Name & Order of Your 3-5 Most Important Mods

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Re: Name & Order of Your 3-5 Most Important Mods

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Top 5 important mods hmmm...

1. Anchor Roller
2. Anchor Roller
3. Anchor Roller
4. Anchor Roller
5. Have pretty much modded EVERYTHING else but
none have been as important as the - you guessed it: Anchor Roller.
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Re: Name & Order of Your 3-5 Most Important Mods

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1. Quality Bluetooth radio and speakers
2. Solar Panel, inverter and LED lights
3. Magna Grill
4. Anchor Roller and anchor
5. Chartplotter
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1. Autopilot (mostly single handed trips)
2. Edgestar 12VDC refrigerator
3. Pressure water system
4. Solar panels
5. Lazyjacks
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Here's my storage thing. Everything is removable with hardly any screws if I ever sell the boat it's very easy to return the inside to stock.
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topcat0399 wrote:Top 5 important mods hmmm...

1. Anchor Roller
2. Anchor Roller
3. Anchor Roller
4. Anchor Roller
5. Have pretty much modded EVERYTHING else but
none have been as important as the - you guessed it: Anchor Roller.
millcity wrote:4. Anchor Roller and anchor
cptron wrote:4. Anchor and Anchor Roller
Hmmmm - starting to see a pattern here. :wink: :)
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Tomfoolery wrote:
topcat0399 wrote:Top 5 important mods hmmm...

1. Anchor Roller
2. Anchor Roller
3. Anchor Roller
4. Anchor Roller
5. Have pretty much modded EVERYTHING else but
none have been as important as the - you guessed it: Anchor Roller.
millcity wrote:4. Anchor Roller and anchor
cptron wrote:4. Anchor and Anchor Roller
Hmmmm - starting to see a pattern here. :wink: :)
I use mine primarily to ram other boats that get in my way. 8)

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Ixneigh wrote:In order of completion and importance
1 storage units for clothing and sundries. Geesh where do I put everything??
2 helm seat mod. Split the vertical and seat, made seat flat. Geesh this seat is clunky.
3 wheel lock. Geesh I got no one to steer while I put the dang sails up
4 skegs on bottom. Geesh this boats squirrly under power
5 anchor windlass! Geesh pulling up the size anchor you need to park these things is tough

6 custom sunshade.Geesh I'm getting frickin sunburnt
7 companion way slide slide boards. Geesh that big one piece things a pita
8 different nonskid and extra glass on deck. Geesh the thin deck really bugs me
9 extra strong boarding ladder that fits on the corner of the stern. Geesh I needed a way to climb up.
10 different traveler control lines. Geesh I needed to get rid of this clunky end cleats on the track.

And more too.
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Geesh! I could use a wheel lock! Ixneigh, can you post or e-mail how you did that? Picture?
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millcity wrote:I use mine primarily to ram other boats that get in my way. 8)

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Seeing that shiny anchor makes me instantly think of this. :D

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"Hey! You scratched my anchor!"
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Re: Name & Order of Your 3-5 Most Important Mods

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[quote="dlandersson"]1. Swim platform

2. Auto pilot

3. Improved shelves

4. 4 bladed prop
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Thanks Ix & others for pics & references. It really helps us to copy - I mean conceptualize :wink:
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dlandersson wrote:
dlandersson wrote: 4. 4 bladed prop
What is the advantage of a 4 bladet prop? Which motor do you use?
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I've got a 98 Merc 50HP. I understand a 4 bladed prop is better for towing tubes, etc. I'm not so worried about getting the last possible .5 knot at WOT. :wink:
kurz wrote:
dlandersson wrote:
dlandersson wrote: 4. 4 bladed prop
What is the advantage of a 4 bladet prop? Which motor do you use?
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Re: Name & Order of Your 3-5 Most Important Mods

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1. BWY engine quick disconnect
2. Magma Grill
3. Bimini
4. Chartplotter
5. Hatch arm to hold it open


Roller head sail
Washdown Pump
12v electric fridge
LED bulbs everywhere
Dodger
Boarding ladder
Pressure water and extra water storage
Solar panel
Dual axle
Galley Mod
Cockpit cushons
New breaker panel
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Re: Name & Order of Your 3-5 Most Important Mods

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Here are my most important ones:

1: Boomkicker - Better sailshape and dispense with topping lift
2: Mastgate to keep Mainsail lugs inside mast track allows sail to come down & pack tighter
3: Lazyjacks - Quicker downhaul with no mess
4: NMEA network connecting plotter/ engine/fuel flow/ VHF DSC
5: Helmsman swivel chair - More room and adjustable


My boat came with anchor roller and in- cockpit rigging

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Berber Boy wrote:Here are my most important ones:

1: Boomkicker - Better sailshape and dispense with topping lift
4: NMEA network connecting plotter/ engine/fuel flow/ VHF DSC

My boat came with anchor roller and in- cockpit rigging

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Yes and Yes, but just out of my top 5.
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