We know that folks are worried about the economy and it's hurting us a lot as well.  It's not an ideal time for many folks to purchase new boats but we have all of our in-stock boats discounted to dealer cost for those that can take advantage of the current conditions (it won't make us any money but it will reduce our monthly interest expenses which will help).  Also, for those folks considering a Rosborough boat from Canada the current exchange rate is very favorable to the U.S. dollar which essentially results in a substantial discount on the boats.

We still could use some more service work (including boat upgrades, electronics installation, accessory installation, etc) to help us get through this period.  It's nice to have new boat sales but service is really the backbone of our business.

Service Special: We'll pay for the oil or give you a 10% discount (which ever is greater) for all Honda and Tohatsu engine full services.

Rosborough RF-246 Custom Wheelhouse

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E.Q. Harbor Service

The following photos are of a customer's Custom Wheelhouse.  The radar mast on this boat was designed by us and custom fabricated by Brooks Marine Fabrication in Anacortes, WA.

           

Photos above courtesy of Merv & Kathy Floyd

This Custom Wheelhouse was done for a close friend and customer who will be using the boat in the Southeast part of the U.S. primarily so things like air conditioning while rare in the Pacific Northwest showed up on this project.

I think this boat shows what can be done using the wonderfully versatile Custom Wheelhouse as the basis for a nice cruiser.  We removed the stock seating which was a couple of nice pedestal mounted seats which in turn were mounted on fiberglass risers.  That left a totally open floor in the wheelhouse with only the built-in galley counter glassed in the rear port corner.

Since this boat was equipped with ZF Mathers electronic engines controllers (so we could install a remote second station) I had to get a little creative to find a home for the two actuator/processor boxes.  I decided these would best fit under the galley counter so to gain better access to that space I removed the refrigerator.  Once the refrigerator was removed the wheels started turning and ideas started flowing and we decided that we could have our cabinetmaker construct a cabinet for the starboard side of the boat that would house the refrigerator, the Wallas 30D heater and provide a mounting surface for the helm seat.

It ended up looking as shown below (though the cabinet is not fully finished in either photo).

A second cabinet was fabricated to match the first for the port side; it housed the water heater and provided a surface on which to mount the matching port seat

I'll insert here that I'm really lousy about taking photos; usually I'm so involved in the rigging process and the puzzle it presents to think about it.  That's my way of saying I don't have any photos of the totally finished interior of this wheelhouse model.  I'll have to ask the owner to send some to me!

We did end up with some awfully nice custom canvas which was a collaborative effort between my self and Rick of K-Man Canvas.  Below is the "full meal deal" enclosing all of the boat's cockpit...dinner for 12?

In the photo below this you can see what the canvas looks like with the rear camper enclosure rolled up and stowed behind the cabin top.  The area under the hardtop behind the cabin is enclosed across the back with canvas curtains; these are removed when the large rear enclosure goes up.  Truly multipurpose!