New carbon fiber dash just installed (photos)

[poltergeist]

After a process of it being made over the last five weeks, today myself & the boys from carbonweezel.co.uk fitted a new dash panel to our boat, which due to added instruments & a slightly tired look, was much needed.

Here is the before shot -

And here is the after - stunning!

It doesn't come across in the photos, of just how deep the finish is - it looks like glass.

Just want to add my public thanks to Nick & Ben -they had never undertaken a boat dashboard before, and from the time they templated it, they worked tirelessly on the project, and are manic perfectionists!

www.carbonweezel.co.uk

 

[poltergeist]

Heres a few more photos, taken through out the build process.

 

[jimmy_the_builder]

Wow. That looks really smart. Dare one ask ... how much?

Cheers
Jimmy

 

[PaulGooch]

Looks a cracking job.

 

[GrowingLad]

ohhh that is VERY nice looking!

 

[benjenbav]

That looks seriously good, Poltergeist.

A couple of q's, if you don't mind:

What are the new toys to the right of the main plotter? I can see one says Sony and the other Volvo Penta?

What are the displays with the exclamation mark in the middle? Overheat alarms?

Do you find it slightly counter-intuitive having the displays for the port side above/below starboard? My brain can only cope with the starboard stuff on the right and the port stuff on the left

 

[bammylovechops]

You are the man Jerry looks fantastic.

If ever the oil business goes quiet, drop into the boat world.

 

[STEVEDUNSTABLE]

WOW....brillant job...i think the chrome top screws finish the job just wright..again FAB.

 

[gwalia]

Very tastefully presented. Sealine will be starting to offer the carbon look
as an expensive extra now.

As a matter of interest, I'm thinking of replacing the instrument panel on my S28,
the wood panel is loosing its fight against the elements. How have you secured the instruments to the panel, have you used the original brackets, or made new.
A photo showing these would be interesting.

I notice you have also changed the switch panel, your attention to detail is spot on.

 

[jfm]

Wow, that's a top job Poltergeist. Very nicely done, down to all the detail

 

[Deleted User YDKXO]

Thats the dogs gonads that is. Really nice job

 

[poltergeist]

Thanks for all the positive comments, they make the whole thing even more worthwhile!!

Wow. That looks really smart. Dare one ask ... how much?

Cheers
Jimmy

Cheers Jimmy - It wasn't cheap - Nick & Ben did it as a trial project, to see what they could come up with, and the final cost was £800. There is quite a bit of material cost, and there were many hours of labour involved to achieve the fit & finish. Every hole had to be cut by hand, using a small Dremmel cutting disc, as a hole saw would have snagged and pulled on the carbon fibre threads, and destroyed it. Then there were countless hours flowcoating & rubbing back, until the finish was as smooth as a babys b...
The whole thing is laquered with a high quality two pack. It is as hard as nails & UV stable.

A couple of q's, if you don't mind:

What are the new toys to the right of the main plotter? I can see one says Sony and the other Volvo Penta?

The top instrument is a Volvo EVC display - fuel burn rates, engine data etc.

The bottom one is a wired helm remote control unit for the Sony CD player/radio.

What are the displays with the exclamation mark in the middle? Overheat alarms?

That is the EVC engine warning light cluster - engine temps, oil pressures, water in fuel, battery low voltage etc

Do you find it slightly counter-intuitive having the displays for the port side above/below starboard? My brain can only cope with the starboard stuff on the right and the port stuff on the left

Not at all - the boys photoshopped the layout, so that I could view the exact pattern of how it would look before any cutting was carried out. They could have arranged the clocks in any arrangement that I cared to want, constrained only by the dash real estate & the jigsaw puzzle problems that the different instrument shapes create. They can therefore, arrange a dash so as to the wishes of the end user, allowing for the constraints above. My instruments are off set, so that the bottom row are to the left, nearer to Port, and therefore signify their duty on the Port engine. Conversely, the top row are for the stb - it works for me, and follows the original dashs implementation.

Below, is the photo shopped mock up, so they can arrange gauges, switches and A N Other, so the customer can view & ammend the final layout, before Nick & Ben's blood, sweat & tears go into their next project!

It was created, before they even started fabricating, using a solid black dash mock-up, which replicates the dash panel. Every instrument etc, is photographed, and then placed on the dash - it can then be easily moved to get the best & final layout.

Thanks again for all the views/comments.

 

[benjenbav]

Ah, thx. I keep forgetting about new fangled stuff like EVC's having purely mechanical lumps, myself.

Mind you, I couldn't see where you'd put the steam pressure guage.

 

[jfm]

No autopilot Poltergeist?

 

[poltergeist]

No autopilot Poltergeist?

Unfortunately, there isn't one currently fitted to the boat.

 

[poltergeist]

Very tastefully presented. Sealine will be starting to offer the carbon look
as an expensive extra now.

As a matter of interest, I'm thinking of replacing the instrument panel on my S28,
the wood panel is loosing its fight against the elements. How have you secured the instruments to the panel, have you used the original brackets, or made new.

The instruments are held in with their original locking rings - the board has a thickness of around 12mm to look asthetically pleasing with the radiused edge, but it is still thin enough that the instrument locking rings could be retained.

By the way - S28 = superb boat. My "old" one was magical!

 

[MapisM]

the bottom row are to the left, nearer to Port, and therefore signify their duty on the Port engine. Conversely, the top row are for the stb - it works for me, and follows the original dashs implementation.

I see what you mean, considering the space/layout available, and the fact that the gauges aren't vertically aligned, but I for one would be a tad confused.
In all the (few, admittedly) twin engine boats I've seen with anything arranged vertically on the dashboard, port was always above and stbd below.
But don't ask me why! Actually, I'm not even sure it wasn't just a coincidence, that's just my experience so far...

Really excellent job anyway.
Are they equipped to put also labels on those panels, if required?
As I understand, that's normally done through laser etching.

 

[epervier]

Ah, thx. I keep forgetting about new fangled stuff like EVC's having purely mechanical lumps, myself.

Mind you, I couldn't see where you'd put the steam pressure guage.

mind you, from the post title, I first thought it was a dash that told you lies about your carbon footprint