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Jon and V Boat Conversions & Modifications
Pletzy's 1991 Sylvan Sea Snapper V-Bottom Mod
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<blockquote data-quote="pletzy" data-source="post: 349472" data-attributes="member: 13263"><p>Wanted to make the bottom of the hatches look cool, so I spray painted the G. Loomis logo on it. What a beauty logo. Made a cardstock template, cut it out with a blade, taped it on and have at 'er.[ATTACH=full]62726[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]62727[/ATTACH] Also started to run the wire in the boat. This has been the most time consuming part of my build - figuring out where everything goes. My advice to you is to keep your wiring diagram beside you at all times. Also, get a decent wire fish - this has saved me many headaches. Oh, and also make sure you label EVERY wire end. There may have been a few cuss words thrown around in the garage today. There's no bigger PITA than having to re-fish your wire and realize you cut it too short. BRUTAL. I used crimp style butt connectors to hook up each device with a tube of heat shrink. I will also coat each connection in liquid electrical tape.[ATTACH=full]62728[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]62729[/ATTACH] Got 1 of my LEDs mounted to the middle bench seat. The second will be mounted to the bottom of the battery box.[ATTACH=full]62730[/ATTACH] I also cut out the sheet metal where my waterproof switch box will go. I drilled a pilot hole big enough to fit a metal jigsaw blade in and cut away. Had to scrape out a bit of foam too. Here's a pic.[ATTACH=full]62731[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pletzy, post: 349472, member: 13263"] Wanted to make the bottom of the hatches look cool, so I spray painted the G. Loomis logo on it. What a beauty logo. Made a cardstock template, cut it out with a blade, taped it on and have at 'er.[ATTACH type="full" alt="fish1.jpg"]62726._xfImport[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full" alt="fish2.jpg"]62727._xfImport[/ATTACH] Also started to run the wire in the boat. This has been the most time consuming part of my build - figuring out where everything goes. My advice to you is to keep your wiring diagram beside you at all times. Also, get a decent wire fish - this has saved me many headaches. Oh, and also make sure you label EVERY wire end. There may have been a few cuss words thrown around in the garage today. There's no bigger PITA than having to re-fish your wire and realize you cut it too short. BRUTAL. I used crimp style butt connectors to hook up each device with a tube of heat shrink. I will also coat each connection in liquid electrical tape.[ATTACH type="full" alt="wire1.jpg"]62728._xfImport[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full" alt="wire2.jpg"]62729._xfImport[/ATTACH] Got 1 of my LEDs mounted to the middle bench seat. The second will be mounted to the bottom of the battery box.[ATTACH type="full" alt="led.jpg"]62730._xfImport[/ATTACH] I also cut out the sheet metal where my waterproof switch box will go. I drilled a pilot hole big enough to fit a metal jigsaw blade in and cut away. Had to scrape out a bit of foam too. Here's a pic.[ATTACH type="full" alt="wire3.jpg"]62731._xfImport[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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