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02/09/2017: "Cockpit hardtop"

The soft top bimini on our Crowther 43 'Audacious' is starting to fail due to sun damage and overload from solar panels and rain (we have had a lot of rain....) So the project commences to build a hardtop. To shape the 25mm foam core I traced the current cabin top shape onto some cheap flooring timber and from this shape Michael and I have constructed our jig. The foam will be laid and shaped in this, glassing the inside before flipping. As we progress there will be a few pics and stories for those interested.