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Thanks Guys for the info on the steering extension. Here are a few pic. of were I am at now. I am thinking of mounting the gas pedal were you see it in the pic. That means I will be using my left foot but thats not really a problem as I have had other boats that were set up that way. If anybody has a better idea please let me know. Also in the pic. you can see I have a old seat just placed there to get an idea of were everything is going. I like sitting low in the boat so I will not be building a seat box, I am thinking of just another layer of 1/2 plywood on top of the floor just big enough for the seats and screwing them to that. Not sure yet, just thinking out loud.
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As far as no seat box, I will not be building any type of box or pedestal either. just going to go with 1 or 2 pieces of 1/2 for a seat base.
Also, just build a little pedestal for your hot for to move it up and to the right more. I will post a pic of how mine was done and will be going back in when I get home tonight.
Ok, I found a little better picture of how my Hot foot was in there and how it will be going back so I can drive with my right foot and not my left. Maybe being a truck driver I rely on my left to much as the clutch and I know I cant opperate the throttle worth a darn with my left foot. I know, I have done it before. lol
Here is the way I am going to close up the well in the back. I cut out the shape and set the saw on the same angle as the original splash well. So when I lay the wood on top it kinda locks it self in place. Still got some fine tuning to do but its getting there. I cant belive I am working with wood as well as I am now. I had to get my brother in law to help me in the beginning of this project because I could not cut a straight line to save my life. Now I learned, measure 5 times and have 2 pieces of wood handy. The frist one for the mistake, lol.
Russ I will not have this ready for the summer meet. It will still need to be painted and I will not have the time this year to do it. I will get it in the water but the outside will not be in any shape to be hanging out at meets this year.
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Well its almost done, I have finished the floor. It kinda sucks having to cover up all the work and the cool looking balsa but its done. Now I have to install the splash well and do some rigging and Im in the water for this year. I do have a few ques. Before I install the splash well I know I have to rough up the gell coat that I will be glassing it to but how far do I have to go? Can I get away with just roughing it up really good or do I have to go all the way to the old glass? Hippie here is a pic. of the way I cut the new splash well, toward's the front I put the jig saw on the same angle as the old well and the sides I put it straigh then I just sanded it to a smooth transition. Also there are some pic. of the old angle plates that were rotted. I replaced them with new ones,and did away with the vacume tube's for now. In the pic. you can see that I painted under the floor with a epoxy white paint, it almost looks like there is a light on in the bilge. I will be painting the rest of the inside when I figure what color I want to use.
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