Consel Refurb

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When I first bought my 1975cc I thought I would junk the original consel and buy a more modern one. After looking at the thing for a while I decided that there was nothing wrong with it and maybe I could make some changes to my liking. Like everything else i've done this has turned out to be a bigger project then I originally thought and should definately get a rating high up on the difficulty scale for Fellowships Law. Lots of beer for this job [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

I'm going to mount my hard top to the consel and not to the floor therefore I had to beef up the inside of it to make it as solid as possible. I used 1/2 inch plywood to line the entire inside. It's cabosiled into place and fiberglass taped all the joints. It's HEAVY now.
I like to steer a boat from the left side but the original gloove box was on the left so I moved it to the right. Also there were multiple cut outs for gauges etc that had to be filled.
I wanted there to be lots of walking space around the consel so I decided to make some toe space were the bow tapers toward the front of the consel. My 4x12 mold worked well for making some angle pieces that I glassed into the consel. There will be no exposed screws holding the consel to the floor. Everything will be bolted from the inside.
Lastley I wanted a place to rest my feet while I leaned onto my leaning post so I made a small mold for a a foot rest with toe space under it. There will be an access door above the foot rest. I plan on putting a seat on the front door and the door will have shocks that lift it upward instead of hinges to swing out.
I'm only about 2/3 way done but here are a few pics of the project for your viewing. Questions and comments are always appreciated. http://www.casdvm.com/photos/Consel%20Refurb/

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