16' Lowe V Conversion

[rscottp]

Nice job on your sewing table and rehabbing the machine. Your singer is just like my consew except mine has reverse.

 

[CLM]

Done!

 

[kcatto]

Man that is one sexy bimini top... and your sewing set-up is the best.... all good finds I like your large cutting sewing table...

 

[GoneFishin34]

Holy crap dude! Sweet boat! And car. And camper... I'm way jealous! You do great work!

 

[Seon]

Great job!
Gave me an idea to cut and dice the Bimini frame I have to fit my center console. T-tops are way too expensive.

 

[CLM]

After a long break from working on the boat, I am back at trying to get it finished for this summer. Decided to use a 50 quart marine cooler to make the live well so that I would have a cooler when not using the live well. More details to come on it later. Added a plate to the seat brackets for the cockpit area. Also started getting the carpet in. Will finish it next weekend. Then just need to plumb the live well.

 

[kcatto]

nice! That is exactly what I am using in my boat for a live well but I am placing mine just north of the side console in the front deck to add weight to the front for better balance....

 

[CLM]

My trolling motor battery is under the front deck to help with some weight. That, life jackets and floats are about all that fit under the front deck because I didn't remove seats/floatation. Anchor and ropes are under the trolling motor.

Couldn't find a plastic trowel for the glue, didn't want to drag steel across my aluminum and needed something flexible to get I to some tight spots. So I made one out of a old Bondo tool.

 

[LgMouthGambler]

Nice job!

 

[CLM]

Rear deck finally has carpet. Need to let that setup for a few days, make the Bimini cover and plumb/wire the livewell and the boat will be done.

 

[CLM]

A little more work done this weekend!

 

[edub9]

First door and hinge made. Will attach after I get the floor down. Not bad for $11.

Love that idea, I am going to use it on my boat project!

 

[fishjunky]

Where did you get the hinges? How are the cutting boards holding up?

Thinking about stealing your idea for my boat.

 

[CLM]

Hinges came from a local metal supply/scrap yard and are aluminum. Paid about $1 each for them. Front cutting board warped a little, but it sat in the sun for a year without a cover. Rear ones look like the day they were installed, but I have always kept it covered since installing them. I still love them and would do it again in a heartbeat.