2002 342 with custom hard top

aero3113aero3113 Member Posts: 9,043 ✭✭✭✭✭
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I came across this 342 on eBay, it has a custom hard top. Wish there were more pics to see how it was done, it actually looks decent. I remember a few years ago someone was thinking of making a hard top, could this be his??

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F123973641346


2008 330EC
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  • Handymans342Handymans342 Member Posts: 10,375 ✭✭✭✭✭
    46 hours?? What's up with that??
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  • reneechris14reneechris14 Member Posts: 3,134 ✭✭✭✭✭
    If you go on Ebay there is 123 pics boat shows well looks like the hard top just sits on top of the  arch and has a sun roof and isinglass look new also.
    2005 Rinker FV342  Pawcatuck river,Ct
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  • aero3113aero3113 Member Posts: 9,043 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Yea, I saw the pics. Would like to see more detailed pics and see how it’s fastened.
    2008 330EC
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  • PickleRickPickleRick Member Posts: 4,012 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November 2019
    Wouldnt be hard to build if you had a nice tig, pipe bender and a good canvas guy.  The fiberglass top would be the easy part, the frame would be most difficult.  Aluminum over stainless to keep it light. 

    The only thing i see that it lacks that would be a must for me in the south are roof hatches, does the front glass open?  

    It's too pretty of a boat to put an RV a.c. on the hard top but it would make for an easy and cheap cool crusing for the entire family on the bridge.  Hide the ac behind the radar and some rocket launchers, no one will notice 😜
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  • aero3113aero3113 Member Posts: 9,043 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November 2019
    @PickleRick , it does have a hatch on the hard top.
    2008 330EC
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  • LaReaLaRea Member, Moderator Posts: 7,747 mod
    The box on top of the hardtop looks like a Garmin broadband radar, not an AC unit.  The AC would be under the v-berth.

    46 hours must be a typo.  The genny has 485 hours.  
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  • PickleRickPickleRick Member Posts: 4,012 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I didnt see the hatch and the ac addition i was taking about was in my usual "hey, i can build that myself cheap" reference.  

    Since @Handymans342   told me about the 28 ft express I've been game planning hard top air circulation and ac.  I made the mistake of showing a pic of the 2859 to the little lady so now she's pushing me to selll the 235 and my sailboat to make room for one.  We would need to yard space to build a 3rd metal garage to fit a boat that's 30 ft loa with a platform.   A bayliner with roof top ac would go unnoticed,  a rinker, well that's as bad as punching a baby...maybe worse.
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  • reneechris14reneechris14 Member Posts: 3,134 ✭✭✭✭✭
    On the pop yatch site it says 46 hours on new motors and drives,hardtop and bow thruster 
    2005 Rinker FV342  Pawcatuck river,Ct
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