looking good!
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looking good!
Alright, well i guess an update is overdue...
I reinforced underneath the cap where i intend to bolt in the tower. I cut to fit a piece of wood, then epoxied & clamped it into position. Then I came back and smoothed the edges with fillets and glassed it in with 2 layers of 1702.
Here's a shot of the underside of the cap, with just the wood expoxied in, before fillets & glassing.
https://i.imgur.com/XiMv13x.jpg
I didn't have the right clamping setup, so I had to improvise.
https://i.imgur.com/0vnHE7x.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/9R7GJ4G.jpg
Repaired / rebuilt the seat bases..
Basically all of them were completely shot except for 2 where I was able to patch in just the corners that were rotted out. Here's an example of one where the corner was patched
https://i.imgur.com/fqvX31r.jpg
Built a new sun deck...i really need to consider getting more clamps.
https://i.imgur.com/TNEl4uM.jpg
Here is the finished sun deck and a sneak peak at the color scheme for the upholstery.
https://i.imgur.com/NF0hTOh.jpg
Got the upholstery done for the bow playpen area. I think it turned out pretty decent for it being the very first time I've done any upholstery work.
https://i.imgur.com/unyUyvd.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/lRWvQIu.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/WtWiQ2C.jpg
It will look even better once the cap is good and cleaned.
Slowly I'm starting to have more boat parts in the boat, than in the basement :)
Couple of more seat bottoms complete
https://i.imgur.com/OFJ87GW.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/9a49b9P.jpg
1st stab at the carpet around the seat base, hopefully the next ones will turn out better.
https://i.imgur.com/99dhJ5w.jpg
Luckily you can't see too much of the crappy carpet job when it's all dressed out.
https://i.imgur.com/46aDus1.jpg
Also knocked out the captain's chair...this was a total beast!!
https://i.imgur.com/syOwUhT.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/DS9Pxex.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/33TGSX1.jpg
I still have to go back with a hidem strip, and mount the seats in the boat but otherwise done!
Wow Coose - it's been a while. Thanks for the update and it's good to see that you're still making progress. I would assume that your goal is to be on the water this summer. How's the engine coming?
This was a great read being that I'm looking at buying an 86 Saltare with soft spots in the floor. Keep it coming cause I plan on following this till splash down
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Awesome work man, it's coming together nicely!