82 aquasport osprey 19.6 rebuild

[gman 82 aquasport]

More pics of pulpit

side view before I cut the rails

a closer view


mostly finished , had a little problem bending the existing rail so it would line up and had to put some heat on it..
I filled my new piece to be bent with sand and wet the sand thinking this would keep me from kinking the pipe..WRONG..got about 2/3's way bent and it kinked, finished the bend and put it on and made a pattern and I will get someone with a mandrel bender to bend me a new piece.
Before I put the rail on I stood my 235 lb self on the pupit to see if it would hold me and well it didn't break so I was a happy camper

[gman 82 aquasport]

Also installed my new LED nav lights on the sides, which of course I had to cut more holes...

But they are supposed to be visable from 2 miles.

[gman 82 aquasport]

I am trying to find some plastic caps to put over the bolt heads, because I know that my wife will want to park it up there in the summertime and let her feet dangle off the pulpit, so I have to make it sitting freindly

[RickK]

Came out real nice Gman  

[gman 82 aquasport]

Thanks Rick, all this is a big learning experience for me,  I've gotten fairly comfortable with the fiberglass and epoxy stuff , but the stainless bending needs more help :eye: .. but I would try it again and probably will..I called the guy who built my rail dragster some years ago to see if he might could do some bends for me as he bends 4130 chrome moly for race chassis and has a mandrel bender but he didn't have the a way to put a 6 inch radius bend on 7/8 inch tube,very tight bend as he put it, his suggestion if I don't find someone, was to make 2 bent pieces and he would tig-weld them for me, so I do have a sort of option ..But I think I can find the piece I need somewhere on the WWW :study: This is why I post even my screw-ups , so maybe someone else will not have to do the trial and error thing

[Blue Agave]

I am trying to find some plastic caps to put over the bolt heads, because I know that my wife will want to park it up there in the summertime and let her feet dangle off the pulpit, so I have to make it sitting freindly

Have you considered counter sinking the bolts?

[Capt. Bob]

I am trying to find some plastic caps to put over the bolt heads, because I know that my wife will want to park it up there in the summertime and let her feet dangle off the pulpit, so I have to make it sitting freindly

Have you considered counter sinking the bolts?

Then you could add a dab of 4000UV to cover the slight indent if you need it super smooth.

[gman 82 aquasport]

Great idea guys, and no I hadn't even thuoght about counter sinking the holes. Flush would probably be better up there anyway..I'll post pics of how it turns out Thanks