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Iggy · **Posted:** Tue May 15, 2012 4:55 pm

I can totally see your feet in the vrroom vrooom picture. Nothing like seeing the heart in place, even if its temporary.

fergal butler · **Posted:** Fri Jun 15, 2012 1:40 am

Some where in this plank is the dash.

Just checking what parts to cut away and what to leave.

This is the shape I have gone for.

Sanded and drilled ready for varnish.

First coat only 5 more to do but I had to have a little look with the clocks in.

I'll leave drilling out for the switches till I'm sitting in the boat and get a feel where to put them and I think I will change the gold blase to chrome I'm not sure if I can get away with mixing the bling :lol:

but I do like the look of gold on wood.

Roberta Hegy · **Posted:** Fri Jun 15, 2012 4:42 am

I'd leave the gold. Gold and silver do mix just fine. Look's Great!!!

Roberta

slug · **Posted:** Fri Jun 15, 2012 4:43 am

Very nice Fergal

Doug

rbrandenstein · **Posted:** Fri Jun 15, 2012 7:28 am

I really like it! I agree with Roberta, I think the gold looks good and will go with the silver.

Shouldn't the speedometer be in KM/hour??

Iggy · **Posted:** Fri Jun 15, 2012 9:25 am

Not in UK.. they are still mph right?

Roberta Hegy · **Posted:** Fri Jun 15, 2012 10:19 am

For boats it should be knots.

Roberta

jeffh · **Posted:** Fri Jun 15, 2012 10:52 am

Yep, UK is MPH. Fergal, you can practice your Gold Member accent and say the gauges are covered in gooold.

fergal butler · **Posted:** Fri Jun 15, 2012 11:16 am

A but I'm in Ireland not UK our speed is measured in drinks we start off fast and the more pints we drink along the way the slower we get :lol:

fergal butler · **Posted:** Sun Jul 29, 2012 8:34 am

I have been doing a bit on the engine hatch trying to work out the best way to cover up the manifolds and carb.

This is the shape I have come up with, I used my jumper doused in hot water to help bend the ply "very handy tools those jumpers" :lol:

To cover in the sides I got an old block of 3"x 8" hardwood not the easiest thing to cut with hand tools.

I set the jigsaw at as much an angle as I can to cut off the edge and then sand the rest.

I will leave the final sanding till after I put down the mahogany planks so I can get it the right level I will also be cutting out an air vent in the front of it.

It looks a bit tall but hopefully when it's planked it will blend in a bit and the vent will add to the look. "hopefully"

Roberta Hegy · **Posted:** Sun Jul 29, 2012 12:03 pm

NICE!!!!!

Roberta

jeffh · **Posted:** Sun Jul 29, 2012 12:17 pm

That is looking great Fergal. It must be nice to work on your boat in a climate that is below the temperature of the Sun. It has been mid 90s (35C) here for a couple of weeks straight. Sorry you had to sacrifice your jumper aka sweater to us 'Mercans :lol:

fergal butler · **Posted:** Sun Jul 29, 2012 12:26 pm

jeffh wrote:

That is looking great Fergal. It must be nice to work on your boat in a climate that is below the temperature of the Sun. It has been mid 90s (35C) here for a couple of weeks straight. Sorry you had to sacrifice your jumper aka sweater to us 'Mercans :lol:

I don't know about that it has rained here every day for the last 3 months :roll:

the wettest summer on record.

travis24 · **Posted:** Sun Jul 29, 2012 5:04 pm

Fergal,

Build looks great !!! That boat will do over 50 correct?

Travis

fergal butler · **Posted:** Mon Jul 30, 2012 12:18 am

Between you and me it should do well over 50, Between me my wife and the speedo no that will never happen :lol:

travis24 wrote:

Fergal,

Build looks great !!! That boat will do over 50 correct?

Travis

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