The season is here!
 

The season is finally here! :drink:

My motor broke last Aug, so I have been off the water for a while.

After re-powering, today was my first ride.

Here's some pics of my winter projects .....

Old and new ....

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I had to raise my hatch a few inches.

I used 2x2 angle on the sides.

I inverted the upper hinge and drilled a whole (not perfect) and bolted them down.

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I'm going to have to change my sunpad and seat back a little bit. They need to be redone anyway.

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New vents and new drive shower.

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I changed my add-on steering system to full hydraulic.

Here's my new wheel and helm.

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GPS SPEEDO :drink:

I have the antenna temp rigged to make sure it was working. For some reason at my house it did not want to lock on to the signal but at the marina it locked right on.

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I'm still looking for a creative idea for a pass. side foot rest. Any ideas?

I was planning on doing the "shakedown" cruise by myself or with a buddy. My daughter insisted on going. She LOVES the Superboat!

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one more pic plus my pile of spare parts...

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On my 24 what I did was got one of those fold down stainless steps and thru-bolted it into the cabin initially to have a step up to access the bow but my wife used it as a foot rest. I thought of putting on a second one but I tended to leave the cabin doors open and kept them from swinging around with a s/s hook and eyelet. I usually kept the cooler in that area as well for additional foot rest. if it wasnt down below.

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Cool McGiver job on the hatch cover!

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Whats the black square thing to the left of the vent? And why the round access cover on the hatch?

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The black square is a trim switch. It's real handy to have when getting the boat ready to travel, etc. Instead of undoing the canvas and climbing up to use the switch on the throttle.

The round access cover is to disconnect the hatch actuator. Normally my sunpad is covering it and you don't see it.

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Thanks. I also like the 300x on my old 24 with the trim switch on the engine, Something to think about on the Y2K

Hay KRAK!
How do yopu open your hatch if the battery is dead, I know you have the electrric hatch lift?

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Dave, would that drive shower work on an XR drive/ THe XR has a finned top cap

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Boat looks really nice Dave. All your winter slaving is finally paying off. Way to go! :drink:

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Glad To See Your Progressis Coming Along !!!! I Used The Same Blue On My Boat..........

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Gary H -
JC did it right on the hatch, he installed an access panel in the underseat storage/ice chest area, and installed a very nice T-pin quick release at the base of the hatch lift; first class.


Dave M - I like that helm! What system did you install?

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The helm is Marine Machine, the rest of the hoses and fittings is from IMCO.

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Thanks Keith

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Hey Dave,
Nice job raising your hatch.
I am going to visit JC in a few weeks. I would like a new flat hatch without the sun pad. What do you think?
How did she run?
Are you going easy on her for the first few hours?
I am not sure if I will be capable of holding back when mine hits the water... :eek:
I like your new vent covers! Eddie Marine?
I ordered something similar with handles...

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Hey Patrick,

The flat hatch sounds good. I don't hang out on my sunpad too often.

She ran good, I am following Merc's break-in so I kept it under 4K rpms. I had my old prop on there so I don't have any comparison numbers yet. My friend has a 28 B1 that he is going to let me try. The GPS Speedo is SWEET! It reads right on with my hand-held GPS.

I was going to get the handles for the vents too. I was a little worried about how much stress would be on the deck with one of my fat-ass buddies tugging on it.

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Hey Dave M. and Superbash,
I am vary jealous of you fellows out on the water already.
I still have not pulled the winter cover off my boat yet.
We may be able to pull my 7.4 from the boat this coming Friday but we'll see how the weather is.
Bash, your Wednesday night thing is looking good for this week. Maybe 60°F by then.
Winter is dead, but my boating is still about 6 weeks off... :(
Later,

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I think it's going to be close to 70 here on Weds. I guess I will be leaving work EARLY! :D

I'm going to try out a 28 Bravo 1. I haven't pushed her much over 4K RPMs yet. With my 26 Bravo at 4K the throttle looks like it is only about 1/2 way up.

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Hi Dave,
Are you running a solid or plastic hub?
I gotta get off this PC and work on my engine... OUT

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come down to lexington park and pick me up after work! My boat still on drydock

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I live in Lex. Park too. Still haven't taken the winter cover off the boat. A month of 45 degrees and rain is no help in the de-winterization process. Hoping for an early may splash if we can get some decent weather and my boss would allow me to stay in the country for a few days.

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Hey Patrick,

The first 26 Bravo I had came with the plastic hub. The one I have now came with the metal insert. I think all Bravo 1's 26P and higher come with the metal.

Dave M

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Hey Dave,
How did the 28p work for you?
Is she broken in yet?
Are you coming north in June?
Later :drink:

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Dave, my 26P Bravo 1 has plastic hub, for what it's worth....does it matter?

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I didn't have any problems with mine until one of the BLADES broke! :eek:

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Ouch.............. :(

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Hey Dave,
What's Up?

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Hey Pat,

Not much. I have around 5-6 hours on the motor so far. It seems to run great. I haven't really lit into it yet. I'm still waiting to try my friends 28P until I get over the 10 hour mark and I can start opening it up.

The steering system is working good too. It feels very precise and I can turn the wheel with my pinky.

I'm still unsure if I will make Superfest or not. Do you have a full boat? Maybe I can be a BOAT ***** for the day?

Dave

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Come on up Dave.
If you don't bring your boat we'll make room for you.
Kieth is dragging his boat 2000 miles, we need Dave M. our original OSO man! :drink: