Thanks, I couldn't stand looking at the old carpet glue and random unpainted wood pieces anymore so figured some more battleship grey oughta clean things up a bit! Didn't bother stripping the last bit of glue down to bare aluminum bc I'll probably add carpet back to those areas later on. Hopefully I'll have the cockpit deck and engine room floor done today.
Not bad, can almost see the casting on the tip of the bow! The pulpit I will be adding for the anchor and windlass will probably be just visible. I think this will be great for the shallow and narrow areas I commonly navigate through. Time to get the transom sealed in and finish the cockpit deck!
Thanks, I'm loving the look too! I still can't get used to how open it feels compared to what I'm used to. That steering wheel I have had since I was a little kid. Was in a big old abandoned wooden cabin boat that I used to climb into and hangout in. I got to remove and keep it just before it was taken away and always hoped to use it someday. Thinking this is just the type of rough and ready boat for that wheel!
Thanks, I'm loving the look too! I still can't get used to how open it feels compared to what I'm used to. That steering wheel I have had since I was a little kid. Was in a big old abandoned wooden cabin boat that I used to climb into and hangout in. I got to remove and keep it just before it was taken away and always hoped to use it someday. Thinking this is just the type of rough and ready boat for that wheel!
Oh I definitely am, I bought a bunch of nice tubular aluminum railing a few months ago from the scrap yard specifically for this Chieftain Highboy plan. I actually just started propping a few pieces up last night to see how it looked, if height feels right, etc. Rails are exactly 3' high to top edge as-is, which seems pretty good. Not sure if I will be mounting them on the top edge or outside of the raised edge thing though... My rear engine hatch is full deck width (about 76"x41") so I am keeping any obstructions away that could prevent that from opening fully. In this picture the verticals are inside the raised edge just for demonstration but they would stop hatch from opening if they were mounted like that.
Me too! Although, to be honest I did not make it up.. You may know this but the old F250's had a 4x4 option with a higher ride height by that very name. Now don't get me wrong- I have a great appreciation for GM vehicles too, but in my heart I'm a Ford guy! So the high riding pushrod 302 powered Adventurer just seemed deserving lol
i love it. im glad to see your fabricating a new console...... if its anything like you have done already, im sure its gonna be great.....
Thanks! I'm hoping it will turn out nice, thing is I haven't been able to picture how I want it to look now that it is a redesign... The wires really are a total rats nest but luckily there are pretty few so hoping it won't be too much trouble to sort out. The wall looks terrible from the outside but it is actually super dry and rock solid. I think both walls are solid oak but I'm not the best at identifying wood grain. Whatever it is it was been very rot resistant considering almost all the other wood was reduced to dirt! So I'm going to keep them. The port side interior side of the wall will be completely covered by the new sliding door and pocket wall or whatever it's called. The starboard one I want to try to show off its nice wood grain as it is the interior wall of the bathroom that I just expanded slightly for more room. I'm going to post some pictures of these recent developments next.gotta replace your wall too..... what a rats nest of wires
