Building a Composite cab

Discussion in 'Fiberglass and Composite Boat Building' started by SurfBoat, Oct 21, 2007.

  1. SurfBoat
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    SurfBoat Junior Member

    Check out this stand up cab on this Hobie Power Skiff, http://www.contactscale.com/Examples_Page.html
    This was built using an EPS core 4oz e-glass, vacuumed bagged corematt and 4oz e-glass covering. This sight does real high end work.:)
     
  2. rwatson
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    Looks like the guy bought too small a boat - had to add an extension for the motor, and that cab looks like it was designed for whe nthe boat grows up
    :)
     
  3. Pericles
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    Does the boat still exist or did it turn turtle in the first stiff breeze?

    Pericles
     
  4. SurfBoat
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    The cab only weighs about 75lbs. I take this skiff inter island in 4o knots of wind fishing for tuna all the time, Maui to Molokai.
    There are a lot of advantages to having a small boat. I can take both the cab and motor extension off and load them into a shipping container. I dont need a truck to tow it and I can fish all day on two 5gallon tanks.
    Aloha
     
  5. SurfBoat
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    Plus the cab keeps the sun from burning the hell out of you here in Hawaii.
     
  6. SurfBoat
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    The cab only weighs about 75lbs. I take this skiff inter island in 4o knots of wind fishing for tuna all the time, Maui to Molokai.
    There are a lot of advantages to having a small boat. I can take both the cab and motor extension off and load them into a shipping container. I dont need a truck to tow it and I can fish all day on two 5gallon tanks.
    Aloha
     

  7. SurfBoat
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    The cab only weighs about 75lbs. I take this skiff inter island in 4o knots of wind fishing for tuna all the time, Maui to Molokai.
    There are a lot of advantages to having a small boat. I can take both the cab and motor extension off and load them into a shipping container. I dont need a truck to tow it and I can fish all day on two 5gallon tanks.
    Aloha
     
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