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Digitial switching At first i was relucant to opt for digital switching in lew ofjust a very simple and neat bespoke wiring install . with then the option of having some pretty nice custom switch panels as well. However as more and more components and systems were added to the build "acturators...

Very detailed post Kevin! thank you for taking the time for that :) Always interesting with hull design, Here in australia we have a big love affair with Ray Hunt derived hulls. "not that im a beliver in things were perfected then and dont warrent contemporary thought" but a lot of our gla...

choc'moose, Welcome to the AAB.com Forum, thanks for posting your design build project. Do you have the Plan View lines- showing the waterlines in a 1' or 1/2' increment to the sheer? I think it would be interesting to see the volume change in waterline/water plane outlines from the top? How does s...

So we wanted something a bit more 3 dimensional than standard dashes. i do a bit of work for riviera and always loved the captain position in larger boats. i figured build the geogramtry around a comfortable secure seating position when driving. We were also rather limited on space behidn the dash d...

we do have some interesting plumbing on board. Forward in the saloon is a galley hot and cold water sink and a hot and cold sink in the forward Head. Though to keep the dirty hands and all that in the business end we were looking to include a couple of these knee or hip activated timed hand wash sys...

a few things that we did change that were kinda major We originaly had her at 2.5 beam to keep it legal on a trailer here in australia. though with a few additional flags we are still legal at 2.8mt beam, and a boat thats 9mt having a bit more beam would prove to be nicer in the water. sit better at...

Thanks for the welcome everyone Things have been progressing a fair bit. with a bunch of interior layout changes and adding/subtracting to keep weight to the correct level. whilst also trying to make it a rather polished project. This was my original draft computer image BTW http://www.ausfish.com.a...

A lot of discussions and ideas and just totally out there thoughts went in and out of some designs .. and this was the next phase of the computer designs. Some key elements really started to make the design sit like this We wanted to install a Quick DC gyro, as well as a rather comprehensive Masterv...

Hi all. Really glad i found an ally forum, im looking forward to showing the crazy journey i have been on for a year, working with designers, planning, and now constructing a new 9mt plate aluminum boat. I thought i would just upload photos of the process without putting down every single thought i ...