Home Built T-Top for Aluminum Skiff?

[minuteman62-64]

Anybody made one? Just doing some wintertime musing about future "improvements" for my 16 foot aluminum skiff.

Found a source for plans here Boat plan details, CT22 type console (C_CT22), Consoles and pilothouses that I might be able to adapt. Not sure if fastening it to the mid-seat/mid-seat support structure would work.

Any thoughts?

 

[Bondo]

Re: Home Built T-Top for Aluminum Skiff?

Ayuh,.... At over 500 posts, You know the drill,... We need pictures to see where it's goin'....

While My tinbarge ain't a skiff, 'n My homemade top, ain't really a T-top,....
This is something I threw together a few years ago, in my garage, with abuncha scrap aluminum I picked outa dumpsters...

I'm guessin' yer only limitations are just how Handy ya are, the resources you can scrounge, 'n yer Imagination....

That pretty much sums up just how My roof came together....

 

[minuteman62-64]

Re: Home Built T-Top for Aluminum Skiff?

OK, photos is a good idea. Here's a pic of the boat on the water and a pic of the existing console, mounted on the mid-seat.

It appears that any T-Top would have to be mounted either on the sides of the console (which is rivited aluminum sheet) or on the supporting structure for the seat (also aluminum sheet).

First issue is if a T-Top makes sense for a boat of this size (definate benefits for deflecting the So. Cal. sun, not sure if it would get in the way or be too much structure for a boat of this size). Second issue is how to mount securely.