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General Category => Buy Swap and Sell => Topic started by: WayneD on January 26, 2012, 10:55:27 AM
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Looking for a 10ft punt. If you have one lying around and your not using it then send me a PM. Doesn't have to be pretty in fact prefer if it's not. It's just got to float. Small motor I might consider but have an electric to go on it.
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Theres one for sale on the side of the road out at laravale with trailer for just over a thousand i think... go for a drive
Steve
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Thanks but I should have mentioned I don't need a trailer either. Gonna whack it on top of my box trailer. I can buy a new Clitrex 10ft John punt for under a grand.
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Ebay can be good for likely prospects for an electric, particularly rough looking ones. Any reason only a 10 footer? that battery and motor would run a 12 footer no worries and be a bit more comfortable, particularly if you want to take a deckie at any stage.
But first thing you should do is ring up your local dealer and see what a bare 10 fioot hull will set you back. When I looked a couple of years ago it was around $1000 from memory, just to give you some perspective on what the second hand value should be.
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Yep keeping my eye on eBay, gumtree, etc. a 10ft sits on my trailer nicely could go 12ft but would overhang a fair bit. New 10ft Clitrex John Punt is $990 off Trading Post. Going to see AquaMaster around the corner from me tomorrow to see how much they are. Don't really want to spend a grand but when a 10yr old boat is a couple of hundred less then I might as well buy new...
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Thats what I reckon to, look for side height and transom depth. the higher the better.
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Theres one for sale on the side of the road out at laravale with trailer for just over a thousand i think... go for a drive
Steve
THought I'd drive out and have a look at this. $1400, boat and trailer are easily 15yrs old. The motor looks new and is around a 2-4hp Mercury. Didn't bother to see anyone as it is not quite what I am looking for.
THen i went to Aquamaster but they are closed today.
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Yes its at the Thomas's place i thought it was $1400 and thanks i was wondering what the outboard was :thumbsup
The trailer would appeal to people more than the punt i thought.
Steve
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Dunno where you are, this one at Hervey bay. 12 footer on a trailer for $550
http://www.fishntales.com/forum/index.php?topic=12084.0;topicseen (http://www.fishntales.com/forum/index.php?topic=12084.0;topicseen)
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Im in BrisVegas. I can't see the pics because I am not a member of fishntales but I know the tinny your talking about, the young fella that owns it is on KFDU.
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Just a tip, a 12 footer will be substantially quicker than a 10 footer.
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Really Dale? I would have thought that a bigger boat which would have more hull in contact with the water and more weight would be slower if using the same engine.
Or is it a case of bigger boat equals less hull depth in the water so will get up and go easier.
Thanks for the tip.
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I might have somethinf thats suits you. PM your email and il send you afew pics
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Just a tip, a 12 footer will be substantially quicker than a 10 footer.
Dunno about length making a difference to you Dale, I'd reckon any boat you own would only ever have the last 4 inches of the hull in the water! :o
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I grew up with my father selling tinnies to earn a quid. A 12' Jon Punt with a 6hp motor is quicker than a 10' Jon Punt with the same 6hp motor. Water length gives more floatation which means the hull is shallower in the water.
The Clitrex Jap Punts, both 10' and 12' can get pretty scarey on big water. I got rid of my 12 footer a few years ago after a pretty nasty experience on Big W. If you want to step up to a boat, I'd suggest investing in nothing smaller than a Clitrex 350 or 370 Traveller. It's a bit more money for a lot more boat.
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Found a 1988 10ft Savage punt for $300. It's old and rough as you would expect for a 20+ year old boat.
Now the big question. DIY repair on a 1 inch crack up the front of the boat. It will only be in the water when I walk up the front of the boat. It's on the seam where the side meets the bottom. The boat has taken a knock and is dinged up there a bit. I'm thinking some kind of metal repair putty rather the sikaflex.
Your thoughts?
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I had an old tinny that started to crack up so needed conastant repairing. The stuff that comes in tubes (possibly liquid steel?) fixes it better than the putty stuff. The putty didn't bond very well to the aluminium and tended to crack when the hull flexed.
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I used to use need it for hull repair on my old punt but it was a real %$#& to get to adhear if you didnt have the surface prepared just right, I would be taking it to a marine workshop or finding a handyman welder to tig it if its a fair size crack.
Steve
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Nah it's not that big plus don't want to spend the money getting it fixed properly. After all I was after a cheap punt if I have to spend another $100 then it's not all that cheap. For the amount it will be used a home repair will do.
I have used Loctite 3805 as we use that at work for filling in holes on brackets with good success. I'll let you know how it goes when I use it tomorrow arvo.
I checked for other holes last night by placing the tinny upside down on a spot light so i could see any light shining through. I found one other pinhole but apart from that it looks safe and sound. Unless there are holes under the thwarts. Fingers crossed it floats.
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Got any ally lying around? bend it to fit over the crack plus an inch or so. Just get some blind rivets, a tube of all clear or bostik (half the price of sikaflex and does as good a job) smear it all over both bits and rivet you patch over it. Last forever.
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Yeah I've got heaps of ally but never thought to do that. It's fixed now, all water tight. Filled it up with water to check. Well I mean the holes I fixed are watertight. Check out the picture below. All the yellow spray paint marks are leaks that I now have to fix as well :Hunting)
Currently waiting for the Loctite to dry. A few other pics of the before and after gernying, turned up alright, and the stuff I have used to fix the crack and hopefully stop the leaks.
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Looks like a few loose rivets .. i hate those ... Tell us more about that lock tight ive not seen it before.
Plugging holes can send you bonkers. I used to fill the boat with water and have a dry washer handy to see where the water dripped from .. Sorta works.
Steve
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As long as it keeps the water on the outside it'll be good Wayne.
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Yep that's exactly what I did Steve. If this stuff works then I think I'll just go ahead and do all the rivets. Might as well I'm half way there anyway!!! Serves myself right for buying a tinny in the dark but it was the right price. As they say you get what you pay for. I quite enjoyed cleaning the old girl up even if my heart sank when I filled her up and then looked underneath. I can't wait to test her again in the morning and hopefully take her out tomorrow arvo.
Even managed to work out what the writing on the side said. Moonee Escapades. Some holiday village down near Coffs Harbour.
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It worked, phew. Found another 3 rivets with very minor leaks that I decided I might as well fix up too. We'll see how she goes this arvo in the rust water chasing some bullies.
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My old girl leaks like a sieve through the rivets, thats what the bilge pump is for. I gave up chasing leaking rivets at around 200. Some of them were in under the ribs and the keel where you just cant get at them
She has a floor in her so I dont get wet feet and that all I care about.
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200. Geez mines only got about 70-80. Some were already done, I've done about 25 so that leaves about 35 to go. She's on the trailer ready for an arvo session on the bullies.
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Hope she went well.
My boat is an old dehaviland or similar, entire boat is riveted, no welds (except for repairs).
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Yep she did good. No water ingress at all except from getting in and out the boat. Even managed a little bullshark on it's maiden voyage.
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Great work Wayne. As long as it isn't purple it's off to a good start.... ;)
Where's you fish for the bully mate? Loads of them in the tidal reaches of the river out my way mate.
Cheers,
fitz..
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Wayne, glad to see you had a successful maiden voyage!
I had a little punt a bit smaller than yours, with the electric I added a bit of hardwood next to the motor mount on the transom so I could offset the electric a bit make it a bit more comfortable on the arm holding the motor.
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It was a bit uncomfortable. The tiller sits a bit high. I know I can lower it but it is a fairly shallow section of river. I actually found it more comfortable to stand and steer. I'll offset it next time to see if that is better.
Fitz I went out the Logan near Marks Rocks. Ended up sitting on the same sand bank I would go to if I was in my kayak because the livies were so hard to find. I had a plan of getting some and exploring new spots but it didn't pan out that way. I want to try and get into the Venus pool area of the Brissy River. Just haven't got around to it yet. Need to find a suitable launch spot. Haven't found my way to Kooka Park yet to see how it faired after the floods. Got wheels for the tinny so a bit of a drag is all good. Hmm you don't see too many purple boats now do you...nah bugger that it's an old shitter, why bother painting it.
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Hi WayneD,
I wanted one of those,,, but ended up with 11 ft DeHavinand and trailer for $100. Just a lucky buy, it was inn excellant condition....
Don't know where you live, but as I've paddled and motored around the canals , I always see tinnies , beached , hardly ever used. You should knock on their door and ask if they want to get rid of them.....
maybe worth a try...
randell
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Decided she needed a deck on the front. More so for storage rather than a casting deck. Got sick of tripping over everything on the first trip when getting to the anchor and in/out the boat. Bit of aluminium angle, ply and a lick of carpet and it's come up trumps.
The deck is removable and sits pretty flat to the top of the gunnel and is held in place by bungy cord. The carpet is not glued to the ply so it is easy to clean. The bungy holds it in place as well. To access underneath I just unclip the bungy's at the seat and lift it up. The front bungy acts like a hinge.
Got enough carpet to cover the floors and seats as well. I may glue the seat carpet on but the rest will be removable.
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Stickers! gotta have stickers if your pimping it out!
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Stickers! gotta have stickers if your pimping it out!
Some Sweetwater stickers would be nice. How they going by the way Fitzy???
Cheers,
Dave.
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I've still got a sweetwater sticker squirreled away with all the other stickers I have accumulated over the years. Pretty sure it was from the first ever convention.
Maybe I should use up all these stickers on the tinny. Better than having them sitting in my garage and not seeing the light of day!!