Finally an Update!

Well, I am disappointed on what little progress I have made over the last couple of months, but summer vacations and heat have a tenancy to do that I suppose.  The raised cabin roof has been way more work than I ever anticipated, but I am going to keep at it while I move on to a new project....more on that later.

Here are a few shots of the cabin roof as of today.

View of Port side with 1-layer of mat cloth.  I will likely wait until the windows are cut out and then add a layer of mesh fabric so I can wrap around the thickness of the plywood to the interior side.

I ordered the windows a few weeks ago...still getting over the sticker shock.

Here is a picture of the window template.  The frames will be black anodized aluminum with a tint glass.  I will etch the existing window frames and paint them to match.

View from forward.  Got a little carried away with the fiberglass on the starboard side.

Template of window laid out for reference.  I tried to mimic the existing windows by leaving a 4" spacing around the windows.

A couple of shots of the roof.  The subject of most of my frustration!

A couple of shots aft.  There will be a big "tilt opening" window on the starboard side.  I ended up getting a car sunroof at a fraction of the cost of what the window manufacturer wanted to charge me to manufacture one.   I will also be making a door out of mahogany.  I purchased a standard RV sliding window with screen that will pretty closely match the sunroof.  I am going to leave the starboard side alone until I start laying out the helm placement and instrumentation.  I will likely build onto that area so the helm housing protrudes out a bit.

Now on to the next project!

The next phase entails removing the outboards and sleds and cleaning up the area.

My plan is to install a CMC tilt/trim unit in the middle and build a support system for the two outboards that will also be connected to the sides of the hull for support.

Here is a picture of the unit.  It came with a trim gauge, which is important as I anticipate extending the rear aft stern to cover the outboards.  However, I will provide access doors so I can get to the outboards.  The CMC unit was made for up to a 130 hp outboard, which can weigh up to 400 lbs.  Since the 9.9 Yamaha's weigh about 90lbs each, I should be ok???   

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