Va Beach v20 project

[Kracker Jack]

Grind,grind,sand,glass Grind, grind ,sand ,glass. Uh!!!!!! I'm gonna take a break this weekend and go taug fishing!

[Kracker Jack]

Here are some pics showing the way im glassing the rail before i fab and install the cap. The one pic of the transom shows some fairing and filling shaping and squaring up the transom lines.

[tartuffe]

Its looking sharp! Almost time to start talking paint?

[bradford]

Looking good, that thing is gonna be a tank!

[Kracker Jack]

Im trying to come up with a easy cover for my t-top. Of course canvas is the first option because it light weight. I personally want a hard top. I was thinking about making a mold a building my own hardtop but that is really expensive. So i had really good idea tonight, I logged on to craigslist and looked under auto parts and searched for fiberglass tonneau covers for pickup trucks. I found one for 50 bucks I plan on triming this tonneau cover so it fits my t-top and to also lose alot of weight.

[reelapeelin]

Originally Posted by Kracker Jack

Im trying to come up with a easy cover for my t-top. Of course canvas is the first option because it light weight. I personally want a hard top. I was thinking about making a mold a building my own hardtop but that is really expensive. So i had really good idea tonight, I logged on to craigslist and looked under auto parts and searched for fiberglass tonneau covers for pickup trucks. I found one for 50 bucks I plan on triming this tonneau cover so it fits my t-top and to also lose alot of weight.

1/4" Starboard is cheep and you can use it for many other things as well!!...

[Kracker Jack]

Here are some new pics. #1 Kracker in action,#2 re-enforcing console to handle horizontal shift of the hardtop,#3 roughing in the gunwal ribs

[tartuffe]

Looking good, are you going to leave the ribs exposed? If so thats going to put your glass and fairing skills to the test. I have no doubts you'll make it look sharp.

[Kracker Jack]

Originally Posted by tartuffe

Looking good, are you going to leave the ribs exposed? If so thats going to put your glass and fairing skills to the test. I have no doubts you'll make it look sharp.

Yea they will be exposed. The 2 in the rear Im gonna drill holes in them and then glue pvc pipe as inserts, for fishing poles. I definitely have my hands full with fairing. Im waiting to install my cap before any finish fairing starts.

[Kracker Jack]

Heres the cap supports I've been building. They are leveled up to the cap with a width of 8 1/2 inches. Another set goes up closer to the bow making a total of 3 per side. Give me your opinions on looks because it kinda looks wierd with the second one from the transom being high on the liner. They will all be glued, taped in and a progressive lap over the liner about 8 inches with 1708. Each support also gets 2, 4 inch stainless screws thru the rail also. Please tell me your opinions on design astheticly and structual. Thanks fellas