Who is doing upgrades for 2009

[HOTROD2]

Any body building or buying new stuff for 2009?????? (add pic's)

[Sea-Dated]

Only hoping to upgrade my income......

[Wrinkleface]

Only hoping to upgrade my income......

that would b good 2 help put more gas in the boat!!!

[old377guy]

I'm waiting for approval from the financial oversight department

[Tom A.]

Just adding a color GPS to the dash, moving the stereo, and adding an electric engine hatch ram. I may add some LED lighting to the cockpit and transom....

[Jammin']

I'm hoping to actually get the boat off the trailer so I can upgrade the trailer.

[Geronimo36]

Recoated the bolster frames, that's done already (Thanks Billy)... If I get a bug up my azz I might have the bow rail recoated and maybe even a new set of rings/bearings/heads on the other engine but I might go another year since I wont be using it much next year anyway.....

Lets check back in in February/March after the winter blues have set in and I have the whole friggin boat apart again.....

[HOTROD2]

Looks like a new 32" flat screen will be installed since my wife got me one for Christmas. Now, how to mount it?????

[JB4Boyne]

Hotrod, Forget about the upgrades. U should be thinking of ways to plant more flowers to keep me in business

[Tommy Gun]

I upgraded my GPS and added some LED in the bilge and UW. Took the mufflers off and added some nice Corsa tips.

[BenPerfected]

We are changing the trailer brakes this winter from 2-axle drum to 3-axle disc. This is on a 10,500 tri-axle aluminum trailer. The drum set up has worked pretty well since 1994. The goal is to move the stopping power from ok to very good. Guts, feathers and all should be about $1200 in parts.
We am also installing a new intercom system using Piratecom components (may sell my 3 sets of black Tiger headsets-interested?). This should give us crew communication along with iPOD and cell phone interface in a simple plug and play set up. I'll post some pic's of the progress and results on each project.
Last project is a little bottom work...GlassDave?

[Ratickle]

Looks like a new 32" flat screen will be installed since my wife got me one for Christmas. Now, how to mount it?????

You're a professional welder, what's the problem?

[Geronimo36]

We are changing the trailer brakes this winter from 2-axle drum to 3-axle disc. This is on a 10,500 tri-axle aluminum trailer. The drum set up has worked pretty well since 1994. The goal is to move the stopping power from ok to very good. Guts, feathers and all should be about $1200 in parts.

If it's not too much trouble, could you send me some of the info of where you bought the parts from etc.? I have 3 wheel drum but everything needs to be re-done including master cylinder and wheel cylinders so I may as well switch to disk.

Great, another project... lol

Thanks!

Frank

[BenPerfected]

Here are two good places to start. www.easternmarine.com and www.championtrailers.com. I ended up with the Kodiak S-CAD disc brakes. I got most of my hard brake lines and fittings from other places as the "kits" as offered are designed around one size fits all vs a custom fit. I will have some pictures and more install details in a few weeks. I got all my parts except three short hard brake lines and the fittings at these two dealers.
The more I got involved, the more I wasn't impressed with the factory rigging. Except for the main brake line from the MC, I am replacing the entire system. I also decided it was good time to just replace my Dico/Titan 10 master cylinder vs. rebuilding. You will also need a blocking or bleeding solonoid and a flex line at each caliper with the conversion to disc brakes.
I am also going to use the Buddy Bearing axle seal kits as I already have the SPINDLE - LUBE® spindles. These seal kits gives you a new "speedi-seal" type cover and a flat surface axle seal. We have had good success these seals.
If you are launching in salt water, the whole Buddy Bearing type system might be worth the investment. The Spindle-Lube or Buddy Bearing system also allows you to not have to hand pack the bearings. Just install dry and pump in the new grease.

[Therapy Session]

Holes are cut for the new JL audio speakers and also just got in the billet speaker covers from Rons custom billet

[Therapy Session]

Also put in jumper box and some cockpit lighting

[Therapy Session]

lighting

[h2oMag]

Looks like a new 32" flat screen will be installed since my wife got me one for Christmas. Now, how to mount it?????

This 43' Cary [Ike victim] I had shipped back to Michigan from Texas will need more than a flat screen Tv !!!!

[searaycer]

upgrading jobs for 09, and picked up the sea ray distributor cap and drove a chris craft underneath of it

[Griff]

Adding 4 more speakers in a couple months.
My 8 yr old trying out the new throttles.