A bit of boat improvement...

Gus · Post by **Gus** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 6:30 pm

Got it done a little while ago. Made it out of scrap teak I had lying around. Need to varnish or oil, and sand the edges, but not tonite

Gus

Wag4513 · Post by **Wag4513** » Sat Jul 28, 2007 1:33 pm

Gus:

I have thought about adding a step also. However I want to place it so it bridges the gap at the top. Also I am going to drill a hole for a pin so the step will stay in place, but can be removed.

I was wondering why you placed the step wher you did.

Jim

Gus · Post by **Gus** » Sat Jul 28, 2007 2:07 pm

its the angle of the camera, it looks like its too far forward, but looking fro above, it goes all the way to the border of the companionway. I put it there because I was stepping in the cushions to get in or out of the cabin. I'll try to take another picture tonite.

Gus

p/s And that's also the spot I use to store my cooler.

Wag4513 · Post by **Wag4513** » Sat Jul 28, 2007 2:21 pm

I don't have the bulkhead you have there in front of the shoes. Someone removed it. Gives me a place to put boat hook and whisker poles. However, I think I need something to help support the bridge deck.

Banshi · Post by **Banshi** » Sat Jul 28, 2007 3:45 pm

Nothing like taking a seemingly useless piece of wood and creating something useful out of it.

The area behind the shoes is closed in on mine but it appears to have been fiberglassed in. I like the idea of removable access to the area so someones hard (not pretty) work is probably going to be removed.

Gus · Post by **Gus** » Sat Jul 28, 2007 5:07 pm

Wag4513 wrote:I don't have the bulkhead you have there in front of the shoes. Someone removed it. Gives me a place to put boat hook and whisker poles. However, I think I need something to help support the bridge deck.

Yeah, that bulkhead supports the cockpit, I wouldn't remove it. My plan it's to fiberglass a piece of marine plywood just aft of the bulkhead so it can act as a dam in case I get a leak thru the rudder post.

Gus · Post by **Gus** » Sun Jul 29, 2007 12:22 pm

Couple more pictures of the step project

Gus

slane1124 · Post by **slane1124** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 4:57 am

if possible, can you show some pictures of the inside of the compartments, so that i can see how you anchored the step on the inside? Thanks,

Gus · Post by **Gus** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 6:45 am

Hi, for the starboard side, I used three thick screws with finishing caps. I pre-drilled the holes. For the port side, I just used 3 10-24 bolts with fender washers. I might use some epoxy just to make sure the wood isn't going anywhere.

Gus