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Ok guys, have to hurry. Big dinner tonight, then 3 days off...30th anniversary to Pt. Arena!
Once again, this is not a pretty boat, made to copy a Baja work boat. Dive gear coming over the side...tons of blood from tuna, shark fishing, 100 degree heat, high salinity in the Sea of Cortez, anchored out in Baja for...5 weeks straight, free diving in Northern California, rockfish, albacore, salmon.
I had this same model about 30 years ago...I loved it! Last boat was a 22ft Bayrunner.
I have tried to beef up...everything. 5/8 marine flooring, removed the bow hatch...then covered with a sheet of aluminum...then reinforced with double 1x 6 mahogany for a anchor cleat...then used better SS hardware on bow wood bolts... new mahogany spanning the bow from port to starboard...and did not cut the bottom arch for more strength, spanned the forward deck at the transition from main deck to bow deck with a piece of 1x6 hardwood. 5/8 marine front deck replace the 1/2 decking. See pictures of splash well support...beefed up side deck supports...see pictures of deck to side support runners-had friend bend new ones...they run the entire length of main deck
On gunnels I used aluminum support ON TOP AND BOTTOM of rod holder, cleats, and railing...see pictures. 20ft length of 7/8 SS railing...with support on top and bottom. Bolted center console with thur bolts...same with T-Top. Used no rivets when securing deck to aluminum runners....SS Sheet metal screws instead...used SS sheet metal screws also with the outside of deck to ribs
let me try some picts...and don't hate me for killing a Chieftain...this boat is my retirement boat! Back at it on Monday or Tuesday, Ron