sneak box rebuild pics.

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Gene

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I thought I would take a moment to share some pics of my BBSB rebuild. This site has been instrumental in all that went into my rebuild. I must say, the knowledge and generosity of the people here is truly outstanding! I would have never jumped into this, but seeing all your floats and all the great boats being built was inspiring.

I was told when I purchased the boat it was made by Thomas Payne (don't know if the spelling is correct) from the Long island area. The previous owner had a 7/8ths subfloor supported on pt 4x4's. It also had the old style trex wood and a pair of pole seats. It all came out and a cedar removable slat floor was installed. I used all white cedar or american mahogany in to save on the weight. In the end the difference between what I removed and what I replaced totaled almost an 80lb savings!! The boat is 12' long, all glass and weighs in at 225lbs. My last battle will be the 1000 Denier treated Codura dodger. I should be laying it out next week, I hope.

Take Care,
Gene


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Beauty Gene. Looks like you can hunt some skinny/shallow water with her. Got it wet yet?
 
Good looking rig.

If I can make one suggestion, I'd mount the stern light on top of the engine cowling.

This way of mounting, even though not within statute requirements, puts one less piece of gear on the boat.

And you won't be replacing the pole everytime you get around docks, putting out dekes or when into the shiat.

Alot of us down this way run our stern lights in this fashion, both on o/b's & mm's.

Heck, even Marine Patrol runs theres in this fashion.

We also place a "quick disconnect" under the cowling so no wires have to me cut.




CJ
 
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Very profesional re-build Gene. Looks great. I especially like the garage. That barn is awesome............I do like Capt. Jeff's stearn light mount. Kevin
 
Great job Gene, Good choice of wood and you've obviously had experience.
I wish white cedar was more available around here.
Looks professional to me! I like your barn too!!
John
 
Thanks for all the compliment guys. It's great to hear since other than a canoe, this is the first boat I have owned let alone rebuilt. I am psyched to get it in the water to see how she handles with all the updates. That's a great idea about the stern light.... it's too bad I did not see that one before I ran the wires internal. Today was another milestone on the boat. I started the motor for the first time and thus begins the motor break in process. I must say electric start is AWESOME!

Thanks also for the compliments on the barn. That was my project last year. I really enjoy project that have some challenge to them, you know..... nothing ventured nothing gained. Once again I owe much credit to this site. I found everything I needed here from good people, great knowledge and links to supplies. Hunting season has never seemed sooo far away...

Thanks again all...
Gene
 
great work !

Just curious if anyone has ever run a surface drive motor on one of these ? With the shallow draft that would seem to me like the way to go. Maybe some of guys can tell me the pros and cons ? Wieght ? hp limits ?
 
Gene:
Couldn't you drop that stern lite down thru to the floor and when needed pull it up and fasten with a pin? I guess I would like to see that lite high and visible for 360 degrees especially on big water.
wis boz
 
Boz,

From the pictures it looks as if the light Gene is using plugs into a base unit. I use the same set up but my "pole" section is much longer. I cut the tube in half and inserted each half into a section of pvc to extend the length. The wires also have to spliced. The pvc added to the middle gives me enough heigth that the light is (1) now longer in my eyes (2) never blocked from view and (3) the pvc gives some flexability, should I strike something with the light.
 
Boz/Dave,

You are correct. You guys have a great eye for details. I am using a plug in base for my stern light. The length was something I considered when installing the light but forgot about when I got deeper into the rebuild. You guys confirmed my thoughts, I agree a stern light with more height would be much safer. So today, after your suggestions, I went back out and took a look at the overall height in comparison to the rest of the boat. I just bent the ribs for my dodger yesterday and they are only slightly below the stern light. So, today I spliced the wires and doubled the length of the pole. Thanks for the tip guys!

Take Care, Gene
 
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