Part 5 - A More thorough Look at My Shetland 535 Internally & Externally
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- Опубліковано 14 жов 2024
- I been asked if I could share in a little more depth the work that I have carried out on my Shetland 535. This includes work carried out to the inside and out.
She's looking great buddy, love the carpet. Also love the idea of the wooden side panels.
Thanks 👍a lot
You've done a great job with the boat, looks great!
Thank you very much!
Really enjoying your videos, I would stick with it and overcome any problems, I have a 23 foot boat in Morecambe Bay, the problems over the past three years you wouldn’t believe, even during a storm ripped its moorings and damaged all the bow, it’s now all fixed with new samson post and fibreglassed, I’m glad to say now after three years and I’m very confident on Boating at sea and learned so much, regarding the boat windows are used, stainless rivets and silk flex and up to now they have been fabulous and without any leaking, originally the boat had glass windows with rubber seal, which degraded over time, the one thing I need is what you have on your about, is the windshield front screen, which is difficult to find, good luck with the Boating and look forward to your next video.
Thanks for the comment and subscription. It’s always encouraging to hear how others had problems when starting and have since become confident and competent. Cheers
Lovely boat, you have given me some great ideas for my recently bought shetland 640.
Thanks mate.
The 640 is a nice boat. Good luck
I love that boat. You look so much more confident at the helm now mate. Hope your having a great summer so far. I ended up buying a Itiwit x100, even though you suggested i didnt lol. ive not floated it yet but will let you know how it goes. Keep these videos coming please.
Thanks for the complimentary words really appreciated as I’ve put some hours into the boat. I’m sure you will get on with the itiwit, it’s a proper stable kayak
If ever you're in Worcester, you're more than welcome to either join us for a day out, or to take my little boat out on the Severn.
You know what you're doing and thank you for the vids.
Mines only 15hp, but plenty for the Severn in Worcs.
Thank you that’s very kind
Awesome boat! Nice to see you are uploading mate! I have done the front windows on my 535 in storms and everything as it was leaking bad and they were the biggest pain in the arse ever haha. It pays to buy the window fitting tool as without it you will split the rubbers easily. The front windows seem to be a pain to fit the sides are surprisingly easier probably to do with shape
Im really not looking forward to it 😞😞
Beautiful job great boat.
Two questions one I didn't see a burner for fixing food along with a cooler of sone sort.
The other item is if your spending nights aboard I didn't see a Porta potty.
I have a gas burner in one of the storage cuddles and if I go away for a few nights i put my porta potti on the boat. It’s not a permanent fixture though just as and when required
Hi mate
I'm looking at one of these boats this week.
Needs redoing in cabin and I like the look of how yours is done, what type of carpet is it on the sides and ceiling and how easy is it to do ? Also where are the two seats from on the deck. Cheers Darren
The carpet is standard 4 way stretch used in camper vans. Comes in various colours and needs to be applied using contact adhesive. Make sure you use the high temperature adhesive or it is likely to unstick when the temperature gets high. It’s quite a simple job but you need bundles of patience. The seats were purchased from eBay and are brilliant. All the best for the project.
Very nice and tidy boat. I've a 20 hp Tohatsu 4 stroke on mine which is also economic. Agree about the windows they don't really suit it. Well done on the refurb.
The windows are pants 🤮
What’s the rough cost of a nice one of these in looking for a cabin cruiser been looking at these and the Norman 20 I’m thinking 25-40hp will cut it as I’m on the Norfolk broads and up braydon water it’s tidal so you need the power to cross to the Norfolk side of the broads from the south side I got a picton 15ft speed boat with 70hp dose 55 notts poking forward to towing it behind for abit of wakeboarding or the rubber 🍩 haha 💪🏻
Good question. Although these are great little boats they are still over 50 years old so most will look tired. When the odd one comes up that had been refurbished and a decent well serviced four stroke I’d expect to pay around 3-4k, maybe the higher end if it’s on a roadworthy trailer. Buying a project boat and doing a refit is the way to go in my opinion but it’s a lot of work
I am looking for a boat on the Norfolk Broads I will certainly look at the Shetland 535
Cracking little boat. You won’t be disappointed. Good luck
Thank you@@thecockneykayaker2239
Great job on the work carried out . What insulation did you use ? Thanks Tony.
Just a standard foil that you stick to the fibreglass with a spray adhesive. Can be purchase from flea bay or Amazon. Same stuff which is used for camper van conversions
@@thecockneykayaker2239 great many thanks 👍
very nice
Would you consider Solar to keep your Batteries topped up ?
Yes that did cross my mind and something I may invest in. Thanks for subscribing, appreciated
Where did you obtain the two rear seats from thank you
They were from eBay
Carbon monoxide is heavier than air, - swap the Carbon monoxide detectors place with the smoke alarm (or get it lower if you can). 😊
Good advice. Thanks
Do you find your mph on the boat is about 3 to 4mph higher than Google?
Probably 2-3 mph but there is definitely a discrepancy mate. I’ve ordered a new, mire modern digital clock for the boat so fingers crossed 🤞
@@thecockneykayaker2239 you'll likely find it makes no difference. When you go through one of those sites signs in your car, the ones that flash your speed at you, they show the same speed as Google maps, which is around 3mph faster than the clock speed. Apparently car speedometers are set a bit slower because of variations in speed caused by tyre pressure and condition.
Obviously a boat doesn't have tyres, so it might be different in a boat- I'm not sure - I look forward to hearing how this turns out 😁👍
That hatch on your boat is not the original one as it came with a solid one, also i understand the high full cover on the boat but as its attached to the windscreen and pulling on it it will fail at some point, they came with a tonnau cover original and i would never attach such a large cover to my screen specially as your seems to be held with only a few screws/bolts.
I just repainted mine as i don't like white or the dark blue they came in.
I’m not overly concerned about the the canopy being attached to the screen. The screen is well secured with 5 stainless bolts whilst the canopy is a perfect fit, it’s taught but not overly taught to the screen. It is also has bungees either side for additional support. I’ve seen plenty of canopies fitted in this exact way so it’s obviously popular.
I really love how you’ve made it look it’s really nice… but !.. where’s the tv or toilet. Drinks cabinet cmon man lol . Seriously where’s the toilet!
I do have a porta potti that I use for longer journeys, TV - I use my iPad and drinks cabinet, well that’s in my secret compartment that I didn’t show 😂
@@thecockneykayaker2239 lol 👍🏻
Ayup mate I know you’ve covered most things but could you please make a video about how to improve your Shetland. Maybe a extra birth/ bed like a pull down or making extra space to convince people/ my missus that it’s more than just a little floating plastic thing, because she’s not too convinced about me getting one but I’m sure you can do something that would help her consider it’s a little bit than just a man’s fishing boat that smells like poo and fish.. Thanks 🙏
@@greenflock8091 let me have a think about and I’ll see what I can do. Send me your name and I’ll direct the video at you 👍
@@thecockneykayaker2239 okay buddy I’m Patrick and really appreciate your videos thank you 😊.. 👍🏻
Didnt realise you had done so much and was under impression you bought it as it is. 😳 Your right with size of the engine unless you want a speed boat to water ski from. My boat in 23’ and now has a 8hp tohatsu which is still plenty. (Anything bigger is too heavy for me to lift off when it needs a service).
As long as I don’t punch the tide on the Ouse or Trent then 15hp is plenty. If I decide to hit the sea well then I’d have to rethink things
PS. Couldn’t you seal the windows with clear silicon? Its a job from hell that can end in tears replacing them even if you have the originals & rubbers to get size’s from.
I could seal them but they are so scratched I just can’t live with them so they are coming out whether they like it or not 😂