well i may have gone a little crazy in Paint, but here is the basic design i want for my front end deck. finally got some measurements on the boat. here is the pic and i will explain everything below:
ok the black lines are the dimension lines. the red lines are where the marine plywood (probably going with 1/2" for weight concerns) deck will be. the silver bars (light silver is the top part and the dark bars is the bottom frame) is the framing for the deck. any ideas on cutting the horizontal bars long enough to actually help support the gunwales of the boat? the maroon striped lines is the opening to the front storage hatch. going to use 2 heavy duty hinges and just a rope to pull it open. its going to rest on half of the 1" alum. bars except for the bow end. going to leave more room so the hatch can swing all the way open and past 90* to stay open for ease of access.
questions:
will lowes or home depot carry the aluminum tubing? i have never really worked with aluminum so what would be the easiest/cost effective way of cutting it? i have a skill saw and thats about it cutting wise.
im a computer drafting student so i like to practice with semi-technical drawings as much as i can. stay tuned for similar drawings for my small waterproof hatch and my battery storage area.
ok the black lines are the dimension lines. the red lines are where the marine plywood (probably going with 1/2" for weight concerns) deck will be. the silver bars (light silver is the top part and the dark bars is the bottom frame) is the framing for the deck. any ideas on cutting the horizontal bars long enough to actually help support the gunwales of the boat? the maroon striped lines is the opening to the front storage hatch. going to use 2 heavy duty hinges and just a rope to pull it open. its going to rest on half of the 1" alum. bars except for the bow end. going to leave more room so the hatch can swing all the way open and past 90* to stay open for ease of access.
questions:
will lowes or home depot carry the aluminum tubing? i have never really worked with aluminum so what would be the easiest/cost effective way of cutting it? i have a skill saw and thats about it cutting wise.
im a computer drafting student so i like to practice with semi-technical drawings as much as i can. stay tuned for similar drawings for my small waterproof hatch and my battery storage area.