My new dam boat.

[rayke1938]

Picked up an old clark abalone on ebay for $600 a couple of weeks ago.

It had no trailer and is pretty battered but structurally sound.

Picked up an old r redco galvanised tilt trailer on another forum for $100 in pretty sad condition. Springs rusted solid , winch cactus, and rear end badly rusted, a couple of galv rims with good tyres.

Thought I could do a cut and shut and put a new rear end on it.

Here it is on the old trailer

Rusty back end.

The next day I was up at recycleland and I spotter a complete galvanised tilt trailer chassis minus springs and axle and minus draw bar for $30.

The rollers were the wrong type but I had some good blue poly ones in the shed.

Here is the remodeled trailer with a spare set of springs that I had, a grafted draw bar, and a spare winch that I had in the shed.

The boat on the trailer. I have to adjust the rollers a little and will have to give it a bit of a paint. The green is really gross and my new AFO stickers will not show up very well against the green.

I got 2 8X4 sheets of 15mm ply at recycleland this morning for $10 so the next job is to fit floorboards and sounder etc.

Here it is sitting next to my other new boat.

It all looks pretty scummy compared to what Terry is doing with his refit.

Cheers

Ray

[rayke1938]

Mucked up one of the photos .

[Feral]

Which one you taking to the winter camp?

[Rocket75]

When you say other new boat...how many boats do you own currently Ray?

You got rid of the big beast, so you only had your dam boat.

Then you bought another dam boat (the green one)

Where does the white one come into it:huh:

Rocket

[rayke1938]

Rod got 4.5 stacer to replace the hydro. I will be taking it to winter camp.

Cheers

Eay

[Shrimpo]

Whats the white one? Size, motor etc. Looks in good nic with a good trailer.

[rayke1938]

4.5 stacer, getting 2004 merc efi 4 stroke fitted tuesday.Hull is 1992 trailer is about 6 months old.

heers

Ray

[Rocket75]

Nice! So now two dam boats and the 4.5 stacer? or have you flogged off the "older" new dam boat:blink:

Rocket

[rayke1938]

Still keeping old dam boat till new one is ready.

Cheers

Ray

[rumrunner]

you can call the abalone "the green gremlin"!

[Shrimpo]

Lol good name rumrunner.

[reelchippy]

Ray looks good great buying.cheers

[werewolf]

is there ANYTHING you don't have in that shed of yours Ray?

[Cowfish13]

Empty space?

Looking good Ray:cheer: What are you going to power it along with?

[rayke1938]

55 lb bow mount and 46lb srwen mount If its too slow I have a 65lb sten mount but its 24v.

Cheers

Ray