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Quit yer bitchin'...................... in 2011 Lester had me out on the lawn tractor in 112 degrees. It was so hot & so dry that my shirt was not even damp. Any sweat just vapourised instantly. :sarge: :sarge: And there was not a beer in the house because we had drunk em the night before. :beer...

Hi Papa, Drumbeat (in my sig pic) is around 23' & runs a 175 Zuke. Flat out with 75 gallons of gas & 2 guys plus coolers, rods, etc is around 35-37 knots. But to do that speed I need a really flat track. DB has 23 deg deadrise aft & a fine entry so with tabs down I can punch into mostly ...

Hi Don, If yer not "on duty" when we slide through, Don's Seafood Hut looks like a good place fer us to buy you a feed. But you are gonna need to arrange the forklift to get us out. BTW, that little swamp ride you arranged was the coolest thing we have ever done in the US. :thumbsup: :thum...

I hope you didn't tilt too many.
See you in November. Details to follow ........................... when we get em worked out.

EPIRB, Signal Mirror, Hi Vis Orange Distress Sheet are all needed (compulsory) down this way. Earlier in the week a shrimper rolled when nets "hooked up" on some reef (?). One guy did not get
off but one did & activated the EPIRB. That is the only reason he is alive.

So, how long did it take. Jeff & I installed everything between us, carpet, paint, wrap & engine excepted. I know I did 300 hours & Jeff would certainly have done more as he sanded the boat down & acid washed it, applied the SharkHide, fitted all the pumps & plumbing, hit the 3/4...

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m31/peterbo3/IMG_3148_zps46da2141.jpg Downrigger wiring. http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m31/peterbo3/IMG_3165_zpsf1174ab2.jpg Where the outriggers live when they are not "out". There are some 18 LED lights under the gunnels, in electrical boxes &...

More pics. Sorry for the delay, we ended up with over 100 electrical/electronic circuits & ya cannot rush these things. http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m31/peterbo3/IMG_3122_zps2e051478.jpg Auto lock for when you drive on, which is always. http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m31/peterbo3/IMG_3...

New pics.

So this vibration/noise is new. Something is wrong somewhere. As Lester said, check everything, including engine cowls.Try running on one engine at a time. Do you have underdeck storage where a metal object is now free to rub against a frame or a stringer? Wheelhouse door tight? The list is endless....

Hi Dave, You didn't miss anything. :thumbsup: :thumbsup: I am doing the wiring & fit on this with the help of the owner who is a perfectionist, so it is a slow job. There is some good stuff coming so stay tuned. :popcorn: As fer the US alloy guys not offering these features, I cannot answer that...

The trailer was made by the guys who built the boat.

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Hi all, I am going to add more pics to the original stuff so that all the photos are together. The "new posts" icon will not show this so you will have to check yourself. :sarge: :sarge: http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m31/peterbo3/JEFFS%20BOAT/IMG_2748.jpg Here is the beast. 27 Feet lo...

anybody want pics & commentary. Ya get ONE guess who is doing this................ vote now. :thumbsup: :thumbsup: If ya vote the right way, I might have some pics. Remember, this is not build. We are talking fitout & wiring done the RIGHT way that is being paid for on hourly rate by an owne...

Hi John, I have about 1200 yards of Jerry Brown Hollowcore on the 114. It is right up to the spool shoulders ATM but I will let it go in some really deep water & it will hopefully tighten down nicely pulling up 10 pounds of rebar. :thumbsup: :thumbsup: We plan to chase Blue Eyed Trevalla & B...

Hi Mark, We are fine. Eva has been on a new medication program & it works really well. Carol in March............... you coming? I will phone you at home tomorrow night. Give our regards to Carol & Maggie. :highfive: :highfive: Panels are made in PRC & the regulator is local. Can be set ...

Hi all, I have been a bit slow with my posting but stuff happens. It is written on the front of Forrest Gump's T-shirt. So last year when we were inthe US I got a great deal on an Electra-Mate 620 XP coupled with a Penn 114 half filled with 80lb braid on a Star rod for way too little cash. So I put ...

We get our share of nasty following seas down this way as the prevailing wind is SE & we run a westerly course to get back home from 35 miles out on occasion. As Kevin implied, every boat is different & the sea is never constant. Soooooooooooooooo........................ IMHO the answer lies...

Hi Don,
Hope ya had a good one. How is that F450 going??

Hi all, Apologies for the late reply but time slips past & the memory ain't real good. Anyway, that is my excuse & it is the best I can come up with. Thank you all. Wayne, I know a guy on another site (so does Les) who could have done that procedure for ya at home. Cheap. Endo is gonna be in...

Down this way, we tend to use checker plate on the decks. Some people, like me, prefer to cover the plate with marine carpet as we fish bare footed a lot of the year. I'm guessing that you guys wear boots as that Pac NW water gets a bit cold. I always wash the blood guts off the carpet with salt wat...

I would be putting a pair of small (12" x 12") Bomar style hatches in the wheel house roof if you have fixed glass windows forward. I have clears that I can roll down but just about everybody that I know who has fixed windows has installed vents above the forward seating.

Soooooooooo .........................the feline is out of the sack.

G'Day AC, I have no formal qualifications in either the design or construction of fully welded alloy boats but I have owned several over the years & have a lot of sea time on my own & other people's boats. :soap: :soap: To re-inforce what Kevin has written, if they are designed right, built ...

Hi Scott, The pics below show how a full width/depth hull extension was fitted to an earlier alloy CC that I owned to enable a heavier 4 stroke engine to be fitted. The original splash well in the transom is still visible & was retained to allow the new engine to be fully raised. http://i100.pho...