project from downunder

[jay72]

Hi guys, great site, this is my first post here,I,m from brisbane Australia & love fishing & boating & kayak fishing, here are some pic,s of my boat (we call them tinnies) I got about a year ago, its a Quintrex 390 explorer with a 25hp merc, its classed as a v nose punt ( flat bottom ) & is very stable, when I brought it, it was a very basic set up , just 2 bench seats, first project was the floor, which I framed up with Ali box section & welded in, & then marine plywood with carpet glued on


I aslo made a little console to fit the sounder & swtich panel to

It the moment I,m working on a front casting deck, with built in cooler (esky) which I,ve built into the front beach seat, these bench seats have a solid block of polystyrene in them ,so leaving 2 inchs on the sides & bottom & linning with aliuminium works great as a cooler, in front of that is a plumbed live tank & Ive also made my own anchor well, next step is to fit plywood & carpet,, cheers..Jayson....

 

[fool4fish1226]

Well first off :WELCOME: Very nice boat and tow rig =D>

 

[acwd]

Nice tinnie ya got there! Welcome aboard mate!

Steve

 

[Bugpac]

Welcome aboard, I have a buddy that lives in Brisbane. Tin looks great.

 

[Dockside85]

What kind of car is that??

 

[novaman]

Fascinating, how much we're different and yet so much alike. =D> Very sharp looking boat and tow vehicle. Very neatly laid out boat and exceptionally clean in respect to the functionality, and craftsmanship.

 

[Bugpac]

What kind of car is that??

A holden Ute I think..

 

[moberg12]

I always pictured a tin boat from downunder looking like this:

:mrgreen:

Good looking tin you've got there!!

 

[Dockside85]

What kind of car is that??

A holden Ute I think..

Looks cool. Like an updated El Camino. Wonder if Chevy will ever bring that one back.

 

[Hanr3]

What kind of car is that??

A holden Ute I think..

Looks cool. Like an updated El Camino. Wonder if Chevy will ever bring that one back.

Avalanche is the modern day version of the ElCamino.

I wish they would bring standard transmissions back in trucks, and the 4 banger doesnt count.

 

[jay72]

What kind of car is that??

thanks for your kind words guys,, the car is a Holden commodore SV6, sold in America as a G8 pontiac, don,t know if you get the ute version though ??

 

[fool4fish1226]

I always pictured a tin boat from downunder looking like this:

:mrgreen:

Good looking tin you've got there!!

Now thats funny :LOL2:

 

[jay72]

I always pictured a tin boat from downunder looking like this:

:mrgreen:

Good looking tin you've got there!!

Now thats funny :LOL2:

stop it your making me dizzy :shock: & my toilets flushing the wrong way

 

[maddog]

the boat looks great. The ute is really cool too. Nice job on all the custom aluminum work in that boat! wish I could work ali like that...

 

[bugkiller]

What kind of car is that??

A holden Ute I think..

Looks cool. Like an updated El Camino. Wonder if Chevy will ever bring that one back.

I would love to see a new el camino. I have always wanted one. They are a car you either love or hate.

 

[TimRich]

Very nicely done tin! It looks great behind your tow rig!

 

[jay72]

did a bit more on the boat over the weekend, fitted a livewell pump & bilge pump, fitted a drian pipe to the anchor well, plumbed & fitted a light to the livewell, I took it for a test run this afternoon & all works well, the way I,ve set up the livewell is to fit a tube as the over flow, when you pull the tube out it drains the well,,cheers,,jayson,,,,,,

 

[novaman]

Very Cool =P~ Did You fab the livewell as well? That's a very neat looking setup and very similar to what I'm doing on My 16' Grizzly. Looking forward to any updates, and of course more pics. =D>

 

[jay72]

yeh I did the livewell myself,,,

 

[Rock]

nice!