Even naked, she's a big 'ol BEAUT!

Looking good. Cant wait to see the finished product.

Lookin real good. Good luck,

SZ

Lookin good Doc!

Should be a great boat to fish out of!

Does one still need a CCA card to join the fun?

Keith

Cool sled Doc. Thanks for sharing the build pics with us all.

your going to need stilts to look over the side!

I think Todd's working on my custom rvr-stltr order as we speak.

I believe the oar length is 8' with Folbe oar locks and side by side rowers Viking style. The landing up front is for Francis to serenade the rowers.

Row row row your boat

How much fuel?

No, not asking how much Pendleton was involved in the decision making process

Okey dokey, here's a few more...

With the hull structurally complete, attention has turned to the functional and utilitarian details within. No shortage of storage in this beast... and that's not even counting all the underseat storage for each passenger's personal items.



Each side will be outfitted with full length tri-level shelves.... level one being fully enclosed top-loading rod lockers, and levels two and three expansive open trays for easy access of everyday goods and gear. No excuses for stepping on precious baits, boys! A cavernous fish box will house insulated kill bag(s) to keep the day's catch fresh on ice. An adjacent deep compartment will store larger bulky items.



Generous self draining guttered cutouts for the rod-locker door on the port side gunwale...



matches the one on the starboard side...



And finally.... a close up of the secure main electronics cabinet taking shape next to the tri-level shelving.



Boggles the mind that this much aluminum is actually gonna float!

That's gonna be one sweet machine Doc. Congrats! You're living the dream.

Alcoa is crying molten tears because the finest bauxite mines are now depleted!

For the love of chrome mate!.. For the love of Krome! She's lookin better every time you give us a voyeuristic look into her world!

Finally a boat with storage space. I absolutely love the idea of lockable rod storage and electronics locker. I wish I had one for my boat.

Great setup, this will truly be a sweet ride!


Fishy

Looking pretty sweet Doc!!! But where's the Chili, Hard Boiled Egg, Sausage machine going to be??? Is there gonna be room left for that???
Winterun

She still hold secrets, the boat can't blow 'er load all at once on the interwebs! Give it time... We will see the garlic press, gas-mass spectrometer, and espresso machine in its own lock box I'm sure!

It'll be sitting right in the middle of the yet-to-be constructed transom cabinets

Quote from the divorce thread 1/14/2011


To Funny. Anybody good at math. Good to see a man hold true to his faith.
Bet he was grinning like a mule eatin thistles when he sighned that last check knowen what the next one would be for.

OK... more pics rolling in from the factory. The AW boys have been on a relentless tear... the first sheet of aluminum was cut on May 8, and only 15 days later, it looks something like this....



The full coaming gunnel is wide enough to serve dinner from. Top-loading rod lockers are done.... 11 ft doors cover 13 ft lockers. I see my 45 gallon fuel tank installed under a lattice of crossbeams for my DP floor. Custom transom cabinets are coming together, including a centrally located hot water sink.... AKA the "kitchen" as my past crew will attest. Note the inside railing which will be the backbone of the fully adjustable slider-mounted custom accessories I plan to install along the entire length and back of the boat. No drill holes allowed! I just realized all the potential hanging space this creates for towels, spare lures/leaders taken out of rotation, or whatever else.



Now ain't that SOME dance floor?



And another shot of the massive sealed storage space under the 5.5 ft long elevated step-deck. Room for the days catch, a bank of batteries, accessory washdown, and stowage of miscellaneous bulky items. All living under the equivalent of a full-sized bed for mid-day siestas. Nice closeup of the rail system, too.

It looks good now.

It will look even better once you spill a little blood in it.

Blows my mind how quickly a boat that size can be constructed when one has all the tools in place and the space to get er' done.

Gonna be a beauty from the looks of it!