The Adventures of Thumper

Don't do this ...

Unless you have this.

Installed the secondary VHF (ICOM-402) and a new waterproof Ignition switch from Johnson Marine.
I had a 1/4 of a inch as it tucked in aside the Morse control.:@
Too tired to write much, need some chow and a cocktail.

Cheers. Don

Ignition switch mounting

Cheers, Don

No work this weekend....my boy turned 13 Dave +Busters.

Cheers, Don

Thanks Dan, I'm getting certified so I can buddy dive my dad in caves. I also got a G-Shock watch and a Bearded Dragon later this month:@

Dillon

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What's a bearded dragon?

Looks like this, 2.5 ' long.

Man I have a good kid, he said ''hey dad lets get in some transom sanding before we hit the party".
Luckily I did not find any bad surprises under the armor plate.
That's Dillon's big paw with the sanding block.
Cheers, Don

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in surprisingly good condition.

Yeah, I was relieved.
Time for some R+R

Cheers, Don and Dillon

Two sanded coats of Awlgrip epoxie on the transom, one more to go before matt finish.
Mounted one of the stereo speakers....itchin again tonight, did I tell you I dislike cutting fiberglass.
Time for a beer to wash down the pipes.

Cheers, Don

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oh man that arcade reminds me of bein young and gettin so much joy out of 5$ worht of quarters...
Realling enjoying the boat progression Don, this thread could be a great book when its done

Thanks buddy, one of the things non project guys should see by now is; even a ''free'' boat will cost you a lot
in time. Sometimes it's just better for guys to put the extra hrs into their job and just buy what you want off the floor. I like building my own stuff so I have have no problem with the timeline...but Dam I need to get it wet soon!

Cheers, Don

Gracias Jose.

Cheers, Don

The floor of the console was laid up with extra thickness/glass in the corners along with a 5/8's x2'' rear edge beam. The bottom of the console floor gets bolted with SS 3/8 button head hardware to the amidships floor panel. This boat can use slatted roll up floor or side rail reinforced 3 panel floor or a combination of both.

Cheers, Don