HMD19 Aussie made
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Well done!! Jeff
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Nice boat. Would love some detail on the fridge. - construction(detailed), energy usage, etc.
Jbo
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Hi Graham,
Sweet You have quite the luxurious set-up.
Thanks for the feedback as well. DougN and yourself are reporting what I have noticed as well.
You have large tanks, that helps.
It is very windy here and I cannot WOT yet and cannot wait to see how she handles after the outboard is broken in. I'll get a few more water jugs to use as ballas in the meantime.
Enjoy her, very nice job with good ideas.
Marc
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Sweet You have quite the luxurious set-up.
Thanks for the feedback as well. DougN and yourself are reporting what I have noticed as well.
You have large tanks, that helps.
It is very windy here and I cannot WOT yet and cannot wait to see how she handles after the outboard is broken in. I'll get a few more water jugs to use as ballas in the meantime.
Enjoy her, very nice job with good ideas.
Marc
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Many thanks Marc you will get used to the handling and enjoy Penny when the motor is run in.
Jbo the fridge was arrived at when I couldn’t get a powered ice box to fit. They are a lot cheaper but they were all the wrong size. Maybe if I had know the size I could have changed the console to suit. I wanted a stove on top and the fridge to slide out underneath much as per the original design. Nothing would fit so the bespoke fridge. The unit is a Dometic sealed unit. West marine has them but mine was purchased in Australia from a boating store with the plate and control as a kit. It draws 5.6amps when running but averages a lot less over the 24 hours. I have a 100w panel on the roof and I get 6amps from the outboard when it’s running. I have had it on for 6 days continuous and the 120AH ships battery was fine. I have a separate starting battery just in case.
I’ll take some photos of the unit underneath so you can see how it’s installed. Not cheap but works a treat.
Cheers
Graham
Jbo the fridge was arrived at when I couldn’t get a powered ice box to fit. They are a lot cheaper but they were all the wrong size. Maybe if I had know the size I could have changed the console to suit. I wanted a stove on top and the fridge to slide out underneath much as per the original design. Nothing would fit so the bespoke fridge. The unit is a Dometic sealed unit. West marine has them but mine was purchased in Australia from a boating store with the plate and control as a kit. It draws 5.6amps when running but averages a lot less over the 24 hours. I have a 100w panel on the roof and I get 6amps from the outboard when it’s running. I have had it on for 6 days continuous and the 120AH ships battery was fine. I have a separate starting battery just in case.
I’ll take some photos of the unit underneath so you can see how it’s installed. Not cheap but works a treat.
Cheers
Graham
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Here are the fridge photos.
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Just went on another trip down the Myall Lake in Australia in the HMD19. This is where I live so we go out on this lake all the time. Out for week this time and boat went like a dream. I take my Ham radio to talk at night time to my Ham friends all around the world. I have sent them pictures of the HMD19 and they all compliment the good looking little boat. I have fitted the bow tank with a pump and it makes about 1/2 knot difference in speed so it's well worth it. It's a 55 litre triangular bladder tank in the bow. It doesn't leak so you can still stack stuff on top of it.
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Beautiful scenery, beautiful boat. Looks like everyone is having a cracking time
Makes all the pain of the build worth it, eh?
Mick
Makes all the pain of the build worth it, eh?
Mick
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