'89 Sportfisher dual console panel

[bcmarinamanager]

Oh I almost forgot. The reason your welds broke is probably from lack of angular support. The top should have some 45's welded in there to counter back and forth and side to side movement. With just the straight legs it doesn't stand a chance. CROSS SUPPORT!!

[stuarbc]

As for the tower....it was on when I bought the boat used a few months ago. The issue was the weight. There was a box that housed all of the steering and throttle components and it weighed a good 30-50 pounds with all of the equipment. Then, for some reason, there was a backboard made of solid wood that weighed about 30 pounds or so itself....I meant to take it off as it made no sense to have it on there.

Anyway....all that weight....along with no cross support......and crappy welds......the tower didnt stand a chance. I wanted to take it off anyway....it made trailering a pain in the butt!!

I wouldn't say that it made the boat more unstable....unless someone was up there....but it really wasn't that bad......but the boat feels tons lighter without it and actually got about 5 mph more out of her this weekend.

When the tower goes back up it will be detachable and will not have controls.....just a sighting tower!!

[stuarbc]

Any ideas for a material for the hard top?

Currently there is an ugly piece of some sort of plywood up there that is rotting away...of course (again...not my work....I am fixing all the previous owners short comings)

I know the obvious answer would be starboard....but that is awfully pricy.....was looking for other ideas....and thought about that compressed board stuff that they sell at lowe's for outdoor decks....that stuff is super strong, somewhat bendable, and weather resistant......was think that they may sell it in sheets that I could cut to fit the top....what do you think? other ideas?