Saving Old Seagulls

Mark then you have to factor in the volume of the hull when full submersed & the fuel tank & the motor,


So the displacement volume of the above items in litres, minus total weight in kilos, without the extra bouyancy it wasn't far off floating.

You'd be surprised what will float, full cans of beer for one, sorry I forgot you lot can't remember seeing a full can, you have only seen empties!

Forgive an ignorant Yank, but what is that in pounds (believe that used to be called British system of measures?)

Built another boat today, about 12 foot, similar to tinnys of that length.

Wanted it to be able to carry the whole family and still fit on the roof of my van.

Wickes are selling some quite nice Chinese ply at the moment, and not expensive.
For this one I decided to use Epoxy rather than Polyester, it is taking along time to cure even with fast hardener.

I hope the additional expense is worth it, kids boat built with Polyester is still going strong.

H-A

I love the long evenings, now filleted and taped inside and out.
still a bit flexible, i hope the seats will make it more rigid.

I am enjoying using epoxy, but it is so slow.

H-A

Progress is a little slow as the weather has been a little wet.

Still light, a few more bits of wood to add but happy so far.

Not that bad for a 12 foot boat.

Epoxy glass sheathed inside and out.
H-A

Faster than a Kiwi 5R
More powerful than a 102+
Its "Supper Horsley"


Sorry.

THCL500J8 wrote: Its "Super Horsley"Sorry.

Not that super my 14 year old son can hold it above his head.
I will get it on the scales when it is finished.

H-A

All done, ready for holiday.
Tested on river yesterday, gets up on the plane with a Honda 2HP.

Big enough for 4 people, and light enough to be car top-able.

Now need to build the new race engine.

http://s269.photobucket.com/user/Horsle ... f.mp4.html

H-A

Oh, she's a beauty! And incredibly light; how thick is the plywood? 1/4"?

Yes mostly 1/4", but some 3/8" for some bits.

I will weigh it and see how heavy it is, now it is painted.

H-A

That looks very nice H-A. You did a great job on it, roughly how many hours do you estimate ?

Well it does what I wanted, fits on top of van, big enough for 4, goes well on low power.

Phil I will take some pattern of the chines for you.
It goes well with a 3.3hp, have yet to try it with a Seagull.

http://s269.photobucket.com/user/Horsle ... sort=3&o=0

Will get the GPS out, and try with a century.

H-A

Looks great H-A! I assume my email address got through to you.

phil wrote:Looks great H-A! I assume my email address got through to you.

Hi Phil yes got your email, will make you some paper patterns of the chines and transom.

I would say it is worth having a go at making one, it performs well with low power.

Not sure how much the postage to Canada will be.

H-A

H-A I've sent you a PM.