my new project

[RyanG45]

hey all

finally got my grandads boat to do up and get ready for the brc, its a 50 year old bondwood boat 13 feet with a 1989 tohatsu 18 thats still running like new, needs a bit of work but will get there eventually. it pretty well setted out for fishing comes with a good hummingbird sounder. cant wait to get it in the water any tips or hints that might help me would be great.

cheers ryan

[fishing_teen]

YER ryan :evil:

[Keen-as-fisho]

hey all

it pretty well setted out for fishing comes with a good hummingbird sounder. cant wait to get it in the water any tips or hints that might help me would be great.

My first hint would be to get it ON the water, not IN the water lol, that be the best aim

I'd probably fill it with water and let it sit for the day, just to make sure its tight and no leaks. I don't know much about outboards mate apart from the milky oil

Looks like a good old boat, plenty of casting room.

[Ricko69]

One tip for ya Ryan, Dont let fresh water sit in it being ply fresh water will cause the timber to rot salt water wont. Looks a pretty sound boat good luck with the referb, Im sure your Pop would be proud.

[RyanG45]

i know it will leak a little bit until it expands as all timber boats do there is a bilge and has never leaked badly at all, am going for a quick run tomoz at shultz to see how it goes, thats for the fresh water tip i knew it wasnt good for it, it is structurally good, little thing to do here and there but hopefully get it ready and going good. motor starts up fine a little puf of blue smoke but thats what all two strokes do, the tell tail you could drink no oil leaks or anything motor is like new for its age

[fishingnut]

Well done ryan its a great start. wish i had a free boat as a youngster

[rayke1938]

Definitely do not fill with water. it is not designed for this you are likely to spring the sheets of ply.

A bondwood boat should not leak.

Cheers

Ray

[dan25]

Nice one mate, good luck with the project, keen too see it out on the water at the BRC.

[ellicat]

That's a ripper Ryan. Hope you have got yourself a new bucket ready.

Malcolm did up a wooden boat not too long ago and has been working on a mates bigger one too I think. Maybe you could shoot him a PM. He's ugly but a pretty decent bloke

[RyanG45]

ahaha ellicat got a new bucket ready, my dad is a boat builder by trade so ill get alot of help from him, thanks for the tips as well guys,

yeah dan hopefully she will be ready to go

[Malcolm]

Looks bloody good in the pics the ones I have done have been quite bad and ended up glassing them.

Yours looks in great nic.

Having a boat builder on tap is perfect look forward to seeing it at the BRC

[RyanG45]

yeah well having a dad that has been boat builder is good i will also put up pics of it as im going along getting it fixed

[Scope]

She looks like a cracker mate! Will see you on the water at the brc

[Keen-as-fisho]

OK so I have learnt something here don't fill bondwood boats to test for leaks, thanks guys

[ellicat]

OK so I have learnt something here don't fill bondwood boats to test for leaks, thanks guys

I was quite surprised at your suggestion, Den. Thoughtyou would have suggested using smoke to find the leaks

[RyanG45]

she went all good in the run today, came home fixed the wiring up as some had broken, 18.5 knots was pretty happy with that, only about half a liter of water but most of that was when we were reversing into the waves came over the transom happy with the overall performance

[RyanG45]

the motor ran well although it wouldnt ilde and im trying to figure out why it isnt, i thought dirty fuel, maybe the idle needle needs to be adjusted, all help would be great

[madmullet]

good to see everything went smoothly

[RyanG45]

after having a long chat with dad and one of his mates they suggested that i just use it as is for the BRC and then do a proper job fixing it up after the BRC is over, because they said i should dinel it and replace some of the ply and said its to big of a job to get done before BRC.

[fishing_teen]

after having a long chat with dad and one of his mates they suggested that i just use it as is for the BRC and then do a proper job fixing it up after the BRC is over, because they said i should dinel it and replace some of the ply and said its to big of a job to get done before BRC.

wasnt that wat i said ryan Hmmm i think it is :whistle: ohh and if a remember when i said it you and joel were like ohh that stupid idea y would we do that its easy to fix :whistle: :kiss:

[RyanG45]

nah you said just leave it and dont fix it up they said leave it and get it wet until after the comp then fix it up

[Carter]

I've got an electric motor that you can have, it works but has a bit corosion and a bent shaft, forward is ok but reverse is a bit wobbly will bring it to BRC if you want it.

Cheers Carter

[RyanG45]

mate that would be great, do you mind putting pics up of it first

[Malcolm]

Good idea if it's gunna go and float for BRC use it and you might get a few ideas of how you want to set it up

[RyanG45]

yeah well with the work it needs to do it properly so we wont have to do it for another 10 or so years will cost around 4 grand we estimated and if we do a half ass job we will have to do it again in 3 years but im fine with that so still might do a half ass job ahaha

[Carter]

[Carter]

dont know if you can gets parts but it works fine in forward and a little lumby in reverse. If you dont want it maybe another persoin on the forum would like it.

[RyanG45]

thanks for that carter that will be perfect

[1800amix]

Looking forward to seeing you out in it :-)

[RyanG45]

started sanding and got both gunwales done and the front deck, decided not to sand the hull as i wont have time to finish it in time for the BRC, only found a little bit of rot but i will cut around it treat it and replace it

cheers ryan

[Little Grey Men]

What an awesome project that would be, great to see something a little different. My mate did up an old bond wood boat and got no end of positive comments at the boat ramp.

[BassTracker]

Mate its looking great and with your old mans business Im sure the paint job is going to be unreal!!

[RyanG45]

finally got both sides sanded ready for paint sticking with the same color a light blue so i will have the outside done for the BRC just gotta sus out some fishing spots if the weather is bad

also my job of patching up the dry rot treated the wood so it wont go any further and replace the rotten ply and all screw wholes and cracks everything filled with epoxy bog, just gotta wait till after the BRC to do the inside

cheers ryan

[mick2me]

Well done mate looking great, can't wait to see the finished project.

[spilt milk]

Looks like an awesome little project there mate! what is the ride like in wooden boats? I'd imagine it would be a bit better because it would weigh more?

[RyanG45]

its best riding boat ive been in doesnt bounce and is very stable at anchor very comfortable fishing boat

[Surfingant]

I'll be keeping a keen eye on your buildup Ryan, there's something special about wooden boats and yours looks like it'll turn out a treat. Keep it up mate can't wait to see what else you've got in store for her.

[RyanG45]

i havnt got much planned for it just going to restore it nothing special but i hope it will still stand out

[fisherjack1394]

mate looking good aye. one question is that thing super heavie??

[RyanG45]

its not to bad it does 18.5 knots with an 18 on the back and gets on the plane really easy, i dont know how heavy it would be but my guess it would only just be a bit heavier than a full decked out tinny the same size :S