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Another blow boater gone to the dark side...
Are you saying I shouldn't mount this at the helm?
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Take a look at www.uglyfishinc.com. They have the same ones I do but not sure of the size. I have an 01 460 hardtop.Yes you are correct in the hard top they are 6''
Others have added multicolored lights to the existing fixtures and ran new wires and added a switch.
What I am in the process of doing is.. I bought from Lumitec marine lighting the multicolored white, red,blue,purple. I replaced all the lower cockpit ones and that took about 20 min to do . Very straight forward. For the four on the hard top.. I had a local plastic fab company cut me four 6 3/4 round blanks with a two inch hole in the middle. I then just snap in the lights from Lumitec , drilled four screw holes that will mount the new light face to the hard top and then for the chrome bezel I used heavy duty velcro to attache the bezel to the new light fixture.
I was waiting to post pictures after I completed the hard top.
I have not found a manufactureView attachment 51756 View attachment 51757 View attachment 51758 that makes a multicolored 6" down light that could replace the ones we have in the hard tops.
Thanks for the great idea. I did it in 2 colors.Just goofing around before the game today and decided to add a little indirect lighting to the storage shelf port side. View attachment 53224 View attachment 53226
Awesome!!!Thanks for the great idea. I did it in 2 colors.View attachment 53482 View attachment 53483
Thanks for the help. I found the controller in the anchor locker and discovered a bad ground. Everything's bright nowNot 100% certain on this, but check the cable connector. It looks like a standard coaxial cable hook up. I almost made the mistake of cutting it off under the helm while cleaning up a bunch of non-use wires...then I saw that it actually went to the anchor locker and controlled the spot light.
What is everyone’s thought on Flexiteek2? Trying to decide between that or Hydro decking/Seadeck
Thanks for the input!Doug,
To some degree I agree with Josh. Well, except for that yacht quality part. I have a competitive product to SeaDek (Aqua Marine Deck, made locally) and I get a lot of compliments. I'm also in Atlanta, if you want to see it on a similar boat to yours, let me know.
Very cool!!!I got a couple of projects off my winter hit list. I upgraded the dash lights to blue led and added a vent to the dash. I got a quote to add cockpit air of $7k and thought it a bit high for the limited times that we need heat or a/c boating in the great lakes. Instead, I decided to tap into the salon a/c unit by running a 4" duct up from the unit behind the electrical panel. I had to cut a hole in the fiberglass behind the gauge panel and once I got the 4" hose there, I split it to 2 2.5" vents, one at the helm (see pics) and a second under the stereo to keep the admiral comfortable. Air flow is very good. I thought if it was weak, I could add an in-line fan on an accessory switch, but air flow seems very good. I'm looking forward to launching so I can get a better idea of the effectiveness.View attachment 53661 View attachment 53662 View attachment 53663 View attachment 53664 View attachment 53662 View attachment 53661 View attachment 53663
Very cool!!!
I have been thinking the only way to get AC to the helm was via this route but was afraid to cut that hole like you did.
Where did you find 2.5" duct and vents like you show? The chrome looks good. The smallest size I can find it 3".
Does anyone have any experience with replacing the cutlass bearing in the strut? We have done a bunch of other upgrades and preventative things on this years winter list. I brought my props back from being redone and they said they'd recommend changing the bearings now too. It makes sense as it avoids a potential lift, service time pulling my props, etc. They also said they last a long time as long as we don't get to close by the beach stirring up sand.