2013 - April - Friends - Family - Cinco De Mayo -Cape Coral - Ft Myers

Moving on...David & Shannon had us over for pool time & dinner on the 21st. It was a lovely day & but I got to see my grandsons, Anthony & Nicholas. Even though it rained a bit just when David had to grill, it was a wonderful spending time with my family.

Nicholas & Shannon

Anthony - how'd he get so big so fast ??

David & Wayne

Busy boy on a mission

We got pumped out, left Naples at 11:15 on the 23rd heading north to Cape Coral. We got up to Bonita Beach & the boat stopped - no warning, it just stopped. WTF?? now what. A few weeks ago, Wayne was trying to level the boat by switching the fuel from a tank on one side to the other side - it worked but he forgot to open the valve. (DUH!) Yep-we were out of fuel-but only from the tanks on one side.  Once he opened the valve we were on our way & docked at Gregg & Joanne's at 4:30. We stayed about 10 days - met for happy hour most

days by the pool; Wayne was able to help Gregg with a few chores; we connected with some friends, David & Karen, Eric, saw Mickey & Kathryn's new house; & Love it & so did Scups & Jack - lots of room to run & play on the carpet...good thing too as they will live there while we're in Europe.

Took Jack to a Vet for his 9 week shots. The entire staff went nuts for him...I almost didn't get him back. Gregg's daughters, Raquel, Renae & their familes came over for a swim & dinner. Jo arranged a memorial for Raquel's son, Ian, who passed away. We each released ballons in his memory. 





Raquel, Dennis, Jo, Gregg & Renae



 

We left Gregg's on May 3rd - Kate came aboard - had left overs & played a mean game of dominoes. I won 4 games in a row - unheard of for me. We docked at Ft Myers Yacht Basin (city docks) on the 4th. The wind must have been blowing 25 knots. White caps & waves in the river. It was an interesting time trying to get fuel & a pumped out. CINCO DEMAYO Tom & Laurel (owns the boat yard in Green Cove Spgs) drove down for the day & Kate joined us as we wandered around town. We settled on the roof-top of

The river & marina from the roof-top - can see BLUE MAX @ end dock on right

Firestones, a newly re-opened, 3 story restaurant/bar. It was a gorgeous day. We devoured a bunch of appetizers & $3 margaritas. Our server was very beautiful so Wayne probably gave her a huge tip.

Our sexy server

W&W, our server, Tom, Laural & Kathryn

Kathryn, Laurel & Tom

This is the REAL way to celebrate Cinco Demayo - a yummy pig roast & great music

 

 

 

 

2013 - January to April - Summerland Key (Ho Hummmm) - Key West - Boca Grande

We left the Naples docks on January 5^th at 11am - nosed out into the Gulf & found calm seas. Discussion ensued - should we anchor at Shark River or just go for it all the way to Sawyer Key?? Hell…it’s calm, let’s go for it…after all, what’s the worst that can happen? The wind picked up a bit an hour or so before we reached Sawyer but no worries. We anchored by Sawyer (about 9 miles north of our home) at 10:15pm. We waited for the tide to get a bit higher so we could take the boat right to the house. The plan worked & we were able to go directly into the canal & tie up at the sea wall on the 7^th. We’ll be home until April 1^st when our friends, June & Pete, arrive for 2 months of fishing & vegging. Now that we’re ‘home’ what to do?? This is always the boring part….day in…day out drag of being at home. We really do love being at the cottage but hate being tied to a dock. The good things are: we have 3 bathrooms, a great outside shower, the VW, a large, flat screen TV with separate satellite so Wayne can watch what ever he wants to while I watch TV on the boat with its’ own satellite & a comfortable sitting area under palm trees. We completed many projects both in the cottage & on the boat. As usual, the weather was crazy - hot, cold, hot, cold & windy. Everyday, I had 3 sets of clothes out. In January, our friend, Joe & his friend, Carla visited for 5 days…great seeing him again & meeting her. I found a jeweler in Big Pine to re-connect my ring -now it’s just like new. We met Doug & Pat

(from TX docked in Marathon) at Lazy Dayz for happy hour then went to see “Five Women in the Same Dress”, a very funny play at the Marathon theater.

Sad news, on February 3^rd, our beloved Molly passed away. She died peacefully, in her bed with her favorite blanket & on the boat she loved & where she lived for 13 years. It was a very sad time for us & still is. Our friend, Billy Downes, came down from Boston &

Billy Downes from Situate, MA- now a Keys water Conch

bought a beautiful house on Big Pine & took him fishing-he caught a Tuny-threw it back- his lucky day (the tuny that is)

 

We had dinner with Bill & Mary (X-sailors) & got to

see their beautiful new house on Sugarloaf Key - we returned for a Super Bowl party; Doug & Pat visited for lunch & a lively afternoon; In March, Tom & Susan drove down from Palmetto to

Circa-2011

spend a few days with us. It was a wonderful reunion - we played many games of dominoes. We went to Doug & Pat’s sail boat, Scallywag,

Wayne & Pat on Scallywag

in Marathon for a yummy lunch & interesting conversation. Capt. Wayne came up with &

Doug & Wayne in serious conversation

executed a safer way to deploy the ‘flopper stoppers’ by adding a rope to the top of the booms & connecting it to the bow thus keeping the booms forward while deploying the ‘birds’. This keeps me safe from being squished when pushing on them to keep them forward. Steering on the dinghy was frozen - figures just when we’re ready to leave. We made arrangements to take it to our favorite mechanic, Mario, @ Fish & Race on Stock Island. On 4/1 Pete & Wayne dropped a car there & Pete & June cruised with us - fishing all the way…we got skunked - again! We ran late, the shop was closing so we we’d have to drop the dinghy off the next day. We raced over to Key West Harbor just in time for happy hour. Yummy “small plates”, served like in a 5 star restaurant @ ½ price. Large selections like angel hair pasta w/ lobster & filet mignon for $7...can’t beat that plus the view is awesome. It was too dark to navigate out of the marina so we stayed the night at the fuel dock - what’s the worst that can happen?? We explained the situation the next morning-all was good, off loaded the dinghy & were on our way to an anchorage nearby. My cousin, Sue & her love, Dean from Philly, were flying into Key West on the 9^th & we were concerned if the repairs would be done by the 9th - they weren’t. We took a dock in KW & met them at Dante’s on the KW bite.

Dante's pool & bar

It was a great reunion. Got them settled on the boat. & put away all the yummy treats they brought down - steak from their butcher & Taylor pork roll - yes! We took off for Duval St -

Sue & Dean @ the Smokin' Tuna

had dinner then strolled. The next day we hauled ass to pick up the dinghy then off to Boca Grande, an island about 2 hrs west of KW. Perfect weather & the water was in the 80’s. 

Sue

 Sue was in the water the the whole time. It was a wonderful few days spending time with my favorite

 

cousin (& Jersey Boy of course - that's what I call him)…no work, no distractions but all good things must come to an end - sadly, they took the ferry to Ft Myers on the 12th. Sue has a house in Bonita Spgs & they were going to a family wedding in Tampa on the 13th.

 

Saying goodbye

 

 

 





 

2013 - April - Meet Capt. Jack Sparrow

We anchored on the west side of Christmas Tree Island…(aka Wisteria Island) & took a dock on the 15^th waiting for Captain Jack Sparrow to fly in from NC. Scupper was despondent - it was clear she was missing Molly…nothing we did could cheer her up so we decided to get a puppy - that would be Cap’t Jack. A little confusion at the airport. We were told to pick him up at the ticket counter - SO like Key West to screw it up. We found him in baggage claim - no, he didn’t go round & round with the luggage…a very nice guy delivered him personally. OMG!

1st view of his new home ('how will I ever get up & down these steps?')

 

He is so tiny - born 2/21/13 now weighs about 2 lbs…guess that makes sense since we got him at the Teeny Weenie Weinery from Sueann Burns. What a great person. She sent all kinds of stuff down with him taped to his crate including a darling outfit with a skull & crossbones on it.

I couldn't get him to stay still for a better picture

 

And, I could get him to keep it on!

 

Scupper seemed stunned-she looked at us as if to say "you're kidding-right?" She didn’t want anything to do with him & took her a good week to even acknowledge his presence. But when she finally gave in, it was LOVE

 

 Scupper wanted no part of this little twerp

When Molly died Scupper would not go into Molly’s bed but Jack didn’t hesitate. At bedtime, we blocked off both cabins so he wouldn’t fall down the steps. Surprisingly, he slept the whole night in the bed & piddled on the ’pee-pee pad’. This is good, this is really good. (or so we thought)
 

After an exhausting 1st day - sleep at last

We left KW on the 16^th - 12 hrs later, we anchored in Marco Island. Jack didn’t seem frightened & slept most of the way. We had to know if he could swim so we anchored at the south

Confusion reins - 'where the hell am I now?' note his right paw

 

end of Keeywaydin Island (where we spend NYE), loaded up the dinghy & the kids & headed for shore. I put him in the water right away & off he went (thank goodness) -

Scupper - full of sand as usual

 

he still has to adjust his ‘rudder’ a bit, but damn - he can swim.

quickly made friends w/ the kids, Ava, Will & Sam

 

We wandered the beach & both of them kept up. EVERYONE stopped to see Scupper & the pup. We spent 3 days there just

He did really well on the dinghy

 

vegging. Wayne & Scupper took the dinghy & picked up Kathryn at the Naples docks

Kate & the very comfortable, Jack

& brought her back to the boat. I wish I had a picture of her face when she first saw Jack…she spent the next few days with us. We took a dock on the 20^th, had a yummy dinner at Café Luna & got to see Shannon (at Luna) & David (at Lurcat across the street) - both restaurants were swamped so just a quick hug & kiss.
Jack is very smart (isn't that what all 'parents' say about their 'kids'?) & he's quickly learning from Scupper & vice versa - the good, the bad & the ugly.

Checking out the steep step leading to the saloon from the outside deck

We have lots of places on the boat that can be a danger to a little guy like steep steps from the salon down into both cabins & off the flybridge; large hawse pipes the he could easily crawl through & into the briny & the cap rails, that if he tried to jump up on, would land him into the sea as well. However, he's very cautious, he looks before he leaps & that doesn't happen with all dogs. When Scupper was little I was reeling up a fish & it was hanging just off the side of the boat. Scupper (being the crazy fish-loving dog she is) jumped up & out to get the fish & in she went! It was pretty funny but scary too. She's never pulled that stunt again.

Our friend, Laura from Naples, took this great picture

 

They started to play together & chase each other around. And they play hard. It is pure entertainment for us. One of the dog's beds has a hole in the center...Jack soon learned that this was a place he could hide from Scupper. Hard to explain

how it works, but Jack would borrow into the hole

(the other bed was underneath it) & disappear. First time it happened Scups was baffled - then, slight movement - aha, I found him! Scups grabs the bed & pulls it off leaving Jack in the open. Other times, Jack would slip out between the two beds & run like hell. It's hilarious! Jack likes to play while laying on his back & uses all 4 paws to fight Scupper off. He likes to sleep that way too.

 

Looks scary doesn't it ?

 

 





 

Totally vegged out

2013 - ALL ABOUT BLUE MAX

 

 

 

 

SPECIFICATIONS

MODEL Custom Albin 45

DESIGNER C. S. Chung

BUILDER Kha-Shing Shipyard, Kaoshung, Taiwan

YEAR BUILT 1981/1982

HULL NUMBER 194

MATERIAL Hull & superstructure: molded fiberglass.  LENGTH overall: 50ft, deck: 45ft, water line: 44ft
BEAM 14 ft, 2 in

DRAFT 4 ft, 11 in

BRIDGE CLEARANCE 27 ft, 8 in

DISPLACEMENT 40,000 lb. (cruise ready)

ENGINE: Ford Lehman 140 hp, 6 cyl. Diesel

SPEED 7 – 7.5 kt @ 1750 rpm -- 8. kt @ 2100 rpm 

FUEL TANKS 400 gal - aluminum

RANGE 1000 mi. @ 7 kt

WATER MAKING CAPACITY 600 gpd 
WATER TANK 220 gal - stainless steel.
WASTE TANK - black water - Polyethylene - 60 gal
WASTE TANK - gray water - fiberglass - 25 gal
HOT WATER TANK 12 gal stainless steel
GENERATOR 8 kw, 120V, 1 phase
AIR CONDITIONING 32,000 btu

 "BLUE MAX” is a customized Albin 43 classic trawler yacht. She was built as an economical coastal passagemaker. The substantial mast, rigging, and shear lines have a “no-nonsense’ look. She is set up for extended cruising -- independent of marinas. She has been professionally maintained and continuously upgraded.
In the late 70's, H.L. Crawford, from Boston, 
conceived the concept of modifying a production boat-after reading Robert Bebe's book Voyaging Under Power. Fred Peters, president of Albin yachts, agreed to work with Mr. Crawford to customize one of their Albin 43', trunk cabin cruisers. The changes were to have the galley mid-ships, modify the stucture to accomodate installation of paravane stabilizers, center helm station on the fly bridge without the built-in fly bridge seats and a single engine (several other Albin 43's were also built with single engines).
They also added a layer of Kevlar to the lay-up below the water line - this was very unusual - cutting edge technology in the early 80's.  The forward cabin was also greatly changed to not have a V-berth but to have a head in the bow and bunks port-side.
The designer was C.L. Chung and she was built in the Kha-Shing Yard in Kaoshung, Taiwan; ordered in 1980 and launched in the spring of 1982. She was named SYN TAX.
In the fall of 1982, Crawford had the paravane stabilizers designed by Frank MacLear of MacLear & Harris, Inc. of NY. The installation was performed in Gloucester, MA.
In 2005, Wayne Shosie, in order to reduce pitching in head seas, modified the hull with a bulb on the bow & a 32" aft extention & teak swim platform. The installation was performed in Key West, FL over the course of a year.

INTERIOR/ACCOMMODATIONS

 

Sleeps six in two staterooms and salon.
The forward stateroom is laid out with bunk beds —the upper bunk slides out of the way.

 

 
Two hanging lockers (one is cedar lined) and six drawers and a large head with separate shower provide comfortable accommodations.
This stateroom serves double duty as the ship’s office — it has a computer desk also.
The main salon has a dinette forward to port.  
The lower helm is starboard with an overhead electronics cabinet and a door to the starboard deck.

There is a “hide-a-way” LCD TV and DVD player & chart drawers opposite the dinette.
The U-shaped galley is midship and the door to the port deck is opposite the galley.
The dinette makes into a double bed if necessary. Suitable handholds are  everywhere
The owners’ stateroom is aft with a queen-size

 

centerline bed, a cedar-lined hanging locker as well as multiple drawers and cabinets and a built in TV with remote control.
The aft head includes granite vanity top & molded fiberglass tub with shower.
 She is completely air-conditioned and heated (reverse cycle). 
Interior wood is varnished teak; cabin soles are teak/holly.

GALLEY
 

The galley is up, midship to starboard & includes a top loading, holding-plate refrigerator and freezer, a deep double sink, a microwave, a trash bin, a toaster oven, a food processor, a coffee maker
 

 

& a three-burner gas stove with oven. There is a 24” hatch over the galley which can be used as a

convenient pass way for food & beverages to the fly bridge. There is abundant storage space. A washer/dryer is built in opposite the galley.
 

EXTERIOR

The stainless steel bow pulpit is set up for two anchors with a power winch, double Sampson posts,

and both sea water and fresh water wash down.
The windshield is equipped with a clear-view screen for inclement weather.

In addition to the powered vent/ hatch over the forward head, two cowl vents with dorade boxes are located on the forward trunk cabin - providing ventilation to the forward stateroom & to the bilge. The hull is arista blue with pearl-gray boot stripe and superstructure.
All decks are teak overlay.
Wide side decks & high bulwarks provide for a safe & secure feeling.
The dinghy is carried on the aft trunk cabin (boat deck) where there is also a cowl vent with dorade box, stern anchor, propane tank for the barbecue grill. Special brackets are incorporated into the fly bridge steps to hold scuba tanks.
A self-draining dunnage box located on the aft deck is used as a propane locker for three 10 lb tanks providing cooking gas for the galley.
Two lazerette lockers hold dock lines, fender boards, spare anchor lines, etc..

She has awnings that can completely shade the side decks.
There is a fiberglass hardtop over the center-helm fly bridge.

 

The hull was modified with a 32” extension at the stern & a bulb at the bow, resulting in improved efficiency & reduced pitching in a head sea and a large (4.5’ x 10.5’) swim deck. 

PROPULSION
 

 

139 hp Ford diesel engine & Borg-Warner 2:1 transmission.
Oversize dual Racor filters, equipped with remote water detection, supplying both the main & generator.
The propeller, a four-blade 24 x 15, is well above the bottom of the keel with steel shoe and skeg-mounted rudder - reducing problems from groundings.

 
A Vetus electric bow-thruster aids maneuvering near docks and in tight places.
Paravane stabilizers (flopper-stoppers) are used to reduce roll in beam seas.
This system can use the Magma “rock n roll stopper” when at anchor.
 

 

ELECTRIC SYSTEMS

Circuit breaker panel and meters for 12 volt DC & 120 volt AC at lower helm
12 volt DC:
Solar panels are located on the hardtop with on/off switch under the hard top and solar controller located behind the main electric panel.
Wind generator on the hardtop with on/off switch under the hard top.
Twelve agm GC 6 V house batteries – 1320 Amp Hrs.
Four agm GC 6 V start, bow thruster & windlass batteries – 440 Amp Hrs
One 24V group 24 start battery for the genset.
8 amp alternator for the genset
125 amp Delco alternator and battery minder for the start, bow-thruster & windlass batteries.
350-amp Balmar alternator for the house-bank batteries.
Two 2.8 Kw Outback inverters each with 120-amp charger for the house bank. The inverter control panel is located in the engine room.
Battery-selector-switch located on the control panel in the forward cabin.
LED lighting through out.
120 volt AC:
Frequency, voltage & amp meters located on the lower helm station.

Reverse polarity alarm.

Northern Lights 8 kW genset with inverter controlled auto-start & instrument panel & controls.
Two 30 amp shore power circuits each with galvanic isolators.
Four 50 ft shore power cords
One “Y” splitter, 50 amp to two 30 amp plugs.
One 4 lead adaptor for 50 amp plug.
One adaptor 15 amp to 30 amp plug.

ELECTRONICS

(2) VHF radios: ICOM M-127 w/DSC, Uniden UM525 w/DSC

(1) ICOM BC-162 Hand held VHF radio with charger.
Furuno SSB radio.
(1) Digital 16’, 8 dB gain VHF antenna.
(1) Digital 16’ SSB antenna.
(1) 3 ft amplified antenna for am, fm and A.I.S. radios.
(1) Airmar weather station for wind speed & direction with storm-watch display in aft cabin.
(3) Depth sounders: Data Marine, DMI and Furuno
Speed log: Data Marine CS 100.
Autopilot: AUTO-NAV 1500 (3 stations)
(2) GPS: FURUNO GP32 & FURUNO RD-30
Radar: FURUNO 1832 (2 stations)
Stereo: Sony am/fm cassette with speakers in salon &(with controls) on fly bridge.
Computer: two displays with RF mouse and Maptech Offshore Navigator or The Capt’n software with charts for the East coast from Maine to the Panama Canal.

SAFETY

 

Halon® automatic fire extinguishers in engine room and electrical panel.
Four portable ‘ABC’ dry-chemical fire extinguishers.
One 5 lb CO2 extinguisher in galley
Category II, class 2, “406” EPIRB.
Clear View screen on lower helm windshield
(2) computerized 1100 gph bilge pumps. - one in the aft battery compartment - one forward.
(2) 3700 gph bilge pumps with float switches.

(1) 4000 gph bilge pump with float switch.
(2) “High bilge water” alarms in the cabin & on the fly bridge.
Motion detector security alarm.
8” sealed beam Jabsco search light.
Dual trumpet air horns.
Automatic foghorn.
Dingy theft alarm in aft cabin.
Radar reflector permanently mounted on the mast.
Paravane stabilizers with extra birds.
LED spreader lights with four portable remote controls.
Flares and life vests on fly bridge (exceeds Coast Guard requirements).
Automatic anchor light.

Lightning:  The mast is grounded (through the compression post & external ground planes) - equipped with a static charge dissipater. #002 tinned copper wire runs external down the port spreader & can be dropped in the water for lightning strike dissipation.

GROUND TACKLE

bow:

70 lb stainless claw with 230 ft of 3/8” BBB chain.

FX55 FORTRESS with 20’ of 1/2” chain & 300’ of 3/4” 8 strand nylon.
stern:

50 lb Yachtsman with 15’ of 3/8” chain & 200’ of 3/4“ nylon rope .

FX35 FORTRESS with 10’ of 3/8” chain & 200 ft ½” nylon rope.

DINGHY
 

11 ½ ft NOVURANIA center console inflatable with integral fuel tank.

30 HP Honda 4 stroke outboard with electric start and power tilt.

Racor gas filter/water separator.

Built-in running lights & bow step.

Computerized bilge pump.

Boarding ladder.

Chocks for dinghy stowage on aft trunk cabin.

Life jackets.

Fire extinguisher.

Theft alarm.

Note: The dinghy is lifted aboard with a 1000 lb capacity cargo boom with separate 12-volt electric winches for boom and hook.

MISCELLANEOUS

Depth sounder, weather monitor, autopilot control and compass in aft stateroom.

Electric heads (Vacu FlushÒ aft, & Raritan Elegance forward).

Tank level indicator panel for both holding and fresh water tanks.

Sight tubes on fuel tanks.

Two WHALE GULPERâ shower sump pumps.

SEALANDâ black water discharge pump with JABSCOâ Y valve with lock..

Teak swim platform with stainless steel ladder.

Freshwater shower (hot & cold) on swim deck.

Clock and barometer in salon and aft cabin.

Weather station (wind speed & direction) with magnetic hurricane tracking chart.

Many spare parts including: starter, propeller, main shaft, heat exchangers and pumps.

Automatic LCD anchor light.

Remote controlled searchlight on fly bridge.

LED foredeck & spreader lights.

DRIP-LESSâ seal on propeller shaft.

Stainless steel drip pan under the main engine.

Sunbrellaâ covers for side decks.

Electric oil change pump with selector valve for main engine, transmission and genset.

Oil pressure & temperature alarm systems for main engine and transmission – both stations.
Racorâ fuel vacuum gage at lower helm.
Fuel polishing system.
Magma folding rock & roll stopper stored in propane locker.

Norcold 60 qt., AC/DC fridg/freezer on flybridge.
(2) 4” engine-room exhaust blowers, 12 volt DC starboard, 120 volt AC port.
Separate bridles for anchoring & dinghy towing.
Two 12 volt Hellaâ fans in forward cabin.
Variable speed ceiling fan in aft cabin.
Custom lighting in aft cabin.
Automatic locker lights.
Stowage lockers under floor in forward cabin.
Watermaker flow & quality monitors in forward cabin.
Automatic watermaker back flush system.
Splendide 2000 washer/dryer (vented) in galley.
Complete illustrated instruction and operation manual.
(3) Stainless rod holders and bait prep table.
Fishing rod storage in salon.

BLUE MAX HISTORY

DATE: 8/19/81 

OWNER:

H. L. Crawford.

P.O. Box 365

Far Hills, NJ 07931

VESSEL NAME: SYN TAX

COMMENTS:
He read Voyaging Under Power and specified special layout accordingly.
Added Paravane stabilizers.
Painted hull blue.
Installed SSB radio with insulated forestay antennae.

DATE:   8/22/88

OWNER:

Harold Manning

1763 Rush Scotts Rd

Rush, NY 14543

VESSEL NAME:  DRESS BLUES

COMMENTS:

Added stern davits for dinghy.

Added air-conditioning.

Repaired blisters & applied epoxy barrier coat below waterline   

DATE:  3/30/92
OWNER:
Rodney Erxleben
Coconut Drive
Key West, FL
VESSEL NAME: BLUE MAX

COMMENTS:

Added bow thruster
Added water maker.
Replaced fuel tanks.
Repainted hull blue.
Replaced 4 Kw genset with 8 Kw
Replaced water heater.
Removed weather fax and SSB.
Removed forced air heating system.

DATE:  4/7/95
OWNER:
Wayne A. Shosie
25112 Northside Drive
Summerland Key, FL

VESSEL NAME:  BLUE MAX

 

COMMENTS:

Installed galvanic isolators.  

Added on-deck barbeque grill

Installed lightning protection.

Painted superstructure with Pearle Gray Algrip.

Replaced aft toilet with Vacu Flush unit.

Added computer navigation system with remote display on fly bridge

Installed washer/dryer in salon.

Replaced freezer insulation & counter top.
Replaced air conditioners.
Removed stern davits and replaced boom with cargo boom for on-deck dinghy stowage.
Replaced Vigil radar with 4 Kw Furuno unit.   
Installed 60 gal black water holding tank.
Replaced dinghy with 10.5 Ft “hard body”.
Replaced thru hull valves.
Added bulbous bow.
Extended transom & swim platform.  

Installed 316 SS, 20 ft long, sand shoe on keel.
Replaced thru-hull fittings and valves.
Replaced the compressor/condenser for the freezer/refrigerator.
Replaced and relocated water heater with stainless steel unit.
Replaced 3 Kw bow thruster with 6 Kw unit
Replaced anchor chain & anchor
Replaced genset (Northern lights 8Kw)
Replaced 2.5 inverter with 5.6 Kw
Added separate 300 amp alternator for house bank (two belt drive).
Added hardtop over fly bridge.
Added solar panels.

 

Added Sea King TV satellite tracker.
Replaced anchor light with Aqua-Signal led.
Replaced & relocated fresh water pump & added filters.
Replaced gas stove & oven
Replaced anchor windlass
Replaced refrigeration compressor
Replaced water pump
Replaced water tank fill hoses
Replaced water heater
Replaced main engine with 140 American Diesel Ford

Rebuilt Transmission and replaced coupling
Replaced dingy with 11 ½ ft inflatable .
Replaced hand rail stanchions with 316 stainless.
Raised hand rail 3”.