Building a Plate Alloy Boat

[peterbo3]

Transducer is fitted. This is a "through hull" as opposed to a "shoot through" model. Could not see the sense in cutting a hole in 5mm alloy & filling that hole with a hunk of plastic.



Bit of style. Carpet on the dash.



More luxury. Speakers are in & work. Doof, doof.



LEDs mounted at 45 deg under the gunnel so you can identify the toothy critter that is chewing on your leg at night.



Bit of stuff to go in.

[peterbo3]

Evening all,
Back a bit Blue Water Runner suggested a SS wheel would look good on the new boat. I sort of bagged him at the time but am having second thoughts. I do NOT want to spend US$400 on a wheel but am flexible on a cheaper item.
I went for the black wheel on the boat because it is fairly thick & has a good non slip surface. I am starting to get a bit of arthritis in my fingers so that is a factor. I see Edson has a wheel with a soft backing but it ain't cheap.
What else is out there in 5/8 taper that is made in the US.
Needs to be SS or polished alloy with a spinner on the outside. I do not need dolphins or marlin on the spokes.

[Playin' Hooky]

I just though it would look cool.

[peterbo3]

Originally Posted by Blue Water Runner

I just though it would look cool.

And you were right.

[CAP1]

The black wheel does look good. We'll let you slide just this once.

[peterbo3]

Brackets are in. A real fun job getting these suckers just right when you have to go through carpet & you are working alone.



Stuff is in.



Finally. Furuno 585 & Raymarine C80. They are not hooked up but at least they are there.

Bummer!!! Just noticed the ripple in the carpet in front of the compass. Will it never end?

[welder]

Hey Pete , I hope those electronics arn't to close to your compass. Most say no electronics with in 1 meter.

Looking good Peter.

[peterbo3]

G'Day Les,
The manuals all say that but I figure that when I am out & about I will work off my plotter. If the plotter dies then I will be back to compass, chart & parallel ruler, items that I actually have . Although on the CC the Ray 760 was also very close to the compass & it did not seem to affect it. The mag bearing on the compass was always in synch with the mag reading on the 760. To within a few degrees anyway.
There is only so much room on the dash & there was no way that I would go for an overhead mount as I will be removing the 585 & C80 between trips.

[welder]

Good job Pete, the center consol that I run has even less room , My EPIRP is just far enough away.

I had one guy set his hand held GPS down on the dash right next to the compass to compare headings then he proceded to tell me my compass was off [ As I slowly slid his GPS to the side the compass came back ] and he said " Would ya look at that " LOL

[Sea Deuce]

That is an awesome looking machine. I know you have lots of time in the build. Keep posting pics!