New V-20 project

[Curapa]

I put down about a quart of EZ Fair in my fishbox. I highly recommend this product. It goes on smooth as whipped butter, great working time and sands great, the only down side is the cost at around $75 for a quart and a half. But,... I'm all for making life easy and sometimes you have to pay extra for that. It is pretty hard sanding away something so expensive...

I have a bit more sanding to do then a touch up coat and it should be ready for primer and paint.

 

[Curapa]

The under deck storage boxes are finally done! It seemed like it took forever to get them fair. There's a couple of coats of epoxy primer followed by a couple of coats of Interlux VC performance epoxy.

 

[Curapa]

I had to make a decision on whether to severely modify my console to fit my needs, or to build one from scratch. I wanted to ditch the rod holders on the sides to gain some foot room, raise the whole thing a few inches, remove the seat in front and make a larger area for mounting my electronics.

I am going the composite method on this one rather than make a mold. I sketched up a drawing and made some cuts today to see how I liked it.

It looks a bit boxy right now, but I have a big 1 1/2" router bit to take around the edges that should make it look a lot better.

 

[bradford]

Sweet, def interested in seeing how the console turns out. Gonna be building one or having one built for my skiff.

 

[Night_Sailor]

Smart fairing the under deck boxes. Makes it much easier to clean up.

I don't like my console rod holders either. It's a way for water to get in and the T Top gets in the way somewhat.

Your project is coming along nicely.congrats.

 

[Curapa]

I did a little work on the console this morning. I ripped down some 2x's for the inside corners. Since I'm running the 1 1/2" router bit around the edges, I needed some more meat to rout. The angled corners will make it easy to glass on the inside as well, not to mention the stability added. I glued them in and added some screws until it set.

 

[Curapa]

I removed the screws and got the inside tabbed together. I left the face off so I can glass the inside easier. I plan to glass most of the inside, put on the front, finish glassing the inside, then rout the outside edges and begin working on the outside.

 

[captaingene]

My V 20

Just in case anyone wants to see it with center console

 

[Curapa]

I got the outside of the console routed today. The router dug in the ply in a few spots and I'll have to fill a bit before I glass. Otherwise it turned it pretty good.

 

[Curapa]

Not much in the way of pics today. I've been fairing the fish box and I got the anchor storage glassed in. I should be able to put some bilge paint in it tomorrow.

The console is about ready for glass. I am making a large door for the front so I can access the batteries and wiring much easier. Every boat I've had in the past has been a pita to access.

 

[smokeonthewater]

Ya gonna put a foot well and storage in the door?

 

[Curapa]

No foot well, I will most likely have an aluminum foldable foot rest on the leaning post.

I doubt I will I will do any storage in the console. With the in deck storage, huge fish box, and eventually a coffin box, I don't see any sense cramping the console.

 

[ReefReaper]

Looking good! Can't wait to see more pics!