Has anyone ever taken the roof off the rear cabin on a norman 20 conquest I cant find a "normal" 20 so was thinking of getting a conquest and converting it. How hard would it be? Any advice would be welcome.
What sort of idiot would ever consider doing that????? Oh yes I remember now, it was me! Have a peek here for some ideas, mine was a 25 but you get the idea, the obvious button is "The hack" but other buttons show the finished job. I think a conquest has a shorter front cabin than a standard 20 so you will end up with more cockpit than cabin.
Thanks for that, I will have to check out the size of the front cabin to see if there is a difference. I need the cockpit space for taking friends out for the day I will also be hanging a big 80hp engine on the back as I will be going costal.
I think I might hang out for a 20 if I were you. They are around. Can still hang a big lump on the back. I'll admit that you are a tad north of the usual boating areas! They are readily trailerable though.
If you are going to hang 80hp on it factor in the work of stripping and rebuilding the transom, the filler wood is notorious for going rotten, no problem to river cruisers packing 20hp but 80hp on coastal will probably take the transom off at a very inconvenient time.
Rebuilding the transom was always going to be on the "to do" list as I was already aware of this problem. In an ideal world I would find a 20 with an inboard but round here thats like finding dragon droppings.
I have got a 25 with large rear deck Perkins 4108 and enfield leg was running up to a few weeks ago. Needs a lot of work. Might sell if the price was right. No trailer
Found these in just 10 minutes. Remember the advertised price is never the one you pay! The last listing seems to be an auction but has some promising looking opportunities! Good luck!
conquest rear cabin removal
Posted - 29 Sep 2016 : 17:33:40
