Sunday, April 3, 2016

1961 Dorsett original seats or the best I could do without ever seeing them in the flesh.

The white paint is insignificant with the exception of it is a water barrier. The seat's are finished and the mounts are installed so they are ready for the upholstery to be applied.     
On each seat I put drain holes after all it is a boat I'm sure it may get wet someday. I have made the top part of the seats more narrow then when I originally  built them am and I made the center box sorter then when I originally built it. Like many things that I'v done restoring the boat ill build then change my mind but I guess that's the process.  

















Just dropped off the seats to the upholstery guy and its a waiting game at this point. 

Saturday, April 2, 2016

Fiberglass the floor and seat mounts 1961 Dorsett El Dorado


 After building the seat's my attention went to how to mount them. I set the seats inside the boat and stared at the seats while they were sitting loosely in the boat and came up with the mounts you see. I glued and then fiber-glassed them and now they a permanent