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Jon and V Boat Conversions & Modifications
My wooden side console tiller style to a center console.
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<blockquote data-quote="rusty.hook" data-source="post: 197409" data-attributes="member: 3628"><p>I built the base for the console in my workshop and just added the top section after painting. </p><p>I had the steering wheel and shifter and all cables run and mounted by a boat repair shop. That had to be done by someone who knows what they are doing, and I had never done that. </p><p>The hole was cut thru the seat by the same boat repair shop. A 2” piece of PVC pipe was added in the hole for the wiring tunnel.</p><p>The steering wheel and cable was $190.00</p><p>The control box is a reconditioned box and was $100.00 and the 2 cables for the box were $35.00 each. Changing the shift box is real easy, just change the covers and use it on the right side. It has to be an older shift box in order to swap sides. I do see a lot of people putting them on the left side.</p><p>The cables come in different lengths, just measure what lengths you need after the console is installed, make sure you have some extra cable. The cables already have the fittings on each end. </p><p>I had to rerun all the wires to the console adding some lengths to them as I rewired.</p><p>When I got my tiller motor neither the start button, kill switch or electric choke buttons worked, so I moved all three to the wood console in the first build and just lengthen the wires when I moved them to the new console, lights, and bilge pump switches, dept finder and GPS also.</p><p>The rebuild has worked out great, I can see a lot better sitting or standing, and its a whole lot dryer now. The extra weight of the console base, steering wheel and others items makes for an extremly great ride now and seams to be better balanced. I realize how much safer it is now because I'm not sitting on the side of the boat anymore. I would not change it for the world. And now I can get out of the wind behind the windshield because it is 20" wide and 25" tall</p><p>Anything else just ask I will be happy to send more pics to you or answer anymore questions, send me a PM, thanx, Doyle</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rusty.hook, post: 197409, member: 3628"] I built the base for the console in my workshop and just added the top section after painting. I had the steering wheel and shifter and all cables run and mounted by a boat repair shop. That had to be done by someone who knows what they are doing, and I had never done that. The hole was cut thru the seat by the same boat repair shop. A 2” piece of PVC pipe was added in the hole for the wiring tunnel. The steering wheel and cable was $190.00 The control box is a reconditioned box and was $100.00 and the 2 cables for the box were $35.00 each. Changing the shift box is real easy, just change the covers and use it on the right side. It has to be an older shift box in order to swap sides. I do see a lot of people putting them on the left side. The cables come in different lengths, just measure what lengths you need after the console is installed, make sure you have some extra cable. The cables already have the fittings on each end. I had to rerun all the wires to the console adding some lengths to them as I rewired. When I got my tiller motor neither the start button, kill switch or electric choke buttons worked, so I moved all three to the wood console in the first build and just lengthen the wires when I moved them to the new console, lights, and bilge pump switches, dept finder and GPS also. The rebuild has worked out great, I can see a lot better sitting or standing, and its a whole lot dryer now. The extra weight of the console base, steering wheel and others items makes for an extremly great ride now and seams to be better balanced. I realize how much safer it is now because I'm not sitting on the side of the boat anymore. I would not change it for the world. And now I can get out of the wind behind the windshield because it is 20" wide and 25" tall Anything else just ask I will be happy to send more pics to you or answer anymore questions, send me a PM, thanx, Doyle [/QUOTE]
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My wooden side console tiller style to a center console.
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