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12-03-2011, 10:30 AM
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it's on !
started on my own rig yesterday...forward deck - cut out - replacement core fabricated,and laminated in place - on kick time !
started derigging the t-top: enclosure's off,vhf,cell,radar antennas are all off,and wires are outta the tubes.. boat's getting a "down east" style pilot house,in place of the t-top - gonna be 3 sides,with a hard top incorporated onto it. deck replacement too... rig looks really strange with nothing on the top ?
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12-04-2011, 08:43 AM
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Lookin' good so far!!
I'm looking forward to see what you come up with.
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12-14-2011, 08:45 PM
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console's out - and it's stripped !
made a "jig" today - actually,made a few jigs - settled on this one... jig's made out of cheap crap underlayment - "pinned" together - idea here is to "see" what it's gonna look like,and,it will be the template for the house... it's gotta a "down east" look... again,none of these products are used in the construction of this - these are templates only...
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12-15-2011, 09:39 AM
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Looking good! I know that what you got so far is just a template but you may want taper the two side windows to follow the same forward lines as the house. It should make everything stronger and is looks a little better. That way you can mount outriggers, radar, and anything else up top.
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1976 23' SeaCraft Inboard Last edited by TunaMeltdown; 12-15-2011 at 09:46 AM.
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12-15-2011, 07:12 PM
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what's there is a template - the house will be built from penske board - it will support the top i'm fabricating... the console is currently being modified - the console,being a part made from a mold - it has a "negative draft",meaning,it tapers - width changes,from the bottom,to the top - the console's being modified,to eliminate this - ,this avoids the house sides tapering in,it also will assure the console and the house sides are bonded properly - eliminates stress cracking...the original "flange" is also removed,and a suitable mounting area will be fabricated...my hard top mold,it's cambered,also has a molded in radar mount area... the windows,i cut them square - reason being i want sliding windows - http://www.americanmarine.com/windows-intro.html mounting/sealing windows,with the seals,like the one's in your picture,these are prone to leaking - not a good thing,especially with a wood core... the console will be "faired" into the house sides - basically a one piece unit...upon completion,it will be sprayed in awlgrip... the house you constructed,wood,yes ? atached to the console ?
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12-16-2011, 08:44 AM
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Yes, 3/4" birch core with two layers of 1708 inside and out. 1/2" on top with 2 layers of 1708 with a slight camber to match the transom We cut out the holes for the windows and then ran a piece of 4" glass tape all the way around and epoxied it in place. Even if water does get in I don't see it getting to the wood core. It is attached directly to the console with both bolts and glass. After one season with 15' outriggers and a 24" open array and some pretty long and nasty runs, it is rock solid.
I didn't know you were going with sliding windows. Keeping them square makes more sense now. Once you have it finished your going to wonder why pilot houses are not standard from the factory on most boats.
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02-04-2012, 11:34 PM
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sorry guys - there's been no work done on my own rig,for quite a while...just too tied up with client's boats - and that's not a bad thing in this economy...
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