Well a little more progress, if that is what it's called. Tried to get an early start to avoid the heat and humidity, but that didn't work for long. Soaked in about an hour. However, I did get some work completed.
I will say with absolute certainty, people that install rod boxes and storage areas on their boats and have to make new lids for them, my hats off to you. Well it is easy to make them, fitting them is another story. I laid the lids in place to their respective box and there were not even close to fitting flush in any situation. So I have to cut them down to fit correctly.
Now that would have been easy IF everything in the boat was straight, level, square. But we all know that never happens. So cutting commenced. Well actually sanding would be the better term. I initially though I could merely run them across the table saw on the edges to cut them down, but noticed they didn't need cut down all around the lip the same amount. So sanding it was.
I used a 2" flapper disk in a die grinder and that cut pretty fast. Sand and fit until I got two of the four to fit like there are supposed to fit. I'll try to work the other two later once I dry off.
Not sure if you can see, but the two fit flush with the surrounding tops while the tow remaining are so out of wack. I hope once I get all four fitted, I can start the carpeting of them and the rest of the boat.
eace:
The first picture shows the port rod box lid not yet fitted. The starboard (second picture) is fitted, so is the starboard storage box lid. Hard to see much difference, but there is a huge difference. And that is it for moow
You all have a wonderful day!
