New boat!

[Mr Googler]

Thanks so much for your post @MarkNL

I’ve been in contact with Jimmy! He’s helped me figure out the fuel tank arrangements and a few other bits....although mine is 07 so made under Brunswick ownership. The only other one I found within EU was Italy! Mine was imported from US 2011. Got all the history inc first owner! Certainly seems to still be a well respected boat even though only made 2002 - 2008. The build quality really is excellent from what I’ve seen so far.

thanks again!

 

[MarkNL]

Good to hear you have been able to contact the source !

All the best

 

[BruceK]

Enough talk. You're missing out. We're having a party down here.

 

[Rum_Pirate]

Beautiful. You should have some really great times with it.

Remember to regularly flush those engines with fresh water.

How old are the engines? If over 5 years replace the water pump impellers, unless they have been done very recently.

 

[Mr Googler]

Beautiful. You should have some really great times with it.

Remember to regularly flush those engines with fresh water.

How old are the engines? If over 5 years replace the water pump impellers, unless they have been done very recently.

do you use the flush attachment or muff? Mixed reviews on the flushing port

 

[Rum_Pirate]

do you use the flush attachment or muff? Mixed reviews on the flushing port

My twin 85hp 2-stroke Yamahas (over 10 years old) don’t have a flush attachment, so I have to use rubber muffs.
Fortunately we have good water pressure here.

Would like a water filled plastic drum.

 

[BruceK]

Pirates of a feather! Break out the rum!

 

[Mr Googler]

Big news!

Dash is done (bar a little tidying up of the wrap edges)

Android Tablets £85 each
Hard cases ( which are bolted to the dash) £10 each
Custom cut Acrylic £17 (Mostly postage!)
pancake head bolts and other fittings £8
12v - 5v droppers £7 each (each gas 2 usb but 3a max. Need the 3rd for something else)
Grey wrap £8
FM hidden aerial £5
300W Pyle marine head unit from the US of A......£40 inc delivery and taxes!
Bit of decking to mount the droppers to....free ?

quite happy with it for £290

Mercury Bluetooth unit to work with the app is £225 but not including that.....this is boat maths after all!

 

[Jamie Dundee]

Looks good ?

Is the VHF not quite parallel to the stereo or is that my Shiraz befuddled eye sight?

 

[Mr Googler]

Looks good ?

Is the VHF not quite parallel to the stereo or is that my Shiraz befuddled eye sight?

You are correct! Not secured yet....need to find a couple of L shaped brackets. Looking at meccano currently

 

[Seastoke]

You are correct! Not secured yet....need to find a couple of L shaped brackets. Looking at meccano currently

Put a piece of decking unde the near side wheel it will be level.

 

[Mr Googler]

Put a piece of decking unde the near side wheel it will be level.

I spent an hour laying masking tape along the hull today ready for the dark primer....I did wonder if I was level ???

 

[Jamie Dundee]

I spent an hour laying masking tape along the hull today ready for the dark primer....I did wonder if I was level ???

I’ll come and offer an opinion if you really want.…..??

 

[Mr Googler]

Please do drop by and say hi! I need the moral support ???

 

[Jamie Dundee]

Please do drop by and say hi! I need the moral support ???

Will do if I ever venture that far north. I suffer from nosebleeds at higher latitudes…

Although I have been told (repeatedly ?) that there’s a boat in the morning…

 

[Mr Googler]

It’s not “all the way” to Ramsey you know ?

 

[Jamie Dundee]

It’s not “all the way” to Ramsey you know ?

I was in the big smoke last Wednesday, felt ill for two days after.

Got my first Covid jab while I was there coincidentally.

 

[Seastoke]

I was in the big smoke last Wednesday, felt ill for two days after.

Got my first Covid jab while I was there coincidentally.

When i went to see him he offered me a coffee, strange guy.

 

[Jamie Dundee]

When i went to see him he offered me a coffee, strange guy.

Got to be better than Astra Z arabica.

 

[TwoHooter]

Very impressive panel. Looks like £10k to the untutored eye. Of course experienced pros like me can tell straight away that it only cost £290

I'd like to know please:

What brightness do the screens have? Do they publish a "nits" value?

What's the plotter software, and what charts are you using - or did I miss that from a previous post?

Where in the budget is the GPS dongle? Or was that already there?

Seriously, that panel is really good going and as I always say, these DIY nav/plotter jobs (like I have on our boat) mean that if something fails you are not in the hands of the nearest Raymarine/Garmin/BG/whatever rep and their inevitable verdict that the whole thing is shot+there are no parts available+the warranty ran out++++.... and you need a complete new system, and that will be £10k please, and there's a backlog, you'll get it just after the season ends......