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The. "Shabby Craft."

Posted: Mon Aug 12, 2019 5:06 pm
by Captain6979
So it has come to this....after much love installed into the mighty Punt, the time has come for to finally purchase a one of a kind beast...crafted not by the Dwarves of Moria, but by the craftsmen of AKS welding..
4.9m long, out of 4mm plate, she has undergone some alterations since her birth in 2006. Beggining as a simple v-nose punt, and having pods morphed onto her sides, she skates on the water like no other.
The 90hp Yamaha 2-stroke bangs harder than a hungry hooker, and I managed to get her up to 70km/h the other day, on not-quite-flat a sea.
The 160L Tropical esky gives her some decent guts for big fish, and I've lost count of the times its been full before. One of my fave parts about her is the BarCrusher seats, sooooo comfy.
I've been lucky enough to get a hds9 elite off me ol mate, Flicken, and have yet to try the structure scan. But very soon...
I always said to my mate before: jimmy, if you ever upgrade, you gotta sell me this rig....
Next up will be a minnkota for the front..
So now Jimmy has his Stabi-craft Frontier, and I've got the Shabby.
:)
Watch this space..

Re: The. "Shabby Craft."

Posted: Mon Aug 12, 2019 10:20 pm
by richonurse
Your going to have some fun in that.

Re: The. "Shabby Craft."

Posted: Mon Aug 12, 2019 11:42 pm
by theodosius
What an upgrade!

Re: The. "Shabby Craft."

Posted: Tue Aug 13, 2019 11:16 am
by Jeno
Beast......pure Beast!

Re: The. "Shabby Craft."

Posted: Tue Aug 13, 2019 12:23 pm
by jeffish
Go Captain ,, seen this rig around the traps , plenty of fish been on that deck . :catch: :mrgreen:

Re: The. "Shabby Craft."

Posted: Wed Aug 14, 2019 7:22 am
by Matt Flynn
That is a beautiful bit of engineering, sad to see the old pun go tho! Would have bought it myself if freight wasn't such a killer.

Or maybe you are keeping the punt for the so-called skinny water?

Re: The. "Shabby Craft."

Posted: Wed Aug 14, 2019 7:52 am
by Captain6979
Ha Ha! A mate of Mr Tangels is buying the Punt, but he will be working at the Tiwis, so we will still have access to the Punt.
:) #Winning!