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Damn that thing looks great. Nicely done. It sure does have a lot more steel in it than the new one I had built by a popular Havausu builder.

Which set up to you prefer and why? I have only run the spline spring drive plate type.

Great looking rig,h ave fun and post up for the rest of us dreamers.

Looks really good! Do the panels that are snapped to the hatch have a backing or substrate that they are adhered to?

Thanks. The handles are CNC machined stainless, the vent grills are laser cut stainless.

Dude, do you ever sleep? Between the rapid progress on your own float, a couple of trailers in process at any given time, and random water jacketed header jobs, you get more done in a week than I get done in a year. Nice work by the way, thanks for bringing us along.

While the hatch was off at gelcoat I needed to figure out how to rig up a bilge fan. When the boat was built it had chrome clamshell vents on each side of the gunwales. Early on I had thought about re-chroming and re-using the original clamshells and flip top gas caps but ended up really liking...

Next steps involved sanding the flow coat layers to get to a smooth surface suitable for the final gelcoat. Once that was finished up I was able to set the hatch back in place and build the back seat matching the shape of the hatch leading edge The upholstery guys tell me the seat backs can...

I used this actuator from Progressive Automations on my Schiada project: https://www.progressiveautomations.com/products/heavy-duty-linear-actuator?variant=30315111055427

I’m loving the detail in your posts on how you are doing this stuff, it’s cool to see the fab approach and the end product. Nicely done sir.

Awesome work on the whole deal here, and those pads, lots of handle turns in 12 of them! Are you planning to use a pedal or linear actuator to move the plates? I was thinking the length of the pads will stiffen that 3/16" stainless even more than it already is and it might take some force to...

Tell us curious students more about this "seal pusher" tool. My quick Google search brings up lots of seal pullers and seal drivers but nada on seal pushers. BTW, this is one of the better threads here on the ol RDP. I almost always learn something new from the journals of your adventures. Thanks.

This trailer is coming out sooo nice, I really like the engineering and attention to detail. Where the heck were you 5 years ago when I needed a new trailer?

Those fuel lines really came out nice, and as you pointed out they are pretty complex, lots of planes, lots of direction changes. Can you share your technique? Mock up with welding rod? Did you get it right on the first try? Any welds in there? Asm always, thanks for bringing us along.

Needs more turn buckles... Congrats to GBR, can't wait to watch this next chapter.

Looking good! How did you chamfer the edges on the laser cut bracket?

Man, that exhaust came out nice and you’re right it fits nicely with the body lines on the transom.

Makes perfect sense, thanks for the details. I have a ton of respect for @Racey and @DaveH not only for their knowledge but their willingness to share it around here. Both good dudes. Hope you have a great summer with that a beautiful boat.

So now that the underside of the hatch has been smoothed out and filled I can start figuring out how to laminate the ¼” balsa coring. My plan is to use the balsa core as a structural element adding stiffness to the hatch and as a decorative element similar to the floors in the boat framed with...

Beautiful boat and great to hear you got it sorted out. Speaking for myself, I wouldn’t mind hearing the long version of the story. How was it setup before you figured out the fuel delivery issues and any additional details on the fix could help us all learn a bit.