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And here's me with a princess hat on also. These are my 2 girls pictured. Time flys, I can't believe laila is 6 years old

"Papaw the sailor man....."

:fam:

Lol!!!! He's a trip!!! If you come up to fish with us you will meet him!!!!

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Ripped down material on table saw
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Predrill and counter sink screws,I'm screwing it on just to shape it,it will be removed and then glued and screwed back on
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Here it is routered with 1/2 inch turn down
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Doing some more dry fitting today. Set up the steering and binnacle. Fine tuned and routered starboard hatch cover. Just a little to damp for me to lay glass today.

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So I decided that I've built everything else on this boat then why not build my own switch panel. Well here it is,made out of aluminum its gonna primed with aluminum primer and epoxy primed and then finish painted white. I also cut the hole out for my tach gauge
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Here's how my console will be setup unless I make an electronics box for the t-top. I prefer to keep all electronics close to the power source for maintenance and wiring purposes.

Dayum....I love it. Keep on keepin on Matt....:clap:

Smart move. Speaking from experience, I can tell you that snaking wires thru the pipe to the T top is a real pain, especially if you do it a few at a time as you add electronics. Your panel looks awesome. Nice job Kracker.

Normally I lean toward flush mounting electronics...but I REALLY LIKE the way that sets up!!...and yer switch panel's ROCKIN'...:party:

Thanks everyone for the kind words. I told myself in the beggining this boat was gonna based off simplicity and function with minimal creature comforts. I bought all 6 of my switches on eBay for 8 dollars delivered to my door.