Project 'Bad Habits' Build

[ComfortZone]

Lol, I personally think its cool, my uncle has his hard top made of tinted/clear plexiglass, or some kind of plastic..........BUUUTTT...................

doing this you make some compromises which you may or may not be concerned with....

first is strength, you wouldnt be able to just chuck the traps or gear up there with no concern,

limits mounting space for toys

welcomes new place for cabin leaks

and a hardtop is just as useful for keeping you out of the sun as it is keeping you dry...sometimes it is real nice to get into some shade

If it were my build i wouldn't do it

[Finished Business]

haha yaaaa...........you are probably right, not sure what I was schmokin' at lunch.. maybe I briefly mistook it for a luxury cabin cruiser, not a fishing machine!

...back to the project at hand, and not crazy mods....ordering some cabin material in the coming week or so, with a welder coming by to quote the work early next week...ball is rolling, look out below!!

[GypsyKing]

FB - Awesome project!!!!

I own a couple waterjet cutting machines if you need any help cutting the cabin plates etc... All I would need is your mock up templates to match. PM if you interested and we can set something up.. Obviously no charge, some beer always works. We can easily do it in a couple hours one night..


Cheers,
Sean

[Finished Business]

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[casper5280]

Heres a quick cheap top for your boat. might even use it for parts http://www.usedvictoria.com/classifi...ndows_17302572.

[Finished Business]

That looks to be a pretty near representation of my body lines!! all for the cost of window glass too...but Im not to one do things twice so alloy it must be!

Onto progression...ordered my floor and cabin material today. all marine grade aluminum, the list is as follows, for those interested in what it will take. These are pre-cut lengths.

Roof - 6' x 6ft x 1/8" (the sheet came in 6x10, so I will have 4' extra to use for seat boxes, raised roof extension, w.h.y)
Sides - 4' x 16' x 1/8"
Frame:
1" x 1" x 1/8" wall, square tubing (100ft + 20ft extra)
Cabin and floor mount:
1.5" x 1.5" x 3/16" wall, angle iron (14' + 6' extra)
Rod Holders:
2" Round Tubing (20')


Floor:

3/16" checker plate - 2 sheets cut into 3 sections in an area totaling 12' x 7'

Upper Cabin and Cockpit Gunnels:
Spare materail from Floor sections, formed into 6" x 1.5" gunnels

There will be a few other odds and ends, electronics box in cabin, seat boxes...but that should be about it. Should be at the shop for thursday where I will begin cutting and designing prior to gluing it all together with the welder.

Material was around $2.50/pound, give or take. In the market of $15-1800 all said and done.

-FB-

[Sculpin]

That looks to be a pretty near representation of my body lines!! all for the cost of window glass too...but Im not to one do things twice so alloy it must be!

Onto progression...ordered my floor and cabin material today. all marine grade aluminum, the list is as follows, for those interested in what it will take. These are pre-cut lengths.

Roof - 6' x 6ft x 1/8" (the sheet came in 6x10, so I will have 4' extra to use for seat boxes, raised roof extension, w.h.y)
Sides - 4' x 16' x 1/8"
Frame:
1" x 1" x 1/8" wall, square tubing (100ft + 20ft extra)
Cabin and floor mount:
1.5" x 1.5" x 3/16" wall, angle iron (14' + 6' extra)
Rod Holders:
2" Round Tubing (20')


Floor:

3/16" checker plate - 2 sheets cut into 3 sections in an area totaling 12' x 7'

Upper Cabin and Cockpit Gunnels:
Spare materail from Floor sections, formed into 6" x 1.5" gunnels

There will be a few other odds and ends, electronics box in cabin, seat boxes...but that should be about it. Should be at the shop for thursday where I will begin cutting and designing prior to gluing it all together with the welder.

Material was around $2.50/pound, give or take. In the market of $15-1800 all said and done.

-FB-

Sounds all great there Nick. I sure hope you went at least with 5052 grade on the checker plate and cabin plate. I know most of the tubing and shapes are all 6061 or 6063 so you are fine there. Where did you end up buying the material from? Just curious.

Look into sand blasting that checker plate. You would blow Chap's (from AAB) mind if you did lol. Might cost 100 bucks but worth it IMHO. Raw checker plate can be slippery on a fish boat. Can't wait to see your progression. You are really going at it and I admire that big time (like my sig line) lol.

Cheers,
John

[Finished Business]

haha ya John, still thinnking about that option...theres a marine blaster just down the roads, a quick shot blast might be in the cards!

sent you a PM.. and yup floor and cabin are 5052 and frame 6061.

I was thinking about painting the exterior cabin in a white rhino-lining (or similar) product....thoughts on this?

[Finished Business]

Had my first major setback/disappointment... once I cleaned everything up and got some light into all the nooks and crannys, I've found the lower corner on the starboard side of my transom has rot. The boat is alloy but the rigidity in the transom comes from 1.5" (3/4" double laminated) Marine plywood. Theres roughly a square foot that has rotted so it looks like I will be seperating the leg and transom assembly and replacing the transom wood...

not too happy about it but happy I found it before going further.

Will post a few pics or a link of the transom disassembly..

[Sculpin]

Had my first major setback/disappointment... once I cleaned everything up and got some light into all the nooks and crannys, I've found the lower corner on the starboard side of my transom has rot. The boat is alloy but the rigidity in the transom comes from 1.5" (3/4" double laminated) Marine plywood. Theres roughly a square foot that has rotted so it looks like I will be seperating the leg and transom assembly and replacing the transom wood...

not too happy about it but happy I found it before going further.

Will post a few pics or a link of the transom disassembly..

There is an upside to these major restorations in that you really do become intimate with your mistress.

I think it's a good call replacing it FB. Might as well nip it in the butt now.