Overhead storage closure

[mikeporterinmd]

I have some photos in my album. I made a template, but because I used
3/4" brazillian cherry, I found that I had to relieve the backside considerably.
That 's because the pilot house roof curves down towards the bow of the
boat right over the shelf. In other words, the cut is not 90 deg to the
face, it drops back significantly.

I also specifically did not try to achieve a perfect fit. If you are trying for a
perfect fit, then any imperfections are going to show. Leave a 1/8" gap, and
no one can tell if the gap varies by a 1/32" here and there. It works well.
I needed a gap in order to allow the opening to drop down anyhow.

One switch is for turning off the radio, but leaving the "memory"
wire with power. I did this because the radio display is lit up all the time
if you do not. The other switch turns the radio display to a "night light"
level. The third spot was for an aux iPod input, but it did not work well.
I ended up buying a better one from West Marine and mounting it behind
one of the speakers.

Mike

[Dreamer]

Matt, Here's my solution. A 2" fiddle to limit sliding items and a console below the shelf for electronics. Radar arch is mounted forward as you suggest.
(see album)

Good luck on your installations. PM me with any questions.

Dr. Bob, I'm amazed you never built a reed boat!

[matt_unique]

Thanks for the tips and pictures. I will explore the under carriage box addition as well.

I'm back to work and found the picture I was looking for. I posted it in my album. I'm trying to find the Brat who did that work. I came across the picture a few weeks ago but did not write down the members name.

Thanks!

[Alyssa Jean]

Not sure who that boat is, but they have a nice wood helm hub. I guess I could look through my list of boats that bought one and narrow it down. I appears to be a green boat also, by the interior.

The shelf looks very similar to how I did my 22, just different wood and placement of the electronics is a little different.

[matt_unique]

Thanks for the help....looks like we might be getting closer to finding the owner.

[Alyssa Jean]

Matt, The boat is Foggy Dew. I finally found it in my hub helm receipts. I will PM you with his address.

[matt_unique]

Thanks!

[Tad and Toby Jackson]

On the Comfy Dory, I used a piece of pine because the grain matched somewhat the laminate material on the cabinets and then stained and varnished it. All I wanted to put on that shelf behind the facing was the radio/CD and to leave the rest of the space for the coiled up GPS cable and our hats.(Both the coiled cable and the hats would launch out of the shelf after running at cruising speed (20 mph) for a short while or moving through rough inlet waters) I hinged the face piece vertically about 1/3 of the way in from the port side and fastened the starboard side with 3 screws into the edge of the shelf.

Make a template before you cut the wood. Measure the width and then take about 5-7 perpendicular, evenly spaced measurements to the bottom edge of the shelf from the cabin roof. Make a paper or cardboard template and then test for fit. You can continue to adjust the template until it suits your eye and then cut your board.

Good Luck...Tad

[matt_unique]