Steve Sanford
Well-known member
Good morning, All~
A Jersey South Bay owner just asked me to make a pair of chocks to hold his back rest inside the cockpit. I think maybe such owners have their dogs sit between this crossbar and the forward end of the cockpit.
I had made one previously for another's South Bay:
View attachment CrossBar 10.JPG
The cross bar is 1.25-inch in diameter - so I made the slot 1-3/8-inches wide.
View attachment Chocks for Backrest 01.JPG
Although earlier chocks were fashioned from plywood sealed with epoxy, I had a small piece of PVC "lumber" on hand. So, no concerns about rot - and no real strength needed in this application. I used 3/4-inch stock, but 1/2-inch would suffice.
Ready to screw onto the inside of the South Bay's molded coaming.
View attachment Chocks for Backrest 02 - PVC bottom.JPG
All the best,
SJS
A Jersey South Bay owner just asked me to make a pair of chocks to hold his back rest inside the cockpit. I think maybe such owners have their dogs sit between this crossbar and the forward end of the cockpit.
I had made one previously for another's South Bay:
View attachment CrossBar 10.JPG
The cross bar is 1.25-inch in diameter - so I made the slot 1-3/8-inches wide.
View attachment Chocks for Backrest 01.JPG
Although earlier chocks were fashioned from plywood sealed with epoxy, I had a small piece of PVC "lumber" on hand. So, no concerns about rot - and no real strength needed in this application. I used 3/4-inch stock, but 1/2-inch would suffice.
Ready to screw onto the inside of the South Bay's molded coaming.
View attachment Chocks for Backrest 02 - PVC bottom.JPG
All the best,
SJS
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