A Tabs Showcase

[chocolatemoose]

following from the polycraft.
here is the tabs 4mt v tinny ive been putting together for my old man.
i grew up around gippsland and i have loved small tinnys. and finding the right one second hand was taking a loooong time. so i just bought a new one... which wasnt all that much more to what a lot of people where asking 2nd hand.. hmmm

anyway. barebones 4mt tinny. i laid foam between the stringers and the sides to keep the noise down.
standard marine ply floor option.. gota have a floor these days
thin marine ply on the sides. carpeted "just to hold the foam really"
carpeted deck. to keep glare down
garmin 556s
fusion ra50
railblazer rod holders and...things
removable nav lights
mercury usa15 l/s
and some stnadard ocean south seats
johsnon bilge pump
hawse hatch and alloy bow sprit with SS bollard
not much more i really want to do
get some decent height alloy rails welded
fit the JW trolling motor.
maybe some interior LEDS and fusion speakers. pop a cover over it and job done
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[bigjimg]

Your Dad must be proud of you, looks like a pretty handy little boat.
As a suggestion, find the largest snap lock plastic bag that will fit the fire extinguisher. The salt will destroy that in no time and render it useless. Jim

[Shelby35]

Nice build up can I ask what ram mount did you use for the garmin?

[chocolatemoose]

just an old ram mount from way back. but the current universal 1.5" ball mounts are the same. they are about 39 bucks or so
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a few snaps from todays efforts. trimmed the floor up a bit and played with the new JW

im now kinda regretting not getting a painted hull. but im thinking of vinyling the sides.. any ideas?

[Corry]

That looks like a great job, is that an electric winch on the anchor... awesome.

Corry

[chocolatemoose]

thanks man :)
no . i had thought of an electric winch for a while but concluded that its a bit silly and overkill for now:P
thats just a stainless hawse cap to allow the chain to fall into the locker wither having to go back and under. all in order to keep it clean and quiet :)

[chocolatemoose]

another day with some work taking place on the tabs
mounted the electric
installed two storage locker bin .. things
and a little recessed pocket under the seat. as well as the rear nav light
mounted the seats on propper titan swivels
installed the fusion speakers

destroyed one vetvac sucking up foam. and still didnt get it all out. guh that stuff is nasty!
anyway pics :)
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[chocolatemoose]

new trailer
original trailer was... just one we had in the yard. its not the biggest thing either. to avoid the guards it sat very high up. had the winch post as far forward and the worst jockey wheel known to man. however its back for sale if anyone is interested in it cheap :)
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