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It's been a while since I've posted anything here so I thought that I would take some time to share with my friends here a project that I've been working on for quite some time.
It's a bolster base with a power drop down bottom. The bolster was a project in itself but I have made about twenty fixtures and jigs along the way so I could build these. I have several demos up and running and have a pair that is going into the new 42' Chief currently in production. Here are a few pictures that I would like to share with you.

Roger Holmberg
 

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DAMN!!!!

Those look good!!:thumbsup
 

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Thanks Guys. The actuators have built in limit switches so they stop at the extense of their travel instead of an overload clutch making that annoying "ratcheting" sound.
 

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Here are a couple of pictures of them painted, upholstered and mounted in the boat at the Miami Show. Assembled bolster stands.jpg bolster%20stand%20red.jpg Chief bases at Miami Show.jpg Chief interior.JPG
 

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That entire boat is just incredible!
It's all in the details.
Your seat bases look great, and are one of those "details"!
Very nice work.
 

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In the first post, you have a pic of a dual or side by side bolster.
Is that for another Chief boat?
 

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In the first post, you have a pic of a dual or side by side bolster.
Is that for another Chief boat?

No. It's just the first tandem that I built to show.

Thank you for the kind words. The boat is beautiful and I can't wait to see it completed and on the water.
 

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So what's the deal with Chief? Is it an Apache with a step?

RD
 

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Hey Roger, that's even above DCB talent right there. Beautiful job guy.
 

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So what's the deal with Chief? Is it an Apache with a step?

RD

It's a Bob Saccenti design. It's roots come from the 41' Apache but it has the steps and the deck is smoothed up a bit as well as being a foot longer. That coupled with more modern materials and lamination tecniques make for an incredible boat.
 

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Here is a picture showing the three different sized bolster bases that I am building, 23'', 24" and 27" high measured from the base to the bolster mounting flange.
 

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I installed a couple of blue LED's in a set of my 27'' high tandem bolster bases. It's kind of hard to get the full effect in a picture but this kind of gives you a good idea of what they look like.
 

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