1974 V20 cuddy console modification

[reelapeelin]

Originally Posted by shep65

yea i've been walking around the docks looking at some boats for ideas ..my problem is going to be in building it .. I want to make something like the helm on a center console but want to keep it simple and not some huge overbuilt console ..The only thing i dont like about this boat is the steering wheel height and where the windshield is when you lean forward to steer.so i'm thinking if i move it back a foot or so and mount the steering wheel at an angle the whole boat will be more comfortable. i fish in the Chesapeake bay and sitting while cruising on chop is tough on an already sore back . It's one of the older steplifts that the cap lifts off.. Not the whole floor like on more recent models .. i want to still be able to take the cap off.if necessary . i'll be thinking more about it once i get the cap back on ..was hoping someone has already don this so i could start thinking about it ..I might even convert it to a CC.

When you say your face is too close to the windshield, I can only picture the TOP'S clear front curtain being too close...I had a '74 and and had a top w/full enclosure made and foresaw the problem you are having...I had the top-maker angle the front clear curtain so instead of following the line of the boat's glass windshield, it angled toward the bow and allowed more room when standing...at 6'4" reaching the wheel was not a problem, but if you are talking about the front clear curtain that's attached to the top, I understand what you are saying...



With this angle, I didn't have the problem you're talking about...but like said, I'm only guessing you're talking about the front curtain and not the boat's actual windshield...
Show us some pics of your boat when you can...