Pulpit install / assembly...

Airslot

Airslot

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I slipped away for an hour (lunch) and started on my pulpit today. I've got some minor issue to work through, but the beginning was easy enough. Measure ten times, drill one...you guys know the drill...

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I startd by marking the center line, locating the roller for proper end clearance, then marked my holes. I used a 1/8" bit for my pilot holes. After that, I flipped her over and cut a 1/2" recess with a 7/8" forstner bit so that I could recess the nuts on the underside...

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Hey, I got mine on the boat before Hammer...

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And here is my one problem to work through. Just left of the pulpit, by maybe 1/2", is my chain pipe...

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I'm not sure what I'm gonna do. Maybe I move it, maybe I throw the pulpit on the table saw and rip 3/4" off each side?

What should I do? More to follow...
 
Well, I guess I need to get moving on this project, cause until I finish I'm just gonna stare at my pictures. Somebody please tell me to do the right thing and relocate my chain pipe a little to the left.

I know its not the easy way, but it sure looks like the right way.

I've also had this other thought...Taking the drill press and a 4" hole saw and cutting a recess into the side just enough to clear the chain pipe. If I took the 4" saw and notched the edge of the pulpit......

I don't know ???
 
Take the cover from your pipe and put on the pulpit and draw it out, then use a hole saw to cut a Half moon on that side to fit the pulpit.

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If the rope looks like it will be unimpeded by the notched pulpit I vote for notching it. If it looks like the will be a chance for it to bind when letting it out I'd take the time to move it either onto the rear of the pulpit or farther to port.
 
What you guys have suggested was exactly what I had in mind. With the right (big) holesaw in a drill press I could make it look right nice. I took a dinner break, back at work now, and while on said dinner break...I got busy. I removed the cleat, nav light, and chain pipe.

I also took some pics sweety, er, Hammer ;D

Here I have removed the deck pipe and the pipe that goes into the anchor locker. The previous owner did a noce job on the install.

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Couple more shots of dis-assembly:

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Pulpit in position, note where the chain pipe will be:

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And a different view:

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Things are moving right along. Once I figure out how to do this chain pipe, it'll be full steam ahead. Everybody still agree with MJ's drawing?

Thanks for reading...
 
you may find it difficult to cut out only half a circle w/ a hole saw.....have you got a rotozip or a jig saw....or access to a band saw?
 
Phester, yes, yes, and yes. You think I'd have problems cutting half a circle in a drill press? You might be very correct. I dunno?
 
Clamp a piece of wood on top, align the pilot bitof your hole saw to the edge of the pulpit and you should be good to drill press it! Billy Mac ;D
 
How about clamping another piece of some thing along side the pulpit so your not trying to cut with just one side of the hole saw?
 
You Air. great Pics. Brother. ;) Not sure what to do with the chain pipe. You could always order another small piece of starboard and raise teh pipe so its flush with the pulpit. If you go that route, it will give me more time to catch up to you. I attempted to work on mine today, but was held back by stupid little things. Like not having long enough arms to get the cleak off the bow. All I needed was someone to hold a dam screw driver while I was in the cuddy with a ratchit. And of course, I'm to damm stubborn to ask somebody for help on something so stupid. >:(
 
Looking at it more, if I slid it forward 2", I could just lop the corner off? I have only test fit the 8lb danforth. I need to test the 13 and a wreck hook before I commit to the final position anyway. ;)
 
Do as Mac said, once you have the hole started it will go just fine!!

You don't want to go to far forward, it will be a lot of Leverage and not enough to ohld to the bow.
 
Hammer, I did mine alone ;) Of course I slid the hammer handle through the hole for the pipe, that held the vice grips still so that I could operate the screwdriver ;D
 
AIRSLOT, stupid question. I noticed your chain hole covering faces towards you. Is that normal ??, figured you would have it facing the pulpit. Or is that just a demo shot to show the problem. Also, how is the PVC installed on the underside ?? I like it. ;)
 
It was facing me when I was in the cuddy, and worked well that way. You have to feed the rode out, can't just let her fly :o

As for the PVC, it was 4200'd through the deck into the pipe and down below, it had a hose clamp above and below the liner...if that makes sense
 
SLOT...STOP!!... Hammer just touched on the solution to this...use a 1/4" piece of Starboard under all the pulpit...w/a strategicly placed "ear" that goes out the side to leave enough room to mount the pipe AND kill out the old hole...OR just use the ''ear'' only...flat edge tight against the side of the pulpit and large enough to mount the pipe and kill the hole...
 
Thats a good Idea!! I covered a gas tank filler hole that was all messed up and then remounted it, looks great!

I have some 3/8 starboard which would be perfect, But its a off white? Looks white till you get it right up next to white white.

Any way its yours if you want it, send me measurement I will send.
 
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