Rebuilding 7 meter Bollinger ex-Navy boat

[willk]

Originally Posted by Capt John

...that we could launch both RIBS..

One RIB is Launched - larger numbers are Deployed!

Well done - a fascinating story with an excellent finish - health to enjoy!

[Capt John]

Originally Posted by willk

One RIB is Launched - larger numbers are Deployed!

Well done - a fascinating story with an excellent finish - health to enjoy!

Thank you Willk,
It has been a fun project. Just took a little longer than I expected but it was well worth the wait.

[Squid Boat]

Outstanding project and posting, really enjoyed the progress.
Cheers to you and crew..

[Capt John]

Originally Posted by Squid Boat

Outstanding project and posting, really enjoyed the progress.
Cheers to you and crew..

Thanks Squid,

I took it out for a ride in the ocean this morning. Seas 3-4' handled great.
Next week we start on another build. It is a sister ship to the two in the last photos. This one will be rigged with a single 150 hp outboard.

[Squid Boat]

Great, looking forward to the next boat.

Cheers

[Capt John]

Had some time today to braid line back onto the D-rings on the tubes.
I used Premium grade 5/8" Nylon 3 strand twist, braided onto the end D-rings then covered the splice with heavy duty shrink tube to prevent any unraveling.

[Capt John]

Here is some of the braid work.

[Capt John]

I have been trying to upload some video but I seem to be having a problem. It looks like it uploads then it get stuck in a "still processing" mode and will not display.

[Capt John]

Looks like the video uploaded but the screen goes black when it starts to play.
Can anyone tell me what am I doing wrong?

[jwalker]

Well done Capt John, a nice build diary with a good ending.

[Capt John]

Originally Posted by jwalker

Well done Capt John, a nice build diary with a good ending.

Thank you JW.

It is not completely done yet. I am trying to get the motors dialed in now. The motors were turning up 500 rpm higher than they should with the props that are on there now and I was getting a little cavitation burn. I was speaking with a friend who owns a prop shop about cupping vs increasing pitch vs new props. I have decided to try a new pair of Solas Amida 4, 12.75 X 17 (4 blade props). I am currently running OMC 13-3/4 X 15 3 blade so going down 1" in diameter, up 2" in pitch and the additional blade should get RPM's where they should be at WOT. Not to mention, it will jump up out of the hole and increase top end speed.
All in theory, guess I will find out soon.