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Well it took a while longer than what I had projected and cost more than I had thought but I finally got the boat back in the water with almost everything I had wanted to do to it since last having it out of the water about two years ago. I had grown very tired of the dash layout/instruments/switches so I wanted to bring the boat into the 2000's at least instead of the 80's design I felt it had. There was also plenty of mechanical maintenance and repairs, and not to mention I rewired all of the accessories. Oh and finally, a new SEI Marine lower unit to replace the one that had a quart of water instead of gear oil. So it's still not finished and there are some details to do but I ran out of time...... and my wife ran out of patience.
Anyhow, here are some pictures. The first is of the original state of the boat when I got it back in late 2019 and then how it is now. After are some shots of the wiring, of which I won't be winning any awards but I am fairly proud of myself as this was my first time ever re-wiring a boat. I'd like to thank Shakes26 for giving me the knowledge on how the Mercury VesselView system works. I could not have done it without his help. I owe him a fishing trip real soon. Also would love to thank my neighbor for helping me out with making the dash and the large glove box in the dash. The smaller glove box lower down was made by Boat Outfitters. Much nicer than what we made of course but much pricier, too. Also a big thanks to the friend who let me borrow his trailer for three and a half months. Impossible to get this done without his help. Anyhow, pictures.
Anyhow, here are some pictures. The first is of the original state of the boat when I got it back in late 2019 and then how it is now. After are some shots of the wiring, of which I won't be winning any awards but I am fairly proud of myself as this was my first time ever re-wiring a boat. I'd like to thank Shakes26 for giving me the knowledge on how the Mercury VesselView system works. I could not have done it without his help. I owe him a fishing trip real soon. Also would love to thank my neighbor for helping me out with making the dash and the large glove box in the dash. The smaller glove box lower down was made by Boat Outfitters. Much nicer than what we made of course but much pricier, too. Also a big thanks to the friend who let me borrow his trailer for three and a half months. Impossible to get this done without his help. Anyhow, pictures.
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