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haveago
haveago
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haveago haveago
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30 Apr 2014 4:44pm
Started this build a few months ago and came up with this $15 seat and its self draining thanks to beening pre fitted with plug hole.









haveago
haveago
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haveago haveago
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30 Apr 2014 4:54pm




and $9 bike speedo gives me :speed, max speed ,distance traveled , average speed and time elapsed.
Saltylips
Saltylips
NSW
52 posts
Saltylips Saltylips
NSW, 52 posts
30 Apr 2014 8:01pm
a bath tub
haveago
haveago
5 posts
haveago haveago
5 posts
30 Apr 2014 6:11pm
yep fiberglasss, it's light ,,easy to cut down . strong base but will need some fiberglass on the sides to streigthen it up a bit
1browski
1browski
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1browski 1browski
15 posts
2 May 2014 12:44pm
How do those rear rims in the picture hold up. Are they some aluminum bmx type rims.
sn
sn
WA
2775 posts
sn sn
WA, 2775 posts
2 May 2014 1:54pm
I think they are motorcycle rims.

but -something to avoid is "open" spokes, they love to grab your sheet-rope and wind it up.

they can also catch you if you are not careful.

stephen
KAONAONA
KAONAONA
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KAONAONA KAONAONA
230 posts
2 May 2014 2:23pm
They look like moped wheels.
haveago
haveago
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haveago haveago
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2 May 2014 6:56pm
I THINK THEY ARE OLD gsx 250 RIMS from the 80s . wearing 250x18 inch tyres .I've had then for about 15 years ,just in case I ever wanted to build a land yacht . and the open spoke aren't the safest but I'm still playing with the whole thing, so much to learn and 99% of it is from this forum.
haveago
haveago
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haveago haveago
5 posts
2 May 2014 7:27pm
I'll rig it up tomorrow and take a pic ,i've got more problems than answers but working through them one at a time but all good fun .
landyacht
landyacht
WA
5921 posts
landyacht landyacht
WA, 5921 posts
2 May 2014 9:27pm
love the seat, we had a bathtub regatta a few years ago, great fun on the day,
i havent seen a set of winch wheels for a few years, they were the predecessors of the modrn cl5 wheels. you really do need a an inside cover at least as they will winch in your sheet rope and collapse your yacht in seconds
JoeHanson
JoeHanson
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JoeHanson JoeHanson
48 posts
4 May 2014 5:30am
Nobody seems to cover their spokes here in Germany/Denmark for that reason.
How many yachts have been "winched up" allready????
Joe
sn
sn
WA
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sn sn
WA, 2775 posts
4 May 2014 6:18pm
haveago said..

I THINK THEY ARE OLD gsx 250 RIMS from the 80s . wearing 250x18 inch tyres .I've had then for about 15 years ,just in case I ever wanted to build a land yacht . and the open spoke aren't the safest but I'm still playing with the whole thing, so much to learn and 99% of it is from this forum.


bang on the money.
Suzuki GSX 250 [I had the remains of 6 in my shed until I scrapped them to make room for landyachts]
still have a couple of sets of forks and front disks somewhere in there.

stephen
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