A wee green machine.

[Hood]

The next boat I am about to embark on fitting out is unusual for me, it is a standard displacement hull and a bit smaller than normal. It is for the son of one of the skippers I have done several Cheetah cats for, he has just left school so is just getting a small boat to make sure he has what it takes before he upgrades to something bigger in a few years.

A pic of the boat.

First job was done on Friday, cutting some 10mm Aluminium for parts for a davit.

Today I chopped up some 3" Dia x 1/4" wall tube and then started sticking things together. Had to go and fit some Mackerel strippers, guide wheels and jigging machines to another boat so this was as far as I got with the davit today.

 

[tom2207]

nice shape , good start made there though.

 

[Hood]

I already had most of the drawings done as I have made at least 6 davits the same, just had to make the plate for the hauler smaller as normally they are 13" Spencer Carter haulers but this one is only getting an 11" one.

 

[Hood]

Its an Orkney long liner or something like that.
Carries her shape back more than cobble would.

Few more pics.

 

[Hood]

Just looked, it is an Islander 19ft

 

[tom2207]

Thats a long trailer then , I was trying to work out if it was a short boat , or a long trailer.

 

[Hood]

20ft I think.

 

[badabec]

Hello, what is a mackerel stripper?

 

[Woody.v8]

Hello, what is a mackerel stripper?

The full monty under the sea

 

[Hood]

Hello, what is a mackerel stripper?

It is a device for stripping mackerel off of hooks.

 

[Hood]

I got the davit more or less finished, got the lower plate support fitted and the rest fully welded.
Also made a template for the hauler so I could position the lower roller properly and I got the bracket for that welded as well.

The EWM makes life easy as welding in any position is not an issue, pic of a vertical up weld between the tube and plate.

Still have the pin to make for the roller and a stainless sleeve for the hanging block hole to stop the shackle wearing the aluminium, after that it will be up to the boat to fit, possibly later this week.

 

[RichardM]

I thought he was going to be rowing when I saw the first picture

 

[Hood]

I thought he was going to be rowing when I saw the first picture

There is no chance of that nowadays

 

[Barking Mat]

No Keel.

That's going to roll like a barrel?

I know next to nothing about boats if it's not on a canal or river.

 

[Hood]

They are quite stable wee boats, fairly flat bottomed and draw very little.

 

[Barking Mat]

I'm quite firm in my belief if I'm going to go to sea, it's got to weigh about 1700 tons and have Brittany Ferries down the side.

Failing that no way.

 

[Tangledfeet]

I'm quite firm in my belief if I'm going to go to sea, it's got to weigh about 1700 tons and have Brittany Ferries down the side.

Failing that no way.

And a bar.

 

[Barking Mat]

And off licence, or duty free, with tastings... On the posh spirits...

 

[eSCHEn]

Lovely shape with nice strakes, makes me wonder if they're all used or is it more about replicating the clinker-built look in GRP?

 

[Hood]

Lovely shape with nice strakes, makes me wonder if they're all used or is it more about replicating the clinker-built look in GRP?

Just that I think.