What upgrades have you done to your boat?

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Bobo87 wrote: Sat Jul 14, 2018 9:51 am Here is the new house battery with onboard charger.
I notice you've got the ACR. Any problems so far? How complicated was the re-wiring if you installed it?
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Yep. Got the ACR and switch combo, my original was only for one battery, from Blue Sea. Install was easy just like the video on the website. No issues since installing. Knock on wood. It was actually a fun project. 🙂😉
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Bobo87 wrote: Sat Jul 14, 2018 9:49 am This is the stereo HD I went with.
My 14 year old just installed the same head unit in our 262 and it works... so far.
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R5 bow and stern filler cushions (factory). Not a technical upgrade but something.
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Southernboatman wrote: Sun Jul 15, 2018 11:20 pm R5 bow and stern filler cushions (factory). Not a technical upgrade but something.
That's a huge upgrade and makes the whole boat much larger.
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Nice shady spot for the pup up front too.
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Big Block Power wrote: Sun Jul 15, 2018 11:54 pm
Southernboatman wrote: Sun Jul 15, 2018 11:20 pm R5 bow and stern filler cushions (factory). Not a technical upgrade but something.
That's a huge upgrade and makes the whole boat much larger.
I like that stern cushion. I’m sure they attach to stay while underway?
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Yep cmattj.....they stay in when underway. Its a pretty solid fit
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tgrace98 wrote: Sat Jul 14, 2018 10:41 am Here is a shot from the deck looking at the carpet. and my new aqua stack mat all folded up. I don’t think my dog is a lake dog!
How do you like that stack mat? I’m in the market for an aqua mat for the kiddos but have been looking at roll up lily pads. Wondering which is best?
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We love the stack mat. I like how it can be as large or as small as you want as the sections just zip together. And it is easy to store. I have the 6 section one and I just unzip half and it easily stores inside the boat under the mooring cover
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If my swim platform didn't have a step on it the folding mats would be the ticket.
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Yeah that is the other thing I can do is it comes with 2 big bunge cords and I can easily secure it to the swim platform while driving. Or it fits on the floor of the bow if you stand it up on its side.
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tgrace98 wrote: Tue Jul 17, 2018 8:51 pm Yeah that is the other thing I can do is it comes with 2 big bunge cords and I can easily secure it to the swim platform while driving. Or it fits on the floor of the bow if you stand it up on its side.
Yea I saw that on A7's platform. Your platform is much larger than mine.
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liquid wrote: Thu Jun 29, 2017 2:10 pm Is it a single light or does it split?

Does it look like this: https://www.boatpluglight.com/collectio ... olid-brass

or this:https://www.boatpluglight.com/collectio ... -splitters

Damn it - take a picture please. I'm all over the map here on research... someone please reel me back in.
Hi,

I'm looking into buying the solid brass drain plug light that liquid posted above. The listing says that it's 1/2" NPT threads (pipe thread). I have a 2011 210, is that the right size and thread pitch?

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Photo I have the brass double light from boatpliglights.com. and I never even thought to worry about the threads. I'm pretty sure all boat plug threads are the same. I think you'll be fine.
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