Va Beach v20 project

[Kracker Jack]

Well fellas the v is under the knife again. 2 years when i put the t-top on it was temporary meaning i put it on to fish taugs for winter with future plans of removing it and adding a ladder in the rear to allow me to acces the top for sight casting cobia and then powder coating the frame and putting a new top on the frame. Well that time has come. I got a smokin deal on a leaning post livewell so i incorporated my rear ladder/legs to bolts to the livewell/leaning post

Heres what it looks like mocked up and ready to weld.
Im also building my electronics box out of African mahogany! Its gonna be a sweet addition to the boat and look really good mounted on that white powdercoated t-top. Lots of pics soon to come.

[Kracker Jack]

[Kracker Jack]

Hand picked this african mahogony for my electronics box. Will be finished clear to match my steering wheel base.

[jvitiel]

Very nice work all around !

[bradford]

Comes a point where you're just showing off man.

J/K!!

She looks great, If I mess around with another one it will be a 70's flat cap center console.

Ps that box looks beautiful.

[Kracker Jack]

So the new livewell/leaning post is getting a little make over. I cut out and installed a insert for my fire extinguisher. And also cut out a access hatch out of the front of the leaning post for a small storage space. Cant have enough storage on a boat like this.

[Kracker Jack]

Here is the mahogony electronics box with the top on it. It is roughed in now and ready for a finish sanding and then about 7 coats of spar varnish. Im gonna be using a 1/4 inch cast acrylic in a smoked bronze color for the door. Finish product soon to come


Here is he new hardtop i fabricated out of Starboard xl (30% lighter than starboard). I also turned the t-top in for powdercoat yesterday. Lots of cool stuff going on. Excited to put her back together.