23 CC minty green!

[Wildman]

Been a while for an update. Its absolute chaos around this time of year for me, too much work and boat work slows way down, happens every year.
I have managed to get my tanks in, PVC chases cut to size, transom cap into shape and ready for glass, a coat of filler on the transom and all the old thru hulls and scuppers filled in on the bottom of the boat. I picked up my new Hermco bracket today too. The bilge hose for my fish boxes will be here tomorrow, the first roll was the wrong size. Once the hose goes in, I can glass up the last bulkhead and screw down the tanks. I am also waiting on fuel filler hose, I have send line and vent line.

[Wildman]

Well its been about a month, thought it would be good time for a quick update. Not many major steps forward but some small progress. Work has been going crazy these last few weeks, so only a few hrs a night to work on it.

Got 3rd layer of filler on the stern, and 2nd on the top and front of the cap. Got the tanks installed and just about plumbed up. The rawwater seacock is in and sealed up. Waiting on a few more parts to show up, thats always good to slow it down some.

Over all the decks are really close to being put down, just some minor tweeking and I can glass in the PVC chases.






and some new gold and black decals came in!

[BA17]

Build is looking great. Are you still planning on putting the livewell in front of the console? Looked at the pic of it placed there and it looks tight to walk around it. What kind of seat/leaning post will you be putting in?

[george90]

hello i just pick up a 1978 savage with the same teak [image]http://[/image] splash rail is this a factory thing or did someone add this

[Wildman]

The live well does fit in front of the console, and there is about 10in on either side of it to walk by. I am having second thoughts about it though, one reason why I never finished it. I am considering hanging a set of toobes on the outside of the transom, over the bracket instead. Less water, less weight, still removable, less deck space lost. Right now the unfinished live well is just holding my bracket [img]/forum/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]
I have an extralarge Birdsall leaning post that I am putting in, from my Mako, I am also using the Mako console, the Ttop was orignaly from a 32 seacraft, and modified to fit the Mako console.


As far as I can tell they were a factory option on these boats, they all seam to be the same size (freeking huge) and construction that I have seen. I am really interested in seeing how they run.


http://www.birdsallmarine.com/fixed-...ray-p-307.html


http://www.seacraft-boats.com/boat/?boat=3085

couple of the only pictures I have of the whole rig assembled

[BA17]

Can you put the livewell under the seat of the leaning post? I would plumb it and insulate it good and then you could use to hold a few cold beers when you weren't using it as a livewell. If you only live bait fish a few times a year then you will get pissed off a few times a year that you didn't set it up when did the re-do. I kick myself everytime I reach with my right hand for the throttles. That will be the next change I make after the next tournament. I cannot get used to having the throttles on the left side of the wheel and it would have been so easy to change when I re-did mine, now, not so much.

[Wildman]

I have kicked that idea around too. The reason why I like hanging them out side the transom is because the plumbing is hidden pretty easily and there is less 'stuff' on deck. I like keeping my cooler under the leaning post, because it JUST fits in there.

I know exactly what you mean about not wanting to re-do something after its done. One of the reasons this project is taking so long, I am planning on keeping it and want it to be ready to fish right out of the box!

[Wildman]

Put the bracket on last week, mainly to drill the holes and mark out for scuppers. Put another pass of filler to get the last of the body work on the transom cap *looks a little bumpy in the pics*
I also glassed the inside and mocked up the corner boxes/floor setup. It looks like ill have to build some sort of 'catch well' for the scuppers, below the level of the deck. If you look close inside the boat there are sharpie marks for the angle between the swim platform and the floatation tub of the bracket. Kinda sucks as I wanted to have a clear flat deck back to them, but oh well.

[Wildman]

Scupper issue solved, going to make slanted ramps in the floor, down to 2.5in lower than the bracket flange for scupper door clearance. Going to have to 'notch' into the stringer top a little bit but after its all said and done drainage shouldn't be an issue.

[Wildman]

The body work is 99% done, got one more little bobble to deal with and it will be getting shot with gellcoat in the next couple days. Should be able to roll it out middle of next week and start bolting on the shiney stuff!

Grabbed a couple pictures today too
Transom top





Instead of screwing down through the deck (and making more holes for water) I will be thru-bolting the console into this 3in raised piece that is completely glassed separately from the deck.



In these pictures you can see the height issue I had with the scuppers, the row of 1/2in holes is for the platform on the bracket and in the following couple pics you see the 'slides' for the scuppers 2in lower than the floor height. For this reason alone I am ITCHING to get it in the water and weight it to check the water line!!