new bolster / interior build
 

so the boat is the old HART THROB, purpose built no cabin crash bulkhead race boat from the mid 90's and hasn't been in the water since then !

i wanted to do the original owner builder and the boat justice by keeping it in race trim but w/ a little pleasure in the mix.

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the engine hatch / compartment was extended approx 21 inches so this is the frame work for the whole cockpit interior dash to fire wall
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21 5/8 inches on the extension, just went out and measured

It's saying invalid attachment for me.

post 1 or 2

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these should have been the pics from post 1

was talking to a member on here about the original 3 man bolster, 6 1/2' wide 3' deep 2 1/2' tall, it took 2 guys to get it out of the boat and when stood upright like a refrigerator 1 guy could pick it up for a few seconds and thats about all you could do w/ it. it was HEAVY, so it was suggested to make a 2 man bolster f1 style, i liked the idea, ran w/ it and bought some nida core.
6 thanks that was some good advice

bear w/ me getting the pics up

Cool looking boat,what's up with the midget striper pole with lights.:D

midget stripper pole with lights doubles as a christmas tree

can some one tell me why some pics come up as pics and some come up as letters you have to click on.

i don't want to post all of this twice

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and of course their out of order and upside down

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so all the bracing was bedded down w/ 1/2 wide strips of 1 1/2 ounce csm and cabosil
then i started tabbing it together

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the whole thing is bolted in place w/ stainless t nuts that are countersunk in and had to glued in prior to the glass

the last pic is a string i pulled across the top so once it was glassed the armrests were flush and not all wggily jiggilly

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there is 86 lineal feet of 1708 12 inch tape on the underneath and inside the backrests.
it's strong and feels like you can sit on the armests, the backrests are gonna get filled w/ 4 pound foam once it gets here,
and i think you might be able to stand on it once it's glassed completely.

you can pick it up with 1 hand as of today, feels like 40-45 pounds so far.

in one of the pics you can see where the backrests have to get trimmed down to the original bolster height, and my upholstery guy seems to think the old back rest lightning bolt material will be good to go

i want to give a HUGE thanks to glassdave, who without his direct advice, numerous posts w/ explanations and how to's,
this project of mine would have been a crapshoot at best.
write the book dave

craney,
thanks bro, consider myself lucky to have this boat.
didn't mean to be short in first reply, every time i post i have to copy re- log in and paste
steam was coming out of my ears all morning

Post 1. The rest look good.

Awesome Job Dan!

Very nice fabrication!

thanks guys i appreciate it,
u.s. composites opens back up tomorrow so i can order the foam and some more cabosil so i can get this finished and off to upholstery.
plus i need the dining room to lay up the engine hatch

Nice work and coming along nicely I would have to say

Nice boat and build. So are you building a dining table or an engine hatch?

thank you guys.

building an engine hatch in the dining room

You got to like a guy who knows what a dining room susposed to be used for.

Nice work!