Weldcraft: Building "Great White"!

[Nelly]

When all the welding equipment is away....

It sure looks from here that all the external welding is done

Now it's starting to look like a boat!!!

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[Dan Carney]

Nelly,
I can't wait to see your new boat, I should be at the Resurrection Derby and will definitely be at the boat show. As I look at this picture of the extended transom I was wondering where/how you will mount your kicker motor? Is there room for two outboards and a kicker on there?
L8R
Dan

[Nelly]

Nelly, .... As I look at this picture of the extended transom I was wondering where/how you will mount your kicker motor? Is there room for two outboards and a kicker on there?
L8R Dan

Oh yeah, there is room. The kicker will be on a bracket on the port and it will look a bit like this:

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Lots of room, especially when you consider that all three engines will be tied together...

No kicker handle!!!!

[Nelly]

The build is movin' up!

It's TOPSIDES TIME!!!! Here's a shot of the starboard and the lines of the boat are really standing out now

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The view from the deck looking into the cabin and now you can really see what this boat is going to feel like on the inside.

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Tomorrow, we'll take a close look inside the cabin...Gotta go now..It's almost kickoff! GO HAWKS!!!

[Nelly]

As promised, here are today's cabin shots!

First, here's the "welcome mat"... the main fish box lid which covers the insulated 50" X 60" fishbox...Did I mention that the fishbox is INSULATED???

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Standing on the port side looking forward, there's the net and rod/gaff holder on the outside and the sight lines from the rear of the boat will give a nice view of oncoming traffic!

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From the inside of the cabin looking starboard and aft, there's the storage/refrigerator cabinet that will sport a small butane cooktop and sink which can be covered for a handy food or gear prep area!

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That's all the pics I have for now! You can believe that as soon as there are more, you'll find them here!

The anticipation is killing me!

[SCHANKER]

cant wait to see the finished product. it will be awesome!

[PKG]

Looks bad ass

[Nelly]

"Great White" is gettin' white!!!

With the welding and finish work all done the first paint is now on!

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The masking is in place so the swim step remains simply bright aluminum diamond plate...

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...and the bow rails are masked and will remain unpainted as well.

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The sight lines through the cabin are just excellent! Not a lot of blind spots here...

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All the big changes have taken place. Now the steps of the build are less visible but no less vital.
Windows, wiring, rigging...Will this ride see Puget Sound before Thanksgiving???
Stay tuned

[Jeff Nance]

There is a poor mans version that works well with the kicker autopilots...if you have outboards, you can get a tie rod to tie both the kicker and the main together, this is very common, but with the TR-1 you can control the throttle too. I have a rear pilot station, and this has been money in the big seas for me.

[trophymac]

Hey Nelly how long before the Salmonhawk says that white color is a cougar color? By the way
nice job on the boat, very cool to see it come together..