Great, now area finished (an heel and side pockets) which helped to balance it and extra fibreglass in overall rebuild added weight to the hull which was already a good shape. For a 4.6m boat it now handles moderate offshore or chop really well.

@@weekendwannabe4208 is it quite stable in the water for fishing ? What is the beam of the boat at transom waterline ?

Transom beam about 1.5m. Stability is ok for a small boat two people can stand to one side but obviously need to be careful.

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It is in Sydney

Console another $1000

Thank you . I don’t have exact figures but for materials excluding boat, motor, trailer and electrics I think around $5,000 to $8,000 Australian. I know I spent over $1,000 just in sandpaper 😉

Thank you

I guess I should just shut top and watch. Great build.🙃

Yep, took a lot cause I didn’t know exactly what I was doing but a lot was just sanding 🙁

Thank you Glenn, much appreciated! The project is nearly finished, just need to put some flooring in. I have a few more videos planned of the last bits of the build including the casting deck hatches, seat etc though I’ve moved house so KZbin and the boat unfortunately is on the back burner for now. Best wishes with your project!

The stainless place at Brookvale in Sydney. They bent some flat bar to my measurements. I think it was 3mm thick.

Checked the invoice, 1.5mm 316. C Channel 20x50x20 700 long, about $55.

Yes I replaced the stringers and deck on the trailer, which has rollers, but put long 30 x 70mm planks on the rollers (between the rollers and the hull) so it sat on these like skids. Two stacked, each side and one under the keel. You can see the port side support planks on the rollers at 3:22 min in part one of the series kzbin.info/www/bejne/rICvoWeaq5KBnbM The Nautiglass also had smaller sub stringers (almost batons) between the keel and side stringers, running above the chines near the keel. My new ones were roughly 19 x 42mm hardwood lengths, and I replaced these before I took out the main stringers to also help limit flex. You can see these at 2:24 min on part 1. The above seemed to work as I didn't notice any problems when I flipped the boat to redo the hull. Best wishes for your build.

Cheers Dylan Now I’m able to use her, I’ve found the hull shape to be excellent. A really nice ride and cuts through the chop beautifully. I added a fair bit of extra weight from more glass and heavier stringers and I guess that helps. The Merc 60 is a great match, though there is a bit of ‘prop chatter’ when in gear at low revs, which I’m told is due to the stainless prop vibrating 🤨, annoying for slow trolling. Guess I need to get the trolling motor 🙂 In hindsight I probably would have gone for lighter material for the transom, coosa board or something, or maybe a pod for some more aft buoyancy but it’s not a big issue. Overall I’m really pleased with the hull shape and performance. Nautiglass were built ‘to a budget’ but the hull design was great. Best wishes for your project, will be interested to see what you came up with?👍

Thank you Larry, best wishes for your project. They take awhile don’t they? I’m still working on mine, put in a leaning post, plumbed the live well and am nearly finished the anchor well.

Cheers. Good luck with your project.

@@weekendwannabe4208 thanks.

Thank you Maurice, best wishes if you go ahead with your project.

Thank you

Thank you It’s flowcoat from Fibreglass Australasia in Sydney. I rolled it on with small foam rollers (need to work quick they fall apart after 5 or so minutes) didn’t tip as it was going off quickly. I did get the orange peel effect, which I sanded off with wet and dry and retouched up as required. Probably not the best way to do it but I’m just a beginner and flowcoat not the easiest thing to use but came up well. Cheers

I think it did give support but this was replaced by the marine ply to a limited extent but mainly the casting deck frames. I left a lip of the original deck of about 150-200mm to epoxy the marine ply on and then did extra glassing underneath to the hull sides. I’m not an engineer but I think the casting deck bulkheads/ frames provide the additional structural strength. Seems very solid anyway. I’m also adding an anchor well which should give more lateral support where the bow flares also. Without the casting deck some sort of lateral support might be required. Maybe’knees’ joining the bow deck to the sides? Hope this helps? Best wishes for your project.

@@weekendwannabe4208 thanks for the tips

Thanks James Much appreciated Cheers

Thanks Kylan. Cheers

Cheers thank you

Cheers, thank you 🍻

Thanks Ryan cheers

Hi Adrian Thanks for the positive feedback, appreciate it Re console template, I didn’t use one, just made up a test model in roughly the size and shape we wanted. We wanted the sounder in the dash, not top mounted, a shelf for drink holders etc and to be tall enough to stand at and then it was build it and see what it looked like? I did draw the shape we wanted on the side panels first then cut them out and ‘filled’ in the front and back. As seen in the video it was originally to big and boxy so we cut it down a few times till it looked about right. It’s easier to cut down one too big than increase the size of a too small model Then we made up the final version in marine ply using the dimensions from the model. The dimensions are in the video. The boat is quite small at 15 feet, but I could have made the console 50 mm wider in hindsight. Let me know if you have more Qs though I’ve only built 1😉 Best wishes for your project

Just look at Ads with detail info with specific info on dimentions and whola! you have a center console blueprint! I built my poormans version for a 16' alum boat that way with a tweek here and there ;) Cheers!

Cheers Darrin best wishes for your project

Darrin I'm starting a conversion on a 22 Coronet cabin. Cheers mate good luck with yours. Hope to see your videos too and I will certainly be placing mine as progress is made.

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I learnt it all from KZbin, and trial and lots of error 😉

Indeed, nothing like fresh fish for a feed🎣

Thank you

Thank you and best wishes for your projects

Thank you! I’m keen to, the boat has been with the mechanic for over six weeks now for engine and instrument installation 🙁apparently they are overbooked 😒

More than the boat cost to buy...🙂

Have also probably spent more than the original cost of the boat on gloves and PPE. Fibreglass dust is nasty stuff😷

Price out a new boat. Plus you'll learn gold in information.

Thank you

Thank you, looks like you have an interesting project too! Best wishes.