Osprey Eagle 5.6 project - Page 2

Tim M · 04 June 2006, 20:22

Thanks. Im very pleased with the end result

whitingiom · 08 June 2006, 09:37

Tim

Is it worth putting a hatch in the nose cone - presumably you can store clothing etc in there? My Osprey is a little smaller and storage room is at a premium.

What was the cost/hours spent in fitting it?

Cheers

Jon

Tim M · 08 June 2006, 09:42

Jon

It's well worth it IMHO. Apart from that space the only other storage area is under the seat. It took less than half an hour to install that little round hatch and cost me £6 plus a fews bolts and a bit of sikalfex. (I would have prefered to put a Henderson hatch in there but at £29 it didnt seem worth it). I'm planning to keep rope etc in there. It's also worth drilling a little drain hole at the bottom otherwise it will fill up with a bit of water. Only thing about this is it means its not a "sealed" comparment, so you could instal a bung in the hole as well if you were concerned....

slimtim · 08 June 2006, 10:10

Tim,

Out of interest, how do you find that throttle positioning? looks quite far forward of the wheel and at a unusual angle.

You've done a great job on it, are you bringing it down to pompy?

ollyit · 08 June 2006, 10:25

well done mate, huuuuge sense of achievement you must have had butterflys in your stomach when u put it in the water!! -

one thing tho, how does a P*sshead alcoholic student fund all this? - I need to know your secret!!

Tim M · 08 June 2006, 11:49

Tim: I don't like the throttle. You have to lean really far forward to reach it, it's even worse when you stand up. I think I'm going to get a stainless bracket thing made up so it's further back.
I'll be bringing it down over the summer at some point. Hopefully they'l be a summer cruise and you can have a look

Olly: This is my secret:

whitingiom · 08 June 2006, 12:19

Thanks Tim

Will probably go for the posh option....boat deserves a bit of TLC.

As with you, the dry bags just fit under the seat and we have to leave rope, oilies etc strapped to the deck, so any extra storage will be good.

New tubes next year perhaps

Regards

Jon

Pete7 · 08 June 2006, 13:24

Jon, there are two other locations for hatches you might want to think about before cutting the nose cone, but its a good idea because there is lots of storage in there. I have done some red blobs on Tims photo to give the other possible locations.

Pete

Pete7 · 08 June 2006, 13:39

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Originally Posted by whitingiom

New tubes next year perhaps Jon

Yup might need some too, though fancy changing the colour scheme to blue and white like this late Sparrowhawk

Pete

Tim M · 08 June 2006, 16:34

Advantage of putting a hatch near the top like in Pete's pic is that there is more space so you can have a bigger hole. I quite liked the idea of having one lower down though so that a: it wasnt quite so visable and b: I didn't have to grovel around trying to pick stuff out of the bottom of the locker.

Tim M · 08 June 2006, 16:37

Pete I take it that's your new project. What's the difference between the Sea Harrier and the Eagle - looks identicle.

Simon B · 08 June 2006, 16:41

Long term, we would have changed the throttle position onto some sort of arm off the console. The position of it was terrible as it caused taller people to be almost off balance most of the time.

Had a couple of hairy moments with it myself.

Pete7 · 08 June 2006, 16:42

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Originally Posted by Tim M

Pete I take it that's your new project. What's the difference between the Sea Harrier and the Eagle - looks identicle.

Sea Harrier is 6.4m but otherwise identical, which means you will have to slow down a bit for Jimbo.

Jon, a nice piece of stainless plate could relocate the throttles. Later consoles had the port console corner flattended off so a control box would sit closer in and square to the boat.

Pete

Tim M · 23 July 2006, 19:58

I couldn't cope with the throttle any more. Took the boat out the other day and came back with terrible pains everywhere having driven the boat for several hours leaning righ over the console to reach the handle. I managed to get hold of a stainless bracket which fitted perfectly. Spent the afternoon removing the throttle and putting it on the bracket in the new position. Quite a task it was - it was baking hot which meant my patience was wearing very thin when it came to putting everything back in the control box! (Had to remove the wiring loom and control cables so I could pass the cables through a new hole to reduce friction).

Anyway the new position is so much more suitable and confortable. Looks a lot more classey as well