Double Eagle 185 Build

These are the patterns created when you use epoxy fairing over polyester glass…then gelcoat. The pattern is created after dumping excessive amounts of acetone on the uncured goo in an effort to remove… a stunning nightmare is the result. FML.
What a nightmare.
 
Finished "raising the roof".... happy with the 6'4"ish I've now got standing between the seats. Removed rotted wood from the roof... ended up glassing in 1/2" ply inside & out to give it some strength. Deleted the roof hatch... I'll just poke my head out the window. Next I'll unbolt the roof and do some fairing to pretty it up prior to fastening it permanent and painting.
 

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Been picking away at the eagle... Great results with Alexseal 501 w/rolling additive. Cut/installed some Amazon EVA on pod... seems ok, time will tell. Ready to mount the main... If Boatworx Steveston Dave would honour his end of our deal I could get bust rigging. I've been more than patient.... more than 6 months waiting for controls, gauge,harness, and prop.
 

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I’ve got the saddle tank area sorted… panel slides in guillotine style and will thru bolt at the top where I’ve got tabs glassed in. Will sneak a couple of screws in the bottom to keep things tight. Think I’ve got @Brando talked into helping me out with some new tanks.Angle glass on the floor will secure seat boxes… avoiding screws thru floor ( and anywhere else) as much as possible. 3 layers of jelly in progress… rigging soon 👍.
 

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Looks great, really liking how this is turning out. Great work and that pod is really nice work. Question regarding hard top mounting though, PO of my boat raised the top but left a 2" flange to bolt through and I'm in the middle of reworking it. What's your plan for securing yours? I actually haven't ever seen the infamous T bolts. Is that raised section hollow that you can get nuts up inside to secure it? Cheers.
 
Thx for the note.... the raised portion is hollow ( glass wrapped ply). I drilled all the way through top/bottom and epoxied in sleeves that house the bolts that hold the top down. I found that long stainless carriage bolts fit in the track and could be adjusted along to line up w/sleeves... then a washer and nut from the underside. This, coupled with a bead of Sikaflex, fastened things solid.
 
Thx for the note.... the raised portion is hollow ( glass wrapped ply). I drilled all the way through top/bottom and epoxied in sleeves that house the bolts that hold the top down. I found that long stainless carriage bolts fit in the track and could be adjusted along to line up w/sleeves... then a washer and nut from the underside. This, coupled with a bead of Sikaflex, fastened things solid.
Nice, I wondered if it was something like that. Really like how square and clean that looks. I've welded tabs to nuts to go in the track, will epoxy in sleeves in the flange to run bolts up to the nuts. One more question, how many bolts were used originally to secure the entire top?
 
Nice, I wondered if it was something like that. Really like how square and clean that looks. I've welded tabs to nuts to go in the track, will epoxy in sleeves in the flange to run bolts up to the nuts. One more question, how many bolts were used originally to secure the entire top?
i think it was about 12 bolts originally... I've got 8 in there now. Plenty with the addition of a modern adhesive. Cheers
 
Bit of a busy bilge….but wanted a 2nd pump/switch a couple inches up in case things go sideways. Didn’t leave myself much room anywhere else 🤷🏻‍♂️. Press on….
 

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Putting some composite deck boards to good use…. Came up with a simple solution to keep my catch out the bilge water, with the ability to remove easily to clean things up 👍. This is way more fun than itchy-butt glassing 😬.
 

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Been busy wiring… aft area close to complete. Went with blue top Optima’s, Blue Seas ACR & selector… breakers for riggers and supplies to fuse blocks fore/aft. Bilge pumps/washdown/charger wired up….new control cables in… will tackle the dash next. It’s coming….
 

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Been busy wiring… aft area close to complete. Went with blue top Optima’s, Blue Seas ACR & selector… breakers for riggers and supplies to fuse blocks fore/aft. Bilge pumps/washdown/charger wired up….new control cables in… will tackle the dash next. It’s coming….
Looks great. Do you have any plans to cover that electronics compartment with anything to protect it from rain/salt/fish debris?
 
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