'74 Tsunami Pilothouse and Rehab

[Capt Chuck]

Very Clean Job Handful

The I/O engine compartment floor is easily removed. (I didn't have the skill to do water channels in the hatch - a future project.)

BTW: You can fabricate some water channels very quickly to your existing floor hatch. I made these to mine before my transom enclose.

1.) Cut some 3/4" or 1" PVC Pipe in half on the table saw
2.) Cut to length & glue in some 90* nylon drains to the back corners
3.) Adhere the channels together & then to the inside of your hatch with 2 part epoxy paste.
4.) Connect the 2 drains to a "T" then funnel out to an existing thru hull or to one of the self bails

Use these or the like by cutting off the excess threads after you epoxy them in flush to the back corners of the PVC Channels



Connect them to a "T" then tie them into one of the self bails or too an existing thru hull




Finished & Painted Water Channels

[Handful in NC]

Wow. Great idea. Thanks!

[hermco]

Hey! Whaddya doin in this forum dude! Whaddya think ya are? Some kind of drainmeister?

[uncleboo]

VERY nice job!

[Capt Chuck]

Originally Posted by hermco

Hey! Whaddya doin in this forum dude! Whaddya think ya are? Some kind of drainmeister?

NOBODY can top the deck drains you did on my flats skiff!!!! Thanks again,

SeaCraft members in need , need to utilize the expertise by Hermco

[NoBones]

Originally Posted by Capt Chuck

NOBODY can top the deck drains you did on my flats skiff!!!! Thanks again,

SeaCraft members in South Fla need to utilize the expertise by Hermco

Way to go Don!!! You Da man!!

[DonV]

"Way to go Don!!! You Da man!!".......gee, thanks Ken!

Oh.....wait, maybe you mean the Mr. Mac Daddy Don, Mr. Hermco.

[cdavisdb]

My thanks for the overhead trim ideas and website. That has been something I've been chewing on with no good ideas. My mouse fur is very close to falling down. Guess I should not complain, its only 40 years old.

[strick]

Truly one of the best restores I have ever seen on this site. Nice work Handful!

strick

[Bryan A.]

Originally Posted by Handful in NC

The main purpose behind the top/cabin was protection from the elements during cold weather boating. An aft bulkhead with doors was the final step, and installed last weekend. The 1/2" King XL Starboard and 1/8" lexan are pretty light, but the Starboard is too flexible and will need stiffening on the door edges - another minor project to ponder.

My Parker has a starboard door, they put an aluminum edge on it to stiffen it up.

You might want to check one out for ideas, thought I had a pic but nothing on this computer.

I'll see if I can snap one but I'm sure there is no shortage of Parker Sport cabins in your area.