EZDuzIt
Seaman
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- Aug 29, 2021
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Hi all,
Now that I've finally got through the restoration process of all of the mechanicals I've moved onto interior work in my 1976 Apollo tri/cathedral hull. Got the bow seats completely rebuilt last spring and I couldn't be happier with how they turned out for just a couple knuckle heads. My buddy who helped me has an uncle who's a professional upholstery guy who gave us some good pointers. But for the "tuck and tack" method the bow seats and back rests turned out great! The floor is in pretty decent shape so it's way down on the list.
Ok, I'll get to the point. I want to turn my engine cover into basically a big filet table. What material would y'all use and how would you keep the blood from the fish contained to the "table?" I'm thinking something like an inch think oak plywood with a wide and deep channel around the edges to catch the blood and keep it contained, especially if there's some chop. I've thought about something like the plastic material cutting boards are made out of. But, being an almost 50 year old boat, I'd prefer to keep the vintage look. I'm also thinking of something removable for ease of clean up. Regardless, keeping the above in mind, what would y'all do?
I've attached a couple pics of the bow seats right after they were done and one with my main fishing buddy Nico putting them to the first test. The new bow seats got some pretty good use last season and they held up great! The center mid back rest wasn't there so we fab'd one up. Simply used some heavy duty velcro to secure the back rests and filled in the holes from the original back rests. The seat bottoms are 4" heavy duty foam and the back rests are 3". The same will be done to the rear seats. The engine cover is the only piece that has me scratching my head. It's structurally sound and even the upholstery is in decent shape for its age except for the top. The top of it is embarrassing looking.
Now that the mechanicals are about as good as they're gonna get without a complete and unnecessary rebuild, EZ Duz It is good to go on bigger water like The Columbia River (Lake Roosevelt) where I plan to spend a lot of time this year. But I need to be able to process especially larger fish on the boat without making a big, bloody mess. From the water to the filet table to the filets going in the cooler on ice, and maybe a little sushi while I'm at it. Doesn't get much better than that. When I go salmon fishing I actually take a little soy sauce and wasabi in a small sealed container all mixed up and ready for a fresh snack.
Looking forward to reading everyone's ideas. I'm an open book. Cheers.
Now that I've finally got through the restoration process of all of the mechanicals I've moved onto interior work in my 1976 Apollo tri/cathedral hull. Got the bow seats completely rebuilt last spring and I couldn't be happier with how they turned out for just a couple knuckle heads. My buddy who helped me has an uncle who's a professional upholstery guy who gave us some good pointers. But for the "tuck and tack" method the bow seats and back rests turned out great! The floor is in pretty decent shape so it's way down on the list.
Ok, I'll get to the point. I want to turn my engine cover into basically a big filet table. What material would y'all use and how would you keep the blood from the fish contained to the "table?" I'm thinking something like an inch think oak plywood with a wide and deep channel around the edges to catch the blood and keep it contained, especially if there's some chop. I've thought about something like the plastic material cutting boards are made out of. But, being an almost 50 year old boat, I'd prefer to keep the vintage look. I'm also thinking of something removable for ease of clean up. Regardless, keeping the above in mind, what would y'all do?
I've attached a couple pics of the bow seats right after they were done and one with my main fishing buddy Nico putting them to the first test. The new bow seats got some pretty good use last season and they held up great! The center mid back rest wasn't there so we fab'd one up. Simply used some heavy duty velcro to secure the back rests and filled in the holes from the original back rests. The seat bottoms are 4" heavy duty foam and the back rests are 3". The same will be done to the rear seats. The engine cover is the only piece that has me scratching my head. It's structurally sound and even the upholstery is in decent shape for its age except for the top. The top of it is embarrassing looking.
Now that the mechanicals are about as good as they're gonna get without a complete and unnecessary rebuild, EZ Duz It is good to go on bigger water like The Columbia River (Lake Roosevelt) where I plan to spend a lot of time this year. But I need to be able to process especially larger fish on the boat without making a big, bloody mess. From the water to the filet table to the filets going in the cooler on ice, and maybe a little sushi while I'm at it. Doesn't get much better than that. When I go salmon fishing I actually take a little soy sauce and wasabi in a small sealed container all mixed up and ready for a fresh snack.
Looking forward to reading everyone's ideas. I'm an open book. Cheers.
