Texas marsh boat! 5th update the boats right side up now!!!!
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Texas marsh boat! 5th update the boats right side up now!!!!
Alright guys here is the first pics that I have taken of my new boat that I posted up about a week ago.
For the guys that didn't see the other post it is a 17' x 60" semi V transitioning into a flat in the rear with a step at the transom (the step takes the place of a tunnel ) at the transom the beam is 84".
For the guys that didn't see the other post it is a 17' x 60" semi V transitioning into a flat in the rear with a step at the transom (the step takes the place of a tunnel ) at the transom the beam is 84".
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Re: Pics of my Texas marsh boat!
Great project . . . are you doing the build?
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Re: Pics of my Texas marsh boat!
tAKEN SHAPE IN TEXAS.....SOON TO HAVE FISH BLOOD, AND MUD.
C'MON
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Re: Pics of my Texas marsh boat!
No I'm not building the boat I have a builder doing it, been building for at least 25 years.
Yes, there will be a lot of mud in that thing soon enough and hopefully a lot of fish slime also.
Yes, there will be a lot of mud in that thing soon enough and hopefully a lot of fish slime also.
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I need to learn how to weld aluminum, cool pics thanks for sharing…
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Re: Pics of my Texas marsh boat!
If you know how to MIG steel it is not that hard of a transition to aluminum you just have to have your materials cleaner than with steel. If you want to use a TIG that is another story you need some one to teach you at least a little and lots of practice.Deno wrote:I need to learn how to weld aluminum, cool pics thanks for sharing…
MIG i can do but TIG I still need practice but I can make it stick at least.
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Re: Pics of my Texas marsh boat! 1st update!!!
Ok guys i've got a actual boat now here's the new pics. In the pics of the transom you can see that the side sheets go like 2' past the transom that is because they are going to be the sides for the sponsons unlike most of the boats that have sponsons that are boxy and a after thought these give the boat a totally different look.
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Re: Pics of my Texas marsh boat! 1st update!!!
Looking good so far , I bet you can't wait to get her done now.
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Re: Pics of my Texas marsh boat! 1st update!!!
I am looking forward to seeing how finish out the stern. It sounds like you will have a lot of buoyancy at the rear. If it is what I am thinking of, it will be similar to what Arima does with their hulls.
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Looking good , keep them coming...
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Re: Pics of my Texas marsh boat! 2nd update new pics!
OK, guys here's the boat with some of the stringers in place, they run from the transom all the way to the very tip of the bow and they are rolled out by hand one at a time using a custom roller press type thing a lot like a English wheel. They follow the curvature of the boat so when they are welded they fit tight to the hull and they don't cause any stress to the hull and welds which would result in cracks down the line. Once these are in place which there will be 7 all together the cross bracing will go in which will be 2"x2" square tubing 1/8" thick and they will be on something like 14" centers.
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Looking good... keep them coming.
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Re: Pics of my Texas marsh boat! 2nd update new pics!
OK, guys here's the next set of pics of my boat and two more in there of the builders boat so you can see the way that the float pods will be on the back of my boat the only difference is mine will be wider and longer.
All of the stringers are in and over half of the cross braces are in along with the gunwales on both sides of the boat.
All of the stringers are in and over half of the cross braces are in along with the gunwales on both sides of the boat.
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Re: Pics of my Texas marsh boat! 3rd update new pics!
It looks stout with all the bracing.
Can you explain how the bracing (stiffeners) on the transom are set up?
Is that U-channel that is attached to 1/8" plate?
Will the motor be thru bolted where the channel is?
Someday I'm planning on getting the "wood" out of my transom and looking how others are building their's.
Thanks,
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Can you explain how the bracing (stiffeners) on the transom are set up?
Is that U-channel that is attached to 1/8" plate?
Will the motor be thru bolted where the channel is?
Someday I'm planning on getting the "wood" out of my transom and looking how others are building their's.
Thanks,
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Re: Pics of my Texas marsh boat! 3rd update new pics!
You hit everything perfect, the transom is 1/8" and the bracing is 4 or 5" x 1/4" thick channel and the motor will through bolt to the channel and next to where the motor bolts on will be two knee braces going down to the first cross brace that you see on the floor.IN2DEEP wrote:It looks stout with all the bracing.
Can you explain how the bracing (stiffeners) on the transom are set up?
Is that U-channel that is attached to 1/8" plate?
Will the motor be thru bolted where the channel is?
Someday I'm planning on getting the "wood" out of my transom and looking how others are building their's.
Thanks,
Scott
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Re: Pics of my Texas marsh boat! 3rd update new pics!
Here's a new set of pics the boat is now flipped over and getting the keel and spray rails put on. You can see the keel that he puts on the boats it's a half round that he welds over the whole vee. Then on each side of the boat he put spray deflectors to angle the spray down off of the bow and on the side he has a spray rail/stiffner and it sticks out about 2". Both rails on the side and bow are new designs my boat is the first with those exact shapes.
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Very nice work..
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Re: Pics of my Texas marsh boat! NEW PICS 4th update!!!!!!!!
Here's some new pics to look at. As you can see the outer hull is finished and the floor, decks, and rodboxes are getting put in know. The float boxes on the back are finished now on the bottom side they are 16"x21" so that a lot of added displacement and on top they are about 24"x20" so I have plenty of room to stand on them and clean a prop or anything else I may need to do.
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Re: Texas marsh boat! 5th update the boats right side up now!!!!
Thanks for the update. How long to splash?
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Re: Texas marsh boat! 5th update the boats right side up now!!!!
She is looking great man!
I know the level of anticipation! It can be aweful!!
I know the level of anticipation! It can be aweful!!
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Re: Texas marsh boat! 5th update the boats right side up now!!!!
Thanks, guys I hope it gets in the water sometime in mid April.
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