26 Joker build
 

Trying to figure out how to post slide show.

Try this.

That was great, thanks for posting... But now I gotta get the drool out of my keyboard.... :D

Way cool. Thanks.

that is interesting! Always wished I could build some too!

Great to see the process. Can we get some interior / dash shots !!

Here's a pic before the dashes are put in. We're going to build the next 26 without the inserts and do the dash like a Cig Gladiator.

So the dash will be flat all the way across and it will be a sit down? Will there still be room to crawl into the bow section? Perhaps with a small cabin?
THAT could be cool.:cool-smiley-011:

Like this.......

If there is any way you could leave the center pod out, and have access to the forward section, it would be really functional . I think people want a sit down rocket, but also would like somewhere to crib !! I know I would be interested. Just my 2 cents.

Thanks for the build vid. Will your next 28' (thats cockpit will resemble a gladiator) have an access hatch to the bow section for storage purposes? Keep up the good work!
Dan

We could do a 28 with the same dash as the Gladiator. That would be cool!

Joker, maybe something like this !!!:D


http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/a...8&d=1190209390

I like that. Thanks for posting!

Brian, how do you fasten your dashes? Also how do you finish off the edges where they meet the cockpit once fastened?

We glass them in . The new 28 we're building we glassed them from the back and front. Sanded and finished to perfection.

cool, thanks.

It appears in the slide that you only gelcoated one half of the mold before starting the layup is that true? Or was the photos?

No we spray the entire mold w/ gelcoat before laminating.

well thats what I would have thought but when you watch the slide show it doe's look like there is only one side done. Thanks for the responce. :D OK sorry I went back and watched it for a 3rd time and now I see what happened, Somehow there was pics skipped 2 or 3 the first time I watched it

Why do you still use wood? why no coreing? Just courious, looks nice, clean.

The 26 is the only non cored boat we've built. You don't need a flighty , light weight 26 to run in the ocean. We built that boat for Tyler Crockett and we knew he would put some good power in it. We could build a light weight 26 if somebody wanted a lake boat.

Oh on the wood. A good friend of mine aka Will Smith at Phantom taught me to always use 2 3/4 inch marine grade plywood sheets for transom and multi layers of glass. Do it right and nothing is better. We use fiberglass stringers though.

OK what about the wood? If a customer wanted coosa board instead would that be a viable option?

I've used coosa composites and it's good stuff. I've used it for stringers and transoms. Yes I would use it if a customer wanted it.

The new 26 Joker with the Gladiator style dash is being built now. Pictures to follow.

Now you're talking...bring it! Are you putting the dash on the boat you have built already? Can't wait to see it!

By the way...don't stop what you guys are doing. Great looking product. Esp. the old school, new built 26.

The boat is for a member on here. He'll chime in shortly. It's gonna be a cool boat.