Bass electric boat

[Tom B]

Alright guys, well ive been working through the week after work painting all the undersides of the panels, then laying the carpet and now to attach hinges and lifting straps, should be on the water very soon [img size=500]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/P6270242_AFO.jpg

[Tom B]

Footwell [img size=500]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/P6270244_AFO.jpg

[Tom B]

from the drivers seat [img size=500]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/P6270245_AFO.jpg

[Rocket75]

looks good!

stupid question time...why is the footwell laid on an angle? does it make it hard to walk from front to back of boat?

keep the pics coming

rocket

[Tom B]

why is the footwell laid on an angle? does it make it hard to walk from front to back of boat?

cant give a proper reason for it being like that, it sort of just seemind like a good idea at the time, and as for walking to the back, the step is only 320mm so it isnt a problem

[shortie]

metal hinges are gunna be great for burning your feet on in summer. Have you thought about the plastic ones.

[noname]

well bloody done mate! get ready for the who done that question. when you hit the water.

rob

[Feral]

Very tidy work there.looks impressive.

[Brian D]

Well I'm impressed, it looks like excellent work. Sure is 1000's times better then what I could do.

[fishyman]

nice one mate

[Tom B]

Well a few weeks have gone by since the last update on my tinny, had it out a few times for some reasonable success, but nothing like what wivenhoe can produce, so hopefully my luck will change when i fire up this beauty for the first time this weekend

also been tinkering with the rod locker, been a bit tricky trying to fit 10 rods into a 375 tinny, but i think i almost have it sorted, will update when i do,

[Davo_Dinkum]

very nice tinny .bloody good job.

[mick fillet]

Very nice work Tom it is good to see you welded the frame work and didnt rivit or screw it to gether.Rivets stretch and come loose and over time you end up with a noisy ratling boat But not your boat its built tom tough.

Luv ya sounder up the front and 10 rod storage in that Wow :ohmy: what a great rig.

[Angus]

Looks awesome mate. Cant wait to see how she serves you!

Angus

[Dinodadog]

well done tom, wish I had good knees and was able to have casting decks ha ha

[Tom B]

Time to dig up an old post I think,

Since purchasing my sounder about....4 months ago, little work has gone on, but i have been out on Wivenhoe a few times, for mixed results.

Work on the livewell has begun and at this stage it is over 50% complete,

First i measured and cut the 4 sides to fit into the frame, then glued on triangles to keep it square while it was removed

[Tom B]

once removed a base was traced from it, then screwed together, i also added bracing along all joints for good measure.

next was two coats of fiberglass to all joints, and a single for the sides and once dry was sanded to remove sharp burs and to give a base for the flowcoat to stick.

[Tom B]

once flowcoated a nice white it was time to quickly modify the back deck so that the hatches are better supported.

[Tom B]

And lastly of the livewell in place, awaiting parts from flowrite so i can plumb it up

[straddiebrad]

mate top effort looks very sweet,do u think the 20hp will be enough for the extra weight or will you be going a little higher,what brand will be going on the back.brad

[Feral]

A very good theme with these young blokes working on their boats, their work is fantastic as is their attention to detail. Maybe there is some hope for us, if the old "she'll be right" brigade like myself are a dieing breed! I've got so many things that got finished to the "she works" stage and went no further its not funny!

[Keen-as-fisho]

Bloody excelent job there mate. I will be doing the same to my boat in the new year. Its a centre console at this stage but my plan is to get rid of the console and basically have the same set up as youve got floor wise and with the seats at the rear and have steering and electronics at the back as well.

Have you got a photo of all the hatchs open?

[Blacksheep]

Awesome job mate! I did a similar project to my poly boat a few years back, took me ages to do and mine's nowhere near as good as yours, hats off to ya! Might see ya on the leccy tour in 2010, look for a grey poly boat!

Cheers

Shane

[Tom B]

Well i'm now another step closer to finishing, livewell is now fitted, plumbed and wired, aswell as all the electronics.

Wiring

[Tom B]

Plumbing

[Tom B]

Livewell

[Tom B]

Switch panel and flowrite actuator

[Tom B]

And for Keen-as, hatches open

[Tom B]

And for comparison

[fishyman]

that is pimp

[Keen-as-fisho]

Looking good. Is there enough room for rod storage? or will they be straped on top?

[yellahunter]

Awesome rig man,

you have done a hell of a job,

keep the pics coming

[Tom B]

Keen-as-fisho Looking good. Is there enough room for rod storage? or will they be straped on top?

That large hatch on the port side is the opening for the rod locker,

[fishingnut]

awesome effort there tom well done mate

[sehrguht]

I would love to do similar things to mine, looks great. Though i wouldn't be able to fish bait ever in it for fear of getting it filthy.