What Did You Do To Your Boat This Week?

[ReelSlim]

Well not exactly something I did to my boat. More of a gift my wife had made of my boat. She got a custom CNC cutout of my rig. It turned out pretty good and just have to pick the right spot to mount it at the cabin....

 

[Rain City]

Well not exactly something I did to my boat. More of a gift my wife had made of my boat. She got a custom CNC cutout of my rig. It turned out pretty good and just have to pick the right spot to mount it at the cabin....

That's fantastic, it would make a great t-shirt.

 

[searun]

Well, I finally got onto a project to improve on the Grady seal system where the canvas attaches to the top of the hard top. From factory the connection was never totally water or air tight, which allowed airflow and when it rained heavily water to get forced in under the top leading edge.
To solve the problem I found a 2.5 inch bathtub surround seal at Home Depot, and removed the original Grady mounting hardware that screws into the hardtop. Then added one layer of the tub surround, reattaching that along with the Grady hardware. Then sealed the top portion of the tub surround where it meets up with the hardtop using sikaflex. Finished the top seal by applying one more strip of the tub surround to cover the mounting screws and forming a secondary watertight seal with the hardtop roof, then a bead of sikaflex to finish the seal.

Looks good, and really provides an excellent seal. Posting for other Grady owners who have the same leaky issues in heavy rain conditions.

 

[salmonkiller01]

Well, I finally got onto a project to improve on the Grady seal system where the canvas attaches to the top of the hard top. From factory the connection was never totally water or air tight, which allowed airflow and when it rained heavily water to get forced in under the top leading edge.
To solve the problem I found a 2.5 inch bathtub surround seal at Home Depot, and removed the original Grady mounting hardware that screws into the hardtop. Then added one layer of the tub surround, reattaching that along with the Grady hardware. Then sealed the top portion of the tub surround where it meets up with the hardtop using sikaflex. Finished the top seal by applying one more strip of the tub surround to cover the mounting screws and forming a secondary watertight seal with the hardtop roof, then a bead of sikaflex to finish the seal.

Looks good, and really provides an excellent seal. Posting for other Grady owners who have the same leaky issues in heavy rain conditions.

Great idea!