Up Grades

[prowlersfish]

Tell us more I am planning some

[P-Dogg]

Holey Moley! 100% of us are doing re-powers!!!!

(OK, so it's only 1 vote)

In addition to repowering, I'm:

Installing a new (to me closed-cooled) generator
Installing new carpet throughout
Installing a dinette
Painting the engine room
Installing a new water heater
Installing two vacuflush heads
Installing hard railing all-around (formerly just had hard pipe on the pulpit and aft deck. Thanks Aaron)

How-to (or how-not-to) threads on each to follow.....

[P-Dogg]

I mean "Thanks Aaron "

One day I happened to mouth-off to my wife that Aaron said that if he were to do a refit, he would replace the cable lifelines with hard railing all the way around. She said "That sounds like a great idea!" After that there was pretty much no turning back......

Everything has been purchased, the existing stanchions have had their bulbous tops cut off, and I merely await somewhat warmer weather.

[Stripermann2]

Putting boat on hard in couple weeks. Repowering both engines, painting bilge, adding a new radar and chartplotter. Bottom paint, rebed struts. Sand and re do inside woodwork.

[alexander38]

Painting topside..Carver muddling white
Refitting the whole galley and settee
Replacing all 3 a/c units (aft berth AC/dc system
Replace all canvas

[prowlersfish]

New GPS (Garmin 70 )

New ( to me 1 year old ) Chain / rode windlass pro 1000


Last year or 2 it was transom door and hawse pipes or you can call it 3 large holes ( aka Paul went nuts with a sawsall )
new carpet

[44Ydnar88]

Does this count? Pretty excited about rock in these out at the chicago boat show.

[prowlersfish]

Why not ? Up grading the crew is a upgrade ,

[mikeandanne]

Only one thing left for 2015 and that is new carbs,as already done
---new aft gas tanks,fill hose etc
---new holding tank
---new waste lines (that was fun)
---re and re water tank to glass up a hole in it (that is what started it all)
---props re-pitched and tuned

Planning a month away thru the Trent so I am hoping I got everything and we can enjoy the boat...Mike

[Barrie]

I'm planning to dismantle, refit, upgrade, repaint, re-carpet and whatever else is necessary to make this thing like new again.
An 18 month project, I hope :0

[adrewoh]

"Does this count? Pretty excited about rock in these out at the chicago boat show."

That's great!! What a good idea!

[The Dog House]

I'll be buying new canvas in the Spring. The canvas that came with the boat was old when I got it, and I finally have the money to replace it.

[bjanakos]

Replacing carpet / Flooring in the salon and galley.
Refinishing inside woodwork.
New SIMRAD electronics, 2xNSS7, AP, RS35.
New AM/FM radio.
Buff and polish hull sides and top sides.
New Lettering.

[Lou]

After taking possession in August, I have managed to get both 351's to run and idle, did short haul to clean bottom & running gear, touched up bottom paint and barnical blocker to running gear, replaced refrigerator, mad cleaned boat, (scrub-x), kill and remove 15 wasps nest, repair steering shaft rod, installed new three bank battery tender, installed three marine batteries, hung canvass in cockpit, minor screw re-tightening, replace starboard shift cable on lower helm and installed loud a$$ horn.

Now to the upgrades and the "to do's" this spring;
Installing current/up-to-date electronics (upper & lower helm
Rewire upper helm to factory (hoping to resolve RPM issue)
Tune up engines & oil changes
Add blue LED lights to lower deck gunnel & spot lights.

And most importantly to use the boat as much and the summer budget allows.

[Bubbabuda]

Re-coat bottom paint
Extend swimplatform from 20" to 34", just put together and looks great
Underwater lights (LED's)
Anchor Windlass and rode

a little more than 100 days till splash!!!!!!!!!!!