Thread: boat Hardtop project

and that for the moment is where I am up to

just sorting out the battery isolation system for the twin batteries and the thing that makes them both charge

and having a go at running the wires ahead of the system calibration fit up this friday at the marine shop to get the motor running

I cant wait to get this baby in the water as Iv been tough on myself and said no fishing till the project is done so 1. I save money and 2. I actually get something done as I am notorious for starting a project and loosing interest and taking forever to finish it (if it even ever gets finished) so Im keen to not see that happen here

That looks bloody brilllent.!

Well done so far and looking forward to the fish pics

It's a fairly large project to take on. And I think a big improvement too!

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looks like the shit now . Nice lines

Holly crap mate what an improvement

I've never had so many grinder cuts welder burns and beers in such a short time frame

On the bright side I got the battery's wired up and the hatches fitted

Originally Posted by Munsey

looks like the shit now . Nice lines

Thanks mate if it ends up real shit I'll axe the top off and make it into a centre console

Originally Posted by Beaker

That looks bloody brilllent.!

Well done so far and looking forward to the fish pics

I'm looking forward to all nighters

Might have to go hassle some swords

yea mate it was strong enough to dance on before we even seam welded it, then the glass went in after that

Im a big believer of "if its worth doing, its worth over doing"

aparently a lot of manufacturers use the glass to hold their hard tops together, looking at the surtees ones(while I like them and think they are great) whats holding them up is 4 poles the size of my hand rails

Originally Posted by 7mmwsm

Looks really good.
My only question would be, Is the hard top strong enough to take a wave?

I suppose the only thing that would let go would be the cast acrylic exploding from a wave hitting it, bear in mind that if a wave hits there it would have otherwise gone straight over the top of the boat as it was, and these boats are very boyant
I think it will be fine as this is the sister product of bullet proof glass

the side without the bucket jammed in as a brace haha.

mind the flatty

just doing the grind tonight, small unsatisfying jobs that seem insignificant but need to be done like riveting and cable tying as well as hooking up the bilge pump ect
brefly had my brother here to finish the siliconing but he ran out of citrus cleaner so he disappeared soon after

oh yea and the gauges arrived so they went in with a bit of holesawing

awesome project looks good

thanks man each step is getting me that much closer to getting back out on the water

What a Brillent job you done , awesome , it looks just like a proper factory one .