Winter Projects 2022

 We hauled out on 11/1 for heated winter storage at Son Rise Marina in Sandusky Ohio.

The first project was installing new carpet in the salon and cabins. The first step was making templates for the 4 areas we wanted to carpet.

We chose Mohawk Aero Carpet mainly due to it's unified construction with heavy felt pad but also because it is hypoallergenic and claims to not absorb moisture. 

The next project was new flooring in the engine room and lazarette. New marine plywood was sealed and painted and templates made for Seadek foam 2" teak flooring in grey and black. 

We are also adding Seadek 5mm Dune embossed treads to the cabin steps to reduce slips. 

Our largest project for the winter is Electronics. We have a mixed vintage of Simrad equipment that we have been happy with but want better integration requiring several older items being upgraded. First was the tear out of all equipment and old cables. Also we relocated the throttle/shifter for better access to the instrument panel. 

New panels were cut to mount the new equipment. 

We are very happy with the finished installation. Our current package includes the following:

• Simrad NSS EVO3 MFD's x2
• Simrad NAC3 Autopilot 
• Simrad AP48 Controller
• Simrad WR10 Wireless Remote
• Simrad Halo+ Radar
• Simrad NAIS 500 
• Simrad IS42 Remote Display 
• Airmar DST800 Multi Sensor
• Fusion RA770 Stereo     

The final winter project was mounting a waterproof Snap-On tool box and parts organizer in the engine room. The Seadek flooring is on order taking approximately 6 months from start to delivery, 

Spring is just around the corner and much work is needed getting our home ready to sell!