driveshaft22
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Hi all. Ive been reading thru a lot of the mods and projects on this site since the purchase of the new (old) tinny. And have assembled a fair idea of how I want the boat to look and work.
I thought Id share my plans so far. I haven't picked the boat up yet, its about a 9hr return drive, but in the next few weeks will have it here to start work on.
A little about my situation..
I live in Central Queensland Australia, which is not too remote but it is certainly what they call "The Outback". There are numerous large dams and fresh water fishing within about a 5hour radius from me and the east coast and Whitsunday islands to fish.
The Boat...(un named as yet)
I have got my hands on a 16ft of 4.75meter aluminium boat made by De Havilland (aircraft manufacturers) in 1977. I have only seen a couple of photos as yet but have been assured that it is structurally sound.
I have been using a free 3D modelling software called Google Sketch up to do some plans up. It is very handy as I can work to scale including dimensions and rotate in all directions. The biggest limitation with the software is curved surfaces, which is what a boat has lots of, so I have been limited a bit, but you can get the general idea from the pics.
I'll throw the pics up and look forward to hearing about improvements and changes that might be suggested.
Any questions please feel free to ask. I will update with more info as the project progresses.
Thanks
I thought Id share my plans so far. I haven't picked the boat up yet, its about a 9hr return drive, but in the next few weeks will have it here to start work on.
A little about my situation..
I live in Central Queensland Australia, which is not too remote but it is certainly what they call "The Outback". There are numerous large dams and fresh water fishing within about a 5hour radius from me and the east coast and Whitsunday islands to fish.
The Boat...(un named as yet)
I have got my hands on a 16ft of 4.75meter aluminium boat made by De Havilland (aircraft manufacturers) in 1977. I have only seen a couple of photos as yet but have been assured that it is structurally sound.
I have been using a free 3D modelling software called Google Sketch up to do some plans up. It is very handy as I can work to scale including dimensions and rotate in all directions. The biggest limitation with the software is curved surfaces, which is what a boat has lots of, so I have been limited a bit, but you can get the general idea from the pics.
I'll throw the pics up and look forward to hearing about improvements and changes that might be suggested.
Any questions please feel free to ask. I will update with more info as the project progresses.
Thanks