She's finally home!! Rickk's 230

[RickK]

I arrived back from Montreal this afternoon and was happy with the progress the canvas guy was making:
My wife is already talking about that bottom paint not matching...




He did a nice job of transitioning between the helm area and the rear cockpit.




It really emphasizes the space in the back - I washed the leaves out of the boat, took the pix and then it started raining - perfect test and it was NICE!!


I bought a Danforth plow anchor on eBay (thanks JJ) and when I got
home I removed the Danforth type anchor I have and had to move the
stainless mount about an inch back and remove the "hoop" and then
attach the new anchor:


Hangs a lot better than the other type.






Still have to figure out the safety gear - but it lays a lot better.


Coming along nicely.

[JimCt]

Nice wheelhouse Fishhead!  I can only imagine the planning & time it took to execute.

[John Jones]

Looking good Rick.

You don't get static about having the boat in your driveway?  The only codes that apply to me are Manatee County zoning laws and they call for trailers of any type to be in the side yard and not stick out past the front of the house.  Of course, it usually depends on a neighbor to make a call before they say anything.  

[RickK]

I'm not in a deed restricted neighborhood so I have an advantage.  Besides, you've see a pic or two of the 170 beside the 230 and you see that it is covered
and not "ugly" - by end of next week, the 230 will have a full cover too.  I think that matters to the inspectors - if anyone would call on me.

My house sits on a corner lot - the driveway that they are sitting in is not the main driveway for the house. I have a 2 car garage with a 1 car "workshop" on the back
of that - so that makes the 2-car have one driveway and the "workshop" have it's own.  That's where the boats are sitting.  You should be able figure it out looking at the pix I've posted.

[RickK]

I spent the morning working on the boat and wanted to post the pix of the bilge area to confirm with Fishhead about the missing "something":
As I said earlier, you climb down into the bilge


These are the pumps I've been working on


These 2 pix show the missing "something" I don't have of the inlay




Here is the top hatch installed and the fish locker lid off


And this is the fish locker with the lid installed - a finished deck.


So FishHead, are you missing the back "whatever" that fits in the empty "slot", behind the fish locker?

[JimCt]

Your canvas guy is doing a great job.  The clear connector to the top of the windscreen will be much appreciated when you have rain.  

That plow looks more comfy than the Danforth.  Will be much more secure when you're underway.

[Fishhead]

Yep,Same thing I have .Only difference is the big hatch cover gutter drains into the Small splashwell and out the scuppers.Look close and you can see  alittle difference on  the corner gutters.Do those gutter drains dump overboard or into bilge?

[RickK]

Yep,Same thing I have .Only difference is the big hatch cover gutter drains into the Small splashwell and out the scuppers.Look close and you can see  alittle difference on  the corner gutters.Do those gutter drains dump overboard or into bilge?

The gutter drains right into the bilge.

So, I wonder what was supposed to go in the back empty spot? Seems the way it is angled in the corners, something was made for it.  Maybe someday an original owner will appear and tell us.

[RickK]

Your canvas guy is doing a great job.

For the most part it is coming along nicely. I think there is a problem with the way the back bimini sits right now that I'm going to talk to him about this morning.  It's not flat like the front bimini.  It should be an easy fix though, like moving the pivot point back an inch might fix it.  Otherwise, it's awesome.

The clear connector to the top of the windscreen will be much appreciated when you have rain.

Yes, I also like that it will unzip letting air in.  My wife and I are thinking as we get screens made to zip in, in place of the vinyl, that one for the front is definitely on the list.

That plow looks more comfy than the Danforth.  Will be much more secure when you're underway.

It's a weird version the plow though.  It's very thick, height-wise, at the hinge compared to some I've seen, which made it a little tougher to get it in the cradle.

[RickK]

Your canvas guy is doing a great job.

For the most part it is coming along nicely. I think there is a problem with the way
the back bimini sits right now that I'm going to talk to him about this morning.
 It's not flat like the front bimini. It should be an easy fix though, like moving
the pivot point back an inch might fix it.  Otherwise, it's awesome.

While talking to the canvas guy this morning, he said that he designed the
back bimini the way it is for watershedding.  He said that since the bimini is
so wide, the top is a little flat and water could pool up there.  I guess it will be
ok. Just didn't look right to me.

[pete]

Wow Rick that's alot of canvas!Are you planning to do alot of boat camping?It looks like you'll have plenty of room.Nice job by the canvas man.

[RickK]

Wow Rick that's alot of canvas!Are you planning to do alot of boat camping?It looks like you'll have plenty of room.Nice job by the canvas man.

I wanted this boat to be multi-functional with a big emphasis on being able to get out of the sun and hang out.  Camping is in the scheme of things too - how much.... who knows, there's never enough time to do as much as you'd like.  Canvas (biminis, all the vinyl panels and 2 screen panels) will be done this week.  Boat cover, next week.

[RickK]

More canvas progress:
A good look at the transition at the rear


Steve didn't quite finish enclosing her today








Huge area on "the inside".  The 2/3 - 1/3 will make it easy to come in and out while camping.


We decided to stop at where the storage lockers are - an obvious place.  Anyway, Steve put in tracks to secure the back panels.


Easy to see the transition that was made from the helm to the cockpit - he did a nice job

[John Jones]

That's going to be as good as sleeping at the Motel 6.  

[RickK]

That's going to be as good as sleeping at the Motel 6.  

I think so too, maybe better.  The starboard aft 2 sections and the port transition panel will be replicated in screen - the 2 st. aft will be replicated but with one screen.  Should provide good cross flow of air.
Friday, he'll be done with vinyl and screen.  Next week, cover and duffels for panel storage.  Steve is doing a great job.