so many things that ive upgraded and modified on the boat this winter that its nearly a new boat.... ive worked on it, or a project for it every day since I pulled it out, (with exceptions for family time and traveling for work)....
it was all done on a budget as most of the materials I scrounged for and was able to build and create what i wanted. all the stainless, aluminum, and plastic work is my own creation.....obviously the electronics I had to purchase, but i bartered or sold other items to raise most of the money for them....
the GPS came with a "marine mount" that swivels and tilts but I had to make a swing arm for it so it could used in the cabin or swung out for viewing in the cockpit..... the custom arm and the mounting pad to the boat was cut out of delrin and an aluminum adaptor was necessary to get it to lay right.
the solar controller was shipped with a common steel mounting box. I didnt like it being steel so I got a 6x6x4 PVC outdoor box and cut it to 2.25"deep and then cut a hole in the lid to mount the controller in. I thought mounting it up where its dry would be better than mounting it down by the circuit panel.... if the bilge gets water in it, it could cause damaging condensation on the controller when its not in use, plus I can see it better.
I may have already posted a photo of the new fuel tank locker and folding fender holder. and the window in the hatch board is also great.....
you can see in the gps photo the strorage tube I added to store all the poles and boat hook mounted in the port bulkhead trim board, that goes back in under the gunwhale.
I built and added shelving in the head and salon area and more to come.
the higher stern rail will keep the solar panel out of the way and in direct contact with the rays..... the 120watt solar is the next and last thing that needs to be done before the season begins....
with the higher stern rail I had to raise the front boom support also, and added a stem with a self deploying anchor roller (anchor roller was a mis-cut reject that was purchased affordably and had to be modified/repaired to work properly).... you can also see the modified outboard mount. I got tired of the loud viberation of the original mounting when running the engine at half throttle, so I built it different and mounted it at solid points, rather than the original spot where the skin flexes so much.
there are so many more things that i have done but I dont want to overload the post with photos.....
I added a single handed mast raising system like I had on my other boat, that keeps the mast centered without baby stays.... I moved the galley forward... added support under the v-berth so it doesnt sag so much when your sleeping there(i measured the sag and combined with the initial sag, it was almost 3 inches with 320lbs of bodies up there) ..... sealed the rail..... successfully epoxy filled the delaminated deck core..... and more, but Im amost done..... I think
it was all done on a budget as most of the materials I scrounged for and was able to build and create what i wanted. all the stainless, aluminum, and plastic work is my own creation.....obviously the electronics I had to purchase, but i bartered or sold other items to raise most of the money for them....
the GPS came with a "marine mount" that swivels and tilts but I had to make a swing arm for it so it could used in the cabin or swung out for viewing in the cockpit..... the custom arm and the mounting pad to the boat was cut out of delrin and an aluminum adaptor was necessary to get it to lay right.
the solar controller was shipped with a common steel mounting box. I didnt like it being steel so I got a 6x6x4 PVC outdoor box and cut it to 2.25"deep and then cut a hole in the lid to mount the controller in. I thought mounting it up where its dry would be better than mounting it down by the circuit panel.... if the bilge gets water in it, it could cause damaging condensation on the controller when its not in use, plus I can see it better.
I may have already posted a photo of the new fuel tank locker and folding fender holder. and the window in the hatch board is also great.....
you can see in the gps photo the strorage tube I added to store all the poles and boat hook mounted in the port bulkhead trim board, that goes back in under the gunwhale.
I built and added shelving in the head and salon area and more to come.
the higher stern rail will keep the solar panel out of the way and in direct contact with the rays..... the 120watt solar is the next and last thing that needs to be done before the season begins....
with the higher stern rail I had to raise the front boom support also, and added a stem with a self deploying anchor roller (anchor roller was a mis-cut reject that was purchased affordably and had to be modified/repaired to work properly).... you can also see the modified outboard mount. I got tired of the loud viberation of the original mounting when running the engine at half throttle, so I built it different and mounted it at solid points, rather than the original spot where the skin flexes so much.
there are so many more things that i have done but I dont want to overload the post with photos.....
I added a single handed mast raising system like I had on my other boat, that keeps the mast centered without baby stays.... I moved the galley forward... added support under the v-berth so it doesnt sag so much when your sleeping there(i measured the sag and combined with the initial sag, it was almost 3 inches with 320lbs of bodies up there) ..... sealed the rail..... successfully epoxy filled the delaminated deck core..... and more, but Im amost done..... I think
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