Pulpit question

[msbhammer]

Cool, no problem. Like I said, I'll be picking up my tilt trim motor on the 20th, then my next overtime check, I'll grab the starboard. ;)

Rerceived my 1 1/2 X 11 3/4 X 24 inches of Starboard Friday, all 16 pounds of it. Once I decide the pulpit design will start cutting and drilling. Will make pictures as I progress. What is the suggested/recommended overhang?

[msbhammer]

I'm guessing 8 to 10" inches I guess. ???

[macojoe]

I will measure tomorrow and let you know!

[phatdaddy]

The overhang is 12", total length of the pulpit is 28". this is for the teak only, the roller sticks out over that. i also have a 3/8 piece of plywood in the cabin as a backing plate for the pulpit.



I am sure you will get different measurements, but i have not had any problems with this setup.

[msbhammer]

Phats, thats plywood you have as a backing plate ??, looked like steel. Either way, I still love your set up. ;)

[macojoe]

My over hang is 11" and total leanth of 24" like phatdaddy this is pulpit only, not the roller.

I used 1/4 dimond plate for a backing.

[phatdaddy]

i covered the ply with some 1808 & epoxy i had left over from another job. mj's idea is better, but i used what i had.

[macojoe]

I did the same used what I had!! My old job had there load dock covered with 1/4 dimond plate alum, when they closed down they said take it all up and to the dump!! :o
Well owning a boat and stuff I saw it as gold!! Split with ther guy that helped me take it up, I have made a cooler rack for the truck, fixed things for boat and other stuff and still have pleanty left! ;) ;D

Plan to use Ipe for backer. For someone who doesn't know what Ipe (pronounced e-pay) is. It is an extreamely dense South American hardwood almost as heavy and dense as iron wood. Costs about $1.00 for a 1/2" x 6'' x 1foot. The Ipe I have are scraps left over from a $15,000.00 deck. No! is not from my deck.