NEEDED: derelict/salvage 58' YF or 53' MY for parts

[Walter P]

I think the extended roof on Eric's photo looks pretty good.

Walt

[Boatsb]

Do it in canvass and be finished with it already.

[jim rosenthal]

I like the idea of the extended hardtop, plus recycling part of a derelict boat is a good idea.

[Boatsb]

I like the idea of the extended hardtop, plus recycling part of a derelict boat is a good idea.

Did I mention it woukd probably save $20,000.00 with canvas.

[johnjen50]

Yeah, but he wants to lounge up there as well...........

WOW. I like the way Jim's photo looks too. That would really be a lot of extra room up there. Really nice idea.

[johnjen50]

WOW X2! Dan that is pretty sweet! How did you get the curvature right? I mean its dead on!

[Boatsb]

Yeah, but he wants to lounge up there as well...........

WOW. I like the way Jim's photo looks too. That would really be a lot of extra room up there. Really nice idea.

You can't have it all sometimes. Also there's a cost to do that. To add the length and support a tender means supports and structural work. The cantilever over the aft bulkhead will mean it has to be reinforced to hold the weight of the top, dink and people. Add it all up and it's a pretty large load but what do I know.

[johnjen50]

Agreed Scott, no argument. I suspect it can be done right, but question is will it still look as nice as Jim's photoshop if it's done right. Other thing is like you said, structural support will be necessary. However, can those structural supports take the form of carbon fiber and aluminum? That would lighten the load. If you look at aircraft technology you might be able to take your lead from that. The beauty of having these boats to work with is you know you've got the strength under you to make these kinds of changes..........as long as you do it right.

[Boatsb]

Agreed Scott, no argument. I suspect it can be done right, but question is will it still look as nice as Jim's photoshop if it's done right. Other thing is like you said, structural support will be necessary. However, can those structural supports take the form of carbon fiber and aluminum? That would lighten the load. If you look at aircraft technology you might be able to take your lead from that. The beauty of having these boats to work with is you know you've got the strength under you to make these kinds of changes..........as long as you do it right.

The structure needs to start at the hull. Down at the bottom. The lower stateroom bulkheads support the deck, supports the aft bulkhead supports the roof.....

[johnjen50]

Right. I think Mario is going to do this right, and consider all of those points. I'm very interested to see how he does it. He's got little kids, so I'm guessing he's not going to do it unless it can be done right. Naval architect? Draw plans up and execute the construction yourself? That's how I may approach it if I were doing this. I can tell you my upper deck is supported pretty robustly by the enclosure around the aft deck. I think you can bring that load down pretty low in the hull leveraging the structure. I'm actually always amazed that the Davit supports the whaler, as it just goes through the deck and mounts to the lower deck I the "back porch". Definitely more complicated than Dans great work but really interesting to watch.