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deanprichard Newbie
Joined: 10 Aug 2005 Posts: 12 City: lake hopatcong
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Posted: Aug 10, 2005 12:14 pm Post subject: my two diy towers |
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well i made these in about 4 hours each including paint. first was the orange one, secured by u bolts through a vertical fiberglass wall and in the back with 4"x12" plates screwed to the floor. second is secured by 4 small 3"x%" plates on the sill with my homemade quick disconects and a trailer ball on top. anyone wants dimensions or detailed pics just ask. btw this pic is of the boats in upstate ny on lake sagandaga, amazing riding and tons of room. |
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deanprichard Newbie
Joined: 10 Aug 2005 Posts: 12 City: lake hopatcong
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Posted: Aug 10, 2005 12:22 pm Post subject: |
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my diy custom paint
bling bling |
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deanprichard Newbie
Joined: 10 Aug 2005 Posts: 12 City: lake hopatcong
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Posted: Aug 10, 2005 12:23 pm Post subject: |
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home redone interior.
ish aint got stuff on me |
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deanprichard Newbie
Joined: 10 Aug 2005 Posts: 12 City: lake hopatcong
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Posted: Aug 10, 2005 12:24 pm Post subject: |
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engine cover
(without the wood beer holders on top, still gotta make them)
featuring my pops |
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deanprichard Newbie
Joined: 10 Aug 2005 Posts: 12 City: lake hopatcong
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Posted: Aug 10, 2005 12:25 pm Post subject: |
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back of pops' boat |
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Wallrat Soul Rider
Joined: 24 May 2005 Posts: 328 City: Huntington Beach
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Posted: Aug 10, 2005 4:29 pm Post subject: |
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Whatdidya use for a bender? _________________ A good friend will bail you out of jail. A great friend will sit next to you saying, "man that was cool as f*ck!" |
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deanprichard Newbie
Joined: 10 Aug 2005 Posts: 12 City: lake hopatcong
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Wallrat Soul Rider
Joined: 24 May 2005 Posts: 328 City: Huntington Beach
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Posted: Aug 10, 2005 4:51 pm Post subject: |
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Haha...I've got that exact same conduit bender at my work. So I'm guessing you used pipe rather than tubing? _________________ A good friend will bail you out of jail. A great friend will sit next to you saying, "man that was cool as f*ck!" |
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Vampyre Addict
Joined: 12 Oct 2004 Posts: 622 City: Ooltewah, TN
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Posted: Aug 11, 2005 11:48 am Post subject: |
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Nice job. The interior work looks outstanding also! _________________ Be an organ donor! My father is alive today because of kind souls that donate life... |
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deanprichard Newbie
Joined: 10 Aug 2005 Posts: 12 City: lake hopatcong
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Posted: Aug 11, 2005 3:04 pm Post subject: |
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thanks
idk what the pipe was that i used, it was heavy and galvanized i know that, as for size idk, i got it off a project by my house. it was "extra"
thanks verizon |
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Chad H PityDaFool Who Posts This Much
Joined: 28 Jun 2004 Posts: 6449 City: Atlanta
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Posted: Aug 17, 2005 6:54 pm Post subject: |
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How much did it cost? |
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deanprichard Newbie
Joined: 10 Aug 2005 Posts: 12 City: lake hopatcong
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Posted: Aug 19, 2005 9:30 am Post subject: |
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zero dollars total, well thats not true i had to buy 16 carriage bolts, nuts washers and 4 quick connect pins so probably like $8 for both |
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GeniusBlock Criminal
Joined: 23 Feb 2004 Posts: 78
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Posted: Aug 30, 2005 11:33 am Post subject: |
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I used the same bender to make the one below. Mine's aluminum. A buddy here at work, made basically the same design, only out of conduit and powdercoated it. (way cheaper than mine). |
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Wallrat Soul Rider
Joined: 24 May 2005 Posts: 328 City: Huntington Beach
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Posted: Aug 30, 2005 12:07 pm Post subject: |
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Very nice guinness! Notice any flex with that design? _________________ A good friend will bail you out of jail. A great friend will sit next to you saying, "man that was cool as f*ck!" |
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seadooman89 Criminal
Joined: 03 Aug 2005 Posts: 59 City: niagara falls
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Posted: Aug 30, 2005 3:36 pm Post subject: |
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Wallrat wrote: | Very nice guinness! Notice any flex with that design? |
well...... if you look just for like 3 more seconds at the guy you were talking about..... geniusblock NOT guinness...
wow i wish i had a tower or the stuff to build 1.......
that looks nice GENIUS _________________ WHEN IN ROME....
buddy the elf..... wuts ur favorite color
go big cuz it looks dang sexy |
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Wallrat Soul Rider
Joined: 24 May 2005 Posts: 328 City: Huntington Beach
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Posted: Aug 31, 2005 3:20 am Post subject: |
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Busted! Guess you know what I was thinking about _________________ A good friend will bail you out of jail. A great friend will sit next to you saying, "man that was cool as f*ck!" |
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GeniusBlock Criminal
Joined: 23 Feb 2004 Posts: 78
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Posted: Aug 31, 2005 5:04 am Post subject: |
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A little flex side to side. But I'm good with it. I might add, that by the time it was all said and done, I spent about 700. Not much cheaper than a monster. But my bimini fits under mine. And, well, I built it myself. |
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Wallrat Soul Rider
Joined: 24 May 2005 Posts: 328 City: Huntington Beach
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Posted: Aug 31, 2005 9:37 am Post subject: |
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I'm right there with ya man - way better to build something yourself and take a little pride in your accomplishments. I figured you prolly had some flex with only the single crossmember on the verticals. Probably not enough to cause any problems but you might want to take it off the boat periodically to check for cracks in the gel coat. If you found some, as much as it would suck to have to do, you could cut out the single crossmember and replace it with two - one as close to the bottom bend and the other about a foot above where the current one is. _________________ A good friend will bail you out of jail. A great friend will sit next to you saying, "man that was cool as f*ck!" |
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GeniusBlock Criminal
Joined: 23 Feb 2004 Posts: 78
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Posted: Aug 31, 2005 11:49 am Post subject: |
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No can do my friend...tower is made to break down. another cross piece would eliminate the ability to take it down to put it in the garage. But I think it's fine the way it is. Been boarding behind it all season...it's good. |
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Wallrat Soul Rider
Joined: 24 May 2005 Posts: 328 City: Huntington Beach
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Posted: Aug 31, 2005 4:12 pm Post subject: |
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Slick man, real slick! _________________ A good friend will bail you out of jail. A great friend will sit next to you saying, "man that was cool as f*ck!" |
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