I am planning to install a Hard top on the boat this winter. Anyone have any experience doing this themselves??? I curently have a canvas enclosure that is getting a little old... Looking to add a something more permanent with grab bars and rod holders.
Just wondering if any of you boat owners have gone this route and can give me any advice.
Thanks

Tough call about doing it yourself - is the boat a center console? If so, you may want to find out who OEM's the tops for GW and get one of those. If it mounts to the console instead of the floor and the console is strudy enough, you could probably do it yourself. If it mounts to the floor - there could be a whole mess of problems best left up to those that do it for a living.

Do you trailer your boat or slip it?

John,

The boat is a walk around cuddy, it will bolt right to the console. I can bend and tig weld the pipe. I plan on building a "jig" of the console and fabricating the top in the garage then bolt it to the conole after it is all welded together.. just have to find a supply of pipe...

John,
I almost forgot, I kept the boat in warwick cove last summer, thinking of trailering it this upcoming season..

Well - if you can do that kind of thing, go for it :D ... Check out some of the local and online top fabricators for some inspiration then go for it...

Warwick Cove, eh? I live just a skip away from there over by Rocky Point... Occasional fish there too ;)

Thanks John,
Maybe we'll meet out there some time...;)

S/S glass it/
been doing warwick cove for 30 years,
@#$%^&^%$#@% fishing

;) ;) ;) ;) ;)

Clamdigger,
I was thinking of glass or epoxy for the actual top, thats the easy part. Do you know anywhere to get the pipe?

I,M getting a c/c without the windsheild & railing then having it customized with windows and glassed to the exising c/c
we just call them a hard dodger////////////////

striperswiper, did you try General SUpply in New Bedford for tubing?

Thanks Fishpart, I'll check them out.

http://www.marinehardwarefabric.com/bo

http://www.atlantictowers.com/news.htmat-t-tops.html

check these out

Anthony