Thread: CDC Member Crappie Chaser Upgrades

I have posted in other threads I have a bunch of 100+ year old Mahogany flooring. It does not rot at all. I use the same for tomato stakes year after year. Anyway I like to Epoxy blocks of the old flooring in to screw devices to.



I prepare the bilge surface by degreasing with a wax & silicone remover before grinding a tooth for the Epoxy to adhere to. Then mix the West System Epoxy resin & hardener before adding 404 High Density Filler to the point it will make soft peaks.



Once the Epoxy is mixed I spread it firmly into the wood's pores and into the ground, prepared bilge surface before gluing the components being installed down. I used Lead Ingots to weight the Bilge Pump down for better adhesion.



While the owner removed all the old wiring I fabricated duplicates of the Bow Switch Panel and Dash Panel out of 1/8in 5052 Marine Aluminum sheet.



I like to fit each instrument to their respective holes by hand with Brutus. We are deleting the Speedo and need Switch space on the Dash Panel itself so a second connecting hole was cut and it's location traced onto the back of the panel before prepping to paint with a 2K Urethane.



Here I'm using a Step Drill Bit to remove the burrs on the panel. To get a exact mounting hole location I use Layout Punches to punch the precise mount hole location. Both panels were painted today as well as a totally new wiring harness from 14ga Anchor Marine DC tinned stranded wire.