drilled some rather large holes in my transom for these bad boys. 

little hatch progress..

laminated 3 sheets of plywood together with epoxy resin and fiberglass cloth.  then ill do a final layer across the top and on the inside of it.  should be strong enough to drive a car on when its done. 

after laminating the whole thing... little rough...



lots of sanding... nice and smooth

2 layers of cloth done.



one of the best things about cloth... when its saturated its almost clear...

So what kind of wood?

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honestly im not really sure... it was whatever i had leftover from my nursery project... i used it to cover the walls when i was putting in the wainscoting.  its super thin, maybe 1/8" thick.  i dont really think it matters.  it had 0 strength before the fiberglassing and now its freakin solid. 

Do u guys plan to be standing or laying on it?

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yeah gotta get in the boat somehow...



holds my 215lb ass with no cracks or creaks... heh.

now its white... wife has me on a boat budget.  grr.  ill get it upholstered some day.  just gotta save a 20 here... 20 there... heh.

trim tabs fully mounted and siliconed on.  used orings on the bolts and washers along with 3m marine silicone to seal em up.  all holes are coasted in resin, etc. 



the 110s tabs are pretty sweet in that they have the pumps attached to them... having 3x trim pumps not only is heavy but a lot of hydraulic hoses, wiring, etc back there...



now to wire em up with some relays (put em on an amp meter and they dont pull more than ~25 amps when running so no need for the big solenoids like the regular trim pumps)  and then integrate it into my existing wire loom.

Nice job bud it's looking great

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I'm seriously starting to consider doing a catalina trip in the Bahner. You arent interested are ya?

Thinking about studying the weather patterns, and leaving early morning while the water is smooth. Staying the night and coming back the next mornign

Don't think about it, just do it when the forecast is decent. My buddies uncle made it there and back in a 14ft aluminum. And depending on the swell direction, Catalina will block the swell for you.


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sounds good drew. Just never done it. Thinking about launching in newport and heading straight across

Best way to do it! Bring extra fuel!




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ive always wondered what that would be like... i drive down ocean blvd every morning to work and some days its PURE GLASS in the harbor.  I've heard buddies take sea-doo's to catalina all the time.  My only worry would be getting there and the sea kicks up and I'd be stuck.  The catalina express takes like 45 minutes and it goes what... 20mph?  Id imagine a regular boat like ours would be 30 mins if that each way.  Hell those catalina ski racers do it there and back in like 40 minutes doing 75mph on average.

Yeah im not worried about it taking time.

what im thinking is going early saturday morning. Staying the night in Avalon, then heading home early Sunday morning.

just layin a little carpet...



gotta trim the edges after its all dry and then finish up the rest of the bare spots.