23' & 26' Hourston Project Commenced...

[ab1752]

That commander with 500hp is gonna a be a rocket ship.

 

[EZZ70]

That commander with 500hp is gonna a be a rocket ship.

Yep! my buds don't hold back...

 

[EZZ70]

What protective coating is put on the wood to achieve this look and keep it weather resistant?

 

[ab1752]

Looks like sikkens cetol marine

 

[Rain City]

What protective coating is put on the wood to achieve this look and keep it weather resistant?

I'm doing my door in Di-Noc. Pretty sweet stuff.

 

[Corey_lax]

I'm doing my door in Di-Noc. Pretty sweet stuff.

I wrapped my snowmobile tunnel in carbon fiber Di-Noc. It looked great for years of abuse. Poor mans carbon fibre tunnel haha. It's good stuff.

 

[MadJigga]

Contact Oceans West Marine in Sooke. He’s on Facebook. He does all of Pearson Marines pods. They in this case are just a middle man. I know he’s done pods for 26’ hourstons. Or you can contact #albernfisher , he had a pod done for his 26’ hourston.

 

[Viking]

What about @ExFlyGuy . He had one done last year. Check his thread out

 

[kaelc]

Late vote. Off Bamfield this past weekend and I feel twins is the way to go. It was a washing machine out there and if we had to come come back on a kicker it would have been a painful, scary experience. If you get all the maintenance figured out on one twin, easy to do the maintenance on the other. 10k for a new Evinrude 150hp these days if you can find them! Figure in at least 4k for rigging

 

[EZZ70]

 

[MadJigga]

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Looks like they bolted a freezer to the back of the boat

 

[Fish-on]

https://vancouver.craigslist.org/van/boa/d/vancouver-hourston-26-command-bridge/7158687066.html
Nice classic 26 for sale on craigslist, not going to lie, love the bridge.

 

[EZZ70]

https://vancouver.craigslist.org/van/boa/d/vancouver-hourston-26-command-bridge/7158687066.html
Nice classic 26 for sale on craigslist, not going to lie, love the bridge.

I am with you! If that one sells for $75 their is hope

 

[ChilliSpoons]

I think the Flybridge is super cool as well. If nothing else it gives you an excuse to dress up like these yacht club yuppies

 

[EZZ70]

I think the Flybridge is super cool as well. If nothing else it gives you an excuse to dress up like these yacht club yuppies

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O ya, you have me pegged for sure, that is me! haha

 

[Oly1]

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I don’t think you should put their fiberglassing skills up against YOUR fiberglassing skills. If YOU made a fibreglass pod I could guarantee that wouldn’t happen. Take a pattern, measurements etc, off a proven pod design on the same boat and go to town. What would it cost you to make a fiberglass pod in material (approx)

Oly

 

[salmonkiller01]

Fibreglass is super strong, however in an impact it will break apart. Rather have a bracket tear off or the transom? That bracket in the pic is of a wierd design

 

[ab1752]

Fibreglass is super strong, however in an impact it will break apart. Rather have a bracket tear off or the transom? That bracket in the pic is of a wierd design

I have been thinking a good deal about pod materials. With this point in mind, I think I'd rather have my fiberglass pod come apart instead of the hull vs the pod survive but rip off the transom. Either way, that would be a hell of an event.

 

[Rain City]

I have been thinking a good deal about pod materials. With this point in mind, I think I'd rather have my fiberglass pod come apart instead of the hull vs the pod survive but rip off the transom. Either way, that would be a hell of an event.

One hell of an event is right. At that point any boat would be trashed.

 

[wolf]

I have been thinking a good deal about pod materials. With this point in mind, I think I'd rather have my fiberglass pod come apart instead of the hull vs the pod survive but rip off the transom. Either way, that would be a hell of an event.

In all the years on the water I have never seen a pod on our coast fall off or rip apart maybe some down in the US where they well kinda fudge things a bit. I think we are more then safe here guys seem to know whats what "sometimes"