From Cat to Console, a Nor-Tech CC is in my Future
03-23-2015 | 04:27 PM
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FD- I appreciate your endorsement
I actually own a few Red LifeLines from the Skater, Nor-Tech provides a safety kit w/ every new boat so that will yield me another 5 or 6 bright orange horseshoe life vests bringing me to nearly 10 total!!
Ultimately I'll probably invest in a few Auto Inflatables but I haven't gotten that far yet. I looked for vendors at the Miami Boat Show but didn't really find what I was after.
I can't take full credit for the overall scheme, I pulled it together from several boats I've seen over the years & in pictures online.
I actually own a few Red LifeLines from the Skater, Nor-Tech provides a safety kit w/ every new boat so that will yield me another 5 or 6 bright orange horseshoe life vests bringing me to nearly 10 total!!
Ultimately I'll probably invest in a few Auto Inflatables but I haven't gotten that far yet. I looked for vendors at the Miami Boat Show but didn't really find what I was after.I can't take full credit for the overall scheme, I pulled it together from several boats I've seen over the years & in pictures online.
03-28-2015 | 10:17 AM
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I'm pretty late to this thread. Great job on the boat Nascat. I really like what changes you made to the front seating. And your paint scheme is one of the nicest I've seen. I will be interested in how you end up liking the Seadek after a few seasons. Hopefully it holds up as well as it looks. I noticed a small mark on my decking a few weeks back that wouldn't clean off just scrubbing it. I grabbed a small piece of 50 grit I keep on board, and very lightly scuffed off the mark. Looked like brand new 30 seconds later. Beautiful boat. Enjoy.
03-28-2015 | 02:28 PM
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Thanks for the Thumbs Up, MP, as well as the 50 grit tip, just in case.
My test piece cleaned up like new w/ soft scrub but that wasn't after real life boating wear & tear. Time will tell I guess.
My test piece cleaned up like new w/ soft scrub but that wasn't after real life boating wear & tear. Time will tell I guess.
03-30-2015 | 12:22 PM
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Engines mounted, Sea-Dek install & a few other custom details remain. Headed to NT to see & sea trial the weekend after Easter w/ the hopes of dragging her home the weekend after that.
A few custom options pictured here:
Since the lounger was shortened to accommodate the bow bench seating I had Nor-Tech fab up a flip up berth extension to help offset the berth depth lost.
The Garelick pedestal mount I had installed between the bow benches was to be dual purpose, accommodate a table (size & style TBD) as well as support a filler cushion. SportBoats & Nor-Tech built a matching hard backed bow bench filler cushion in house that will use a L- bracket & threaded knob to mount it. Both were concerned about the sturdiness of a filler on a pole & floor pedestal mount.
I'll get some good quality shots of the finished product during my visit.
Rumor has it the first Nor-Tech 340 w/ triple 350's ran a respectable 80+ mph.
