Shrimpin and Builder FL ... question on your console mods

[bigshrimpin]

Originally Posted by bsteckel

or anyone else who may have modded their center console.

i was searching old post last night and saw the photos both of you had when you re did your console.

i bought a leaning post/tackle center a while ago and have the console out of my boat now.

the leaning post dwarfs the console .. also there is not much room to mount stuff. i wanted to build up the console so that the throttle and steering is higher ( i am pretty tall) and make a flat panel to mount gauges, electronics etc. to make the whole thing taller.

any tips you have on building this? what is the best way to tie it into the existing console?

did you re use the grab rail and the factory windshield?

thanks in advance..

Find a location with the least number of complex curves . . . ideally all flat sides where you can make a clean cut horizontally. Cut the console in half and raise it to the desired height 6" - 12" . Use some kind of solid backing support like MDF (waxed and sealed) or Melamine (waxed with partall) to build up the sides.