Russ Tinsley Posted December 5, 2012 Author Posted December 5, 2012 coolers will drain ouy the transom,was thinking about bench seat into the transom & using a engine bracket but scraped that idea also have a insulated fishbox / cooler in floor Quote
FL Boater Posted December 14, 2012 Posted December 14, 2012 Really nice, very "factory" look about the transom. I'm checking these (Ocracokes) out with the intention to build. I like your baitwell set-up, clean. Very nice job. Almost forgot...this is the 20....right? Quote
Russ Tinsley Posted December 31, 2012 Author Posted December 31, 2012 moved boat outside to clean shop, got a few pix while it was outside Quote
Fishman38 Posted January 23, 2013 Posted January 23, 2013 Beautiful work Rusty!! I am "considering" building this boat. "Considering" because among other things I'm getting a little long in the tooth to take on such a project. Would you hazard a guess as to the number of man hours you've invested in your build? Quote
Russ Tinsley Posted January 24, 2013 Author Posted January 24, 2013 No Clue, But good guess, average 1 hour per day for year & half, would be close Quote
Fishman38 Posted January 24, 2013 Posted January 24, 2013 Thanks! Hard to tell from the pics but it looks like you're maybe 2/3 done, with the console and other interior issues? Which would make it 3 or 4 months of 8 hour days total? Even though I'm retired would probably take me more like a year or so. 4 or 5 hours a day of real work is a pretty good day for me. It's a gorgeous boat and looks to be well worth the effort and expense. It's those hours and hours of sanding that that scare me. The rest I think will be fun. Thanks again for your input. Quote
Miyot Posted April 1, 2013 Posted April 1, 2013 Looking really good. Is the color Fighting Lady Yellow? That is the color I have chosen as well. Looks like you have a nice gloss. Quote
Hirilonde Posted April 1, 2013 Posted April 1, 2013 Is the color Fighting Lady Yellow? I have always wanted the job naming paints for some paint company Kidding aside, it does look great. Quote
Fishman38 Posted June 7, 2013 Posted June 7, 2013 Rusty, is your transom built according to the plans, i.e. did you add any doublers etc? From the pics it looks like where the motor mounts (motor board?) it is according to plan, about 1 1/2" thick. What size motor do you plan to use? Do you expect to do much trailering? For my build, my concern is mainly the load on the transom while trailering as where I live requires lots of highway miles to get the boat in the water. Info on transom specs vs engine/boat size is hard to find. 1 Quote
Russ Tinsley Posted June 12, 2013 Author Posted June 12, 2013 it is doubled up down deep in hull 1 1/2 at top, I will tow alot with a motor toter to hold bouncing weight, engine is 175 Johnson, will test run maybe in 2 weeks Quote
Fishman38 Posted June 13, 2013 Posted June 13, 2013 Thanks Rusty. Looking forward to report on performance. Quote
Russ Tinsley Posted June 27, 2013 Author Posted June 27, 2013 Test Run , very happy, worth every minute it took to build Quote
Fishman38 Posted June 27, 2013 Posted June 27, 2013 Looks great. Hope Mine turns out to look so good! Quote
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