F0X0's 10ft semi V build

[foxo]

Hey tinnie freaks,
firstly thanks for the inspiration and info from your projects and to the admin guys for hosting the site, a very useful resource and lots of fun to read.
Well I bought my first boat, been a keen fisherman all my life and have access to some great lake fishing down here in NZ so would like to get out and fish the margins a bit better than from the shore.
I just wanted a little stable craft mostly for myself that I could take a friend along as well and have a bit more room if it was just me. At this stage I am planning on installing a floor, two pedestal seats and then possibly casting decks and storage front and rear. Functionallity, stability and versatlility are the main drivers with this one with price and looks factoring a bit further down.
There don't seem to be many 10ft semi V builds on here so I though I'd chuck one up, I know I've been surfing for them, here are a few pics of the day after I bought her home

 

[foxo]

Next installment.... a bit about the boat and plan
I choose her for the following reasons; Welded hull, all alloy transom, and the space between the front and rear seats.
Most of the new boats available in this size have a seat in the miiddle fror support and a forward faceing front passenger but this one has a center rib so a nice open floor area, albeit with a V'd floor which I intend to remedy.
I also liked the semi V design with the flat and wide rear for stability and the benefits of the front V in direction and wave handling. She is also wide for a ten footer, four foot at the widest at the floor and she's close to that over most of the boat. I've had her out a few times already and was very pleased with the stability, even standing on the rear seat, had a very pleasant day stalking trout in the shallows
So here's a good shot of the boat interior, thanks to all the the members for hammering the point about treated ply and stainless, thats the first thing to come out

I plan on useing the welded channel rail under the ply for the spine of the floor and running ali angle ribs to sit flush on the ribs of the boat with ali box section supporting the spine on the floor of the boat. This support frame will then be attached to the deck so will be removeable. I plan on useing the boat ribs to lock either or both the frame and deck to the boat to prevent it moveing about.

 

[foxo]

I put a bit of planning into the floor bracing as I wanted it to be as minimal as possible, for the obvious reasons of weight and cost but also due to some of the builds I have seen on here getting a bit carried away and building something you could park a truck on. I can see how it would be easy to just keep adding that little bit of extra support untill you have a mechano monster! For me the deck itself is half the strength and the frame is more to keep it level, flat, stable, prevent bowing etc. I'll build it with an eye to easy addition of extra support if required. I still plan on adding another floor brace at the front of the deck frame as a seat will be going in here.

That central rail I butchered from the slide seat dealeo is absolutely rock solid, I'm really pleased with the way it turned out

Originally I thought I might need to add some floor braces to the ribs but I doubt it now, I may need to run some lengthways support between the first and second crossmembers if the deck feels like it is bowing in this area, if so, easily done

one piece of wisdom to impart, don't cheap out on the rivet gun, you wil regret it, especially if a replacement is a lengthy drive away

A good friend of mine kindly offered to make the deck for me out of ali treadplate that he happened to have lying about, some people do you know! I had planned on useing 12mm ply but of course aluminium beats it hands down. I know aluminium is prohibitively expensive, especially where I am but I think it really is worth doing some digging around and trying to find something for the right price. You may have to think a little laterally but I've seen some builds on here use such things as road signs or possibly thinner sheet folded or doubled up with extra floor bracing might do it.
So now this will be a wood free boat which I am very pleased about, it just solves so many problems. All of the boat conversions on this site where the donor boat looks like it's been to hell and back started out as someone's project as well once and I'm sure they were just as enthusiastic about it but over time neglect and weather have taken their toll, usually on transom, decking and floors.

It really gives you an idea of the floor area once the template is mocked up

Gotta love that transom!

Well I'm off to see my mate soon to talk decks so we'll see what transpires in a few weeks

 

[fool4fish1226]

cool little boat - nice work

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:WELCOME: thanks for sharing

 

[Zum]

Solid looking boat for sure,only electric?
From what I've read/seen(t.v.;magazines),New Zealand has some great fishing and outdoor activites.

 

[foxo]

Thanks for the comments guys,
Fool4fish, I just got so much info from this site. If I hadn't of read about marine ply corroding aluminium I could of wasted some money, time and damaged the boat, feel sorry for new posters proudly telling everyone they've done what they thought was the right thing with the proper materials only to find they have to start over, must be very demoralising. I just felt I should share my experiances in the hopes it might help someone else and to contribute to a great resource. If you can't find out what you want to know about tin boats on this site it's not worth knowing. Whenever you have a cunning idea someone has already created a website and posted pictures of their builds. Also I haven't been able to find much here about 10ft boats so I though I'd post something for those on the smaller side.
Zum, yes it's just electric, I had a dream of stalking wily trout in shallow waters silently and stealthely, much like my shore fishing. This has been realised with this boat, I loved the idea of the silence and control afforded by the electric motors and it was everything I had hoped. Cruising the shorelines spotting fish it was like being on a magic carpet. NZ's fishing rep is true, I've fished overseas in some nice places but perhaps the best thing here is the lack of people, encountering another angler or person of any description is rare unless you go to the real popular spots and then not too many.
Bass boats as you guys know them are unheard of here, people like myself know of them but I've never seen any here, neither jon boats or decked fishing boats. With what I'm planning for the boat it should draw a little interest from the other angling friends. Check out a movie called 'once in a blue moon', showcases some of the best scenery and trout fishing in NZ and is also very informative about the habits of trout, it's worth it just for the scenery.