daio web

hope the weather plays ball mate its always the same boat going good and rubbish weather

very nice 

nice boat mate  fair play 

thanks for the info boys just fibre glassed the bearers up in the shed and put the heater on so its not so much glass work on the boat 

2 hours ago, Geoff said:

Nothing to dread about fibreglass work - just common sense really. Just ensure that every thing is clean, dry and well abraided. Bonding in and glassing over a new stringer should be no problem, or do you mean to replace the engine bearers? If you do remove the engine it will give you the chance to properly inspect the bearers and check out and clean the bilge which is bound to be a bit mucky under the engine. It is also worth flow coating your new glasswork and any other areas that need it. Getting the engine re-aligned is another matter, bur out should not be too difficult. Good luck. Geoff.

i will be ok on the fibre glass and prep work its going to be realgining the engine back up do you think oak bearers are ok at the moment the shaft is bolted direct to the gearbox would i be better of fitting one of those r and d cushion spacers  our go for the same set up many thanks daio

10 minutes ago, Saintly Fish said:

I hope you will get the engine laser aligned. Just a mm or two out and you'll have problems. 

i have been told that i can do it by a feeler gauge i cant see how a laser would help 

i am dreading it 

good evening all i have got to change my engine mounts next week and one of the stingers is a bit rotten  i have got some oak timbers to go back in our is there something better to use plus i will need to glass them in  and then try and realign the engine have any body changed them is it best to just lift the motor a bit and do one at the time our just lift it right out many thanks daio

On 2/21/2022 at 10:39 PM, Wolv Gar said:

Hey folks, 

I'am from austria and found this website during my search for a special boat i want to buy. Unfortunatley it is kinda old and the company producing it went out of business.
Primarly I'am here to find this type of boat with some of your help i may be successfull,

So thank you very much for any help in advance!

hiya butt welcome to the forum

welcome aboard stuart  

its still the same on stability  with it out i will be putting some back in it comes out of the water in 2 weeks so i can fit new engine mounts and new antifoul and anodes thanks for getting back boys

well got over to the boat this morning  after that bad weather yesterday and done a test on how the ballast was performing  then took the boat over to the pontoon  and removed all the ballast from the  middle part of it  and the bow added all the weight up and it was over 700 pound  there is still about 200 pound on the stern did the test again then side to side and there was hardly any difference in movement the boat has raised out of the water a good 2 inches  the speed was about the same so am i better of leaving it out to see if its better on fuel  

25 minutes ago, Andy135 said:

Keep us posted please. Curious to hear how you get on and whether you find any improvement. 👍

yeah i will do butt  its a very heavy boat anyway i bet the boat must weigh 3 our 4 tonns  updates to follow

thanks boys 

7 hours ago, JonC said:

800kg? That sounds like a lot, I would expect maybe 100kg or so. 

morning mate it might even be more than that this saturday  i am going to remove it all and the see what she sits like and take it for a little run with the gps set up to see if there is any difference in speed aswell  it does seam to use a fair bit of fuel  roll on saturday ..

On 1/22/2021 at 3:33 PM, mike farrants said:

heres pugwash!

recent purchase and my 1st boat - cant wait to get out in her!

hi mike daio here mate have you got a load of ballast in your colvic  i am trying to fine out if i would be better of with out it   mine i would has a guess  its about 800 kilos whats your opinion on it mate many thanks daio

2 minutes ago, Saintly Fish said:

Well you'd should get him to leave you some written instructions for when he's away! Otherwise you won't ever have caught any fish. 
 

yeah will do budd 

Just now, daio web said:

i will do mate as soon as my son comes home for a weekend  

 i havent got a scooby doo when it comes to computers

1 minute ago, Saintly Fish said:

I think maybe you should put some pictures up on the "show us yer boat" thread. Then we can all look and admire. 

i will do mate as soon as my son comes home for a weekend  

7 hours ago, JonC said:

My one had metal ‘bricks’ laid all the way along  the bilge. 

did you take all the ballast out our leave it in mate  i think mine is over the top it was like it when i bought it i was thinking could i remove it it must be useing more fuel 

haha you should never joke about sinking will shift some gear about first 😂

well done buddy at least you got out shame the cod dident play ball well you got to be in it to win it  best of luck for next time

hi guys do any of you stick extra ballast down in the bilge to make your boats a bit more stable i have only got a colvic seaworker  so i would think that it should not affect  my speed many thanks daio

12 minutes ago, Adam said:

Not sure. I've seen all the small engines known brands without the cowlings and they are totally different. Blocks, heads, carbs and all bits and bobs are different.

And yes, that's interesting that Yamaha can be stored in any way apart from upside down 🤪

hiya mate the engine might not like that new fuel thats out i always put the expensive one in its only a couple of pence more good luck budd keep us updated

is there clean fuel in there mate petrol doesent last long  there might be moisture in the old stuff