Tornado refurb

matt12002000 · 31 January 2016, 13:36

Thought I'd put a few pictures up of my little project. My other toy in the first picture! I'm trying to find a picture of its original state.

matt12002000 · 31 January 2016, 13:37

First paint

matt12002000 · 31 January 2016, 13:38

Bits starting to go on

matt12002000 · 31 January 2016, 13:40

Put the engine on today. It's an 80 yam with carbs. Will try and add some more pics as I go.

matt12002000 · 31 January 2016, 13:52

This pic is out of an old thread on here. I've a sneaky suspicion that this is actually my boat. Tho when I bought it, it had been cut about a lot more and in my eyes pointless gadgets added.

Festinghouse · 31 January 2016, 17:07

what do you call pointless gadgets?

matt12002000 · 31 January 2016, 17:18

Maybe not pointless. Tacky. A compass the size of a golf ball, a round hatch cover that doesn't have a hole in the console. It had 2 fuel tanks so probably about 200 liter capacity, I agree that's not pointless but I don't need that capacity.

Festinghouse · 31 January 2016, 17:51

this is my tornado which i rebuilt

matt12002000 · 31 January 2016, 18:06

That's a fair old transformation! Looks good. I would have an a frame but I do a lot of Mark laying for sailing so carry marks out the back.

Festinghouse · 31 January 2016, 18:12

that frame is the second one i made. the first one was stainless, but was never really happy with it due to it flexing. this one is aluminium, and is as solid as the rest of the boat. its only when you either rebuild, or fit out a boat yourself that it actually becomes 'your own'.

matt12002000 · 14 February 2016, 12:17

Getting there.

matt12002000 · 14 February 2016, 12:19

Did the back rest today. It's a bit tight sitting down but just right for standing. It's an adaptation from what was originally in the boat. Not ideal but will do the job.