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17 March 2014, 19:24
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Member
Country: Canada
Town: Vancouver
Boat name: Chrome Assassin
Make: Lucas Zodiac
Length: 3m +
Engine: Merc Classic 40
Join Date: Mar 2014
Posts: 25
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Zodiac Hurricane Build (2.0)
Late last year I finally found a small Hurricane. It was not in the best shape ever but was priced very fairly considering. I was eager to take on the project and get the boat up to snuff. I will just post a bunch of pictures below for you guys to look at. I would much appreciate any feedback. suggestions/criticism is always welcome. I will try and post the pictures in order.
The boat is a 1984 Cw Lucas (later bought buy Zodiac) H400 model
it is almost identical to the Zodiac Hurricane 440
The boat lived in the ocean at a marina and the bottom was in pretty rough shape... covered in anti fouling paint and barnacles... here goes several days of hard work, lucky my best friend has a big shop and a forklift!
We also refit the trailer so that I can easily load it in rough water without help.
I'll just start spamming photos
Here is pictures of the add I bought it from and its first day out....
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17 March 2014, 19:33
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Member
Country: Canada
Town: Vancouver
Boat name: Chrome Assassin
Make: Lucas Zodiac
Length: 3m +
Engine: Merc Classic 40
Join Date: Mar 2014
Posts: 25
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Here's one with cleaner tubes and the hull work begins
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17 March 2014, 19:36
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Member
Country: Canada
Town: Vancouver
Boat name: Chrome Assassin
Make: Lucas Zodiac
Length: 3m +
Engine: Merc Classic 40
Join Date: Mar 2014
Posts: 25
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Sanding, Scraping and Prepwork
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17 March 2014, 19:39
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Member
Country: Canada
Town: Vancouver
Boat name: Chrome Assassin
Make: Lucas Zodiac
Length: 3m +
Engine: Merc Classic 40
Join Date: Mar 2014
Posts: 25
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Here is some coats of gel coat with pigment #145... not quite rescue orange but it's close enough
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17 March 2014, 19:45
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Member
Country: Canada
Town: Vancouver
Boat name: Chrome Assassin
Make: Lucas Zodiac
Length: 3m +
Engine: Merc Classic 40
Join Date: Mar 2014
Posts: 25
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I couldn't deal with spending the $200 on a keel guard, So in it's place I sprayed $20 worth of line X bed liner. Also the lat one all waxed up and the tubes cleaned with toluene and protected with 303 Aerospace protectant
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17 March 2014, 19:54
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Member
Country: Canada
Town: Vancouver
Boat name: Chrome Assassin
Make: Lucas Zodiac
Length: 3m +
Engine: Merc Classic 40
Join Date: Mar 2014
Posts: 25
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My boat came with the most horrifying POS trailer that man has ever created, I needed something that I have faith in pulling on the highway and something that is easy to load the boat up in rough water while I am on my own. My buddies forklift made life easy for lifting the boat on and off for test fitting. I added bunks and rollers as well as fit it with new springs, spring hangers and submersible lights.
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17 March 2014, 19:58
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Member
Country: Canada
Town: Vancouver
Boat name: Chrome Assassin
Make: Lucas Zodiac
Length: 3m +
Engine: Merc Classic 40
Join Date: Mar 2014
Posts: 25
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Here's the trailer complete, rust protection paint and one with how the boat sits on it.
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17 March 2014, 20:01
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Member
Country: Canada
Town: Vancouver
Boat name: Chrome Assassin
Make: Lucas Zodiac
Length: 3m +
Engine: Merc Classic 40
Join Date: Mar 2014
Posts: 25
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here is a quick sketch of how the new radar arch will look...
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17 March 2014, 20:08
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Member
Country: Canada
Town: Vancouver
Boat name: Chrome Assassin
Make: Lucas Zodiac
Length: 3m +
Engine: Merc Classic 40
Join Date: Mar 2014
Posts: 25
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Here's some random shots of a couple trips
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17 March 2014, 20:10
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Member
Country: Canada
Town: Vancouver
Boat name: Chrome Assassin
Make: Lucas Zodiac
Length: 3m +
Engine: Merc Classic 40
Join Date: Mar 2014
Posts: 25
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a few more
more on the build to come!!... lots of wiring and welding and bending in my future
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17 March 2014, 21:41
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Member
Country: Ireland
Make: Zodiac Mk I
Length: 3m +
Engine: 15 hp Yam two stroke
Join Date: Feb 2012
Posts: 728
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Great work and set of shots Have to update when the Bikini department gets full
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19 March 2014, 00:57
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Member
Country: Canada
Town: Vancouver
Boat name: Chrome Assassin
Make: Lucas Zodiac
Length: 3m +
Engine: Merc Classic 40
Join Date: Mar 2014
Posts: 25
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So I got the boat in the water and was able to achieve just shy of 2 knots more at WOT with 2 people and 2 dogs aboard. 26.1kts on my GPS with a 13 degree prop
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19 March 2014, 03:02
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Member
Country: USA
Town: California
Make: Avon 5.4m Searider
Length: 5m +
Engine: Yamaha 90
Join Date: Aug 2011
Posts: 1,260
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Looks great!
What brand of truck bed liner did you spray on the keel?
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19 March 2014, 03:19
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Member
Country: Canada
Town: Vancouver
Boat name: Chrome Assassin
Make: Lucas Zodiac
Length: 3m +
Engine: Merc Classic 40
Join Date: Mar 2014
Posts: 25
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19 March 2014, 14:18
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Member
Country: USA
Town: New Jersey
Make: 733
Length: 7m +
Engine: Yanmar
Join Date: Jun 2010
Posts: 234
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The new orange looks great. Pigment 145, does that have a color name?
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19 March 2014, 14:49
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Member
Country: Canada
Town: Vancouver
Boat name: Chrome Assassin
Make: Lucas Zodiac
Length: 3m +
Engine: Merc Classic 40
Join Date: Mar 2014
Posts: 25
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 95gstnj
The new orange looks great. Pigment 145, does that have a color name?
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The shop I bought it from (Industrial Plastics) called it "red"..... that was just a sticker on the shelf I don't know if they were really trying to pass it off as red or what. apparently true red pigment is difficult to make.
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19 March 2014, 18:20
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Member
Country: Canada
Town: Vancouver
Boat name: Chrome Assassin
Make: Lucas Zodiac
Length: 3m +
Engine: Merc Classic 40
Join Date: Mar 2014
Posts: 25
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I've been doing a bunch of reading on the forum about outboard height on the transom, looking at this picture should I lift the motor a hole or two? should my dolphin but visible at WOT? or should I take that dolphin off??
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19 March 2014, 21:23
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Member
Country: Ireland
Make: Zodiac Mk I
Length: 3m +
Engine: 15 hp Yam two stroke
Join Date: Feb 2012
Posts: 728
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Raoul Duke
or should I take that dolphin off??
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Never used one,but i remember someone on here (locozodiac?) saying they where only good for catching weed Might have a ring of truth to it!
ยป Will a Hydrofoil Improve Performance on your Boat?
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