Building a Plate Alloy Boat - Boating & Fishing Information and Reports Forum

peterbo3 · #1 (**permalink**) 12-18-2007, 08:31 PM

Morning all,
These are a few construction pics of my new boat. It was due to be finished Dec 6 but stuff happens. 23FT LOA with a 175 Suzi. 23 deg deadrise, reverse chines & ballast tubes which drain whilst moving & fill with water at rest to counteract deep-V roll. 300 litres of fuel, 5mm hull, 6mm transom, 4mm topsides.Should run at around 40 knots. There will be more pics down the track.
The third pic is not my boat. The deck was on before I could get to it & so the pic is of a similar boat without ballast tubes. The pic of my daughter in front of a finished boat is only to give an indication of what they look like. My boat will be unpainted.

bluffman2 · #2 (**permalink**) 12-18-2007, 08:39 PM

Peter it looks like the info i gave you worked!!!!!

great post!!

peterbo3 · #3 (**permalink**) 12-18-2007, 08:44 PM

Steve,
Thanks again for that. It is all a bit new to me although I have been on the net since 98. Hard to teach old dogs new tricks I guess. I had captioned each picture with a description but the captions did not appear. Any queries about the build are welcome.

bluffman2 · #4 (**permalink**) 12-18-2007, 08:47 PM

are "you" actually building this yourself or you have someone else building it for you??

peterbo3 · #5 (**permalink**) 12-18-2007, 09:02 PM

Steve,
Boatbuilder is doing it but I will wire up everything. Using BlueSeas fittings. ICOM M504 VHF. Plotter is Ray C80,sounder is a Furuno 585 with a SS164 Zero Deg transducer when they finally appear.
Volvo QL trim tabs. Seastar Hyd steering. The builder is here:
http://www.fisherboats.com.au/

bluffman2 · #6 (**permalink**) 12-18-2007, 09:15 PM

Man i wish i had the time and knowledge to be able to do that.......goood luck with her!!!

Kern O · #7 (**permalink**) 12-18-2007, 09:29 PM

Looking at all the plate in the first shot, I said "wow, hard to imagine that becoming a boat - but the photos sure show it happening. Excellent!

Then again, it is also hard to look at a drum of resin and a bunch of glass cloth and thing "yeah, there's my boat".

welder · #8 (**permalink**) 12-18-2007, 11:26 PM

Pete, What's a Alloy boat ? and who would want one of them ? LOL

She's looking good and you should have a lifetime of memories on her [ The boat ]

MORE PICTURES

Lester

Recutter · #9 (**permalink**) 12-19-2007, 12:15 AM

You guys make some very cool boats Down Under!
The ballast tubes seem to be in many alloy boats in your neck of the woods. It is a very good idea, is there any downside to having them?

peterbo3 · #10 (**permalink**) 12-19-2007, 01:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Recutter

You guys make some very cool boats Down Under!
The ballast tubes seem to be in many alloy boats in your neck of the woods. It is a very good idea, is there any downside to having them?

Recutter,
All is good so far. They have been around for a while but Fisher seems to have perfected the system. They act as stringers as they are welded to the cross members & really beef up the structure. The hull is sealed under the deck & is self draining, a point I neglected to mention.