GV10 Stop and Start Project

[Fuzz]

I have had to dodge a few things while boating but dead cows is a new one
Sounds like you made a good choice to call it a day and get off the water.

[Netpackrat]

Yeah that would be a little disconcerting. The possibility that always worried me was drifting down the river in my canoe, and rounding a corner to find a bear standing in the shallows. Happened once to some fellows we knew; they about dumped the canoe and I think all needed new underwear afterward.

[MikeyGnz]

Yeah that would be a little disconcerting. The possibility that always worried me was drifting down the river in my canoe, and rounding a corner to find a bear standing in the shallows. Happened once to some fellows we knew; they about dumped the canoe and I think all needed new underwear afterward.

I'm glad we don't have to worry about anything like that here.

[MikeyGnz]

Photos of the finished hull as promised.

While I was welding I made up a couple of handles that will be bolted onto the outside of the clamping board.


Instead of having knees in the corner between the side panels and transom I have dropped them a few inches and built them into the seat tops.


I'll stop teasing now. Here is the complete hull. I have added handles and a bow roller at the front as well as the handles on the clamping board. Looking at the sides there is a bit of a wave that I hope to take out when I install the rub rails but I did manage to remove the worst of the distortion.




Plywood seat tops to be varnished and fitted. I could have stuck with alloy but it is cold and leaves black marks on skin.

There will also be a wooden clamping board on the transom and wooden rub rails around the sides. All woodwork is cut, I just need to take to a mates place and round the edges on his router table. Not long now until it is in the water.

While I am waiting for the varnish to dry I also need to rebuild the carb on my outboard. Not running at the moment, has spark and new fuel in the tank so hopefully a carb clean, new needle valve, new gaskets, etc. will fix it.

[Fuzz]

I would bet that rubrails will take that wobble out of the bow area. Good move making the seat tops out of wood. Sitting on metal can get bad in a hurry.

[Evan_Gatehouse]

It's hard for beginners to control distortion in aluminum boat building.

Here the bears actually chase you in the river. Skip to 0:25 seconds

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVuuxqZZCRg

[OneWayTraffic]

I take it that was the Waimak? That river can go from quiet to sink your 4WD in minutes. Fortunately they record rainfall and flow. I always check it before going after Salmon. No jet boat though. Spending all my $$ on the C17.

[MikeyGnz]

I take it that was the Waimak? That river can go from quiet to sink your 4WD in minutes. Fortunately they record rainfall and flow. I always check it before going after Salmon. No jet boat though. Spending all my $$ on the C17.

I was up the Waiau. It was a weird day. The Waiau was up from 50 to 655 cumecs, Waimak only up from 50 to 100 cumecs, Rakia only an extra 10 cumecs and Rangitata no change.

[MikeyGnz]

I've been having problems posting photos so can't show the progress but I now have the clamping board and rub rails on, just waiting for a few coats of varnish before the splash.

I've got a week off and am heading up to the bach (holiday house) tomorrow. I'll put the varnish on up there and splash tues or wed.

[Fuzz]

I sure hope you can post pictures from the splash. We hope it goes well for you.