alipinski397
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- Sep 3, 2013
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So last fall I had used the previous Mariner for a few months before starting the rebuild. One of the things that bothered me was the height of the steering wheel and throttle controls with this particular console setup.
So i wanted to raise up the console to a better height for me. This is what I came up with.
This base will raise the console about 4". I also built it with a "toe kick" all the way around for more foot room when moving around it once its mounted in the boat. I think this will really make a noticeable difference in getting from front to back along the console.
Its got a few coats of spar and some Behr deckover to match the floor.
![Console Build Up1-1.png Console Build Up1-1.png](https://forums.iboats.com/data/attachments/301/301586-f50d466bbda0b6347f8709601c37af5d.jpg)
![IMG_20190803_121015.jpg IMG_20190803_121015.jpg](https://forums.iboats.com/data/attachments/301/301588-c24a13901593644b7505b9e23d13f7f1.jpg)
![IMG_20190803_143909.jpg IMG_20190803_143909.jpg](https://forums.iboats.com/data/attachments/301/301595-6fd25cbac6aece0904cfb34a2502cb55.jpg)
![MVIMG_20190803_150438.jpg MVIMG_20190803_150438.jpg](https://forums.iboats.com/data/attachments/301/301598-d374fc57cdd18d73aa2b5ba07df3c2b2.jpg)
![IMG_20190807_192041.jpg IMG_20190807_192041.jpg](https://forums.iboats.com/data/attachments/301/301600-c8798821b6824c9f184a27149c099141.jpg)
So i wanted to raise up the console to a better height for me. This is what I came up with.
This base will raise the console about 4". I also built it with a "toe kick" all the way around for more foot room when moving around it once its mounted in the boat. I think this will really make a noticeable difference in getting from front to back along the console.
Its got a few coats of spar and some Behr deckover to match the floor.
![Console Build Up1-1.png Console Build Up1-1.png](https://forums.iboats.com/data/attachments/301/301586-f50d466bbda0b6347f8709601c37af5d.jpg)
![IMG_20190803_121015.jpg IMG_20190803_121015.jpg](https://forums.iboats.com/data/attachments/301/301588-c24a13901593644b7505b9e23d13f7f1.jpg)
![IMG_20190803_143909.jpg IMG_20190803_143909.jpg](https://forums.iboats.com/data/attachments/301/301595-6fd25cbac6aece0904cfb34a2502cb55.jpg)
![MVIMG_20190803_150438.jpg MVIMG_20190803_150438.jpg](https://forums.iboats.com/data/attachments/301/301598-d374fc57cdd18d73aa2b5ba07df3c2b2.jpg)
![IMG_20190807_192041.jpg IMG_20190807_192041.jpg](https://forums.iboats.com/data/attachments/301/301600-c8798821b6824c9f184a27149c099141.jpg)