starcraft capri tri hull conversion?

[Akingjeeper]

hello.
i have an old tri hull i am getting ready to restore. the floor is bad, and i also found some soft spots on one of the stringers, i have not entirely disassembled it yet.(that is today's project) and i'm sure there are more. my question is can I make this a center console boat? the bow has two seat/ storage boxes, then comes back and is the dash, ,windshield support and where the wheel is now all made out of what looks like a one piece mold. then it turns into the plywood floor. If i take the consoles out, and and fabricate a new console in the middle, would this make the boat structure unstable and unsafe? i'm not sure if the existing console is needed to tie everything together from one side of the boat to the other.

i have used the websites forum before and everyone has been very helpful. I'm looking forward to any insight, ideas, and comments anyone has. Thanks!

 

[Bondo]

Re: starcraft capri tri hull conversion?

If i take the consoles out, and and fabricate a new console in the middle, would this make the boat structure unstable and unsafe? i'm not sure if the existing console is needed to tie everything together from one side of the boat to the other.

Ayuh,... What's there now, supplies an immense amount of structure,+ support...

If you want to convert to a center console, you'll need to replace the support taken out, in some way...

 

[Akingjeeper]

Re: starcraft capri tri hull conversion?

if i leave whats existing, trimming it to a couple inches wide, frame with wood and glass and tie it all together, just making it a little narrower, would this be enough?

 

[Bob_VT]

Re: starcraft capri tri hull conversion?

Take a look here at what an iboats member did to his tri hull http://recaffeinated.net/skankybeast/page1.html

 

[Akingjeeper]

Re: starcraft capri tri hull conversion?

thank you for the quick response!!!!! that is exactly what i had in mind, right to the T!!!!! That is a great link!!! thank you very much, i am now even more excited about taking on this project!!!!