Wooldridge Pilothouse's under construction photos

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Hey all, i know i love seeing fabrication photos of all kinds so i thought i would throw some up for ya. We happen to have four different SS Offshore Pilothouse boats under construction all at the same time right now and i just took a few pictures of them out in the shop. I will try to keep some photos coming as we go. Let me know if you guys have any questions and enjoy!
This photo shows all four boats
This photo shows all four boats
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One boat is a 23' which is going to northern B.C., one is a 24' going to California, one is a 26' going to Montana and the other is a 26' going to the east coast
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This is a photo of the 23'
This is a photo of the 23'
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This 23' SS Offshore will be heading to northern B.C. and will be powered by a 225 Honda
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This is another shot of the 23'
This is another shot of the 23'
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This shows the rear of the 23'. Notice the rear helm.
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This is a photo of the 24'
This is a photo of the 24'
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This is the 24' which will be heading to California in the bay area. It will have a full self bailing rear deck and will be powered by twin 115 Yamaha's.
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Thanks for the pics Grant. Please keep em coming! I really like that 23!

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Grant, keep the pictures coming , we like to follow the builds.

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Very cool, I have a 24' SS Pilothouse and have always been curious on build photos. Keep em coming!
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And what a beautiful fishing machine you have Propnut. :thumbsup:
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Allright guys, here come a few more photos. This is the 23' which the fabrication is now done and the boat has been rolled into finishing. I will throw a few more pictures in to follow.
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Here is an interior photo showing some of the structure in the cabin of the 23'
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Hre is another photo of the 23' showing more of the structure in the rear. Notice the rear helm which will get a locking door and the dual side trays. The top tray will get a locking door to secure rods.
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Peezer wrote:Sir Grant, in post #10 is that a fly bridge helm i see? sweet. :thumbsup:
Peezer, no it is actually a radar box but we could make a fly bridge helm.
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24' SS Offshore Pilothouse
24' SS Offshore Pilothouse
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Here is a photo of the 24' after a few windows were cut out.
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Hey Grant:

If you were going to sell a 23 SS pilot house to someone who likes to troll with downriggers most of the time, what do you recommend for power and controls? (e.g. single with a kicker or twins, kicker with a tiller, aft steering station or TR-1, etc.) I realize it is probably "whatever the customer wants" most of the time, but was curious about your recommendation.

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Napa Mike wrote:Hey Grant:

If you were going to sell a 23 SS pilot house to someone who likes to troll with downriggers most of the time, what do you recommend for power and controls? (e.g. single with a kicker or twins, kicker with a tiller, aft steering station or TR-1, etc.) I realize it is probably "whatever the customer wants" most of the time, but was curious about your recommendation.

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Napa Mike,

Well you hit the nail on the head. It is whatever the customer wants though i would deffinitely explain all the options and pros and cons. Many of the big engines troll just fine and i see many customers (especially in AK) who troll with just the main engine who dont even have a kicker. That being said a kicker motor is an added sense of security and also keeps hours off the main engine if that matters to you. We can do any version though i would say one of the most common on a Pilothouse boat is to have a rear station set up for controling the remote kicker. A TR1 is nice but not necessary unless you ask the oppinion of anyone who has had one. :) A TR1 can be added to any scenario, kicker with tiller or remote kicker. Once you have fished with a TR1 then you are likely to always want one esspecially if you are the guy in charge of driving, baiting hooks etc as it will free you up a little more to fish yourself.

As far as power recomondations for a 23'; a single 200 - 250 or twin 115's. A good high thrust 9.9 or 10hp kicker is ideal.

I hope this helps.

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23' SS Offshore Pilothouse
23' SS Offshore Pilothouse
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Here is a picture i just took of the 23' in the paint booth getting masked and ready to shoot.

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23' SS Offshore Pilothouse
23' SS Offshore Pilothouse
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Paint is complete on the 23' and we are rolling it out of the booth!

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26' SS Offshore Pilothouse
26' SS Offshore Pilothouse
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Here is a photo of the two 26' boats side by side. Initial cabin side walls and windshields have just been tacked on. Roof and rear walls next.

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23' SS Offshore Pilothouse
23' SS Offshore Pilothouse
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Here is the 23' now that the paint is done on the cabin and the color is on the side.

Grant

PS - im heading out hunting guys so no posts for a week. So dont worry, i will post more when im back. :gunner2:
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23' SS Offshore Pilothouse
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Nice! Business must be good. Congrats!

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Here are a few more build pics.....

The Northern BC Pilot now in rigging.
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Nose shot of the Montana Pilot.
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East Coast Pilot well on it's way.
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I didn't include the California Pilot in the last post so here are a few more.....

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Looking good Glen, the boys are doing some fine work.
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Here is a good thread on a nice 23 Super Sport Offshore Pilothouse model from the Sports Fishing BC forum.

http://www.sportfishingbc.com/forum/sho ... Build-quot

Hope you don't mind me hijacking your thread Grant. Is this one one of the ones you have been posting above?

Awesome boats :thumbsup:

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