OD16 getting closer

[anflyer]

Looking really Good AnFlyer! The boat is taking shape. I'm sanding my hull too, I feel for you.

You are getting close now. Boat looks outstanding. Bet if your like me, you wish you could be out there all the time. cottontop

Thanks, Toutlet and Cottontop. All I can say is that your boats and progress have helped me along in my building

[ks8]

Looks like it will also make a good size comfortable seat, or is that a bait well? Have fun rounding off the corners.

No problem with the size of the photos. I don't now how many are still on dialup, but I can live with it myself. But if it helps, the 600-700 do load much faster on the slow links.

Now let's see the other side of the console. Have you laid out instruments yet?

Shaping up nice!

ks

[anflyer]

Looks like it will also make a good size comfortable seat, or is that a bait well? Have fun rounding off the corners.

No problem with the size of the photos. I don't now how many are still on dialup, but I can live with it myself. But if it helps, the 600-700 do load much faster on the slow links.

Now let's see the other side of the console. Have you laid out instruments yet?

Shaping up nice!

ks

Actually the corners are already rounded (just used a round over bit with a router). I wish the sanding were this easy


I still do not have the instruments laid out, the front seat is for a livewell (should be about a 14 - 15 gallon).

Here is a picture of the side....

[FLYonWALL9]

I see you have the console glued and screwed. Not trying to tell you how to do anything but thats where I stopped on mine. BIG mistake. be sure you tape the outside edges also. Even though mine is solid as a rock those edges still cracked under the paint. For a temp fix I just wiped 5200 over the cracks and painted over that. Looks like butt crack but I didn't want to spend too much time on my console if I were going to rebuild it in a few months.

Just a tip but I'm sure you were going to glass the edges......

[anflyer]

I see you have the console glued and screwed. Not trying to tell you how to do anything but thats where I stopped on mine. BIG mistake. be sure you tape the outside edges also. Even though mine is solid as a rock those edges still cracked under the paint. For a temp fix I just wiped 5200 over the cracks and painted over that. Looks like butt crack but I didn't want to spend too much time on my console if I were going to rebuild it in a few months.

Just a tip but I'm sure you were going to glass the edges......

Thanks, the console has tape on all of the corners / joints and will be covered in 6oz. cloth. The screws are removed, they were just there while the epoxy dried...

Anflyer

[ks8]

I asked about the rounded corners, because I've hit corners on a boat before, and I got a nasty bloody gash from a *finished corner*.

If you like the edges as is, smack or scrape 'em with a body part to test 'em. imho, at least those forward top corners of the bait well might be rounded a bit more... if not that edge also... but she's looking good.

Bruises hurt, but I prefer them to a bloody mess on someone else's boat (it was embarassing in a way).

ks

[anflyer]

I asked about the rounded corners, because I've hit corners on a boat before, and I got a nasty bloody gash from a *finished corner*.

If you like the edges as is, smack or scrape 'em with a body part to test 'em. imho, at least those forward top corners of the bait well might be rounded a bit more... if not that edge also... but she's looking good.

Bruises hurt, but I prefer them to a bloody mess on someone else's boat (it was embarassing in a way).

ks

KS, that picture is when the console was just glued. At that point I still had not rounded or sanded the console. I will try to post pics of the consloe the way it came out post rounding / sanding.

anflyer

[DrBones]

Great job! I like those gunwales. ....build...er...sand on dude!

[ks8]

At that point I still had not rounded or sanded the console.

Good to hear. Else, I was going to suggest you paint it and the deck red!

Sincerely,
ks

[attownsend]

I asked about the rounded corners, because I've hit corners on a boat before, and I got a nasty bloody gash from a *finished corner*.

If you like the edges as is, smack or scrape 'em with a body part to test 'em. imho, at least those forward top corners of the bait well might be rounded a bit more... if not that edge also... but she's looking good.

Bruises hurt, but I prefer them to a bloody mess on someone else's boat (it was embarassing in a way).

ks

Oh my God,! you really did do this my man!I'm inpressed.Acually I'm spechless.That has got to be the most excellent Boat around.You just brought tears to my eyes.Build on dude.Build on.Evild


KS, that picture is when the console was just glued. At that point I still had not rounded or sanded the console. I will try to post pics of the consloe the way it came out post rounding / sanding.

anflyer