crossy
05-01-2008, 04:04 PM
i just got my first boat thanks to the lovely wife allowing me. We brought the boat because we are soon moving up to Darwin, so the "wife" wanted a good boat to go barra fishing (she never fished before she met me). Allthough i tried to convince her the hornet trophy was a good option she set a limit of 2000. so the hornet went down the gurgler. and we ended up with a 4mtr Quintrex sportsman 89 model i think with a johnson 25 i think its 98 and a "free Eagle sounder. She allowed me to buy the boat with the agreement that i repaint it. So with out further redue i present to you my work in progress. or my bargain chip to get the on the water.
1.as i received it
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/1dar3u/boat/P1010538.jpg
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/1dar3u/boat/th_P1010543-1.jpg (http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/1dar3u/boat/P1010543-1.jpg)
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/1dar3u/boat/th_P1010541-1.jpg (http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/1dar3u/boat/P1010541-1.jpg)
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/1dar3u/boat/th_P1010543.jpg (http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/1dar3u/boat/P1010543.jpg)
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/1dar3u/boat/th_P1010541.jpg (http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/1dar3u/boat/P1010541.jpg)
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/1dar3u/boat/th_P1010539.jpg (http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/1dar3u/boat/P1010539.jpg)
2. after sum advice on this forum and a 5000psi gurni from work and a few tins of paint stripper the 6 layers of white paint and zink kromite came off, and we used the garage as a spray booth to etch prime and top coat. Then we used black car underbody laquer to do the underside. pcked up the new rego numbers from waterways and sprayed them white with a sticker paint.
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/1dar3u/boat/th_P1010606.jpg (http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/1dar3u/boat/P1010606.jpg)
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/1dar3u/boat/th_P1010605.jpg (http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/1dar3u/boat/P1010605.jpg)
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/1dar3u/boat/th_P1010603.jpg (http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/1dar3u/boat/P1010603.jpg)
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/1dar3u/boat/th_P1010602.jpg (http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/1dar3u/boat/P1010602.jpg)
4. flogged dads back seat out of his ally craft (mums still not happy)
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/1dar3u/boat/P1010600.jpg
5. This is the reast of the boat:
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/1dar3u/boat/th_P1010610.jpg (http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/1dar3u/boat/P1010610.jpg)
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/1dar3u/boat/th_P1010609.jpg (http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/1dar3u/boat/P1010609.jpg)
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/1dar3u/boat/th_P1010608.jpg (http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/1dar3u/boat/P1010608.jpg)
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/1dar3u/boat/th_P1010599.jpg (http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/1dar3u/boat/P1010599.jpg)
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/1dar3u/boat/P1010612.jpg
i have fitted the nav lights and the splash proof switches on the battery box, have also made a simple mount on the side for the sounder and have moved the cushy seat to the middle after being yelled at for trying to throw the wife out of the boat. now i have the fold down chair.
i still have the inside to paint yet we just painted half today, and in the middle of fitting a front casting deck. i will post more pick when the casting deck is done
1.as i received it
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/1dar3u/boat/P1010538.jpg
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/1dar3u/boat/th_P1010543-1.jpg (http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/1dar3u/boat/P1010543-1.jpg)
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/1dar3u/boat/th_P1010541-1.jpg (http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/1dar3u/boat/P1010541-1.jpg)
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/1dar3u/boat/th_P1010543.jpg (http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/1dar3u/boat/P1010543.jpg)
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/1dar3u/boat/th_P1010541.jpg (http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/1dar3u/boat/P1010541.jpg)
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/1dar3u/boat/th_P1010539.jpg (http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/1dar3u/boat/P1010539.jpg)
2. after sum advice on this forum and a 5000psi gurni from work and a few tins of paint stripper the 6 layers of white paint and zink kromite came off, and we used the garage as a spray booth to etch prime and top coat. Then we used black car underbody laquer to do the underside. pcked up the new rego numbers from waterways and sprayed them white with a sticker paint.
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/1dar3u/boat/th_P1010606.jpg (http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/1dar3u/boat/P1010606.jpg)
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/1dar3u/boat/th_P1010605.jpg (http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/1dar3u/boat/P1010605.jpg)
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/1dar3u/boat/th_P1010603.jpg (http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/1dar3u/boat/P1010603.jpg)
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/1dar3u/boat/th_P1010602.jpg (http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/1dar3u/boat/P1010602.jpg)
4. flogged dads back seat out of his ally craft (mums still not happy)
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/1dar3u/boat/P1010600.jpg
5. This is the reast of the boat:
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/1dar3u/boat/th_P1010610.jpg (http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/1dar3u/boat/P1010610.jpg)
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/1dar3u/boat/th_P1010609.jpg (http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/1dar3u/boat/P1010609.jpg)
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/1dar3u/boat/th_P1010608.jpg (http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/1dar3u/boat/P1010608.jpg)
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/1dar3u/boat/th_P1010599.jpg (http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/1dar3u/boat/P1010599.jpg)
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/1dar3u/boat/P1010612.jpg
i have fitted the nav lights and the splash proof switches on the battery box, have also made a simple mount on the side for the sounder and have moved the cushy seat to the middle after being yelled at for trying to throw the wife out of the boat. now i have the fold down chair.
i still have the inside to paint yet we just painted half today, and in the middle of fitting a front casting deck. i will post more pick when the casting deck is done