This Winter & Spring's Scheduled Mods...

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dlandersson
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Re: This Winter & Spring's Scheduled Mods...

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Don't forget your trailer - always something needs doing/inspecting :P
81venture wrote:1. Galley remodel...stealing a few ideas from the mods section here and combing 3 of them into 1
2. Install the A/C and "Billy box" I bought
3. Finish the anchor mount and roller
4. put the boat on the lift, hoist it, and do bottom paint
5. cockpit floor to be done in wood as I saw in another mod


prob more I am forgetting
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Re: This Winter & Spring's Scheduled Mods...

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dlandersson wrote:Don't forget your trailer - always something needs doing/inspecting :P
I second that! I put a new tail light on the trailer when I bought it. I pulled the boat out of the marina where I bought it (salt water) and put it in the marina where I kept it (fresh water). Hooked up at the end of the season to pull out and that light doesn't work. The socket where the bulb plugs in is a mess!

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Re: This Winter & Spring's Scheduled Mods...

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Gazmn wrote:
shrektruck wrote:Removing the inboard fuel tank, replacing all fuel lines, adding a grill, getting some fishing pole brackets installed and re-rigging the topping lift. Oh yeah, all L.E.D. lighting and sew up some sheets for the vee berth.
Hey Shrek,

Was it a bad PO install? :?: Dangerous :?

Is it taking up a lot of room you can use otherwise & how?

While I'm mainly just nosey & curious, I'm wondering if it could come in handy later in your new Mac life...

Just Sayin :|

P.S. I like the other ideas - I'm up for new lights myself, seeing as right now I have no interior :(
It wasn't really a bad install as in-not unsafe. It appears to be well done. But I have kids and it takes up a lot of space we can use. The 'bad' part is the PO screwed all the access hatches down so there's no accessing the storage there now. I don't think we need the extra capacity (20 gallons) and it is time to replace all the fuel lines which would mean the fill and vent lines also. I'd rather have the space. Good thought on keeping it for later. I don't throw to much useful stuff away and could/would likely use the fuel cell on the tractor or maybe in What's her name's Vette.
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Re: This Winter & Spring's Scheduled Mods...

Post by Gazmn »

There's no storage there, for me. In fact, It's often wet from my various leaks: torn rubrail, leaking mods :(

YMMV
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