Re: Love, Necessity and Pride
Alrighty then...Something to post about...
Knew the week was gonna end slow, soooo...I started hauling supplies and the boat over to the shop on Thursday...
Come Friday morning, just had a couple of cars to finish up and with nothing else pending, I started digging into the "Bassassin"
Even with all the planning and drawings and mock-ups and thinking, I still didn't get as far as I thought I would, but I am very pleased with the progress that took place over the next 3 days...
I kept consoling myself that even though I know what I want to end up with, getting there is like playing chess...you have to plan every move carefully or you can end up in checkmate...
I was able to get both of the rod locker dividers/bulkheads built...I also made quite a few cardboard templates and mock-ups {like my Group 27 Battery} to help with the planning...
Here is the template for the rod tip holder/bulkhead...
In this pic you can see the rod tip bulkhead cut out of cardboard and a couple of PVC pipes installed to check the fit.
Eventually I hope to have room for up to 8 rods, with at least 4 of them being 7 footers...
Here you can see the tackle storage/step and the foot rest areas mocked up...
You notice the daylight underneath them, that is on purpose, so that any water that gets on the sole will run all the way back to the bilge...and yes, I sat at the helm for a few and made boat noises...
Rod Locker bulkheads, one side each, skinned...
Foam cut out...
They have since been skinned on both sides.
I used TBIII to glue the basic frame work together and used some decking screws, pre-drilled, through the top and bottom plates, then used as clamps to hols them together while the TBIII dried.
I used 2 each 1/2" layers of the rigid foam, free floated, between each of the studs.
I used PL glue to bond the skins on either side.
Continued...
