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by cheaterparts
03 Aug 2020, 10:51
Forum: DIY Section
Topic: Cheaters Skiff
Replies: 82
Views: 28332

Re: Cheaters Skiff

Any idea of what the final draft of this will be so you can work out the westernport tides you can work with? Are you sorting a special trailer for it? Draft with the motor up will be less than the stealth and most fishing kayaks Think this way it will be about the same weight as a Hobie PA but a l...
by cheaterparts
02 Aug 2020, 20:01
Forum: DIY Section
Topic: Cheaters Skiff
Replies: 82
Views: 28332

Re: Cheaters Skiff

Don't keep guesssing, you might surprise the bank manager and then what? :D It's apparently easy to disguise the 'little bits' each week rather than the $3K up front. I don't have problems with the minister for finance and the cost will be close to my guess @ $ 1500 not counting my time of cause bu...
by cheaterparts
02 Aug 2020, 14:11
Forum: DIY Section
Topic: Cheaters Skiff
Replies: 82
Views: 28332

Re: Cheaters Skiff

how much do you think the total cost of the build will come too? good question I think I have used or have still in stock 6 x 6 mm bunnings marine ply @ $ 66 per sheet - 1 x 9 mm bunnings marine ply about $ 84 from memory some hard wood for around the gunnels and probably $ 500 for epoxy and glass ...
by cheaterparts
01 Aug 2020, 21:59
Forum: DIY Section
Topic: Cheaters Skiff
Replies: 82
Views: 28332

Re: Cheaters Skiff

ok a bit of an update things have been progressing again and not because of the Wuhan Bat Flu lock downs but more because it's been a bit warmer to get out in the shed so the main things I've been doing is to get all the floor bracing in I decided to go with sealed under floor for floatation with 3 ...
by cheaterparts
12 Jul 2020, 17:45
Forum: The Ride Home
Topic: Ship Shape.
Replies: 8
Views: 2865

Re: Ship Shape.

One just hopes we are out of Lock down by then Sue - the caravan park is outside the Leper Colony and us lepers can't travel than far
by cheaterparts
10 Jul 2020, 15:22
Forum: Kayak Reviews
Topic: New Stealth Fusion 480
Replies: 18
Views: 8276

Re: New Stealth Fusion 480

now hang on a minute :evilgrin: weren't there comments made at time with regards to the differences in glass and plastic yaks? didn't I hear the glass owners bagggggg plastic? :evilgrin: I will say, I like the idea of the composite construction :up: will be interesting to see how well these go and ...
by cheaterparts
06 Jul 2020, 22:15
Forum: Newbie Questions
Topic: Tankerton?
Replies: 6
Views: 2553

Re: Tankerton?

So I'm thinking about heading over to tankerton for a fish, I've never fished there before though have heard it's a great place to target kgw. Any advice would be greatly appreciated regarding good launching spots (was thinking crib point) how fast tidal flow is crossing said launching spot to reac...
by cheaterparts
30 Jun 2020, 19:54
Forum: DIY Section
Topic: Greenland Paddles
Replies: 5
Views: 2576

Re: Greenland Paddles

laneends wrote:You gotta have one with a timber boat..
its just the done thing I guess
by cheaterparts
30 Jun 2020, 12:28
Forum: DIY Section
Topic: Greenland Paddles
Replies: 5
Views: 2576

Greenland Paddles

just wondering if anyone has used a Greenland paddle - I had toyed with the idea of building one for a while and my thoughts were to maybe make one as a storm G/Paddle which would only be about 1.6 meters long - something that size would be easy to store as a spare paddle On top of that after doing ...