What Did You Do To Your Boat This Week?

[daddystoy]

It's nice to have a workshop. Unfortunately it's not at my house but it's close by. It's my mother in laws house that my daughter lives in now.
It's a small shop but very effective. My son is a mechanic so we have a good selection of tools.
I couldn't do all the mechanical repairs we do without this place.
I hear shop rates are up to $189.00.dollars per hour at a Honda dealership.

 

[chille51]

You gonna get canvas to enclose it ? Looks good been considering something similar for my sea chaser .

Well I actually had canvas already, with a bimini soft top. The top was getting pretty threadbare but the sides and back are still in decent shape. Windshield is 3 pieces so doesn't offer very good visibility, so I was already thinking of getting a new one done, either in one piece or two. The hope was to reuse what I can of the existing sides and back pieces, perhaps with a few alterations/additions to make it fit the new structure. Unsurprisingly easier said than done though, so will need to think over my options on that for a while. I used the full canvas only on one trip last season - Port Mcneill in June, when it was raining quite a bit. The rest of the time I just ran with the top and no sides. I found it basically impossible to run at speed with the front windshield in place. So I will need to decide how much I am willing to invest in the canvas at this point.

 

[Stizzla]

Well it is more than this week. More likely many weeks. Ohhhh .... The joys of inboards... Yeah I know....pod it. Bearings around the primary drive shift are being replaced as well as a major refresh to the motor.
Luckily I'm a retired guy with time on my hands and a place to work.

Retired? You’re like 14 years old. Well played!

 

[daddystoy]

Yeah... That's my son in the photos.

 

[Dorman Point]

Well it is more than this week. More likely many weeks. Ohhhh .... The joys of inboards... Yeah I know....pod it. Bearings around the primary drive shift are being replaced as well as a major refresh to the motor.
Luckily I'm a retired guy with time on my hands and a place to work.

Love your shop! Neat and tidy!

 

[Gong Show]

Love your shop! Neat and tidy!

Tidying my shop is up there on the post retirement list.
Just ten short years more!

 

[Dorman Point]

You and me both. My struggle is having to be vigilant in warding off my family’s efforts to use the workbench as a storage spot following the latest Costco trip.

 

[Rain City]

You and me both. My struggle is having to be vigilant in warding off my family’s efforts to use the workbench as a storage spot following the latest Costco trip.

Better than right in front of the front door and stairs in my house.

 

[Maxpri]

You and me both. My struggle is having to be vigilant in warding off my family’s efforts to use the workbench as a storage spot following the latest Costco trip.

So this is just a universal thing?

 

[daddystoy]

Love your shop! Neat and tidy!

Thanks. I try. Sometimes it turns into a dumping ground.
It's not big, 14'x14' so I need to stay on top of it.

 

[Fisher_dude]

Finally installed a hard ruler on my bait table.

 

[Aquaholic]

Finally installed a hard ruler on my bait table.


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how do you like the cleaning mat? I think they work great, folds up into a roll, easy to store.

 

[Squire]

Finally installed a hard ruler on my bait table.


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That’s a great idea to install it zeroed at the corner so you can butt the fish’s head against the side for a quick and accurate measurement

 

[Newf]

how do you like the cleaning mat? I think they work great, folds up into a roll, easy to store.

I bought one this year and like it. Cleans up pretty easily as well. Wish it was a bit bigger for those big salmon I’m always landing. ( I wish ). Actually I usually clean any halibut I get on top of the engine doghouse so I wish it was a bit bigger for that reason.

 

[Aquaholic]

I bought one this year and like it. Cleans up pretty easily as well. Wish it was a bit bigger for those big salmon I’m always landing. ( I wish ). Actually I usually clean any halibut I get on top of the engine doghouse so I wish it was a bit bigger for that reason.

I agree on the size, maybe offer 2 different size choices depending on what your normal catch is. I did a tyee on it this September, and if you remove the head right away it makes it a bit easier to stay on the mat.

 

[Fisher_dude]

That’s a great idea to install it zeroed at the corner so you can butt the fish’s head against the side for a quick and accurate measurement

That was the whole point. I got tired with the soft tape and the other odd rulers I have around the boat. Quick and easy 1 stop shop! As for the mat, I just got it and haven’t used it yet. I might pick up another one just because I have a ton of space back there and tend to do a lot of my fish while still on the boat.

 

[Aquaholic]

That was the whole point. I got tired with the soft tape and the other odd rulers I have around the boat. Quick and easy 1 stop shop! As for the mat, I just got it and haven’t used it yet. I might pick up another one just because I have a ton of space back there and tend to do a lot of my fish while still on the boat.

I would think about scribing or marking a vertical line at the centimeter marks for Coho and Chinook minimum, Chinook slot size, etc., because a large fish on that ruler might not show the center of the tail portion “V” to the corresponding species and centimeter mark you are looking for.

 

[scott craven]

how do you like the cleaning mat? I think they work great, folds up into a roll, easy to store.

After using a few other options, the Gibbs mat is excellent

 

[pescador]

After using a few other options, the Gibbs mat is excellent

Can you get them at Trotac?

 

[scott craven]

Mine was a gift, but I'm sure they would have them.