68 Offshore restoration

[SHSU]

Good progress. You going to put any rubber siding in your front floor hatch? That anchor looks like it will do a number on the alunimum/paint up there.

SHSU

 

[Sharpie223]

Not the final placement for the anchor, it really just ended up there to avoid any ER visits while kids played up front. (Hatch was down, covering it.) I'm not really sure where final placement will be, it might just be permanently stored in an anchor nest once I make one. Otherwise, I plan to cut some access doors between the footwells and the side storage in the bow (with proper radiusing and reinforcement). If I go that route, then I will make some leather "sheaths" for the points.

 

[SHSU]

That makes sense I would worry about my kids dropping it on my head as they "played"...lol... You have room to add the cool storage area. I didn't on my SS16.

SHSU

 

[Sharpie223]

Tried some basic wood graining, not sure if I'll keep it this way, I'll decide after it dries. If not, I'll just paint the whole thing grey, maybe give some scrapes for texture.