Flatback Fireboat Rebuild

[kaptainkoz]

that is sexy! Love the curves. Looks awesome

[slvrlng]

That looks really nice!!!  She is going to look like shes going 50 when sitting still.

[CLM65]

Man, that looks great, Randy!  You are truly an artist!  I can't wait to pick it up tomorrow, and see it in person!  I wish the boat was ready for it...but for now I'll just use it as added incentive to get my butt in gear

[gran398]

Wow!! Our ol' gal is getting ready to put on some good-looking  bling!

[Aswaff400]

craig, that thing looks awesome! and it was nice to meet face to face! lol.

[seabob4]

Sweet tower, Craig!  Randy, excellent work!  Beats the hell out of fabbing for Wiley, huh?

[CLM65]

craig, that thing looks awesome! and it was nice to meet face to face! lol.

Thanks Aaron!  Glad we finally got to meet and thanks for the tour of your boat.  That is one solid boat - can't wait to see it floating .

[CLM65]

Sweet tower, Craig!  Randy, excellent work!  Beats the hell out of fabbing for Wiley, huh?

Thanks Bob!  The pics look good, but it really does look great in person.  Randy did a heck of a job .  I can't say enough good things about him and his work.  Here it is after the 2+ hour trip home today.  I think it makes the truck look faster...maybe I should have left it there?



I was able to maneuver it into the playroom downstairs. where it will sit for longer than I would like it to....  One nice feature Randy added was the drink holders.  There is one on each side, and there are plastic inserts that fit inside them.  Glad he suggested those .



And here is the leaning post that came as part of his introductory deal.  This will probably go in the 205, as I'm planning on making a livewell seat for the flatback.  He did an excellent job on this as well .

[gran398]

Wow....beautiful!

Randy....awesome work sir

[Callyb]

I have been absent for a while, but.... Man I missed a lot.  That is one sweet looking setup! I am really digging on those drink holders, awesome idea.

I am insanely jealous.    

[CLM65]

Thanks Carl!  Welcome back - are you done travelling for a while?  We need to see more stellar progress on your rebuild!

[Callyb]

Boy I sure hope so! I am pretty fed up with traveling...  

I don't know if I would call it stellar... Geez, some days I don't know if I would call it progress!    

I hope to get some work done sometime this month, I need to catch up on several other projects from my absence first though. Also, (and I know it breaks your heart) I have been in contact with Bill (WannabeDeepSea) and the Porta-Bracket should be here some time in the near future too.

All in all, I'll have some progress to show soon.

How are thing going on your end? The last I remember was you were working on the transom cap... Any progress lately?

I imagine that doing glass work down in your part of the world is a challenge this time of year.... :ncool:

Talk to you later.

[CLM65]

Carl,

Congrats on the bracket...sounds like you got a great deal!  And yes, I am jealous, but with just getting the tower, I don't mind spreading the cash flow out a bit.

Let's see, what have I done lately...popped the cap off and glassed the interior hull sides...made decent progress on the transom exterior (hope to pretty much finish that up this weekend)...did a bit of repairing of the transom cap (didn't come out as good as I had originally hoped)...ran some more rigging tubes (there will be no shortage of rigging tubes)...and started work on some floor hatches (Koz got me motivated).  I think that is about it.  With this heat, it is tough to work for too long.  If I ever actually finish a major milestone, I'll post some pics.

[RickK]

With this heat, it is tough to work for too long.

Boy, you ain't kidding - England spoiled me I guess - low 50s in the morning and maybe 70 (which they said was "hot") in the afternoon - maybe 74 worse case.
I came out of the airport in Sarasota and immediately started sweating (was around 4pm - the hot part of the day) - not sure how much I'll get done this weekend.

[gran398]

Good deal guys. Rick, you may ought to chill and get re-acclimated. That 50 in the morning sounds nice. 95 here today.