Any plans for upgrading over the Winter?

rbcoomer said:
Some great and varied responses here so I thought I'd add mine.

Already 'upgraded' from a 14' to a 21', but that's not the real story as the 21' is very much going to be a work in progress for a while and thus the 'over the winter' bit of the thread title is perhaps a bit ambitious! Over the next couple of years might be a better description in my case... :rolleyes:

Anyway target for the winter (21'):-

Run up engine, check for any issues, change oil, filter and then winterize. (this weekend)
New Floor, bulkheads and wiring
Transom??? (hoping not rotten as this will mean big expensive delays)
Strip, overhaul & rebuild dead trim pump
Check and service Outdrive
Send prop off for refurb
Interior refit (fire suppression, lighting, upholstery and carpet/flooring)
Rub down, fill and re-do gel coat :eek::eek:
Replace or repair trailer (£££££££:()

There's more that needs to be done, but probably won't make it on the list before spring - like new camper cover, fit VHF, rebuild swim platform etc :o

For the 14'

Re-trim seats
Repair gel-coat scrapes & bumps on hull
New tyres on trailer

Doing the last item this week as I'm hoping for a few more runs on the water yet! The rest of the 14' items will probably wait until sping so I can assess progress on the 21' and determine if getting it on the water in 2012 is possible.

I should add that I've never done any gel-coat and only a little fibreglass work, so likely to take three times longer than anyone else would! Oh and then there's the weather and work factors... Hrrmm, 'Over the winter' is definitely optimistic... :D:D:D
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Sounds like you have a bit of a mission on your hands. Good luck with this, and keep us posted.
 
Extend Swim platform by 18", the teak needs replacing anyway so in for a penny. Upgrade dash to something similar to Abs 43, fit webasto heating for those winters at St Kats. Then normal engine servicing, antifoul & a good polish, oh & repair the radar arch after a twit from the marina stood on it to change the search light bulb, causing it to separate slightly from the boat.:mad:
 
It's a long list but mainly repair and refurb rather than upgrade.

This include painting the engines, varnishing, improving the arial arrangement for the TC, various gel coat repairs.

More major items are a new rubrail and get the props re-pitched.
 
Elza_Skip said:
It's a long list but mainly repair and refurb rather than upgrade.

This include painting the engines, varnishing, improving the arial arrangement for the TC, various gel coat repairs.

More major items are a new rubrail and get the props re-pitched.
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Are you really going to varnish the engines?
 
Both engines are being rebuilt. New autopilot. New VHF radio. And once the pain dies down from paying for all this maybe new carpets.

Other than that general cleaning and sanding and polishing.....
 
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