Methodman Posted October 10, 2006 Share Posted October 10, 2006 (edited) Bought a Savage Lancer some years ago from a mate up at South West rocks. She was in poor condition due to lack of use and no cover for her to lay. I knew the potential she had and offered to take her off his hand for 10 grand knowing the hull will come good with some love and care. Started with the floor as it was rotted and couldnt hold the weight of a human let alone a human holding a 35kg fish. Ripped the rotted ply out and got some new ply and carpet and went to work after a cupla days and 4 cases of beer we got a good result. After blowing up the 75 merc on her first run i was in the hunt for a 4 stroke so i got a near new 115 Merc 4 stroke for near 6 grand. She was an ex-demo modle from a mates wharehouse. After fittin that on her we took on the sea for a every chance i go over a cupla months. Then after the warm current took off and the weather got cold it was time to give her a new lease of life. Striped her back to near nude and started the re-build. What started out just a coat of paint turned into something that would take me over 3 months weekend work. Took everything off and replaced nearly everything. To take the cabin off i had to replace all the old wires and steering. Then mask up all the bits for painting. Then i made my own seat boxes and replaced all the rod holders and run all the wires through some conduit. Mounted the batteries under the cabin as the last lot down the back corroded and left me wanting out on the shelf off JB. The painting took me 3 weekends to get everything right. Now i find myself with a near NEW boat and everyone that knew her b4 hand can not belive its the same boat. So having said that id like to introdce her to you all... ATLANTA. Shes not 100% complete, im getting a Bimini made up in the next cupla weeks with some nice new heavy duty Stainless Steel Rocket launchers with my Out Riggers comming off the launchers. And The logo made into a sticker. Didnt pay much for the Logo as im a Graphic designer of 15 years hahaha. Edited October 10, 2006 by Methodman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Methodman Posted October 10, 2006 Author Share Posted October 10, 2006 pic 1 pic 2 pic 2 pic 2 pic 3 pic 4 pic 5 pic 6 pic 7 pic 8 pic 8 pic 9 pic10 pic11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Methodman Posted October 10, 2006 Author Share Posted October 10, 2006 logo End result end result Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jewel Posted October 10, 2006 Share Posted October 10, 2006 Nice job, a very tidy unit there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Aron Posted October 10, 2006 Share Posted October 10, 2006 top job its just missing 1 thing! fishraider sticker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsswordfisherman Posted October 10, 2006 Share Posted October 10, 2006 Cheers mrsswordfisherman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Methodman Posted October 11, 2006 Author Share Posted October 11, 2006 Thanks guys, it was a good experience and abit sad that its all over to tell ya the truth. But im sure that will pass when the first beakie is raised in her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coollamon Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 Awesome result It came up really nice welll done Coollamon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netic Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 Great job mate, she looks really good, must have been fun rebuilding her Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest danielinbyron Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 LOTTA SWEAT AND SWEAR WORDS IN THAT MATE!!! WWWOOOOOWWWWWWW WHAT A RESULT !!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gone_wishin Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 Wow looks great a real good job, she certainly looks new. What did you do with the front hatch? In the old photo it looks like it was perspex but in the current I can't see a hatch at all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewhunter Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 That's a fantastic result Methodman, congratulations. I reckon every fish that you catch out of her will be very special. Cheers, Grant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooked Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 Great work there.. I'm sure it would be great to have the cash to walk in to a dealer and walk out with a brand spanker.. But there really is nothing like putting in the hard yards and coming up with something that has more than just monetry value. Well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Methodman Posted October 12, 2006 Author Share Posted October 12, 2006 Gone Wishin... Mate i got sick of the Hatch bashing in the swell and it looked pretty crap. So i took it off and traced out a bit of ply and gave it about 10 coats of Acrylic and it came up Sweet. So there is no hatch at all now. But maybe one day ill put in a new hatch that i can climb in and out of. see what happens! Crazedfisherdude... Nahhhh that wasnt me mate i havnt taken it anywhere yet. Its first run will in a cupla weeks down at shoalhaven. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
domza Posted October 13, 2006 Share Posted October 13, 2006 she came up great! But just a question, how do u get to the anchor now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Methodman Posted October 13, 2006 Author Share Posted October 13, 2006 Domza... You can walk around the outside of the cabin pretty easy. I never used the hatch to get to the anchor. The hatch wasnt really big enough to get through. Plus i do alot of trolling and dont often anchor up. So its not really a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kantong Posted October 13, 2006 Share Posted October 13, 2006 That is awesome! I have no practical knowledge about boats (except how to pull the anchor up, steer-deckie duties!) but that looks good. thats some good effort! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subzero Posted October 13, 2006 Share Posted October 13, 2006 Nice work there Methodman, I'm currently two months into a rebuild myself, I'm sure you'll agree that it takes some determination to get it finished. it looks like you've done a great job though. You should get some good out of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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