rebirth of a tinny

[Chimo]

Hi Maxi

Very interesting thread and got me thinking about having a fiddle with an old 3.7 Sea Trex I've got sitting out the back. Can I ask........

What size is your tinny?
Is it an old DeHaviland or what?
Do you plan on using the front timbered platform as a casting deck, if so, is the set up going to be stable enough (given it got a pointy front end, like mine)?

What support have you got under the leading edges of hinged sections?
Are you going to attach the carpet straight over top of the hinged flaps or wrap em around the flaps?
How did you attach the floor supporting timber to the hull / ribs of the tinny?
Will you still have access under the floor to retrieve bits and pieces?

Sorry to be a pain with all the questions but you guys look to be doing such a great job on it, even getting me motivated to park the Vag and play with the tinny again. Looks to be a great bit of welding too!!

Good on you

Cheers

Chimo

[maxwellson]

hey chimo, its 11ft, not sure of the breed could be dehaviland, yes it will be a casting deck and yes it is stable enough, we have used aluminium angle to hold the flaps, no we are not going to wrap the carpet around, we will lay the carpet over flaps and cut it out to size so as there are no gaps, we are going to attatch some old tie down material to the underside of the flaps and leave it proud of the floor level about 15 mm, enough to grab and open. we bolted it with stainless and locking nuts to the ribs (the front deck) the main floor is removable and the carpet will wrap up the sides of the hull 50mm or so to minimise the s--t under the floor problem. yeh the welding is great, strong as. we start the paint process this weekend, it is my trade so with a bit of luck (if i can keep the beers in the fridge away from the helpers ) it should come up brand new. thanks again to everyone who has shown interest in our project. Barn (owner) thanks you also........ cheers again Maxi

[chillihead]

Hey Maxi,

How did the painting go this weekend , can we have some pic's of the finished product, what ratio of hardener should you use in the undercoat or don't you use any!!!
As this is your trade you should know off the top of your head!
Another question is if you make a mistake, what sort of thinners should you use to remove the paint?
Also are there any helpful hint's when purchasing the paint to make sure you get the right stuff, cause I've heard of some horror stories about some bloke who didn't use hardener in the base coat and had to strip it all back to bare metal!!!

Cheers Prof

[maxwellson]

too many questions chilliman. that seems like the worst scenario possible that you have described there. blame someone else would be my go !!!!!!. probably the bloke who sold the paint to the purchaser and assured that person, the products that were purchased were correct. cheers Maxi

[chillihead]

Come on Maxi,

We won't photos of the finished product, not idle chit chat!!

[fishingjew]

looking forward to pics of painted project
nice pic of fish have to get down that way when i get my boat finished
russell

[darkside]

Maxi , looks like a great job , your putting me to shame , hope you dont mind but i will use the same idea with the carpet in my refit , the timber work came up a treat in yours !

[Angla]

The decking out job looks real good. Once you have tarted her up, where will it be fishing mostly.

Angla

[maxwellson]

. no worries darkside, go for it, dont skimp on the glue, we are going to use gelgrip. Angla..... it is not my boat but will be used mainly in the richmond river. hull is nearly finished paint wise, will post some more pics soon. thanks all Maxi

[darkside]

Thanks Dirtysanchez , i will be using 4 S/S screws to hold the floor down and will loose lay the carpet, but have some velcro just to keep it in place and allow for easy removal to clean all that residue left over by the amount of fish i catch , ok now im dreaming! Im trying to copy maxwellson's floor design as much as possible , his tinny . "rebirth of a tinny " is comeing up a treat and putting me to shame .

[darkside]

sorry Maxi , while im stealing all your good ideas, do i need to paint with anything else under the floor , ive cleaned it off and sprayed it with a couple of coats of Etch Primer , in grey , with the floor in ,it isnt visable but just to help protect the surface, do i need yo use anything else or will that do . darkside

[maxwellson]

im sure i posted this morning before the drudgery of not going fishing !!. no worries Darkside ..go for it !!. it would be better if you could finish it with a compatible gloss finish...easier to clean then... i would use a 2 pack product and spray it on. make sure you get given the correct product (part A and part B) > > . . cheers Maxi

[maxwellson]

some more pics, from the stripping process till finished hull

[maxwellson]

more pics

[maxwellson]

barney having a SHORT !! break (for a change) while scrubbing after stripping process to remove stripper scum