Its been finished for a little while now, well as much as any boat project is ever finished, but sickness has delayed posting. The idea was to move the steering wheen forward a bit to free up a bit of space, and then create a seating area and storage. Here is the result.
The console top is made from rimu, a New Zealand wood that I've been using up and the platform on the left is made of french oak that we found in a salvage yard near my parents. In both cases I used an old stripping disc in the angle grinder to clean them up, followed with oil for a finish.
I've relocated the throttle to in front of the steering wheel and put some instruments and switches next to it. The switches will serve the navigation lights, wipers etc. I was looking for a temperature gauge to work with the old Lister JP3 engine and found a cheap one on Amazon (its the rectangular instrument by the rev counter). Its a nice combination of analogue and digital and a bargain at only £11.
Its been interesting to make it all, as the wheelhouse is not square or level and I'm not a natural woodworker like my brother. But I'm happy with the result, as are Mary and Nate.