the popemobile is getting tired

[advTHXance]

Heres a timelapse my builder posted of when he flips the boat to finish the bottom welds. I thought it was kinda cool. Hull is looking good too I think!

https://www.instagram.com/p/CMLTiQ1DLrB/

 

[Buckethead905]

Is he a small guy or is your new rig just that beefy? Looks sweet.

 

[Pineapple Express]

Yeah, that's a stout looking 18ft! You must be getting stoked!

 

[advTHXance]

Hes on the short side for sure but the boat definitely looks bigger when it has something to show its scale. Just sitting in his shop with no real reference makes it look small.

Id guess hes about 5'7 or 5'8

 

[jeffywestcoast]

that is one sweet looking Hull man ! , is there i build thread im missing?

 

[advTHXance]

 

[TheNootkaRose]

New boat’s lookin thiccc

 

[jeffywestcoast]

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i missed a few pages im caught up
now my bad, hull looks killer.

 

[Gong Show]

i missed a few pages im caught up
now my bad, hull looks killer.

I traveled around New Zealand with some Danish guys.
I thought your previous post was a pretty good attempt at Danish humour.

Typical Danish humour: after drinking his first beer of the day, he announces "Best beer I have had all day!" Five minutes of laughter from the Danish guys.

 

[advTHXance]

 

[Pineapple Express]

Dang, this thing is gonna be SWEET!

 

[Reel Gone]

Looking good! Curious to know what the height from floor to top of gunwale is now that you have raised the floor.

 

[advTHXance]

Looking good! Curious to know what the height from floor to top of gunwale is now that you have raised the floor.

The sides are 6" higher than the previous build, and the deck sits 5" higher, so it should be about 1" taller from deck to gunnel than the last one. Im not the tallest guy but the last one was a pretty comfortable and safe height.

Going up next week some time to have a look in person. Hoping to have everything ready for sea trials by the end of the month or early April

 

[advTHXance]

Went to see the boat today, its looking awesome. Should be ready in a couple weeks if everything goes according to plan. Pics dont really do it justice, it looks good in pics, but in person it looks really good.

 

[Rain City]

Went to see the boat today, its looking awesome. Should be ready in a couple weeks if everything goes according to plan. Pics dont really do it justice, it looks good in pics, but in person it looks really good.

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There's only one integrated cupholder on the custom rigger mounts?!!! Send it back.

 

[advTHXance]

No flybridge either! To each their own I guess

 

[Buckethead905]

Does he have a net in the boat so he can catch all the money you have to throw at him?! Looks like a hell of a nice boat.

 

[Gong Show]

People throw the term 'battlewagon' around.
This boat screams battlewagon. Love it!

 

[Rain City]

No flybridge either! To each their own I guess

What kind of heat you running there?

 

[advTHXance]

Does he have a net in the boat so he can catch all the money you have to throw at him?! Looks like a hell of a nice boat.

My old net is a ratty old nylon killnet. On my way up there today I was thinking about what I wanted to do for a net holder so I stopped at Harbour Chandler and picked up a C&R net so I could play around with a few ideas while I was there. Figuring out how to store the net is an issue on pretty much every boat but I think I got it sorted!