02-01-2011, 04:40 AM
Here's the extended seat base , made from recycled wood .
The wood is from heat treated pallets made of pine , this means light weight ,no bugs , no rot, very little moisture and will soak up the paint that will come later to further protect it . The pallets were free, most places will let you have them if you ask . I chose Pine over the Oak pallets because of the weight difference and the minimal amount of support needed for the area.
The first pic shows the bracing underneath , the second shows how it relates to the cardboard pattern .
As you can see the center hole in the extended seat is for easy access to the fuel tank, the smaller hole will be a open storage area for things like fishing pliers , sun screen and "stuff". The sides have bracing to help support the seat when bolted on .
I needed to raise the back area where the motor mounts to keep the deck level once covered with plywood, thus , the boars cut out to fit the motor mounting area.
The large center cardboard area shown is where the original back seat is that will be covered . As you can see there wasn't much room to steer the boat comfortably in that location.
It may be a day or two before I do any additional work on this , it's being done in the house while the Mrs. isn't home because it's single digits outside and I gotta keep mama happy, LOL !
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The wood is from heat treated pallets made of pine , this means light weight ,no bugs , no rot, very little moisture and will soak up the paint that will come later to further protect it . The pallets were free, most places will let you have them if you ask . I chose Pine over the Oak pallets because of the weight difference and the minimal amount of support needed for the area.
The first pic shows the bracing underneath , the second shows how it relates to the cardboard pattern .
As you can see the center hole in the extended seat is for easy access to the fuel tank, the smaller hole will be a open storage area for things like fishing pliers , sun screen and "stuff". The sides have bracing to help support the seat when bolted on .
I needed to raise the back area where the motor mounts to keep the deck level once covered with plywood, thus , the boars cut out to fit the motor mounting area.
The large center cardboard area shown is where the original back seat is that will be covered . As you can see there wasn't much room to steer the boat comfortably in that location.
It may be a day or two before I do any additional work on this , it's being done in the house while the Mrs. isn't home because it's single digits outside and I gotta keep mama happy, LOL !
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