[Blue_Heron]

Originally Posted by gofastsandman

Yours grows shorter and mine gets longer. The list that is.

Bushwacker has a great compasss.

Just picked up a new house wiring loom and switches for a club price.

Should I ground a Peke? Seems counter intuitive.... over and out.
Cheers,
Us

Captain Cryptic strikes again!
Sandy, except for the first paragraph, I have no F-ing idea what you're talking about. You've outdone yourself.

Originally Posted by Islandtrader

Nice Support. What type of wood?

I notice that you have a lot of glare from the dash..

Thanks,Terry,
The wood is another example of Blue Heron Boat Works reinventing the wheel. In other words, it's an experiment. My thinking is this; traditional oily wood species like Teak and Mahogany hold up well in a marine environment, but finishes don't bond very well. So I've used a non-traditional species and applied what I hope are protective measures that will stay stuck.

The wood, for the windshield frame and the instrument panel, is local north Florida wild Cherry. We cut it and had it sawed into boards about 25 years ago, so it's well aged.

The IP has 3/4oz. glass cloth laminated with epoxy resin on the face and a layer of 1808 on the back to strengthen it so it won't split. The windshield frame was soaked with epoxy resin thinned with xylene (home made penetrating epoxy). Both were sprayed with Interlux Perfection Plus varnish. So the hope is that the epoxy protects the wood and the varnish protects the epoxy. Did I already say that? Sorry if I'm repeating myself.

I think the glare is just from the lighting when I took the picture. I haven't noticed an issue on the water. Time will tell.

Originally Posted by Bushwacker;2.01495

Beautiful work Dave, and nice match between the IP and windshield frame! Looks like you're about ready for some serious cruising! What is your IP made from and did you have it made up or make it yourself? Gauges look nice too - what stuff will you be monitoring? Denny

Thanks, Denny,
The gauges are two fuel gauges, one FloScan, trim, voltage , tach, temp, oil pressure, vacuum, and hour meter

Originally Posted by fdheld34

Dave,, looks awesome..
what type of dash material is that (teak, holly..?)
Thanks
-Fred

Thanks, Fred. I think I've got your question covered above.

Originally Posted by ct9amr

I have a 1960's Skiff that was repainted by the previous owner last year and the Interlux is holding up great.

Glen,
Thanks for the input. Was the Interlux paint or varnish?

Dave