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Heck yeah! The electronics setup you have is very similar to mine. It looks great, and congrats on the new boat!

I honestly believe a bow thruster would be overkill for a 28’ boat. I drive a 154’ boat for work and have had to moor in breezy conditions when our bow thruster was inoperable. It takes different approaches depending on the wind direction, but with a little practice you can still moor pretty...

Finally got around to installing outriggers. I went with the Gemlux Deluxe outrigger mounts , double rigging kit, and extendable hybrid poles. To mount I went with sleeves on the bolts so I won’t compress the hard top and got Marsh Tacky backing plates which are oversized at 5x7”. These pictures...

Yeah, everything just rinses through it. It’s a type of plastic/ vinyl, so it doesn’t stain easily.

No problem, I’ll be back home tomorrow and can grab some pictures. I did nothing with the top box, I just use that for lure bag storage. I have just surpassed 50 hours on the boat and have enjoyed some great trips all around Oahu. Caught ourselves a nice striped marlin a few weeks ago, did a...

Some more trip pictures. Trolled from Haleiwa to Makua and trolled the drop-off on the West side. The winds picked up at sunset (not typical), normally it calms down at night when it cools off, all weather reports indicated light winds later on. Ka’ena Point was an absolute mess getting back...

The top screen is actually a CL7 display which comes with the DEC outboards. The CL7 normally shows all the engine info, but once connected to my chart plotter via ethernet I can have it show fish finder, charts, radio, engine, etc. It’s a pretty versatile set up.

Yep, that’s the one! Had a good second voyage today. First bloody deck with a decent little Mahi Mahi.

Maiden voyage went very well. Just spent a few hours getting past the first two main break-in periods. I loved how she handled, when we pushed further offshore out of the lee it was pretty snotty and the boat handled it like a beast. Very happy with the ride, handling, and especially the...

Finished coating the electronics and removed the leftover tape residue on the hull from the plastic wrap (huge pain). Going to take her our for her maiden voyage later today. Going to likely be a little choppy with the trades we have, which is fine because I’ll have to keep her under 2,000...

Yeah, my Iphone 11 lets me. I may be crazy but I use a massive blue tooth speaker the new ”Soundboks”. It actually fits perfectly into the space in front of the head and is LOUD if needed.

It was $100 for the tool, they would refund if you return it. I am going to keep it to tighten if any get loose over time.

It’s just a 4’ extension. Hawaii has some unique ocean conditions that finds it’s way to the ramps, and some ramps are not very good and you have to go pretty deep. It’s common for people to have 7’ or longer sliding tongues here. Luckily the harbor I use isn’t too bad with the exception of...

Unfortunately I do not have the source for the flush panel, that’s something I didn’t do myself. I saw a YouTube video of the same boat with one and mentioned it to the dealer for electronics install. Their electronics guy was able to source it while they waited for my boat. It’s just carbon...

I was able to get it from the GPS Store for under $100 I believe. The strength of it is worth it. It’s a very strong phone holder/ charger that I think will last a while.

Finished the install of a wireless cell phone charger and upgrading the USB charging port. These pictures also show off the flush mount that the dealership’s electronics guy used to install the 942xs+. While I had the panels off, I also installed a waterproof ethernet cable to link the CL7...

I am honestly not terribly impressed with the build quality on a near $100k boat. Before I even put it in the water I’m going to be doing some more work, I don’t like the gaps in fiberglass you can see where the factory holders are. I think I’ll spend another day off with 3M 5200 sealing...

Finished the install of the Gemlux Bluewater HD swivel 0 degree rod holders. These rod holders will be used to fight fish from the gunwale. I’m planning on eventually installing the Gemlux Deluxe outrigger system, but may wait a few months for that. I originally wanted to just replace the...

The 942xs+ also links to my phone and shows notifications and that is without any fusion stereo. I use portable bluetooths for my tunes. I’m very happy with what the 942 can do at it’s price point.

Got my boat a few days ago and had a marine Ethernet cable ready to go in case my CL7 and 942xs+ weren’t already linked. Sure enough they were not, I installed the wire, powered them up, and boom: my CL7 now can do everything my main chart plotter can. No crazy setup required, just plug the wire...