My boat is in the shop...

I ain't wating for spring.  I'm chasing ocean rock Saturday.  Also, anytime the water is above 44 at the CBBT, there are fish to be had.

Still no word on my top :(

Airslot
 
Hot digity dogs, my canvas guy is out of bed from the flu finally. He ain't on top of the world yet, bet he's feeling better. The frame modifications are done. He's disassembled the frame for now and is sewing the top. He says top will be done by Monday and curtains will be done this week. We are hoping for a completed project on Dec 25. ;D I didn't have the camera with me, but there really wasn't anything to take pics of. There will be no straps on this top. We have support poles front and rear where the straps used to be. Other than that, there was a pile of material on the sewing table and a roll of 40ga vinyl in the corner.

Shore Power, leave me and Turbo a few fish ;D

Airslot
 
Congratulations on at least SOME progress ;D ....be sure to get some of those snap-on plastic hold-outs to keep that new glass away from frame connectors ...if you don't you'll be SO PIST!! ;) ...
 
Thanks RAP, I'll look for those online so I know what I'm looking at. The fish are here, the heater is in the garage, and I'm all dressed up with no boat to fish on :(

Airslot
 
reelapeelin said:
Congratulations on at least SOME progress  ;D ....be sure to get some of those snap-on plastic hold-outs to keep that new glass away from frame connectors ...if you don't you'll be SO PIST!!  ;) ...
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you can also do what I think Phatdaddy has done to protect his glass.....foam pipe insulation around the supports. May not be the sportiest look.., but I bet it works well.
 
I found a website - perfectfit.com - that has all kinds of hardware for cheeeeep prices. The window spacers are like .84 each. The stainless mounts are 3-4 bucks versus the 15 each I paid at worst marine yesterday. Those by the way are going back.

Airslot
 
Airslot: Turbo & I are off Friday, Sat, & Sun and I plan on trying to get him out of the house and hitting Kiptopeake one of those days if the weather is fair. If you dont have your boat back by then let me know and maybe you can go with us. Im just going to drag some eels around the Plantation light area unless I hear about something better.. Turbo needs a fish bad !
 
Thanks for the offer SP, but I'll be in WV those days. I'll be back and with boat starting the 26th. I should be able to fish much of the week between Christmas and New Years.

Airslot
 
Talked w/ my top guy and the actual top is done. :) He figured the windshield panel would be done last night :) :) and that he would tackle the sides by mid-week and the back drop curtain by the weekend. ;D

Oh yeah, got wood? Can't wait to show this thing off. It has all kinds of well thought out features, such as storm flaps that cover the zippers and other seems to keep water out. Well thought out use of velcro, and some other nifty stuff that I have since forgotten. ;)

If ya can't tell, I'm ready to get my ride back. The people that work with me really wish I'd go feeshin ;D

Airslot
 
I have heard of good and bad on the zipper covers??

Some say they hold the moister longer, and corroding the zippers, must take extra care of them to insure that this doesn't happen.

Sounds nice!! I am jealous and haven't even seen it yet!
 
Just talked to my canvas guy. The top is on and the windshield is done. he had to do it twice because of a flaw in the glass. If I can get there before dark I get a few pics this afternoon. He's going to be working on side curtains tonight and tommorow.

Airslot
 
After seeing these, I'm headed to "The Good Morning" thread ;D
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Airslot
 
That 40# gauge is pretty darn thick. I was surprised for certain. Pics 2 & 3 show the rear and front support poles well. They replaced the straps that I had previously.

Airslot
 
I just bought poles for mine, But I got longer ones to go from the dash to the top, I didn't think they would fit on top well, guess I was wrong.
 
My front support poles goto the dash, too, but I like Slot's mo-bedder cause less clutter on the dash ;) ...Great lookin' top, Slot!! 8) ...
 
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