Engine Cover Vent

[SkiDog]

Originally Posted by hewlett6621

Thanks cloaked that large oval vent will look sweet.

Thats the ones I put on all the vent covers I made. What kind of wood is that that you used? Looks good!

[hewlett6621]

Originally Posted by SkiDog

Thats the ones I put on all the vent covers I made. What kind of wood is that that you used? Looks good!

It is Blackbutt an austrailian hardwood, it is used a lot as a flooring timber. I am very happy with the result. Thanks for the idea they are beautiful. When I showed my wife the ones you made she had to have one. It is such a big improvement over the plastic one. This site is just so much fun and my boat is getting better and better. Thanks to everybody keep up the good work I am addicted.

[SkiDog]

Here's one i'm doing for TxsRiverRat. I wet it with a damp cloth to show the colors. its gonna look better than this when completely finished/

[Cloaked]

Originally Posted by SkiDog

Here's one i'm doing for TxsRiverRat. I wet it with a damp cloth to show the colors. its gonna look better than this when completely finished/

Good looking deliverable Eddie. You do good work. I like the one I have and I'm working on fitting it on the engine cover this weekend. I hope it will fit with the new skins.

Great work.

[SkiDog]

Originally Posted by Cloaked

Good looking deliverable Eddie. You do good work. I like the one I have and I'm working on fitting it on the engine cover this weekend. I hope it will fit with the new skins.

Great work.

these new cup holders are slightly bigger than my hole saw. What a biotch to make them work!

[j.mccreight@hotmail.com]

TxsRiverRat is gonna have a very nice 205 when he's done with this resto.

[bsloop]

I like the cleaner lines of 440brew and milkmania.

Any more install pics from you two or others?
440brew, any concerns of the metal digging into vinyl? What kind of metal? Flow jet work with a press break bend?
Milkmania, clean look. Did you do some fill in reinforcement before covering?

I have a 91' Maristar 240sc w/ 454. Vent / cup holder is rectangular like 440brew.
We are a party boat so the motor cover does get used as a dance platform and the cup holder is stepped on as much as I try to keep people from not using it as a step. Durability is an issue.

[Jorski]

I had a different solution to this problem.

Now, my part was in good condition, but it was the wrong color when I redid my interior. I tried using vinyl paint from an automotive store. It worked perfectly. Looks like it was always that coloor and looks fresh and new.

So far it has held up perfectly for two years.

[thatsmrmastercraft]

Originally Posted by Jorski

I had a different solution to this problem.

Now, my part was in good condition, but it was the wrong color when I redid my interior. I tried using vinyl paint from an automotive store. It worked perfectly. Looks like it was always that coloor and looks fresh and new.

So far it has held up perfectly for two years.

That looks great.