Arminius
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- Oct 30, 2019
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- Boat Info
- Bowrider 200 Select, 2003
- Engines
- 5.0L MPI, 260 hp w/Alpha 1 Drive
Moved the Min Kota electric anchor from the swim platform to the bow. Better pictures soon. This major project involved removal of the anchor and components from the locker, bolting 5" pieces of cedar 2 x 4 to the 4 walls of the locker, stripping and attaching the lid to the cedar with 6" x 5/16th" galvanized lags, and wiring the control on starboard and power from the battery on port.
The factory chaff guards in the locker were screwed to 1/2" encapsulated plywood plates. Tough construction! This provided a foundation for the cedar that the lid is screwed to. The anchor windlass is bolted to the lid. A safety chain ties the anchor reel to the main shackle at the bottom of the anchor well. The hanging red/black wire will power a port nav light as the anchor obscures that side of the standard nav light (to remain).
Lazy Daze was right that planting the gadget on the platform would produce complaints.
The factory chaff guards in the locker were screwed to 1/2" encapsulated plywood plates. Tough construction! This provided a foundation for the cedar that the lid is screwed to. The anchor windlass is bolted to the lid. A safety chain ties the anchor reel to the main shackle at the bottom of the anchor well. The hanging red/black wire will power a port nav light as the anchor obscures that side of the standard nav light (to remain).