Projects during the Pandemic

     After returning from Stuart I started a list of things that needed to be upgraded, it was a long list!

1. Solar Panels



2 x 400 Watt Panels



2.  Windlass 

Lewmar 700

    3. Table storage

Stole the idea from another users screen storage.
Used old door slide material.

  4. NMEA 2000 Transducer

Removed old head thru-hull and replaced 
with temp and depth transducer

   5.Lithium capable 40 amp charger

Replaced the defective original guest 15 amp
with Sterling Procharge 40 amp

   6. Remove analog instruments

Cleaned up my dash, removed instruments and flush mounted my GPSMap 5212. I added NMEA 2000 cables from both motors and can access Fuel flow, RPM, speed, engine hours, temperature etc. I also have a Yacht Devices NMEA 2000 to Ethernet gateway connected to a wireless router and am able to view this information on a tablet or laptop as well.

    7.Reconfigured V-Berth Mattress

 Removed the memory foam from our 10" mattress. Cut new plywood backing and reupholstered. Wendy usually sleeps down here. 

Made the port side larger, so that if I end up being the one sleeping down there I can leave out the center section and still have enough width to sleep comfortably. 

   8.Dinghy cover.

Got a large piece of Sunbrella as wrapping material 
when I ordered my helm chair from Great Lakes Skipper.
Perfect size.

  9.Generator mount

Had some aluminum channel that I salvage from our
last marina, Used some more old door slide material 
to fit the genset feet into.

  10. Relocate dinghy crane.

I was gifted a cockpit surround and decided the only way I could make it work, was to cut the crane upright at the gunnel and then mount it fore of the cockpit. It worked out great and I was able to modify the surround to fit the cockpit quite well.

All in all 2020 was a busy year for upgrades, wonder what 2021 will hold.