Re: 1980 Sea Nymph SS 165 Rebuild
Thanks guys appreciated! Yah buckeye, I really like Gorilla Glue but it expands/foams out so much I can only use it in certain places. Below deck there, no sweat
K, this morning I spent a whole bunch of time with measuring sticks and straight edges carefully marking off the bow deck hatches. Then I slid the whole deck in place to see how things laid out. Like it!
I mentioned before that I'm going to laminate a fat piece of ply under neath for a future bow seat if I ever want to go with one. I always stand when I fish but maybe I'll take to sitting as I get old and slow. Here are the measurements for future reference...
Nice being able to keep a record of this kind of important stuff here on iboats, thanks!
I mentioned up there about those laminated pieces topside, how they looked ugly and didn't make sense. Ok, check it out: I needed join those two pieces together solid. But I also needed a 3/4" filler piece to hook up with a pair of factory installed angles in the hull. See here...
When I install I'll laminate and ss screw em in place, solid!
Here's a topside view. You can see I formed them to the curvature of the gunwales to blend in some. I'll also have a nice combing pad covered in vinyl there so they'll be hardly noticeable.
Have a great weekend guys