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14-03-2008, 02:57 PM
#106
Ausfish New Member
Re: Building of the new Riptide platey
Nice looking project what height is it on the trailer?
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16-03-2008, 07:31 AM
#107
Ausfish Platinum Member
Re: Building of the new Riptide platey
G'day Greg,
'Bout time we had an update isn't it? I was down at Riptide Yesterday doing some maintenance (dropped a jiggler end in the fuel tank when I tried to drain it so had to pull the tank out! Idiot!!!) Dave said you picked it up a few weeks ago - how are the bling bollards and rails going ??? I still reckon you have too much time on ya hands!!!!
On track for Fraser???
Rhys
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09-04-2008, 08:11 PM
#108
Ausfish Bronze Member
Re: Building of the new Riptide platey
Hey Greg,
Getting itchy feet.
Would love to see some more pics.
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09-04-2008, 09:04 PM
#109
Ausfish Platinum Member
Re: Building of the new Riptide platey
Greg's quite busy of late, every spare second he's working on the boat, mainly sanding. It's getting close to the painting stage, most of the boat is in undercoat ... foxy
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12-04-2008, 11:15 PM
#110
Ausfish Bronze Member
Re: Building of the new Riptide platey
Hi Greg … great looking boat – sure it’ll look a treat when finished – I was interested when looking at your last post to see in the picture it seems you’ve used polly or automotive bog straight onto the ally (it's pink so that’s what I’m assuming – sorry if I’m mistaken) but having just gone through a bogging/painting process on my plate boat where I used epoxy mixed with micro-balloons applied to an epoxy etch primed surface (a bloody lot harder to work, sand and fair than polly) I'm interested in knowing if there’s some kind of shortcut in getting the polly to stick to straight to plate ally … if there is - then I’ve got to know for my next boat!
Briz
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13-04-2008, 10:36 AM
#111
Ausfish Bronze Member
Re: Building of the new Riptide platey
What a Weapon, Keep the pics coming .
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13-04-2008, 06:57 PM
#112
Ausfish Platinum Member
Re: Building of the new Riptide platey
shes coming along great greg what will you be towing it to fraser with this yeah, i bet she will be heavy in the sand
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16-04-2008, 06:45 PM
#113
Ausfish Silver Member
Re: Building of the new Riptide platey
Just paint the dam thing will ya!!!
Looking great Greg
Regards
BilgeBoy
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16-04-2008, 08:08 PM
#114
Re: Building of the new Riptide platey
thanks for the pics greg great to see a good quality job being done. look forward to the finish product, and you taking me fishin for those reds
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16-04-2008, 08:44 PM
#115
Ausfish Platinum Member
Re: Building of the new Riptide platey
greg, its looking really good but 3 weeks out mate i dont envy you. and empty out your msg,s ok cheers ian
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16-04-2008, 09:46 PM
#116
Ausfish Platinum Member
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16-04-2008, 09:51 PM
#117
Ausfish Platinum Member
Re: Building of the new Riptide platey
some pics of the epoxy resin under the gunnel caping. It was sanded back with a round piece of timber dowel wrapped in sand paper to get a nice even curve.
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16-04-2008, 09:56 PM
#118
Ausfish Platinum Member
Re: Building of the new Riptide platey
A few pics of where the bog is needed the most. The vertical bog area just past the very front of bow shot is where the anchor well is welded in which caused a high spot. The only way to fix this is to slow lightly build the area up to give it a nice even curve.
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16-04-2008, 09:59 PM
#119
Ausfish Platinum Member
Re: Building of the new Riptide platey
The boat fully undercoated and sprayed with a black guide coat to help show where you have sanded and more importantly to show the low spots.
Second pic is after the sides have been fully blocked back and ready for paint.
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16-04-2008, 10:01 PM
#120
Ausfish Bronze Member
Re: Building of the new Riptide platey
Now people can get some idea of why these things cost so much!
Looks luverley!
Kevin
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