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If you had to rank your boat upgrades - what would be your top two or three???

Discussion in 'Modifications/Customizations' started by Stee6043, May 18, 2017.

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  1. Mar 23, 2023 #141
    Pirate Lady

    Pirate Lady Well-Known Member

    6,558
    Jun 2, 2020
    Chesapeake Bay, Middle River
    Sundancer 250 ‘91
    7.4 Bravo 1
    Trading it in for an 88 Ocean Yacht? (See above).
     
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  2. Mar 23, 2023 #142
    Irie308

    Irie308 Well-Known Member

    2,289
    May 28, 2013
    CT
    2004 420 DB, GHS Hydraulic Lift
    Garmin 8600/Garmin 1222 plus
    AB Mares 10 VSX with 30 hp Tohatsu
    Cummins 450C 8.3 L Turbocharged
    LOL...it looks like i got around to #4 on the "to do" list minus finding one with the items listed above. Pretty much ran through the same upgrades on our current 420 DB. This time around I think our best upgrade to date is going all Garmin. Absolutely love the Garmins! Recently upgraded the auto pilot before putting her away for the winter. Looking forward to being able to do more than just hold a heading.
     
  3. Mar 23, 2023 #143
    mrsrobinson

    mrsrobinson Well-Known Member SILVER Sponsor

    6,851
    Mar 9, 2006
    Virginia, USA
    2001 Sea Ray 380DA
    3126 purring CATs
    Upgraded from a strawberry blonde to a younger brunette...
     
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  4. Mar 29, 2023 #144
    Pirate Lady

    Pirate Lady Well-Known Member

    6,558
    Jun 2, 2020
    Chesapeake Bay, Middle River
    Sundancer 250 ‘91
    7.4 Bravo 1
    You dog!
     
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  5. Mar 29, 2023 #145
    Blueone

    Blueone Well-Known Member SILVER Sponsor

    11,802
    Jan 24, 2007
    Lake Erie, Ohio
    2004 420 Sundancer
    Cummins 6CTA 450's
    Ya I can’t afford that
     
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  6. Mar 29, 2023 #146
    dtfeld

    dtfeld Water Contrails GOLD Sponsor

    4,988
    Jun 5, 2016
    Milton, GA
    410 Sundancer
    2001
    12" Axiom and 9" Axiom+ MFD
    Cat 3126 V-Drives
    1. Inverter system - Being able to have coffee/breakfast quietly with out the generator. Liked it so much I'm upgrading the upgrade this year to a Victron 24V version.
    2. New Fridges - Isotherm 65 for the cockpit, and the dual compressor Nova Kool RFU9200 in the Galley Food kept cool not frozen, and frozen things are frozen. what a concept!
    3. Upgraded Electronics, most importantly Doppler radar. Huge safety improvement.
     
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  7. Mar 29, 2023 #147
    spikedaddy99

    spikedaddy99 Well-Known Member GOLD Sponsor

    2,453
    Jun 11, 2008
    Prentice, Wi
    2005 500 DB
    QSM-11
    From 320DA to 500 DB...
     
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  8. Mar 29, 2023 #148
    SKybolt

    SKybolt Well-Known Member SILVER Sponsor

    4,397
    Nov 11, 2014
    Kent Narrows, MD
    Reel Nauti
    460 EC
    Detroit 6v92TA
    (Low profile's)
    Alison Gears
    Westerbeke
    12.5kw Genset
    Gota watch those younger brunette's, I hear their like upgrading to MAN diesels. Very high maintenance.
     
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  9. Mar 29, 2023 #149
    Blueone

    Blueone Well-Known Member SILVER Sponsor

    11,802
    Jan 24, 2007
    Lake Erie, Ohio
    2004 420 Sundancer
    Cummins 6CTA 450's
    Ya…. And no local support to fix them….and they will break
     
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  10. Mar 29, 2023 #150
    SKybolt

    SKybolt Well-Known Member SILVER Sponsor

    4,397
    Nov 11, 2014
    Kent Narrows, MD
    Reel Nauti
    460 EC
    Detroit 6v92TA
    (Low profile's)
    Alison Gears
    Westerbeke
    12.5kw Genset
    Hard to keep them running at times.
     
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  11. Mar 29, 2023 #151
    ttmott

    ttmott PhD in OCD TECHNICAL Contributor

    6,711
    Apr 3, 2012
    Space Coast Florida
    2006 52 Sedan Bridge
    Cummins QSM11
    I always reference the Crazy Hot Matrix before retrofits of the sort.
     
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  12. Mar 30, 2023 #152
    Saverio

    Saverio Well-Known Member GOLD Sponsor

    1,475
    Aug 31, 2010
    Patchogue, Great Southbay N.Y.
    1995 450 DA
    Cat 3126 420hp
    900 hours Westerbeek Generator
    Was that an amazon find...
     
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  13. Mar 31, 2023 #153
    Saverio

    Saverio Well-Known Member GOLD Sponsor

    1,475
    Aug 31, 2010
    Patchogue, Great Southbay N.Y.
    1995 450 DA
    Cat 3126 420hp
    900 hours Westerbeek Generator
    So without pictures it never happened lol
     
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  14. Mar 31, 2023 #154
    Stee6043

    Stee6043 Well-Known Member

    6,050
    Jun 1, 2015
    West Michigan
    1997 Sundancer 400
    7.4L Gassers
    It's hard to keep you guys on-track. :)

    I'll add a couple more "upgrades" to my list. As I'm now fully back into polishing mode, getting ready for launch 2023, I'm again appreciating some tools I invested in last year.

    I can't say enough about how much easier it is (to me) to manage a cordless polisher. It's really changed my attitude about polishing.

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    I also bought a cheapo 3" polisher for the hard to reach spots. I think I'll only use this when compounding but it was definitely a game changer for the gunnels and non-skid.

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    And last, this thing is a life saver when polishing. Blow all the crap off the boat at regular intervals, trying to avoid the boat next to you :)

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  15. Mar 31, 2023 #155
    techmitch

    techmitch Well-Known Member PLATINUM Sponsor

    7,052
    May 1, 2008
    Chesapeake Bay, Middle River/Frog Mortar Creek MD.
    1999 270 DA
    Twin 4.3s W/Alpa I Gen II's
    Yea, ya know, like before and after pics.
     
  16. Mar 31, 2023 #156
    dtfeld

    dtfeld Water Contrails GOLD Sponsor

    4,988
    Jun 5, 2016
    Milton, GA
    410 Sundancer
    2001
    12" Axiom and 9" Axiom+ MFD
    Cat 3126 V-Drives
    Don’t you get enough pics over in the Bikini thread?
     
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  17. Mar 31, 2023 #157
    highslice

    highslice Well-Known Member GOLD Sponsor

    3,847
    Mar 28, 2008
    Table Rock Lake, Hollister Missouri
    270 SLX
    2013 Sea Doo 155 Wake
    496 Mag
    Bravo III
    Corsa
    And when they do run, they can be loud and whiney.
     
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  18. May 14, 2023 #158
    Cheap Guy

    Cheap Guy Member

    81
    Aug 29, 2010
    Michigan
    1989 250DA Sundancer
    5.7 Alpha 1
    Fixing the dumb helm seating on my 250. I replaced the useless jump seats with folding boat chairs, made storage drawers for where the jump seats used to slide in and hinges the bottom helm cushion so I could also access the storage from above without needing to slide the drawers out. Oh, and finally changed the name which was associated with Ex wife, lol.
     
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  19. May 14, 2023 #159
    Pirate Lady

    Pirate Lady Well-Known Member

    6,558
    Jun 2, 2020
    Chesapeake Bay, Middle River
    Sundancer 250 ‘91
    7.4 Bravo 1
    #1. Zodiac & Suzuki.
    No matter what going on with main boat(wind, broke, no feel like it) I can go out and fish, cruise, go water bar.
    Been times between real boats i still had my Zodiac to go out. Cannot imagine how every boater doesn’t have one.
    IMG_1378.jpeg
     
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  20. May 14, 2023 #160
    Stee6043

    Stee6043 Well-Known Member

    6,050
    Jun 1, 2015
    West Michigan
    1997 Sundancer 400
    7.4L Gassers
    I haven't gone through a full season yet but I feel like flooring is going to jump into the top 3 improvements I've made to my boat. Not seeing dog drool on the carpet runners is going to be a life changing experience this summer.

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