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mrapkins
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Initially Posted - 08/29/2010 :  08:23:34  Show Profile
Here is a mod I made that was incredibly easy yet resulted in a great upgrade!

Here is the finished product:



It requires only this modification to the boat, the addition of one small block:





The "work surface can be almost any size within reason.



It only needs this piece of dowel to make it super stable:
Edited by - mrapkins on 08/31/2010 04:24:53

mlg3733
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Response Posted - 08/29/2010 :  11:46:44  Show Profile
Nicely and simply done. I shall certainly copy it. Thanks for sharing.
Michel
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redeye
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Response Posted - 08/30/2010 :  05:01:58  Show Profile
Sweet...

Nice little inline fuel filter also..
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Response Posted - 08/30/2010 :  05:39:24  Show Profile
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by redeye</i>
<br />Sweet...

Nice little inline fuel filter also..
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You have good eyes.

Did you also see the flourescent "Post-it" arrows on the chart. (See photo with close-up of dowel.) They are a great way of showing the position of the next anchorage when cruising.
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Response Posted - 08/30/2010 :  10:29:09  Show Profile
very clever
I also like the expresso pot
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islander
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Response Posted - 08/30/2010 :  15:52:27  Show Profile
This is really nice. Simple and neat. I have one question .. I'm guessing the dowel keeps it from moving side ways but what keeps it from sliding a little forward out from under the block and everything ending up on the cushion. Maybe another dowel in the back that hooks over the rail would prevent this?
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Response Posted - 08/30/2010 :  18:43:49  Show Profile  Visit OLarryR's Homepage
Very nice work !! Makes one think of addl mods to the boat !
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Response Posted - 08/31/2010 :  04:21:34  Show Profile
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by islander</i>
<br />This is really nice. Simple and neat. I have one question .. I'm guessing the dowel keeps it from moving side ways but what keeps it from sliding a little forward out from under the block and everything ending up on the cushion. Maybe another dowel in the back that hooks over the rail would prevent this?
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I initially thought that the dowel would have to fit in a small hole to prevent sliding, or I would need a cleat at the rear, but tests indicated that this was unnecessary. That said, drilling a small hole or adding a cleat are exactly difficult to do!

I think that the length of the dowel is critical in the stability issue. Too long, and the friction against the little block/ shelf rail (fiddle something???) is reduced and it might slide. It does work without the dowel but the leverage on the shelf rail is much greater.

I was surprised at how stable it was
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<font face="Comic Sans MS"><font size="2"><font color="navy">Peregrine doesn't have the fiddles on the shelf. I'm sure I could fashion a block under if the height is important.
I am not sure where the dowel is. Could you point it out?
Great idea.
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