It can be done, I had a fiberglass guy make a frame, then I cut the dash out to fit in 2 screens, check page 31, post 613
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Or go big like this. Ignore the arrow....I had to search my phone for a picture.Anyone attempted to try to level the surface between the area for the MFD and the area below it where I have a VHF? I’m upgrading to new Garmin electronics. I’d love to squeeze in two new 12” MFD displays. Thought about a piece of star board to raise the area up. And then a new wood grain panel on top of that to make it look clean. Thoughts?
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I am interested in adding an Air conditioner to the cockpit. Can someone tell me where it was located, size etc. in later years
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I, like Blown, have a similar setup. The 16k Turbo will fit under the seat and is significantly better then the original. Now there is a dometic 18k available and I would buy that if I did it again. Happy to talk more about this if you want ideas. Hardest part will be running the electric and pump wires back to the trigger box.
I thought hard about that. I don’t think so. The 16k turbo really is probably 30% better then the original 16. They do make an 18 variable speed now so that’s what I would do but it’s $1k more. I also think an additional pump and dedicated thru hull could help around here because our water temps get 90*.
In theory a bigger pump sounds good but it depends on the thru-hull size and strainer size. And it’s not bad having independent systems if anything goes wrong. In my case they are all running on a single hole and pump but if I were starting from scratch I may rethink that as the cost of running it all together is expensive as well if you need to add or upgrade a trigger box. I appreciate your feedback for sure here, hopefully someone in a super hot climate will add an 18k and we can talk about the results.
as far as Marinaire units, my 2 neighbors have them and they work fine but they don’t blow nearly as hard as the turbos. They do come with thermostats and are significantly less expensive then Dometic units. I am a dealer for Dometic but really no other brand offers service, parts, and warranty which we all eventually need so I’m loyal to them at this point.
Will start cutting the board out next time I come to Grand Haven. Pulled out the sofa yesterday and capped the water lines. I plan to remove the entire back board and when I reinstall, make whole board removable instead of that little hole.
I, like Blown, have a similar setup. The 16k Turbo will fit under the seat and is significantly better then the original. Now there is a dometic 18k available and I would buy that if I did it again. Happy to talk more about this if you want ideas. Hardest part will be running the electric and pump wires back to the trigger box.
Having an ac in the helm is amazing. It allows me to utilize the back of the boat in the summer or winter as long as the canvas is up. The unit will not keep it cold while you’re under way but it will control the temp once you’ve reached your destination and feels great just blowing on you while you’re running. Definitely something I wouldn’t do without and I just replaced mine 3 months ago.
Hi folks. Getting ready for a long trip and working on some preventive maintenance items. Since owning this boat, the throttles has never been lined up with each other (port throttle goes a little higher than starboard), is there some way to adjust them to get them dialed in better?
Why are you using both throttles when running? Don’t you have sync on and use just starboard?Anyone know?