Re: Enclosure sooo close to done.
 

Nice looking enclosure.

Re: Enclosure sooo close to done.
 

Well, I just got the call, come and get her she's done. ;D
I'm getting ready to retrieve my baby.

Hammer, you got the enclosure, now your not goin out because there's a chance of rain ???

Pics and such to follow.


Airslot

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Looks great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Now I am torn to what I want as far as rear curtains??

Hammer has all glass, and you have 1/2 cloth ?

the cloth will be better to take care of when dirty.

But thew glass will allow to see the rear when driving in case something falls or or is moving around.

I might split it, lower then yours air but higher them your hammer.

Glad I am watching you guys to allow me ideas when the time comes. ;D

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Well, I'm home. *Feel like I just been kicked in the 'nads. *Top was beautiful. *Rodney (canvas guy) helped me hook up. *Helped me take down windshield and rear curtains and said to trailer home with just the side curtains up, and to stop and check things along the way. *Can ya tell where this is headed yet >:( *I leave and go about 2 miles from his house and stop to check and all is well. *I turn onto the main road and when I get up to speed, I felt something, wasn't sure what, but I just felt something. *So I pull over, and my top is folded back and the side curtains are gone.... :( :o :(

I called Rodney and said man, you ain't gonna believe this. *He said stay there, I'm on the way. *We found that one side had come off and was trashed. *The other side fell into the boat and suffered nary a scratch. *The front poles had pulled apart. *It's possible he forget to tighten the set screws when he reassembled the frame.

Rewind to picking up the boat. *As I was paying the man he was saying "You know, you can build bridges for 20 years and no one will ever call you a bridge builder. *But suck just one *;), and your known as a *;) sucker for life. *I want to be known as a bridge builder."

Well, when we get the pieces back to his house he told me, don't worry, I'll make it right. *I said "Yep, here's your chance to be called a bridge builder :)" *

Rodney is a good guy and he'll make it right. *Just makes me sick that I had it in my hands. *When I finally do get it home, the pole ends will be 5200'ed. *Bass-turds ain't coming loose again.

So, my top saga continues. *For now, me and Captain Morgan are gonna stew for awhile.

Airslot

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Nice enclosure, mine looks like yours except I didn't get the rear curtains.

I was told not to use pledge or rain-x because it will yellow and stain and you can't get it off. I was told to use dish washing liquid and I have been since new in 1991. I still have the same curtains except the stbd side tore and I had replaced just this year.

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So let me get this right. The guy said it was ok to trailer the boat home with the top up and and told you to leave the side curtains up. UMM

I have seen boats going down the road with the top up looks like alot of stress on the top.

I just watched that movie THE OutLaw Josey Wells and i quote.

"Now remember, if things look bad and it looks like your not gonna make it, than you gotta get mean. I mean, plumb mad dog mean... 'Cause if you lose your head and give up than you neither live nor win. That's just the way it is...

Good Luck !!!
Z

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Thats to bad!!
Must have been some real stress there!! I mean you had the sides Velcro to the poles and all!

O well like he said he will make it right! Just have to weight a bit longer.

Good Luck!

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That is too bad about your top. :'( I think most people in business would make it right. ;)

I know just how you felt when the top let loose, I have had things fly out of my pickup bed. :-X
You feel mad >:(, embarrased :-[ , disgusted :-/ , scared :-/ and shocked :o, all at the same time.

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Hey Slot...gotta be a bummer, but if it was gonna let loose some time, better on the road than the water ;) ... you found out the easy way...when mine was new, it let loose w/ passengers in the boat and blooded one of 'em :o ...


I guess set-screws are OK, but those front poles, ya might wanna consider a screw all the way thru the pole ends :) ...

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RAP, when i do get it home it will be glued and screwed, either 5200 or epoxy.

Airslot