Converting a Race Boat into a pleasure Boat

[2TR]

Don't you think I shelved this project.. I just have been to busy to post any pic's. LOL

I'll be bring this up to date very soon

[600sci]

Don't you think I shelved this project.. I just have been to busy to post any pic's. LOL

I'll be bring this up to date very soon

I WAS WONDERING !!!!!!!

[Ratickle]

Don't you think I shelved this project.. I just have been to busy to post any pic's. LOL

I'll be bring this up to date very soon

Too busy???????

[2TR]

I may have a "problem" with projects.. The reason the boat has been put on the back burner for a while is a bought a crap hole house on the water. I was going to tear the house down at first and have a empty lot with a BBQ and tables.. just a place to keep the Sea Ray during the summer..

[2TR]

Well one thing lead to another and.........................( I love a challenge)

[2TR]

I'm about a week out from getting final inspections and carpet.. already have the place rented.

[Bobcat]

Nice ! Does the front of the house face the canal?

[2TR]

The back is on the canal, and I mean RIGHT ON THE CANAL.. You can step from the deck to your boat with out touching the grass.. lol

This was the back of the house.. the home was originally a duplex that I turned into one large open space home.
This back room was the "storage are" / entrance way for the upstairs unit. I cut a hall way in, header-ed up the roof
line, put a door wall in and ripped the walls down on half the room to make it a covered porch.

[2TR]

Both pictures were taken from approx the same place..

[2TR]

Once this project closes I'll start back up on the cat..

[Ratickle]

This summer can we all come crash at the Canal house??????



Maybe a stop for a Poker Run and you could cook for everyone??????

[2TR]

That house and yard is far to small, I bought another water front home last month that we have already closed on and moved into.. this one would be perfect for a poker run stop.. lol, Large yard (350x120) deep canal, 4 covered boat wells, with sea wall for dockage and 1 covered well has a spiral stair case to the top with a large octagon deck looking out over the water. .... and a "bar", cant forget the enclosed bar building on the property.. lol

[Ratickle]

I'd ask for the address and pick a date for about 40 of us to show up.


But you'd probably give us the address of someone else.......

[2TR]

I'm back... !!!

I was able to lift the complete canopy set up off by myself, flip it than set it up on a couple saw horses.. I'm really surprised as to how light the whole thing is.
Granted I will still be adding some body work, glass and windows at a later date that should as 50/65lbs.

But before I pulled and flipped the part I cut and "gunked" in the rear roll brace that site right behind our seats. This part was cut in to lay / push against the inside lip on the hatch to help provide extra support in-case the boat is flipped or hit up top. Also by doing this before I pulled the lid it helped stiffen up the canopy so flex was kept to a minimum

[2TR]

Next the canopy supports were cut and "gunked" in. I used more gunk than normal but I wanted a nice genital radius for the cloth to attach to.

Once the front part was gunked in I applied a finish radius to the rear roll bar than the inside of the lid, when that was finished we took 1 1/2 round oak and cut this to fit on the sides.

[Bobcat]

Uhm Rick.....Gentle radius


Beautiful work.

[rchevelle71]

Uhm Rick.....Gentle radius


Beautiful work.

You beat me to it, he said Genital, and Gunk in the same sentance

[Ratickle]

I'm really surprised as to how light the whole thing is.

What's your gut feel at this point for added/reduced weight overall with the changes?


And what's the boat sitting beside it?

[2TR]

Uhm Rick.....Gentle radius


Beautiful work.

This phone has gotten me more than once and much worse....lol


The boat next to mine is a 30ft phantom

[2TR]

Last Nights Work..

Quick look at how the front supports were made..

I Used round stock OAK for its strength. I Than cut 1/4 inch off the bottom of the round stock so it would lay nice and flat on the canopy.

Once the parts were in place I than took a small 90 sander and ground it to fit as perfect as I could to help eliminate any possible air voids.

Once finished we put down a nice bead of GUNK. Than the support was set into place. I was careful not to press to hard as I did not want all the gunk to squeeze out.

Once I was happy with the placement we gunked between the canopy and support than I took a plastic bondo knife that I cut to a curve and just pulled it down the line making a nice radius that the fiberglass cloth should have no problem sticking to with a very little chance of air voids.