New V-20 project

[Curapa]

I had to make a decision on whether to severely modify my console to fit my needs, or to build one from scratch. I wanted to ditch the rod holders on the sides to gain some foot room, raise the whole thing a few inches, remove the seat in front and make a larger area for mounting my electronics.

I am going the composite method on this one rather than make a mold. I sketched up a drawing and made some cuts today to see how I liked it.

It looks a bit boxy right now, but I have a big 1 1/2" router bit to take around the edges that should make it look a lot better.

[bradford]

Sweet, def interested in seeing how the console turns out. Gonna be building one or having one built for my skiff.

[Night_Sailor]

Smart fairing the under deck boxes. Makes it much easier to clean up.

I don't like my console rod holders either. It's a way for water to get in and the T Top gets in the way somewhat.

Your project is coming along nicely.congrats.

[Curapa]

I did a little work on the console this morning. I ripped down some 2x's for the inside corners. Since I'm running the 1 1/2" router bit around the edges, I needed some more meat to rout. The angled corners will make it easy to glass on the inside as well, not to mention the stability added. I glued them in and added some screws until it set.

[Curapa]

I removed the screws and got the inside tabbed together. I left the face off so I can glass the inside easier. I plan to glass most of the inside, put on the front, finish glassing the inside, then rout the outside edges and begin working on the outside.