Jet Boat build thread..

00outback · Post by **00outback** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 10:11 am

That looks like lots of fun will be had once it's finshed.
Good luck with the jet boat build.
Keep the pics coming.

subybrumby · Post by **subybrumby** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 8:09 pm

Brumberty, I sent you a Pm...(Subybrumby)

BRUMBERTY · Post by **BRUMBERTY** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 11:26 am

Hi ho everyone...
The East Coast was blessed with 25mm of rain on saturday, allowing me a day in the shed.

I got busy laminating and rivetting.
Sikkaflex should sponser me for this build- I am into my 10th tube....

Remember this is getting a plastic layer over it of either 12mm or 16mm thickness, countersunk headed bolts holding it down.

Anyway after 170 odd rivets and a lot of stretching, bending and peening..
I got this...

Then overlapped another going forward..

It is very strong, I have had two big blokes standing and jumping on it.

vincentvega · Post by **vincentvega** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 11:46 am

mate thats awesome! well done

brumbyrunner · Post by **brumbyrunner** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 12:40 pm

Coming along nicely.
And if those 2 big blokes keep jumping on your boat, lock 'em in the chook run....

bluesteel · Post by **bluesteel** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 1:07 pm

looking good matt

BRUMBERTY · Post by **BRUMBERTY** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 10:28 am

Got a few few things ticked off the list...

Continued forward with the armour plating of the hull, now snakeskinning with overlapping plates.

Had to race back to work and missed the hardware store...ran out of rivets and sikka (again).
Bugger.

So..started making the transom plate from 6mm checkerplate alloy

You can see the gasket and plate it will sandwich between.

BRUMBERTY · Post by **BRUMBERTY** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 10:37 am

Then I attacked the deep arse EJ sump, which was preventing me getting the engine very low in the boat.

I carefully chopped it in two, 60mm down from the facing surface.
I highly reccomend these wheels, very thin but great performing at cutting alloy or steel.

Looking at how I was going to weld the base on the new short sump...I had a revelation...and ditched the bits.

A bit of re-plumbing for the pick up and drains..how about a complete remote sump.........

Gannon · Post by **Gannon** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 3:56 pm

BRUMBERTY wrote:

Somebody shoulda got you a jigsaw for christmas

So what are you gonna use for you remote sump, how much will it hold and where are you going to mount it???

BRUMBERTY · Post by **BRUMBERTY** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 5:32 pm

I got one (jigsaw) but it is a bit of a pain cutting alloy especially in a constant curve. This just made it easier.

Oil resovior is very likely to be an old stainless steel fire extinguisher, it is 15 litres and nice and shiny.

Tig tig with a few barbed fittings and I believe Bob is shagging my Auntie.

BRUMBERTY · Post by **BRUMBERTY** » Mon Feb 11, 2008 12:40 pm

I will get these pics uploaded and unload my mind with words later tonight when I am feeling more eloquent.

BrennyV · Post by **BrennyV** » Mon Feb 11, 2008 1:08 pm

man this project is moving allong dam fast!
have you decided yet how you are going to run your inlet manifold setup?

brumbyrunner · Post by **brumbyrunner** » Mon Feb 11, 2008 1:11 pm

never would have picked you for a red drinker.
nice job on the boat too.

BrennyV · Post by **BrennyV** » Mon Feb 11, 2008 1:13 pm

brumbyrunner wrote:never would have picked you for a red drinker.
nice job on the boat too.

i think the chooks might be drinking the red

4xsama · Post by **4xsama** » Mon Feb 11, 2008 2:23 pm

Nice work dude.

I like the cannon. 'Prepare to repell boarders!' and all that.

How's the Ally welding going?

BRUMBERTY · Post by **BRUMBERTY** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 8:38 am

Brenny - I think I will give the inlet a crack as it looks in that photo.
Tig welding the adapter to the to of it and tapping studs into it for the Weber.

Sort of a a "slant draught" set up neither down nor side...

It should fit nicely under the centre console lid.

Stuart - the water situation was very dire there for a while and I gave up drinking it in favor of Red wine.

To help the farmers you know.

Welding..hmm well I am not showing you anything yet, the magic blue light is a tricky one.

Still learning on non vital scrappy bits.

Point · Post by **Point** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 10:22 am

the float bowl won't like that angle...

4xsama · Post by **4xsama** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 10:30 am

Jeez, I suppose you share the shower to save water as well.

Droughts can't be all bad.

Cheers.

BRUMBERTY · Post by **BRUMBERTY** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 10:33 am

Point wrote:the float bowl won't like that angle...

Good point, Point.
It may need levelling as much as possible, then the float may have to be modded.

(IE Bent)

Righteo then..an update.

Cut out the new ribs where the seats used to be, to bring the old floor ribs up to the gun'ail...

Chopped out the old shelf that some Nuff Nuff Wally had welded in there..cracking all around the welds repeatedly by the looks of the 3 or so repairs done.

New ribs will cover this and re plating over the damage.

BRUMBERTY · Post by **BRUMBERTY** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 10:34 am

Had a good lash at welding up the rib cuts..results look better after grinding!!

this is my best one so far...

This is what the scoreboard says..

Chopped some new ribs for the aft end which will mount the intake on...

Did some more 'reshaping'...

Established a few known points in regards to square and even...

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