1988 seacraft rebuild

[No grave but the Seacraft]

In between the sanding and fairing on the cap and console I started cutting holes to accommodate the helm, controls and gauges.

[wattaway2]

Have the same wheel on my helm ! Found it could get slippery when it gets wet tried putting the para cord wrap on it made a world of difference. Good job for a rainy day

[No grave but the Seacraft]

That's the plan and I have a guy for that, thank you. I also forgot about the key and kill switch. It will probably take the place of the troll switch which will be relocated north of the throttle control. I don't have a segue for this but going off the deep end a little, there are the things that keep me up at night. I had an idea for cup holder coolers. In the console I built a space for two cup holders. What I hadn't planned for was the 3 AM thought about how to keep my beer cold in mid July when coozies no longer work. Yes, I could drink faster and when I suggested this idea I was told I'm not drinking fast enough. But what if my cup holder was the same temperature as the cooler I pulled the beer from? These are the things that haunt me when I should be sanding and fairing but I'm finding every reason not to. So, I present to you, the first ever as I know it, center console cup holder cooler. The plumbing will be a nightmare as the cup holders themselves will have to drain the condensation separately from the ice water bath they are sitting in as the cooler itself will have to drain not only completely at the end of the trip but also as the ice melts so that I don't have ice floating near the top of the console while the water at the bottom is getting warm. Again, this is the shit that keeps me up at night.

[JBASS02]

Awesome!

[No grave but the Seacraft]

I put the cap back on for the last time. I will need to make a few adjustments here and there to make it sit just right. I will also need to make a long relief cut where the new shearline dips down. the outer lip of the cap flares out a little and I don't want water intrusion underneath. I set the console, cooler and leaning post in place to get an idea of how much space I gained. Next up will be setting in the rear deck and livewell lid and glassing it all together.

[No grave but the Seacraft]

My steering wheel is in the process of being paracord wrapped and I started plumbing the console cup holder cooler. Once everything is dry fit I will sand and paint the inside of the console before fiberglassing it to the deck.

[wattaway2]

Doing a nice job on the paracord wrap — monotonous work but worth the effort!

[No grave but the Seacraft]

The last few weeks has been slow going on the build. I've been visiting family and had family visit. But in the few Sunday afternoons and after work I was able to reach another milestone. I finally finished fiberglassing. The console is in place and rear deck, cap and gunwale supports are once again one solid piece. It took a lot of grinding and filling to level everything out in the back but I'm happy with the end result. The console and motor mount received a layer of primer while I wait for more epoxy to mix up the seemingly endless amount of fairing compound I'm going to need to make it look half way decent.

[NoBones]

Go Johnny go....
Nice work for sure !

[No grave but the Seacraft]

It's been a while since I've updated. I finally finished sanding, fairing, priming and painting. The weather has been lousy the last few weeks so I had to paint in between storms. The heat and humidity also did not help. The pics make it look a lot better than it does in person. I suck at painting and most of it will be covered with non-skid anyway. The color is a combination of white and ice blue. It's as close as I could get to the hull color. I cut all the holes for the rod holders, gas cap and rod holder/cleat combos. I will roll on one more coat of paint to cover any nicks and scrapes from rigging the hardware.