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Off the trailer. Old tires make great supports for a the boat

Afternoon cruise

Another boat feature I put a huge amount of time into manufacturing was the stomp grate, and even though I have yet to have the inlet completely blocked, when hanging in the current against the trolling motor I get river debris collect under the hull, when I start the motor these debris end up...

A bit if fun with the trim https://youtu.be/Z2cpvc_Z4jY

The boat was a massive success, not so the fishing. Only two Bream caught after 3 days on the water, we did however get stuck into many small Tiger fish who always provide great entertainment. The tournament winners however did infinitely better than us and returned some very envious catches...

Oh yes we have it all, but being Africa, we need to make our own arrangements to keep the lights on. :LOL2:

She is finished a few days to test all systems and The African Skimmer is off for the annual Bream classic fishing competition. Will post a report when we return.

Carpet going into the rod locker, place for 8 rods including 4 8' rods that can fit into the extension tubes.

Finished all the pedestal seat bases, 40 mm pipe bushed with acetal turned on the lathe.

Have the boat resting on old tires while working on it, found this barn owl resting in one of the tires during the day, I'm sure all the banging and grinding will convince him to move on.

At last all the bits and pieces start fitting together, Teleflex jet Helm and single lever control, still ironing out the linkages, but am optimistic these parts will all work. Have had to turn extended tailpieces on the lathe to reach the nozzle and reverse gate,but should get that finished...

Flotation going in, Botswana has no requirement for flotation, but this is the only product that will get you the required permits to boat in South Africa.

This is the matching disk attached to the bottom of the captains chair, the whole arrangement then connects to the slider which fits into the rail.

Speaking of testing the boat, our river dried up completely this year for the first time in about 8 yrs due to a prolonged drought, the bulk of our water however comes from the Angolan highlands over 2000 km away, that flow reached us today, cannot express how wonderful it is to have fresh water...

The donor ski was a 2006 model, discovered that later models have a much improved reverse bucket, ordered one and adapted it to fit without too much difficulty. I have never been satisfied with the effectiveness of the reverse, so can't wait to get this on the water and see if This is an...

Turned the boat right way up yesterday, very happy with the wetlander application, very slick, and simple to apply with a roller. Trust it will perform as advertised. I have kept busy with other small projects, the captains chair will be mounted on the dog house, I wanted it to swivel, and have...

Started early morning when nice and cool, tried with a spray gun for 5 minutes and then reached for a roller, more than happy with the results. Second pic shows the hull baking in the African sun

Not sure if this has been posted before, but it is cool enough to see again

Got the hull cleaned up and flipped today wetlander goes on tomorrow

:LOL2: Trying to make the boat as versatile as possible, seats will stay at home when fishing, but we often go out for a slow cruise game viewing with friends and family.