Boat Update

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neil b

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Hello Everyone,
Here are some more pictures of the hull from this week. The bottom of the boat is complete, with all the keel and bilge guards welded on. The bottom skins and one side has been sanded with 60 grit discs on an orbital sander to give the paint something to key into. I still need to do one side and the transom, as well as the undersides of the side decks and some of the cockpit's interior. The tank beds are finished, as well as most of the landing for a semi-removable plate over the fuel tanks. Hopefully this will give me access to the tanks and fittings if something needs to be replaced in the future, without having to cut up the deck.

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Bottom skin and side cleaned up with some 60 grit discs.

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Yet another flip with the crane. Hopefully the boat will be going on a trailer this week.

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Bilge pump sitting on a small bracket welded to the centerline.

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Landing for the removable floor plate going in. The short sections of tube are for the fuel fill lines. The fittings on the tanks pointed right into the top strap of the lightning holes.

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All welded up. I think it took approx. 10 pieces of angle to make the landing. Lots of work for what appears to be a simple floor landing.

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All polished back with flap discs. The floor plates will be welded to the landing, and the removable section will be fastened down with a bunch of stainless screws threaded into the landing, with some 4000 series semi-permanent 3m caulking.

-Neil
 
Few more pictures.

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Rubber stair mat pads on the feet of the fuel tanks. These were glued on with some 5200, and will hopefully prevent metal to metal contact between the tank feet and the tank landings.

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The H shaped plate is for the battery box. The cut-outs in the plate will allow you to tighten the strap on the box down snug, and keep the battery from bouncing around in the stern compartment. There is a second in the starboard side compartment for the second battery. The bracket welded to the transom is for the washdown pump.

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1" stainless drain plug in the transom. It's nice to start on some of the finish work, but as you can see I still need to clean up that bead and sand the transom for paint.

My dad and I have cut the first of section of plate for the cockpit floor and should have more progress and pictures by the end of the week.
Hope everyone is having a fun early season,
Neil
 
i'm no expert but i think i see a few problems

problem >>>> boat may not be wide enough to provide a stable shooting platform , or , you are freaking tiny !

possible solution>>>> finish boat , bring it to my house for evaluation and storage , fix issues on next build :)

seriously...thats awesome !
 
Very nice work - this has been a great build to watch. Some of the commercial aluminum duck boat builders could benefit from reviewing the quality of work you put into that boat. Nice welds..
 
Here is a picture that shows the scale a bit better. I'm about 6'1" or so. In hind sight you probably could have built a 22' or 23' boat for about the same price. All of the parts were cut from 24' plate. Maybe next time around.

This hull is just over 21' with an 8' 5" at her widest point.

-Neil

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Very nice!!!

So, you plan to push her with a 150 HP??

Bet she will scream with a 40-50 hp on her, how big are you planning on going with the motor?
 
Eric,
We are planning on putting a 150 Yamaha on the boat. The 115 and the 150 are very close in weight, and the extra hp will let you run the engine at a lower rpm. We have a 40 on the small Scaup, after starting out with a 25 Honda then a 30 2 stroke Yamaha. There is a lot of boat getting pushed through the water, and when you at a bunch of decoys and stuff it takes a bit to get them moving.
- Neil
 
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