Steel boat build - Almarine 1200fa

[JOHNPEET]

Well, a hard days work and some great help - but the roof really is finally coming off!

 

[Flynnbarr]

I presume you told the wife it’s all being stored in the corner of the garden ready for the next build

 

[Sticky Fingers]

Amazing! This might come in handy for my next boat! ?

... ready for the next build

Lol. Surely not

 

[stuarthearn]

been building most of my life, Congrats you are making a fine job indeed
I have a few new designs to GIVE AWAY to amateurs with talent one a two chine motorboat, for twins around 100hp cat B the other a sailboat for high lats sailing
I suffered a stroke so I am not building now
the two boats I just posted in the motor boat forum

 

[Boathook]

Amazing! This might come in handy for my next boat! ?

Will it have some flappy bits of material to help it move in the required direction ? ?

 

[JOHNPEET]

Lol. Surely not

Absolutely not! ?

 

[Mr Googler]

Your boat is being born! …….remember…..push….don’t pull

 

[JOHNPEET]

The current view from next door’s drive!

A really busy weekend with fantastic help from the family ?

 

[Bouba]

The current view from next door’s drive!

A really busy weekend with fantastic help from the family ?

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I bet your neighbors couldn’t wait to help you remove your boat shed?

 

[limecc]

The current view from next door’s drive!

A really busy weekend with fantastic help from the family ?

Oh wow!

 

[JOHNPEET]

I bet your neighbors couldn’t wait to help you remove your boat shed?

They bought the house with my boat shed already in situ! ? It’s what attracted them to the property apparently ??

 

[Bouba]

They bought the house with my boat shed already in situ! ? It’s what attracted them to the property apparently ??

And why did the previous neighbors leave ?‍.......?

 

[Bouba]

Is the crane going to use lifting straps or did you weld on lifting eyes?

 

[JOHNPEET]

Is the crane going to use lifting straps or did you weld on lifting eyes?

lifting straps, spreader frame and a 200t crane to get the reach ??

 

[Mr Googler]

How did you make the flybridge screen?

 

[Bouba]

lifting straps, spreader frame and a 200t crane to get the reach ??

I think it would be cheaper if you hired a digger and made a ditch and floated her out ?

 

[JOHNPEET]

How did you make the flybridge screen?

I made templates for the front screen and two side screens from hardboard. Once I was happy with the shape and fit, I scribed around and cut the screens from 8mm tinted acrylic using a jigsaw running at very slow speed and a fine metal cut blade. Filed and polished the edges using progressively finer sand paper and finishing with wet and dry. Marked the holes and drilled with a wood bit. Job done.

 

[Mr Googler]

I made templates for the front screen and two side screens from hardboard. Once I was happy with the shape and fit, I scribed around and cut the screens from 8mm tinted acrylic using a jigsaw running at very slow speed and a fine metal cut blade. Filed and polished the edges using progressively finer sand paper and finishing with wet and dry. Marked the holes and drilled with a wood bit. Job done.

And the curves?

 

[JOHNPEET]

And the curves?

There’s sufficient flex in the material to take the curve which is only in one plane

 

[Elessar]

I made templates for the front screen and two side screens from hardboard. Once I was happy with the shape and fit, I scribed around and cut the screens from 8mm tinted acrylic using a jigsaw running at very slow speed and a fine metal cut blade. Filed and polished the edges using progressively finer sand paper and finishing with wet and dry. Marked the holes and drilled with a wood bit. Job done.

It’s getting irritating now, John. I hope you can’t tie knots.

Why get a boat when you can walk on the stuff.