Cracks and broken welds in a quintrex? Unlikely you say?

[thomas02]

Welds look perfect. must have had a hard 10+ years.

[cormorant]

Out of interest how did the previous owner have it strapped to the trailer and was he a big bloke.? Either way that boat has done some work but a good repair will have it a great useable boat again now you have put the work in.

[Chamelion]

Welds look perfect. must have had a hard 10+ years.

I guess if it's had a hard life and it's only broken one rib weld (causing the seat slot weld to break) and one weld underneath the casting deck then she must be quite a strong boat for a mass produced quintrex. Heck, I might get years of good use out of her once the work has been completely... The hardest she's likely to ever work in my hands is a few KM of rough water between moon point and the harbour if I get caught out with my pants down.

Out of interest how did the previous owner have it strapped to the trailer and was he a big bloke.? Either way that boat has done some work but a good repair will have it a great useable boat again now you have put the work in.

Previous owner wasn't a big bloke.. 90kg at most. His uncle owned it before that, his size I have no idea.

It's tied down to the trailer using a strap at the rear. I did notice that the front 1/4 or so of the skids don't appear to be making proper contact, or any at all, with the bottom of the hull. I only noticed this when I dropped it off, so I'll have a better look at it when I get it back. May be a result of poor trailer setup?

[Chamelion]

Picked up my boat today.. total of $420 for - Weld broken rib, weld broken seat mount + add extra bracing, weld cracks in hull, repair broken weld under casting deck, straighten and reinforce bent casting deck support, weld in tray for deep cycle under casting deck, add 13 lengths of C section for added floor support, mount bow mount electric.

The only pain is that the paint has discoloured and bubbles on the outside above where the hull cracks were welded up.. I assume with so much heat it was unavoidable. That said, I can fix that up at some point anyway.

In regards to the bow mount.. I had initially wanted to get a big thick plate welded on, much like the hornet trophies come with stock, but doing it this way was cheaper and appears that it'll do the job great.

[astro66]

They didnt tie the floor gussets back to the ribs that cracked ??? they cracked because of poor design/flexing the weld does stuff all .....they will crack again....just the seat mount wont break next time...
They should have tig welded the outside....those welds look ....ummmmmm ...

[QuinTin]

gee i would say shes had a hard pounding in her life for sure i have own a 4.45 quintrex from new (2002) model with a 50 tiller mercury 2 stroke
done most of its work in moreton bay and most who fish that area know what it gets like out their at times and i have not had a crack yet touch wood but its a wonder
i think alot of it comes down to the person driving it not saying you the bloke before you who owned it they dont know how to drive to the conditions of chop/swell
some just go flat out and pound away at their kidneys hahaha anyway sorry for your bad luck with the quinnie and glad ya got it fixed hope all goes well for ya

cheers QuinTin

[Moonlighter]

Looks heaps stronger now!

Time to buy some Tef-gel to go on all those stainless screws when you put the new floor in. Either that or dura-lac.

Will be great to see her all back together again. Please keep us up to date with progress photos.

cheers

ML