Leaning Post Drawer

[catchersrock]

Finished the latest project. Added a drawer to the leaning post. Cant have too much storage.

[gnrphil]

emthup  nice work, where do I put my order in 

[Juan]

Great work.. You should mass produce and sell those things. (I'd put a chrome handle on it)

[shannond]

Nice job!

[985crabs]

Pretty crafty. Nice job.. I second the idea of the handle. But wrap it in tape or something so it’s not so hot it burns your hand off.

[catchersrock]

Hey guys, thanks so much for the nice comments. I didnt add a handle cause I dont want to eat up any more room between the back of the seat and the livewell. I can just walk thru there now. I made the face of the drawer a little longer vertically so I can wrap my fingers under and pull from there. The drawer slides have a retention built in, but, I'm not sure it is strong enough. I am going to add an internal drawer catch to make sure it stays closed.

I priced having this made by a few of the folks that do that, Boat Outfitters for one. Their price was around $200. As I am want to do, I knew I could do it cheaper than that. I have around $100 in materials in it and many, many hours, as it was the first and designed on the go. If anyone wants to try making one, I will be happy to offer my lessons learned and materials used.

Thanks again.

[captduck]

Did you use starboard?

[catchersrock]

Jan 28, 2018 11:43:12 GMT -6 captduck said:

Did you use starboard?

I use a knockoff sold on Amazon called Seaboard. It is the same stuff and much cheaper.

[captduck]

I wonder if you could use pvc board. Be even cheaper!

[freezerfiller]

PVC is cheaper but if it spends any time in the sun, it won't last long.

[mosquito13]

Catchersrock You do nice work! What tools are you using(table saw, router? Do you 5200 your joints on top of screwing your projects? What is you source for S/S slides? Big respect for turning out nice stuff with starboard or knockoff, not at all like working with wood...

[catchersrock]

Feb 1, 2018 10:19:08 GMT -6 mosquito13 said:

Catchersrock You do nice work! What tools are you using(table saw, router? Do you 5200 your joints on top of screwing your projects? What is you source for S/S slides? Big respect for turning out nice stuff with starboard or knockoff, not at all like working with wood...

Thank you so much

I have been cutting with an 18 volt mini skill saw. I clamp my 4 foot level to the material to use as a saw guide for nice strait cuts.

I have not been using 5200 on any of the joints. I am not certain enough that I am finished with it to make it that permanent. I took it apart last night and added an internal drawer catch to help hold it closed.

[fraydknot]

Have to agree you can never have enough storage!! Looks awesome well done !,,,