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Message: <blockquote data-quote="typed by ben" data-source="post: 353593" data-attributes="member: 11717">latest: had to take a few steps back to go forward.decided to go in a different direction with the beauty surrounds for my hatches up front. the .063 angle i had just was not going to work right, and it was quite difficult to work with on account of its slight size. unfortunately for me that meant trashing the lids i had already formed and cutting a bunch of new material. the new hatches are .125 so they are a lot better all around, and dont need any gussets for support so thats a nice feature.[ATTACH=full]64179[/ATTACH]the new surrounds are .080 aluminum with a 1" lip. looks better IMO, and much easier to work with/polish. plus with that 1" lip i can rivet them to the subframe weldment. with the .063 angle, the material was so small (about .375 x .375 angle) i would have had to weld to the deck to secure it properly.  i also decided what to do for my extended rear deck. this feature went through MANY iterations before i got to one that i liked. it had to be strong enough to support the weight of a fisherman and accomodate the fuel tank and batteries with passages for the fuel line, bulb, and battery cables. [ATTACH=full]64176[/ATTACH]im in love with this setup because it does the above as well as boxing in the rear of the boat. now the transom and rear bench are locked together- i think that will greatly help with handling and durability when the gas motor is attached.slap the deck weldment on top like this:[ATTACH=full]64177[/ATTACH]and a file from the creative reuse department. these are portions of the stringers that i removed from the front, now used to support the weldment in the rear[ATTACH=full]64178[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

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