Bottoms Up 23 Build

[travisrandall]

I need to put in new console in my 23 as well. What did you find to replace it? Do you know dimensions of yours?

[Kraken]

Here is console hardtop and leaning post I found. Needs upholstery and the top needs the aluminum welded up. Any know someone the can do the aluminum support for the hardtop near Cape Canaveral

[Kraken]

Molding up the deck this weekend. Using coosa blue water 15.

[CaptLloyd]

Sunshine Welding at the Port made the top on my 23. They have also made fuel tanks for me. No complaints.

[Kraken]

Thanks I’ll run up to the port tomorrow

[Skiblet]

Originally Posted by Kraken

Here is console hardtop and leaning post I found. Needs upholstery and the top needs the aluminum welded up. Any know someone the can do the aluminum support for the hardtop near Cape Canaveral

BT welding did mine with a hard top.

[Kraken]

2” Coosa is bonded in. I want the bracket as low to the water as possible. What is my best option for trim tabs? Tabman usually recommends 12”x12”. But I’m worried about the actuators interfering with the bracket

[NoBones]

Making good progress even with your storm damaged house in the Keys..

I see you plan on using an Armstrong Bracket. You may have to cut holes
for the rams like we had to do on junior's 23 Sceptre with a Hermco !

[DonV]

Kraken, go with the 12 x 12 Bennett Bolt tabs. The actuator mounts at the back end of the tab (notice in NoBones' picture the actuator mounts in the middle of the tab) and the top of the actuator is 9.5" up the 13 degree transom (I'll double check that number today). That's about as low as you can go. It looks like the top mounting edge of my brother's bracket will be 26" up from the keel with no notches cut. For reference my 12" wide X 8" deep Bennett tabs the actuator is 13.5" up the transom. I'll have him post some pictures on his re-build thread.

[Old'sCool]

I have Bennett's short ram and notched the flange a little.