MORE 250 Sportsman Teak pictures
 

Here are a couple pictures of the teak i redid on my 250 Sportsman:

I made a new splashboard out of Brazilian Teak, still needs a couple more coats of teak oil. I won the stainless steel rod holders on ebay for $133.00

http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/j...a/HPIM0378.jpg

The original door. (Wish i had the before pictures, it was grey and rough and falling apart, literally.)

http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/j...a/HPIM0380.jpg

I am also currently working on a bow pulpit made out of the Brazilian Teak. I'll try to get pictures tomorrow.

Look out Lumber there is a 250 hot your arse:you:

I forgot to grab the camera on the way out so i took a picture with my phone. My pulpit is 2" thick by 15" wide by 48" long and made out of Brazilain Teak. It weighs about 60 pounds. (Not including clamps.)

http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/j.../pulpit1-1.jpg

I scraped excess glue off and belt sanded it some. Tomorrow it has a date with an air tensioned drum sander (36 grit belt). :love:

You'll be able to do quadruple flips off of that platform (more like a diving board) :party:

Geez, JC, that is one serious bow pulpit. Are you going to round off the front or leave it square?

LUMBER!!!
Better watch him, he's after you.:clap:

after i get it sanded i plan to taper it then round the front. I made a mock up out of plywood. I'll take a picture of it today.

More pictures
 

My mock-up of my bow pulpit made out of plywood.
http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/j...a/HPIM0391.jpg

Mock-up on the giant slab of teak:

http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/j...a/HPIM0395.jpg

Before and after of side rod holders:

http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/j...a/HPIM0400.jpg

Assortment of before and after teak stuff:

http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/j...a/HPIM0399.jpg

Sadly the step pad and the rod holder are gonna have to be scraped down and re teak oiled because the varnish isn't sticking good. It looks pretty but its no use if it wont stick.

Before and after of step pads:

http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/j...a/HPIM0401.jpg

Here is the beast, an 18" wide pneumaticly tensioned drum sander:

http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/j...HPIM0415-1.jpg

Feeding it through:

http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/j...a/HPIM0411.jpg

Internal picture
http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/j...a/HPIM0409.jpg

Finished sanding:
http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/j...a/HPIM0412.jpg

Cleaning dust off:

http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/j...a/HPIM0413.jpg

(trying to get next set of pictures on another page to make them load faster.)

Shaping the sides and nose (all done with a skillsaw)

http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/j...a/HPIM0419.jpg

Final thickness:

http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/j...a/HPIM0418.jpg

Almost done:
http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/j...a/HPIM0422.jpg

All i have left on actual construction of it is making sure i have a 5 degree bevel on all edges, installing one last threaded rod thru the nose and routing the edges and hole with a roundover bit.

Then its teak oil time! :sun:

Man, talkin about gettin a woody.
Ned to post it in W.E.T.:clap:

That is a thing of beauty!! Excellent job!! You oughta do that for a living. :)

she's a beaut!!!!!!!!!!!!:clap:

you got one hell of a shop there. I am jealous:bat:

This is like This Old House they show us little guys how to fix and make things but they have $100,000 in tools!!

But what a job you are doing, looks great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:clap:

Go ahead and make me one too. I'll trim it to fit my boat.:beer:

There aint much trimming that can be done. It has 3 3/8" stainless steel threade rods through it. Just in case.

That would have only taken about 60 hours of hand sanding - I can't believe you wussed out and used the belt beast.

Reely, that is a beautiful hunk of wood. Nice going.

Nice work!

A pulpit for my 250 is on my future project list. I don't think I'll be able to turn out one as nice as yours though. For that matter, I might be challenged to make one as nice as your mock up!

I noticed the layout lines on the mockup that show where the raised part of the gunnel will fall. What are you doing to support the pulpit behind that point, where the actual deck is a few inches lower?

Steve P.