Marinaut 215 any updates?
- Thread starter redcrest
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The construction is going great. Now it is a matter of getting all the small details worked out. Much of the details could not be finalized until the hull and cabin had been done. Those are finished and turned out as close to perfect as I have seen on any boat. Most inside work for the molds has been finished. All the parts should be going together in a few weeks, then it is a matter of adding the windows, door, fuel tanks, and many other accessories.
As I have said before, every time we pick a date we always miss it but the closer we get to completing it, the better the chance of our completion date being right. Right now it looks like it will be the first of April. If I ever find a few hours, I will update our web site with production photos and also post them on this site.
If anyone wants to stop by for a visit, you are welcome. Unannounced visitors will be welcomed and given as much time as we have but if you let me know in advanced, then we will make a point of scheduling our time so you can look and ask as many questions as you want. Or you can just stop by and watch Ben and Mack work.
The boat will be at Tern Boat Salvage until we are ready for the final touches which will be done in the Olympia warehouse.
Tern’s address is 25028 Pacific Hwy S Kent, WA
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Dave
www.tolandmarine.com
As I have said before, every time we pick a date we always miss it but the closer we get to completing it, the better the chance of our completion date being right. Right now it looks like it will be the first of April. If I ever find a few hours, I will update our web site with production photos and also post them on this site.
If anyone wants to stop by for a visit, you are welcome. Unannounced visitors will be welcomed and given as much time as we have but if you let me know in advanced, then we will make a point of scheduling our time so you can look and ask as many questions as you want. Or you can just stop by and watch Ben and Mack work.
The boat will be at Tern Boat Salvage until we are ready for the final touches which will be done in the Olympia warehouse.
Tern’s address is 25028 Pacific Hwy S Kent, WA
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Dave
www.tolandmarine.com
I stopped by the shop yesterday (next to Tern Boat Salvage) and Ben Toland was kind enough to take some time from his work to give me a quick tour and update on the Marinaut. This boat appears to have 8 different molds to form the various components, such as the hull, deck, cabin roof, rear bulkhead, anchor locker, dash, hull liner, etc. The tooling is incredible and this will be one sweet boat! Ben mentioned that a 90 hp outboard will be ideal for the Marinaut.
Sitting in the yard behind the shop were the molds for the 14' C-Dory angler and the various C-dory skiffs that were offered in the late 1980's. Ben mentioned that when the C-dory factory moved from the factory from the Kent location to Auburn, these molds were left behind. I don't know if there is any demand for these boats, but it is a shame to see these molds sitting idle.
I hope Dave (oldgrowth) will keep us in the loop when the Marinaut is complete and ready to be launched.
Best Regards,
Leo
Sitting in the yard behind the shop were the molds for the 14' C-Dory angler and the various C-dory skiffs that were offered in the late 1980's. Ben mentioned that when the C-dory factory moved from the factory from the Kent location to Auburn, these molds were left behind. I don't know if there is any demand for these boats, but it is a shame to see these molds sitting idle.
I hope Dave (oldgrowth) will keep us in the loop when the Marinaut is complete and ready to be launched.
Best Regards,
Leo
I was down there on Wednesday, picking up the Decraguard. Met Dave for the 1st time and he gave me the quick tour. Considering I know basically nothing about boat building, it was intersesting and insightful and I probably asked a bunch of dumb questions. :lol:
An amazing amount of detail work to get the "plugs" made and then the molds smooth. The bulkhead was in the shop and Mack(?) was focused on sanding...and sanding...Had a quick look at a gorgeous cat that's being made for a shop on O'ahu.
Dave said the new boat MAY be at the FHGT and he asked my opinion about tinted windows; I told him the lighter "bronze" window sample looked sharp IMO. :thup :wink:
An amazing amount of detail work to get the "plugs" made and then the molds smooth. The bulkhead was in the shop and Mack(?) was focused on sanding...and sanding...Had a quick look at a gorgeous cat that's being made for a shop on O'ahu.
Dave said the new boat MAY be at the FHGT and he asked my opinion about tinted windows; I told him the lighter "bronze" window sample looked sharp IMO. :thup :wink:
It is really going to happen. I can see light at the end of the tunnel.
I have updated our web site and added the following
24th of March 2010
It has been a long three year process to design and do the tooling for the Marinaut 215 and now all the tooling has been completed.
The design was changed from the original 205 to the 215 and then some minor changes after the initial 215 design as we did the tooling. Those design changes were done to facilitate the assembly process with one exception which is a slightly raised center line of the cabin roof. This was done to give the 6' 4" person head room in the cabin.
There are nine separate molds for the various parts of the Marinaut and they range from fairly simple ones to detailed and substantial ones. The parts for the first boat has been produced and the first Marinaut 215 is going together and should be completed next week with one exception. Our window supplier has told us the first window pack will not be ready until the 12th of April so the completion date for the first boat will be sometime in the second half of April.
Preliminary calculations of our fuel tanks indicate they will be just under 30 gallons each instead of our original 25 gallon estimates. This will be updated when we fill it for the first time.
Our official launch date will be the end of April or the first week in May at Swantown in Olympia, WA. The public is invited and a firm date will be decided early in April. We also plan to have the Marinaut 215 at the C-Brat gathering in Friday Harbor the 14th, 15th and 16th of May 2010.
Photos of the history/build process are Here
I pick up the fuel tanks tomorrow morning at Coastline Equipment in Bellingham, WA.
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Dave
www.tolandmarine.com
I have updated our web site and added the following
24th of March 2010
It has been a long three year process to design and do the tooling for the Marinaut 215 and now all the tooling has been completed.
The design was changed from the original 205 to the 215 and then some minor changes after the initial 215 design as we did the tooling. Those design changes were done to facilitate the assembly process with one exception which is a slightly raised center line of the cabin roof. This was done to give the 6' 4" person head room in the cabin.
There are nine separate molds for the various parts of the Marinaut and they range from fairly simple ones to detailed and substantial ones. The parts for the first boat has been produced and the first Marinaut 215 is going together and should be completed next week with one exception. Our window supplier has told us the first window pack will not be ready until the 12th of April so the completion date for the first boat will be sometime in the second half of April.
Preliminary calculations of our fuel tanks indicate they will be just under 30 gallons each instead of our original 25 gallon estimates. This will be updated when we fill it for the first time.
Our official launch date will be the end of April or the first week in May at Swantown in Olympia, WA. The public is invited and a firm date will be decided early in April. We also plan to have the Marinaut 215 at the C-Brat gathering in Friday Harbor the 14th, 15th and 16th of May 2010.
Photos of the history/build process are Here
I pick up the fuel tanks tomorrow morning at Coastline Equipment in Bellingham, WA.
_______
Dave
www.tolandmarine.com