Va Beach v20 project
- Thread starter Kracker Jack
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Kracker Jack
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I get all my glass and resin from Eastern Burlap in Norfolk. They are awesome!!! Its one of them places you go into and not feel uncomfortable. I ask alot of questions when I go in there and they answer them like there your buddy. They were at the boat show this weekend and I talked to them for about an hour, there just a great group of guys.
draglink
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Thanks! I am going to need some supplies to finish up my sons boat and I remember you praising your supplier! I will check them out!
the daydreamer
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karcker love the console!!!! how are you going to place gauges? and what kind of shifter and placement. is it going to be a single lever with seperat trim switch? cant wait to see finished
Kracker Jack
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It's gonna be a single lever with seperate trim and tilt switch. I will have only a single rpm gauge, all other gauges on this boat to me are useless( I will have a audible over heat alarm). The lever is a top mount and will be placed on the right handside of the wheel. I'm still deciding weather I'm gonna build an electronics box for the t-top or mount them to the console.karcker love the console!!!! how are you going to place gauges? and what kind of shifter and placement. is it going to be a single lever with seperat trim switch? cant wait to see finished
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Kracker Jack
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Pic of the boat before getting her motor fitted.
One from the stern
Kracker Jack
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Yea its pretty cool!! It's my dads. He paid like 200 dollars for it and drove it home. He has trails he drives the grandkids around on it on his property. His crazy @$$ wears a sailor hat and sings "pawpaw the sailor man" to the kids . He's a nut!!!
Kracker Jack
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And this proves that my dad is a nut!!! This pic was taken Like 10 minutes at my daughters birthday party!!!
Destroyer
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And this proves that my dad is a nut!!! This pic was taken Like 10 minutes at my daughters birthday party!!!
Naaaa... Just proves that your dad has his priorities in order.
Kracker Jack
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And here's me with a princess hat on also. These are my 2 girls pictured. Time flys, I can't believe laila is 6 years old
"Papaw the sailor man....."
Kracker Jack
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"Papaw the sailor man....."
Lol!!!! He's a trip!!! If you come up to fish with us you will meet him!!!!
Kracker Jack
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Ripped down material on table saw
Predrill and counter sink screws,I'm screwing it on just to shape it,it will be removed and then glued and screwed back on
Here it is routered with 1/2 inch turn down
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Kracker Jack
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Doing some more dry fitting today. Set up the steering and binnacle. Fine tuned and routered starboard hatch cover. Just a little to damp for me to lay glass today.
Kracker Jack
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So I decided that I've built everything else on this boat then why not build my own switch panel. Well here it is,made out of aluminum its gonna primed with aluminum primer and epoxy primed and then finish painted white. I also cut the hole out for my tach gauge
Here's how my console will be setup unless I make an electronics box for the t-top. I prefer to keep all electronics close to the power source for maintenance and wiring purposes.
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Dayum....I love it. Keep on keepin on Matt....
Destroyer
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Smart move. Speaking from experience, I can tell you that snaking wires thru the pipe to the T top is a real pain, especially if you do it a few at a time as you add electronics. Your panel looks awesome. Nice job Kracker.
reelapeelin
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So I decided that I've built everything else on this boat then why not build my own switch panel. Well here it is,made out of aluminum its gonna primed with aluminum primer and epoxy primed and then finish painted white. I also cut the hole out for my tach gauge
Here's how my console will be setup unless I make an electronics box for the t-top. I prefer to keep all electronics close to the power source for maintenance and wiring purposes.
Normally I lean toward flush mounting electronics...but I REALLY LIKE the way that sets up!!...and yer switch panel's ROCKIN'...
Kracker Jack
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Thanks everyone for the kind words. I told myself in the beggining this boat was gonna based off simplicity and function with minimal creature comforts. I bought all 6 of my switches on eBay for 8 dollars delivered to my door.