Working on cleaning my garage out a bit with the stretch of nice weather we’ve got here. I found my muffs so I thought I’d fire up my outboard to let it run as it’s a 93’ two stroke.
If anyone knows how to upload a video please share as I’d like to post the video of it. The motor fired up first...
Dashboards cut, looking for some insight/advice if anyone has any answers here. At first I planned to install screws from behind the wood and using specifically sized ones to not come all the way through, essentially hiding the fasteners. I used 1/2” marine ply for the wood, I didn’t know if...
thanks, definitely no underfilling going on with my unsteady hands. Been trying to figure out a more consistent filler rod feed technique but it doesnt always work lol
Excuse my welds, I had reached out on this aluminum tig group asking some questions and already told they were dogsh*t lol. I’m leaving the welds around the edges to keep the material there for strength. I started plug welding all the solid rivets and then made the surface flush to remove the...
Just finished the major part of my consoles. Drove solid rivets into the sheets and angle aluminum frame, and welded all of the seams together. Only have a few more little things to do with making them all appear smooth and then all that’s left is to mark out the console dashboards.
The top of my console is 11-1/2” front to back and 28” wide. It should have plenty of room for a sonar screen and anything else I may need to mount. The curved top of my console is mostly for aesthetics. I think I’ll probably make a flat top and a curved design or two out of some scrap plywood...
Cardboard template for the console dash. From my understanding and when seeing other boats the steering wheel is typically more towards the centre of the boat, I assume for ease of bending the cable to the gunnel. I’m going to mount the gauges and switches on the right side of the steering...
Outside view of the starboard console progress. Like I had said before I’m going to use a nice piece of wood as the console dashboards on each console. With the starboard one having all my gauges and switches and the steering and the port one having a glovebox for some extra storage. I’m hoping...
Sheet aluminum cut and bent to fit the front, top, and back of consoles. I’m going to put some stained and sealed wood at the console face plate itself.
Consoles are beginning to take shape, framed using aluminum angle riveted together (with clecos). Gonna finish the whole design and then weld all the angled seams smooth.
