NICKYPOO's Ballast Thread

[Wakeman22]

Looking good NICKY. Nice wood work.

When you get done will you drop by my yacht club and finish mine?

[NICKYPOO]

Right after you mow my lawn.

[NICKYPOO]

Almost done fabricating. Just need to do the wire and hose chases for the sides of the lockers and a few other random pieces. Also need to finishes the hatches. I ran the fill/drain lines on the inside of the stringers. You can see the quick connect fittings just poking out down in the corner. The vent lines look like they'll work out just fine.

[skippabcool]

Can't wait to see your finished product. Looking good.

[adamsjstt]

Awesome project man....looking good

[rmason256]

Very professional!!

[NICKYPOO]

Thanks fellas. I was kinda getting burned out on it there but, now that I'm starting to finish sections up, the end is in site and its helping to motivate me.

[IDBoating]

Thanks fellas. I was kinda getting burned out on it there but, now that I'm starting to finish sections up, the end is in site and its helping to motivate me.

I know how you feel. The 1000th time you crawl in and out of those tight spaces it starts to get really old. Take heart, you're nearly there, and it will be SO worth it this summer and the many great summers to come!

[chpthril]

Thanks fellas. I was kinda getting burned out on it there but, now that I'm starting to finish sections up, the end is in site and its helping to motivate me.

It is really looking great. I cant wait to see it all finished!

[NICKYPOO]

Thanks Mike. I just ordered the latches for the new hatches today. I'm making another "as I go" change. I'm doing 4 total hatches. The two hatches already shown on the ballast lockers and then the center section will have two that open opposite the ballast lockers so that that section will be accessible from either in or out of the boat. I mocked it up as just one hatch that was hinged along the back edge but, seeing as how its really only good for gloves and lube and whatnot, it really needs to be accessible from the platform. I thought it would be pretty bitchin to have it open the same as the ballast lockers, making it accessible from either the platform or the boat. It's too long not to be kinda funky as one panel so, I'm splitting it into two. Should be when done. I gonna get all that fabbed up this weekend and hopefully all the other little details so that I can move on to finishing. Once the finish is done, it'll be on to upholstery. Sheesh, its been a lot of work.

[NICKYPOO]

Per usuall, I didn't get as far as I planned. I did however get the chases for the sides of the ballast compartments fabbed up. The Starboard side houses all the wiring for transom components (taps, speedos, lights). The port side houses the fuel tank vent line. They also house the sac vent lines where they make the turn up to the thru hulls. The ended up being fairly complex pieces since every individual piece has angles cut on all four sides of them. It was also a cut one piece, fit it, cut the next piece, fit it, cut the next piece, fit it session. Well, I guess every piece has been like that. I also had to make a support for the now dual hatches for the center section. It was a genuine PITA because of the angle. The top piece was obviously easy but the pieces under it had to slope from 0 to 9/16" in 10". So that's a piece that measures 10" x 1 1/2" x 9/16"-0". Basically a really big, 1 1/2" wide sliver. It sucked. Ahh, the joys of custom fabrication.

The pics don't really do the chases justice. The turned out pretty slick. They look kinda funky I think because of all the angles. It's hard to tell but the whole piece slopes down away from the edge at a 20* angle. It makes it look kinda of distorted through my absolutely hashed camera phone lens.

[NICKYPOO]

Here's a little better shot of the angle.

[Wakeman22]

NICKY, You do excellent work.

[NICKYPOO]

Thanks Wakeman.

[halfwatt]

that wood work is amazing...looks awesome man.