstructure and fit it out, that way the bulk of the hard work
is done, but your still only about fifty percent of the way through the build. Cheers Ray
To make a car go faster, just add lightness. Colin Chapman - OR - fit a bigger engine. Chippy
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rf900rush
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| posted on 4/6/08 at 10:49 PM |
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Have a look here
linky
I spent hours searching.
One day I want to build a BEB (Bike engined Boat)
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Volvorsport
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| posted on 4/6/08 at 10:57 PM |
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most volvo engines have been marinised in the past .
chev small block is sold as a volvo penta engine .
All marine engines are expensive !!!
www.dbsmotorsport.co.uk
getting dirty under a bus
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Simon
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| posted on 5/6/08 at 12:29 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by tegwin
Dont pussy around with diesel...
you want this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_cRQhW7nj8&feature=related
Er Teggers, you might want to watch the vids I put up The first one is the same, the second a wee take
ATB
Simon
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tegwin
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| posted on 5/6/08 at 08:11 AM |
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I was paying attention...honestly :p
I always quite fancied getting a pair of jet drives from jetskis and sticking a stonking great bike engine on it....
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Delinquent
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| posted on 5/6/08 at 01:26 PM |
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The tree surgeon we had round last year took away my turbo diesel xantia as he reckoned it would make an excellent powersource for his "latest
home made boat"
A chap that used to work with me now owns a company that manufacture ribs - £60k for a bloody dingy mounted on a bit of fibreglass - madness! 
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Stuart_B
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| posted on 5/6/08 at 03:42 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by tegwin
I was paying attention...honestly :p
I always quite fancied getting a pair of jet drives from jetskis and sticking a stonking great bike engine on it....
or just get this and have on jet drive and a
V8.
stuart
black mk indy, 1.6pinto on cbr600 bike carb's.
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