My 96 V21 is turning 30 this year and for her birthday I plan on major overhaul bow to stern. I have plans already for some items but I'm sure there are ideas out there I have not thought of. Please share. A little about my boat and the plans:
Never stored indoors, always hung from davits its entire life (original owner here)
Have original cushions and enclosure from the factory that's never been on the boat. Might sell these as I have never used them.
Replace the 200 2 cycle Evin with 200 4 cycle Merc fly by wire.
Ditch the oil tank and rear mounted single battery and place two Group 27 batteries forward of the fuel tank to offset 25lbs increase in motor weight.
Remove passenger lounger and add captains chair on port like the helm seat, then duplicate the lid of the livewell on the fishbox too.
Replace analog instrument panel with larger slightly taller digital displays for engine/chart/fishfinder.
Add Lenco or Bennet trim tabs which I don't have now. Opinions here?
New larger/longer Bimini or possibly a hardtop. Still discussing this with spousal unit #1 as she thinks the Bimini is better for bridge clearance and towing in the Ft Lauderdale area.
All flooring will be replaced inside and outside the cuddy as I have a soft spot of two and I want to inspect/repair the stringers if needed. Ant wood needing replacement will be done with material that will not rot, any material not rotting will be recoated/resealed for insurance.
Replace the plastic C-channel where the splash board is in the transom with stainless steel channel and fabricate a fold down bench seat with backrest and rod holders like you see on many new Dusky CC boats.
Add a fiberglass deck hatch over the bilge pump so I can get two hands down below instead of the 8" circular plastic hatch. Then place redundant pump below. I have two pumps now but they have a Rube Goldberg setup with check valves to feed one discharge port. Going to fix that. I want two independent pumps working from two independent batteries.
I would enjoy hearing from those that have added functionality/accessories to their V20/21 for consideration in this project. I love this boat. It's perfect for my situation as every fishing trip involves a hour of cruising each way through the canal system here. And day cruising is very comfortable too. I would buy this boat again in a heartbeat if it were available new, but I can't so I am about to pay someone a lot of money to do just that. Make her new again.
Never stored indoors, always hung from davits its entire life (original owner here)
Have original cushions and enclosure from the factory that's never been on the boat. Might sell these as I have never used them.
Replace the 200 2 cycle Evin with 200 4 cycle Merc fly by wire.
Ditch the oil tank and rear mounted single battery and place two Group 27 batteries forward of the fuel tank to offset 25lbs increase in motor weight.
Remove passenger lounger and add captains chair on port like the helm seat, then duplicate the lid of the livewell on the fishbox too.
Replace analog instrument panel with larger slightly taller digital displays for engine/chart/fishfinder.
Add Lenco or Bennet trim tabs which I don't have now. Opinions here?
New larger/longer Bimini or possibly a hardtop. Still discussing this with spousal unit #1 as she thinks the Bimini is better for bridge clearance and towing in the Ft Lauderdale area.
All flooring will be replaced inside and outside the cuddy as I have a soft spot of two and I want to inspect/repair the stringers if needed. Ant wood needing replacement will be done with material that will not rot, any material not rotting will be recoated/resealed for insurance.
Replace the plastic C-channel where the splash board is in the transom with stainless steel channel and fabricate a fold down bench seat with backrest and rod holders like you see on many new Dusky CC boats.
Add a fiberglass deck hatch over the bilge pump so I can get two hands down below instead of the 8" circular plastic hatch. Then place redundant pump below. I have two pumps now but they have a Rube Goldberg setup with check valves to feed one discharge port. Going to fix that. I want two independent pumps working from two independent batteries.
I would enjoy hearing from those that have added functionality/accessories to their V20/21 for consideration in this project. I love this boat. It's perfect for my situation as every fishing trip involves a hour of cruising each way through the canal system here. And day cruising is very comfortable too. I would buy this boat again in a heartbeat if it were available new, but I can't so I am about to pay someone a lot of money to do just that. Make her new again.
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