High Tide Rebuild Layout

**BET** · 04-15-2021, 10:14 AM

Its 11 gallons

https://fueltankparts.com/collection...-aluminum-tank

**BET** · 04-17-2021, 12:42 PM

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**Luvin' Labs** · 04-17-2021, 12:45 PM

Looking sharp.

**mdb2** · 04-18-2021, 10:10 AM

Love this thread

**santee11** · 04-18-2021, 12:16 PM

I can’t wait to see it float. It looks great!

**willyworm** · 04-19-2021, 09:38 AM

Originally Posted by BET

Extremely pleased with the tank I ordered from Boyds welding in Florida, excellent product and customer service.

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Did you provide the dimensions for a custom order, or was it a generic size that they just prebuild?

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**BET** · 04-19-2021, 09:48 AM

Its the 11 gallon tank under the universal tank section. They have a drawing with dimensions listed for each tank so early on when I was building that area I made a cardboard box of the same dimensions to check my fit and clearances

**BET** · 04-19-2021, 10:25 AM

I'm curious if anyone on here knows the history of the hull. I bought it in Georgetown in 2015. It had a large hole in the hull above the waterline on the forward port side. The hole had previously been repaired (I redid the repair and faired the outside as best as I could). Throughout my work on it I have wondered what the story behind that hole was.

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**BigBrother** · 04-19-2021, 10:32 AM

Looks like a collision at speed. Should have given it more gas on the curve. They lost their nerve, let off it and it slid into something.

**BuckyTownsend** · 04-19-2021, 10:49 AM

Originally Posted by BigBrother

Looks like a collision at speed. Should have given it more gas on the curve. They lost their nerve, let off it and it slid into something.

my first thought was liquor and speed

**BigBrother** · 04-19-2021, 10:51 AM

Mine is just a guess.

First time I tried a tight curve in my old 1503 I put it in the trees because I lost my nerve and let off the gas. Slid right into the willows. Thank God they were willows.

**Quackhead22** · 04-19-2021, 09:13 PM

Originally Posted by BigBrother

Mine is just a guess.

First time I tried a tight curve in my old 1503 I put it in the trees because I lost my nerve and let off the gas. Slid right into the willows. Thank God they were willows.

I was test driving mine and did the same thing in Big Carr creek. There is most definitely a learning curve to running those boats if you’ve never run one. I used to love to put the bow in the grass rounding a corner with someone in the boat who had never ridden in one.

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**SouthernWake** · 04-20-2021, 06:38 AM

Originally Posted by BET

I'm curious if anyone on here knows the history of the hull. I bought it in Georgetown in 2015. It had a large hole in the hull above the waterline on the forward port side. The hole had previously been repaired (I redid the repair and faired the outside as best as I could). Throughout my work on it I have wondered what the story behind that hole was.

One would think the worst damage would be forward and not aft on a collision, also the gunnel usually takes most of the force in a hit (assuming its high enough in water). I might wager it was poor lamination from the factory but could tell better with a picture taken before it was ground out.

Either way, MUCH better now.

**Two Barrels** · 04-20-2021, 07:46 AM

BET,

How many hours do you think you have put into this refit? I keep checking back on this thread for continued updates. This is a most impressive job you have done with your boat. I have a 1503 that is about 30 years old and still very solid, but not nearly as functional as your layout. I am sure it would get more use if it were a similar layout.

I am trying to convince myself to get started with a rework.

**BET** · 04-20-2021, 08:08 AM

I probably have more hours in it than I would like to admit, hundreds easily, probably over a thousand. I have learned a lot though and if I were to do it again I think I could do it in half the time. My efficiency in working with glass has gotten much better just from the beginning of the build to end. One major thing I would have done differently is to build one off molds and pull glass parts instead of building a certain part out of wood and then trying to glass over it and get it fair (link below).

https://chrismorejohn.com/building-a...-one-off-deck/

**BigBrother** · 04-20-2021, 08:16 AM

Originally Posted by Quackhead22

I was test driving mine and did the same thing in Big Carr creek. There is most definitely a learning curve to running those boats if you’ve never run one. I used to love to put the bow in the grass rounding a corner with someone in the boat who had never ridden in one.

I was on the Waccamaw where it's real skinny. Close to NC. Hair pin turns. It wasnt about how fast your boat was, it was how much hair you had on your balls. I was 14 riding with a bonafied river rat in his modded jonboat and we'd cut through cypress trees with inches on either side and he never let off the throttle. I dont think fighter pilots have that much adrenaline pulling 8 G's.

Originally Posted by SouthernWake

I might wager it was poor lamination from the factory but could tell better with a picture taken before it was ground out.

I wouldnt discount that either. I've seen some shitty work come out of that place here and there.