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Jon and V Boat Conversions & Modifications
Crestliner CX 1754 Project
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<blockquote data-quote="Transplant" data-source="post: 492096" data-attributes="member: 23849"><p>Making a little progress over the last couple weeks, trying to pick away at a few things before the snow flies. </p><p></p><p>Pulled the entire dash out so it can go in the shed and I can work on getting everything functional. There’s only a few random wires so it’s not too bad, I think I just need to clean up a lot of connections. Fuel gauge is the only one functional but I confirmed the Speedo works with a bit of air in the pitot tube so it’s the tube itself that I need to sort out. Will continue this process for the rest of the gauges, switches, radio, and horn until it’s all working. I did order some speakers and will reuse the old radio if i can but I suspect I’ll need a new one. I absolutely do not need a radio in a fishing boat but since it’s already there we’ve decided I need to get a working one. </p><p></p><p>The front deck was covered in rubber matting so I enlisted help from one of the kids to strip that up, and start pulling carpet up from under the matting. Most of this is coming up easy which I appreciate but there’s lots of work left to do. I’m still trying to decide on carpet vs vinyl, that will likely come down to cost and local availability. </p><p></p><p>I have new u-bolts and bearings for the trailer, new winch strap and chains, and some interior lights for the boat all on their way so we’ll see if I can get any of that done before it’s too cold and miserable here for outdoor work.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Transplant, post: 492096, member: 23849"] Making a little progress over the last couple weeks, trying to pick away at a few things before the snow flies. Pulled the entire dash out so it can go in the shed and I can work on getting everything functional. There’s only a few random wires so it’s not too bad, I think I just need to clean up a lot of connections. Fuel gauge is the only one functional but I confirmed the Speedo works with a bit of air in the pitot tube so it’s the tube itself that I need to sort out. Will continue this process for the rest of the gauges, switches, radio, and horn until it’s all working. I did order some speakers and will reuse the old radio if i can but I suspect I’ll need a new one. I absolutely do not need a radio in a fishing boat but since it’s already there we’ve decided I need to get a working one. The front deck was covered in rubber matting so I enlisted help from one of the kids to strip that up, and start pulling carpet up from under the matting. Most of this is coming up easy which I appreciate but there’s lots of work left to do. I’m still trying to decide on carpet vs vinyl, that will likely come down to cost and local availability. I have new u-bolts and bearings for the trailer, new winch strap and chains, and some interior lights for the boat all on their way so we’ll see if I can get any of that done before it’s too cold and miserable here for outdoor work. [/QUOTE]
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