| This is a 19 foot 1957 Bell Boy Cuddy cabin boat for full restoration back to her glory.
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A few shots of the Starboard side helm. |
Close up of the grain |
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has the lower inspection kick plate taken down to add the steering and
gauges. |
This gives a better idea of what its going to look like in place. |
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Both pieces in place ready for varnish. This was designed to give the most amount of free area as possible to move around. Plenty of storage under the foot rests right now. More in the rear. |
Mahogany trim will go on the edges of the seat/tank boxes to help hide the seams that will be at the top. The seat and top will be removable to access the tanks sending unit. Stage two of this project will be to put a drawer in place under the seat for maps, flairs, ropes etc. |
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Here is a knee that hinges under the rear Step/Seat. I rounded off the edges of the hinges. I try to keep away from too many right angles. |
Here it shows it mounted with just a few screws. More painting primer and base coat needed in places. |
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This is on the lid, See next picture for placement) and will be a stop as so the knee will not kick out past it. I have put my 200 plus pounds on these steps and jumped up and down to assure it will hold the weight of someone stepping down real hard on them. |
Now you see where it resides. If boarding, the step would be down as you had to put it down to go ashore. When aboard, put the step or steps up for more room of shrimp or crab pots. |
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Remember this is not a Trailer Queen, this boat will be used all over Puget Sound and the beautiful San Juan Island.
More pictures to follow. |
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