thanks Dazfab, appreciate your comments, should hopefully have all the welding finished on the next video. cheers Marty

hi, thanks for the great comment, yeah I cant wait to get it in paint, been busy on the house recently so haven't done any work on my projects but should be back on them soon. cheers Marty

Hi, glad to see I have inspired someone, and a big thanks for the great comments, will be back on the boat soon, I have a few other projects to finish first. I can't wait to get it finished myself and on the water. cheers Marty

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Hi, yes all the plate comes with HMD kit including fuel tank with plenty of ally left over for for any extra bits you want to add, but no extrusions, so you have to purchase handrails, tube for rod holders and curved gunwale edge detail, so there will be some extra costs, can't say for sure but I think all the kits are like that, HMD can supply all the parts at extra cost or you can get them at Ullrich Aluminium, every kit boat is in some way individual in it's build which makes it your own, so you can have different layouts for lights, switches, pumps etc so you can build them to your particular needs, this is why I have added extra plates for fuse boxes etc, I didn't need to that's the flexibility of building your own. I did look at other Kits that were cheaper but the HMD kit was the best looking in my opinion and good after sales technical help, can't tell you about the other company's but the kit goes together very well, it has a thicker hull than the others which is 6mm, you have to trust the process take your time think about the assembly and make sure all the lines fit up and check measure everything, all the panels have lines on them were they marry up and they do marry up well, all the panels also have fold lines with degrees of fold on them, so you will have to pay to get the panels folded. glad you liked the video's, hopefully post some more videos soon been busy on other projects lately. check out purekraft reviews on youtube which is they're sister company that builds finished boats they are pretty awesome. if you want any more info please don't hesitate to ask. you could also talk to Jarrod at HMD about the kits and pricing. Cheers Marty

Hi Mate, been doing house renovations all over xmas and into the new year, so haven't had a chance to do any more work on it, should be back on it soon though. Great your using yours, love to see a video of the boat how does it behave on the water? cheers Marty

@@martysprojects getting the house done is good though, I’m a builder so I know how it is😂 yea it’s good aye, handles chop really nicely and is really good to fish out of. Put a 130 Yamaha on it, goes really good. You’ll love it once you have finished yours. Not sure if I mentioned before but my mate has done a 7.3-7.5m hard top, and has just ordered his new one, a 8.7m I think, diesel inboard. Going to be a weapon of a boat!

Yeah I'm a builder to, been at it far to long, that's why I enjoy doing my projects something different and no pressure. sounds like you have built a great boat. was your mates HMD as well? diesel got to be the way forward, heaps of torque and good on fuel. cheers Marty

@@martysprojects yea I’m the same, enjoy getting out and doing some welding, yes I had a standard HMD kit modified slightly.

HI, thank you for the comment, I have been welding for around 25 yrs mainly gas MIG, but only been welding alloy for around a year now, it's a lot more difficult to weld alloy as you don't see any colour change in the weld pool, you have to listen and get used to the settings on your machine as it's a lot more sensitive to small changes in the welder settings. don't be shy have a go at welding, plenty of evening schools to teach you the basics, we all have to start somewhere. Cheers Marty

@@martysprojects 25 years experience has assisted with your work on alloy, looks amazing. Well done 👌

Hi, the kit I bought comes with a set of plans, there are no instructions so you have to work out which bits to weld in first, I did weld some parts out of sequence so had to backtrack a couple of times and remove them, just have to take your time think about it and just tack everything first before you fully seam weld, there are lines all over the parts for lining everything up and fold lines with the degrees of fold. the after sales is good so you can phone them up if your unsure about where any of the parts go. Have a look at some of their full builds under purekraft on youtube. Hope this helps. Cheers Marty

Hi, the plans will be no good for you as they are assembly diagrams with no real dimensions on them, I think HMD would be very offended if I was to sell them to you as they have put years of time and development into them. sorry I can't help you. cheers Marty

@@martysprojects oh o.k. can i borrow 10 dollars?