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07 November 2012, 16:08
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Country: UK - Wales
Town: N Wales
Make: Southern pacific
Length: 4m +
Engine: 60 etec
Join Date: Dec 2008
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Sad old Avon Typhoon
It started off looking for a small SIB for the Mrs to use to go fishing in, as i've been too busy at work to get out.
After looking at a few sub 3m boats, i decided to look for something bigger with a solid floor.
She'll carry a fair amount of gear and we get some fairly big fish in the Summer.
Anyway, i was on the point of buying a 4m Honwave, when an Avon Typhoon 4m appeared
locally on ebay, described as "been patched, but holds air"
After a quick inspection, the transom was rotten and the patches had been stuck on with
flour and water or something similar, as they just peeled off, but it was love at first sight.
The old transom came out easily enough, putting it back in was a little more tricky !
Removed all the old patches and re-glued them, looking like a boat again now.
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07 November 2012, 16:25
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Country: UK - Wales
Town: N Wales
Make: Southern pacific
Length: 4m +
Engine: 60 etec
Join Date: Dec 2008
Posts: 52
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Picked a trailer up, ebay again, fitted the floor and gave the tubes a clean.
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07 November 2012, 16:40
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Dorset & Hants
Boat name: Streaker/Orange
Make: Avon/Ribcraft
Length: 4m +
Engine: 50Yam/25 Mariner
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 5,551
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That is BLOODY BRILLIANT !!!!
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07 November 2012, 17:16
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Country: UK - England
Town: Sticks, N.Yorks
Boat name: Tamanco
Make: Honwave 3.5AE
Length: 3m +
Engine: Tohatsu Outboard
Join Date: May 2012
Posts: 1,177
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Nice job !! 
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07 November 2012, 18:30
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Country: UK - England
Town: Warwickshire
Boat name: Impulse
Make: Ribcraft
Length: 5m +
Engine: Suzuki 140
Join Date: Sep 2011
Posts: 1,020
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Excellent job
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07 November 2012, 19:25
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Country: UK - Wales
Town: West Wales
Make: Vipermax 5.8, SR4.7
Length: 5m +
Engine: 150 Opti, F50EFi
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 6,299
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Well done - great boat.
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07 November 2012, 20:05
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Country: UK - England
Town: Up Norf
Make: Avon SR4,Tremlett 23
Length: 4m +
Engine: Yam 55, Volvo 200
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 5,217
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Very good!
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07 November 2012, 21:23
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Member
Country: UK - Wales
Town: N Wales
Make: Southern pacific
Length: 4m +
Engine: 60 etec
Join Date: Dec 2008
Posts: 52
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Thanks,
There's still a lot to do but it's getting there.
Next jobs, get some black rope for the lifelines and sort some kind of rod holders out.
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07 November 2012, 23:15
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: PORTSMOUTH
Make: Avon 5.4, Avon 3.4,
Length: 5m +
Engine: Yamaha 90, Merc 30
Join Date: Sep 2003
Posts: 1,996
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grand work there mate
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08 November 2012, 08:36
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Southampton
Boat name: Hissing Sid
Make: Ross Smith Cobra
Length: 6m +
Engine: 200HP Optimax
MMSI: 235038046
Join Date: Jun 2002
Posts: 3,804
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Fair play resurecting that one!
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08 November 2012, 09:24
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Bristol
Boat name: loopy lou
Make: Avon Searider
Length: 5m +
Engine: Honda BF75
Join Date: Jul 2012
Posts: 128
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Just reading your post and just wanted to say what a good job you've made of it ,
I have completed many similar projects some where my friends thought I was mad, Don't you find for what it all costs ( the true value not the price you told the wife  ) it would be cheaper to buy a new one.
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08 November 2012, 11:07
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Member
Country: UK - Wales
Town: N Wales
Make: Southern pacific
Length: 4m +
Engine: 60 etec
Join Date: Dec 2008
Posts: 52
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Quote:
Originally Posted by teamplonker
Just reading your post and just wanted to say what a good job you've made of it ,
I have completed many similar projects some where my friends thought I was mad, Don't you find for what it all costs ( the true value not the price you told the wife ) it would be cheaper to buy a new one. |
Hi,
No, the boat and trailer as in the last pic owes me about half the cost of a new 4m PVC boat
without a trailer.
Obviously there's a few evenings work gone into it but i enjoy that.
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08 November 2012, 18:49
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: surrey
Boat name: el nino
Make: tornado humber
Length: 7m +
Engine: outboards
Join Date: Jun 2009
Posts: 958
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nice to have project that fits in the garage or lounge toooooo cold be outside !
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08 November 2012, 23:40
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: cornwall
Boat name: nothing
Make: rib eye 430
Length: 4m +
Engine: tatsu 50
MMSI: 666
Join Date: Mar 2006
Posts: 1,915
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well done , it also sounds like most of the fish have headed round to your side , we are struggling to catch anything these days .
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11 November 2012, 16:04
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Woodbridge
Make: Dykemoor
Length: 4m +
Engine: Mariner 30hp
Join Date: Jun 2012
Posts: 38
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Well done, nice looking boat!
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15 November 2012, 18:53
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: gravesend
Boat name: curach/Earl
Make: seago/Lifeguard 4M
Length: under 3m
Engine: 3.3 marinar/10 hp
Join Date: Jul 2008
Posts: 802
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Wow what a fantastic job,enjoy her and may you both catch many a big fish.
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15 November 2012, 19:01
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: yeovil
Boat name: Lilly of lyme
Make: XS
Length: 4m +
Engine: 30hp Yamaha
Join Date: Jul 2011
Posts: 631
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respect !
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21 November 2012, 16:19
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Member
Country: UK - Wales
Town: N Wales
Make: Southern pacific
Length: 4m +
Engine: 60 etec
Join Date: Dec 2008
Posts: 52
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Cheers guys
Quote:
Originally Posted by ian parkes
well done , it also sounds like most of the fish have headed round to your side , we are struggling to catch anything these days .
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No fish in Cornwall, what's Rick Stein going to do ?
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21 November 2012, 18:35
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Member
Country: UK - Wales
Town: N Wales
Make: Southern pacific
Length: 4m +
Engine: 60 etec
Join Date: Dec 2008
Posts: 52
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Well, the Mrs took it out for it's maiden voyage with a 4hp Mariner 4 stroke we had.
Not happy ! she came back pleading for a bigger 2 stroke.
After a bit of searching i found a nice 15 Merc, she's pleased with that, especially as it's colour matched to the tubes !
The boat's back where it belongs now, she may need to carry a repair kit though.
Roll on summer.
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21 November 2012, 18:48
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Ashton-under-Lyne Lancs
Boat name: IMOGEN
Make: Air-Craft 5.4
Length: 5m +
Engine: Suzuki df70a
MMSI: 235087492
Join Date: May 2010
Posts: 7,078
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Steve Hackett
Well, the Mrs took it out for it's maiden voyage with a 4hp Mariner 4 stroke we had.
Not happy ! she came back pleading for a bigger 2 stroke.
After a bit of searching i found a nice 15 Merc, she's pleased with that, especially as it's colour matched to the tubes !
The boat's back where it belongs now, she may need to carry a repair kit though.
Roll on summer.
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