Hurricane 640 Project - Page 2

ribfan · 02 September 2010, 13:37

That's amazing, from the first picture they looked like a lost cause.

The boat looks great so far.

RyanPratt · 06 September 2010, 15:06

They sure have, our tub guy is really good. He fixed all the leaks and reconditioned them then we painted them yellow and we have some good looking tubes now for a grate price.

RyanPratt · 21 November 2010, 00:16

Ok, sorry i have been focusing on the Willard 730 for a while but im back on the 640. I made a new starboard insert today to cover the old cutouts in the dash. Dash layout in the days to come.

tiverton_tom · 08 January 2011, 14:33

do you know would that extension bracket fit on a 733?

have been interested in converting i/o hurricane 733 to outboard bracket.

tom

RyanPratt · 08 January 2011, 20:41

If we had a hull we could make one for you but im not sure the strakes are the same on the 733 and the willard. Since we extend the strakes into the bracket we need to match the hull.

red · 29 January 2011, 18:56

Good luck with the rebuild - I have rebuilt mine here in the UK.

ribontario · 31 January 2011, 03:56

Thanks for the up date ryan on your build. Been wondering how it has been going. Currently rebuilding a 640 and have gone a slightly different route. On the 733 extention, I would suggest contaction Robert Fouder at Sea Master Services, in Dartmouth Nova Scotia, rfunder@seamasters.ca. He has a source in that area that makes up aluminum brackets for ribs. He is very familiar with 733"s.

RyanPratt · 02 February 2011, 18:40

Aluminum is great for brackets, but i prefer fiberglass and since i have such a great glass guy that is our preferred method. Armstrong brackets is just down the street from us so if we wanted aluminum we would have a great option. But fiberglass is my friend.

ribontario · 04 February 2011, 01:52

Clearly you have a great glass guy. Your project is looking awesome. Tom was on earlier and he is from the maritimes, looking for a 733 extention, so thought Robert Funder might be of some help with to him. Just got a call from Armstrong today to say my extention was ready to ship. Any suggestions on who I might get to ship it from your area. I am in Ontario Canada. Thanks for any help.

RyanPratt · 04 February 2011, 02:22

I would just get Armstrong to ship straight from their factory. If you have issues with that for some reason let me know and i can help arrange shipping for you.

ribontario · 05 February 2011, 03:31

Great advise, got a hold of Lawrence today at Armstrong, lined up a shipper and my bracket will be on the road Monday. Thanks for your offer of help. Great experience dealing with Armstrong, truly a proffessional operation. Keep us posted on your build.

RyanPratt · 05 February 2011, 13:36

No worries always glad to help a fellow riber. Armstrong is a great company. But we found that their brackets would not perform on 733's due to the weight difference in our engine requirements. We helped them out with some boats to test their new ladders on. Really slick way of adding a ladders to a rib.

http://www.armstrongnautical.com/rib_ladder.htm

palar · 18 March 2011, 12:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by capntroy

This is the second 640 that I refurb'd, it started out with a 2-stroke 175 and ended up with a 4-stroke 150. I needed maximum deck space on the boats, so I completely did away with the old inboard engine boxes.

Armstrong brackets on both, but I like your fiberglass bracket idea also.

I know this an older thread, but I'm about to do the same, do you have any info on how you did the transom refit?

palar · 18 March 2011, 17:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by RyanPratt

Ok, sorry i have been focusing on the Willard 730 for a while but im back on the 640. I made a new starboard insert today to cover the old cutouts in the dash. Dash layout in the days to come.

I'm about to start the same project on a 640, I like your method of adding to the waterline / making an extension rather then a pod (i.e armstrong), although the armstrong "method" seems to have worked for others.

I'm wondering if you have specs for that extension you built or are willing to build more, or have any tips you might be willing to share.

Cheers,
-Patrick

OceanEco · 18 March 2011, 19:41

Just be aware that the Lucas Hurricane(U.S. built) hull shape differs to the zodiac hurricane Technologies(Delta, Canada). The design of the tubes are also different with the Lucas hurricane bow section of the tubes being a little more pointed than the Z.H.T. squared off bow. The tubes are also fastgened to the hull in a different way...

RyanPratt · 23 April 2011, 01:16

We had to make some modifications to the tubes and repaint but.... It was worth the wait! Will 303 and run life lines in 72 hrs. Then see how long it takes us to put them back on the boat!!!

control issues · 23 April 2011, 01:42

Nice work!

Where did you get the wear patches / black strips of material (not sure what they are called) on top of the tubes?

RyanPratt · 23 April 2011, 01:49

http://hydroturf.com/index.php

cgoing · 23 April 2011, 23:16

The project looks great. How long have you guys been using the hydro turf on your tubes? Any issues?

-Chris

RyanPratt · 24 April 2011, 13:09

6 Months no issues. And we use our boats 12+ hrs a day commercially.