wooden boat

wooden boat

Thursday, 8 May 2014

Wooden dashboard

I formed the dashboard from flexiply and covered it in a sapele veneer , the airguide instruments were cut into the dash .

Finishing touches !



Vogue chrome script on dashboard and gold vogue lettering on the transom

Old handheld spotlight , refurbished and sprayed in a coordinated colour to match seating and steering wheel .


Waterski hook and bilge pump water outlet on the transom . I may add eyebolts either side of outboard engine for a waterski bridle at a later date .

Highliner Trailer

I Chose this trailer because i had limited space in the boat shed and the highliner trailer has a feature that allows the towing hitch to hinge back on itself .

 Refurbished winch with new red 50mm webbing and painted the winch hook red to match
 Long trailer front should help with launch and retrieval .
 I fitted some stainless eye bolts to the front of the trailer as anchorage points for the bow tie down strap , also you can just see the extra reflector i have added .
 Rear strap fixing and lighting board mount .
 I added stick on reflective stripes to the back for night driving
Rubber bow stop fits neatly around the stainless bow plate .
Added extra reflectors front(amber)and back(red) for extra visability whilst driving at night.

Monday, 17 February 2014

Updated pics !

Just a few snapshots of my boat during a sunny spell in amongst the storms of February 2014 .









Thursday, 21 November 2013

Stainless steel trim and Bow plate

Bow plate template , made from aluminium .


I welded the stainless trim so it is one continuous strip from front to back .





Completed windsheild

             I held the plexiglass in place with polished aluminium strip , once clamped  I drilled and fixed in place .            




                                         Through deck fittings were used to secure the bottom edge of the screen .                                                                                                                                                                           

Sunday, 5 May 2013

Airguide Instruments

I have Installed three instruments onto the dashboard , from left to right we have an Airguide sea speed speedometer that is powered by an integral pitot in my mercury engine , then I have a large Airguide fuel gauge and an Airguide sea speed Tachometer . I have an Airguide compass to install aswell but as yet I am undecided as where I should fit it .