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The next few posts will be a picture sequence regarding the refit of a 1976 Boston Whaler 15' Sport. The Refit was to change the original seating arrangement into a center console which was not offered that year.
Boat-1976 Whaler 15' Sport. Purchased from the second owner. The hull was dry and in immaculate condition.
Motor-1975 Johnson 50 HP.
Trailer-1996 Aros, Bunk Style, Galvanized.
This first pic. is of the original interior layout. This layout does not fit my 6'3" frame well. The seats were low and the side console was too low-for me. It also made moving forward to aft very difficult.
The wood was the original Mahogany which I sold to fund a part of the refit. The only piece I kept was the front anchor locker hatch.
The next pictures have to do with building a console riser and fitting a standard console purchased from ebay. The console was a "blank". I needed to cut the opening and other holes for accesories.
Since this console was not tall enough, on it's own, I built a 5" riser out of 1/1 African Ribbon Mahogany. All of the other wood in the boat was built with the same materials.
The mahogany was: planed, edges rounded over with a 1/2" router bit and sanded, to start, with 220 grit paper. No stain was used.
All of the Mahogany was treated to eight coats of varnish with sanding between coats. Last coat presanding was with 600 grit wet paper. It shines!
The next pictures show the seat arrangement. While simple (I am not a an accomplished woodworker-by any stretch) it is sturdy and functional. I chose a back to back style (width concerns). This too was built from 1/1 Mahogany.
You can see the rigging tube. The tube was purchased from Carolina Skiff. An eight foot section can be had for about $50.00. The tube was painted to match the deck.
Boat-1976 Whaler 15' Sport. Purchased from the second owner. The hull was dry and in immaculate condition.
Motor-1975 Johnson 50 HP.
Trailer-1996 Aros, Bunk Style, Galvanized.
This first pic. is of the original interior layout. This layout does not fit my 6'3" frame well. The seats were low and the side console was too low-for me. It also made moving forward to aft very difficult.
The wood was the original Mahogany which I sold to fund a part of the refit. The only piece I kept was the front anchor locker hatch.
The next pictures have to do with building a console riser and fitting a standard console purchased from ebay. The console was a "blank". I needed to cut the opening and other holes for accesories.
Since this console was not tall enough, on it's own, I built a 5" riser out of 1/1 African Ribbon Mahogany. All of the other wood in the boat was built with the same materials.
The mahogany was: planed, edges rounded over with a 1/2" router bit and sanded, to start, with 220 grit paper. No stain was used.
All of the Mahogany was treated to eight coats of varnish with sanding between coats. Last coat presanding was with 600 grit wet paper. It shines!
The next pictures show the seat arrangement. While simple (I am not a an accomplished woodworker-by any stretch) it is sturdy and functional. I chose a back to back style (width concerns). This too was built from 1/1 Mahogany.
You can see the rigging tube. The tube was purchased from Carolina Skiff. An eight foot section can be had for about $50.00. The tube was painted to match the deck.
