just sharing a bit of work (pictures)

[toey77]

well here are some shots of the last few days work on my micro-plus 501 fisherman hope you like. the 5th picture is a mold i made to be used to make a new hatch for the roof as when i bought the boat it was missing

 

[toey77]

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a few more

 

[Luhrs28]

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Nice work there. How old is the boat? How long have you been working on the restoration?

 

[toey77]

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the boat from what i have been able to source is early 70's i have had it for a while and done a little here and there but mainly just got into over the last few weeks. hoping to get painted over christmas

 

[ezmobee]

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That's a super cool hull.

 

[toey77]

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well another weekend and a bit more work done to the boat.. getting closer only a few more weekends left to d day for the paint work. colour is sorted at $200 a liter trade price so i hope it looks good when done

 

[toey77]

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well I made the new hatch cover for my boat out of fiber glass today. the resin had a reaction with some household enamel paint I used to seal the mold with before apply the release agent so it needs a bit of a clean up and it's a tight fit which i will have to play with but other than that I now have a cover for my cabin. it could be a neater fit but after a clean up it should still look the part, I am pretty happy as it is the first real molded bit of fiber glass I have made other than a few little guard spats etc.

 

[twkjr 1250]

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looks good nice job.i think it will clean up and look great when painted. how do you plan on securing it , hinged or lever locking clasps on each side. also love that boat design .

 

[wrecks1971]

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Good job looks the part.

 

[toey77]

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looks good nice job.i think it will clean up and look great when painted. how do you plan on securing it , hinged or lever locking clasps on each side. also love that boat design .

was going to get a hinge setup on it so it can flip 180 degrees that way I don't have to worry about someone opening it when under way and it flying off

 

[toey77]

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got a bit more work done today on my hatch cover, gave it a nice clean up, looks heaps better just want to see if i can get it to sit a bit lower now.

 

[toey77]

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[toey77]

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well that was one weekends worth of work in between family and kids commitments. although it doesn't look like a lot I am just happy to have a hole in my roof finally covered properly

(hatch only for weekend work lmao)

 

[twkjr 1250]

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that bracket on the side of opening was that for a arm type hatch holder to keep in open position. looks like you have a nice flush fit which is the most important part good looking cover and thats before paint

 

[toey77]

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that bracket on the side of opening was that for a arm type hatch holder to keep in open position. looks like you have a nice flush fit which is the most important part good looking cover and thats before paint

I think the bracket was just to lock it but I will be trying to find a setup to make it stay in the open position when needed. would be great on a hot day cruising a lake with fresh air in the cab

 

[toey77]

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well here are a few more pics just as a update, as I am getting closer to d day with it meant to be primed starting the week of the 20th of dec and painted in the new year.



just some pics of the window tint which is mirror blue and the colour it will be painted although you cant see the blue flip the paint gets when painted on but you can see the face colour

 

[toey77]

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just a picture update.. got the cabin in primer today hopefully paint in the next day or two

 

[toey77]

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[toey77]

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[Bob_VT]

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Looking great! Wow what a nice shop building too!!