Re: HMD 19 - Yoda's legacy continues
Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2020 8:02 pm
Weekend update:
the roof is gone. I was up on the front deck peeling off fiberglass when I bumped the front corner of the roof and it lifted up off the side panel... ugh. 2 minutes later the whole roof was laying on the ground. I figured it would be easier to just start fresh than to try to re-tab the old roof back on as well as sand the underside and re-fair the topside. 2 sheets of plywood isn't too bad.
I got pretty much all of the remnants of the seat boxes sanded off (sanding disc on the angle grinder) then went over pretty much everything with the DA/60 grit. I am thinking one more good sanding session and it should be ready to start going back together.
I ordered up some simple seat pedestals to mount the seats that came with the boat. i'm thinking i'll glue down some 3/4" plywood as a stiffener to support the pedestal. For the rear of the boat I am really liking the Bote inflatable chairs. I think they'll be a nice option for when i have a full crew onboard. Given the slow speeds of the boat i'm thinking they should work well.
https://www.boteboard.com/products/infl ... 67EALw_wcB
Some pics:
the roof is gone. I was up on the front deck peeling off fiberglass when I bumped the front corner of the roof and it lifted up off the side panel... ugh. 2 minutes later the whole roof was laying on the ground. I figured it would be easier to just start fresh than to try to re-tab the old roof back on as well as sand the underside and re-fair the topside. 2 sheets of plywood isn't too bad.
I got pretty much all of the remnants of the seat boxes sanded off (sanding disc on the angle grinder) then went over pretty much everything with the DA/60 grit. I am thinking one more good sanding session and it should be ready to start going back together.
I ordered up some simple seat pedestals to mount the seats that came with the boat. i'm thinking i'll glue down some 3/4" plywood as a stiffener to support the pedestal. For the rear of the boat I am really liking the Bote inflatable chairs. I think they'll be a nice option for when i have a full crew onboard. Given the slow speeds of the boat i'm thinking they should work well.
https://www.boteboard.com/products/infl ... 67EALw_wcB
Some pics: