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[Bushwacker]

Originally Posted by martin

... Does anyone know what Hermco charges for glass work.? Thanks

Don's a member of this forum (as hermco), so why don't you just send Don a PM with a description of work that needs to be done?!

[Old'sCool]

Or call him. He spent a great deal of time on the phone with me before and was very generous with information. He builds a mighty fine bracket too!

[martin]

Well its been ages..the weather is cooling and I am itching.. Started back. With cutting down the console and refit it . then cut out the ice box.. Waiting on some glass to build the floor in the stearn up share the engine cover was..FYI if you want to get your boat worked on , do not go to escape boat works in Panama city.Fl... As you can see I am working on my boat again. Cause.he failed to fulfill his part of the deal... I actually pulled the plug two months early cause I notice other boats getting done before mine.. But with all my products. About 700.00 worth.. Most of my foam core and a roll of 1808 ,paint ,faring and resin were. Gone... I guess I should have taken pictures of all materials and put my name on everything I gave him to do my boat... Lesson learned...

[martin]

Modified console abit . cut the top down 4.5" for the teak pod . and re glued the top back on. Then will work out the pop up display...cut out the hatch for the ice box. Need to sand and gelcoat the inside of box....and inside console. And install a couple drains for console

[martin]

The 2nd and 3rd photos you see where I ground out the core some and made sure to grind each side of glass.. Also used alignment marks to help with install.. Also cut the bottom of console out. But made sure to bevel my cut so it will make glassing in much easier and to be able to glass the top on from inside...

[martin]

This is the most fishing I have done on my seacraft

[martin]

Laying out the hatch opening

[martin]

Man Joel if you guys made smaller hatches I would buy every size you got

[martin]

Funny how I cannot even catch a fish on me seacraft.. But instead entangle him..lol

[martin]

Here are some more photos. To trim out the drip channel I used my 4.5" diamond wheel to score glass
Then used my router with guide collar to grove out the foam. Next I cut glass 1708 and layed two layers in the channel and up to the floor... Next I layed a tube I pre cut and fit in there to try to keep the shape of channel..I did wax the tube.. Then installed the hatch cut out back binnhole , and weighted down with batteries..