29 H&H Project Boat

[chrisp]

29 H&H " Looney Tuna" cruiser converted into a fishing vessel

 

[Raider Ronnie]

Welcome to the site Chris.
Boat is coming along & looking much better !

 

[Bill]

Glad to see this boat was bought by someone with vision! Looks great.

 

[BillD]

29 H&H " Looney Tuna" cruiser converted into a fishing vessel

I KNEW for the asking price of 29,900 someone would "gut this thing" and make it into a nice fish/cruiser DE.

Very nice job !!!!!!

You keeping the gas power for now ????

 

[chrisp]

bill, yes keeping the gas for now but hoping to drop a deisel in in the next year or two.

 

[MDI45]

If That boat could talk it would say thank you.........she looks so much better now

 

[BillD]

If That boat could talk it would say thank you.........she looks so much better now

MDI, I could not agree MORE !!
The dam thing looked like a small Red Cross hospital ship !

 

[chrisp]

SS Minnow "little buddy"

 

[chrisp]

another angle of the boat! shes coming along!!

 

[Bill_N]

Looks great proportionally where you cut the house back. Nice work!

 

[Bill]

Did this have a pontoon boat seat in it?

 

[Raider Ronnie]

Chris.
What are planning on for the winter back door, a center slider ?
My advice, make it as wide as possible !
I would do a slider each side, one sliding towards to port, 1 to stb.
Nothing worse than a big fat guy standing in the way of a small door way !!!

 

[chrisp]

opening is 30" wide I am still not shore what i am going to do, thinking of making a mahogany hinged door over the winter

 

[chrisp]

Yes this boat has the pontoon seating I am going to make a bench seat over the winter but the pontoon seats are good for now. I am working hard to have this in the water for the fall tuna bite

 

[Raider Ronnie]

opening is 30" wide I am still not shore what i am going to do, thinking of making a mahogany hinged door over the winter

30" is pretty small if you ask me ! Especially if you plan to tuna fish.
Guessing the winterback is about 10ft wide, I would take another 10" off each side, 2 doors, either slide or hinged. 50" wide opening.
Just my opinion.

 

[Raider Ronnie]

Ronnie, Please elaborate on how the house door size will affect the ability to fish tuna. Thanks.

I know Chris plans to fish at anchor.
No mention of installing cockpit controls.
Someone will be at the helm and some one on the rod.
My opinion. A lot easier to communicate and see through a nice wide door opening or even better an open winterback.

 

[finaddict]

doorway

I know Chris plans to fish at anchor.
No mention of installing cockpit controls.
Someone will be at the helm and some one on the rod.
My opinion. A lot easier to communicate and see through a nice wide door opening or even better an open winterback.

I have to aggree with Ronnie. I have a similar set up and although I have plexiglass across the back and have a decent view, a wider door for communication and just trying to get by that one guy who always stands in the doorway would make life easier.

I have a sliding door on on starboard side and plan to move it into the center over the winter so I can add some controls on the back deck where the door is now. Do it while you can......Ronnie has some great vision, I followed his overhaul and it can be the simple touches that make life easier.

So far your changes to the H&H look great. Keep it up and keep us posted!

 

[chrisp]

I know Chris plans to fish at anchor.
No mention of installing cockpit controls.
Someone will be at the helm and some one on the rod.
My opinion. A lot easier to communicate and see through a nice wide door opening or even better an open winterback.

Second station is going in live well on the port side Boat has large cockpit 11x10

 

[Raider Ronnie]

Second station is going in live well on the port side Boat has large cockpit 11x10

There you go.

 

[John P]

Will the TV be in for watching the Pats?