Low buck projects- Let's see 'em!

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Whapoa,

That is a sexy boat. Love it.

Eric

[Whampoa]

Thanks Eric,

One of those old "wooden" shoes

Regards, John

[Barquito]

$100 of paint and sandpaper. DIY baby!

[bubb2]

Originally Posted by Barquito

$100 of paint and sandpaper. DIY baby!

Well done!!!!

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Already posted in another thread but I made these fiddle blocks.

Total cost: $18.00 (raw materials, bolts)

[camaraderie]

Barquito...nice work!

[xort]

Originally Posted by motovationcycles

It is great when there are several boats with anchor lights on at night- it makes ours stand out.

How bright does it appear compared to the other anchor lights you were near?
Does it burn with full intensity all night?

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Originally Posted by Barquito

$100 of paint and sandpaper. DIY baby!

Amazing job.

[therapy23]

I don't have a pic.

My Jon boat trailer had a broken fender where the the bolt (one of two) hold it to the frame. A few times of the kids climbing into the boat while on the trailer and then pulling it back up to level + time + rust = broke.

I unbolted it, drilled two holes on the other side and put it back on.

Cost + 0.00

PS the two bolts that looked really bad with gunk, and rusty after 10 years of every-so-often being dunked in salt water at the ramp with no rinse came right off with no trouble - Why you ask? - because before I put together any fastener on a boat (or trailer) I use something. In this case cheap marine grease slopped on. The cheap stamped steel (walmart) wheels look fine too if you can see through the caked on grease, dirt, grunge and yuk. HEHE!


OK here is a pic - new camera for Xmas and learning.

[Omatako]

This was posted before but seems relevant enough to this thread to repeat.

This was my nav station before:



I took:

• Phillips flat screen monitor discarded during a company computer upgrade $0
• A Radio Shack power supply gifted by another sailor $0
• Exisiting radar, radios and stereo $0
• Existing notebook and MaxSea software
• 12mm marine ply off-cuts from a local kitchen fitter's bin $0
• 2 12v plug fittings $13
• A sheet of American Cherry veneer $26
• A wireless keyboard and mouse $58
• Some fasteners, glue and varnish $?

and after many hours of work, I ended up with this:



Unfortunately, the rest of my projects could not possibly qualify for the "under $100" classification, they conform too closely to the "standing in a cold shower tearing up $100 notes" classification