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    Elite 8.9 - Moose Marine

    Well she is underway
    After some issues with trucking and transport. the cut alloy has arrived in our NZ factory with Herley Boats.


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    Re: Elite 8.9 - Moose Marine

    some of the folding is now all complete


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    Re: Elite 8.9 - Moose Marine

    a few more fun images

    here is the weld in rather classy bungs,



    Our heavy duty door locks and latches for some hatches



    here is our custom fuel manifold. with both tanks fed into a common manifold and each engine then on either end, with shutoffs to isolate everything . this is accessed with the plant froom in the rear lazerette



    and here is the first piece of the interior puzzle mocked up . this is the dinnette frame work and vaneer


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    Ausfish Platinum Member
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    Kalbarri, WA

    Re: Elite 8.9 - Moose Marine

    One powerball.

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    Re: Elite 8.9 - Moose Marine

    frames are now being laid on the keel. it will soon look like a boat!



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    Moose, with so many in lock down...... Ausfish needs this build........ Can you have them on 3x shifts building this thing 24/7 with photo updates every 8 hours also?

    Serious question: With that common fuel manifold as it is. If one fuel tank gets contaminated with say water or bad fuel. Wont that mean that both engines will cop the bad fuel?
    Democracy: Simply a system that allows the 51% to steal from the other 49%.

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    Re: Elite 8.9 - Moose Marine

    Quote Originally Posted by Lovey80 View Post
    Moose, with so many in lock down...... Ausfish needs this build........ Can you have them on 3x shifts building this thing 24/7 with photo updates every 8 hours also?

    Serious question: With that common fuel manifold as it is. If one fuel tank gets contaminated with say water or bad fuel. Wont that mean that both engines will cop the bad fuel?
    hahah yeah the amount of boats that ive seen get built on ausfish over the years has made me excited to finally offer one of my own ill be putting up as many photos as i cna

    Good question qwith the manifold.

    Short answer... yes.. HOWEVER... we have things in place. we are running smart bowl fuel water systems that indicate contamination before its reached the manifold. and then that fuel tank can be shut off with the valves. but still allow both engines to run.
    in single tank to single engine installations it can prevernt getting onto the plane or home in safe time if only one engine can run.

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    Re: Elite 8.9 - Moose Marine

    I was kind of meaning, wouldn’t it be better to have the manifold as such that they are separate tanks for separate engines in the standard mode. Then if one tank becomes compromised In any way, it can be isolated and both engines run off the good tank.
    Democracy: Simply a system that allows the 51% to steal from the other 49%.

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    Re: Elite 8.9 - Moose Marine

    bulkheads and stringers starting to take shape









    You can see on the last one the watertight forward collision bulkhead which also forms further up as the anchor well.

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    a few more shots of the interior comming together







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    Re: Elite 8.9 - Moose Marine

    with the lockdown in NZ slowing things down for a week or so, its nice to finally get back onto it
    Here are some more parts of the interior coming together


    the helm seat box with the access cabinet doors in place for the electrical cabinet


    These are the overhead cabinets in the forward lounge /berths


    the galley with a few more doors atatched

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    Ausfish Platinum Member
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    Kalbarri, WA

    Re: Elite 8.9 - Moose Marine

    What material are they using for the cabinets, Moose? Veneered marine-grade ply? One of the biggest challenges with a fit out is getting it strong enough without blowing out the weight, whilst satisfying requirements for being aethetically pleasing and not prone to a slow rot from just being in proximity to water.

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    Re: Elite 8.9 - Moose Marine

    spot on ran. this boat has been a mission to get the correct materials to meet all requirements. weight, longevity, style. all big box tickers. "part of the reason why these boats are in the price bracket they are" But yes its marine ply vaneered. its called "driftwood". i cant tell you how many sample books and inerior designers the client, their designer and myself sat d own with. but when all tied together with the material for the walls. ceiling panels, seats, seat stitching, floorboards. it ties nicely together. we wanted to go for scandianvian pernisular. a sorta beachy slash modern. "instead of the more american, cherry timbers"

    Done correctly ply is a very suitable material to use inconjunction with ally. on top of making the boat warmer and quieter, it looks a lot better than painted welded seat boxes.

    However this boat is the flagship, our other models take different directions to their fitouts.

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    Re: Elite 8.9 - Moose Marine

    Hull plates started to get welded on this week. some sneeky photos for yall





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