Added a box over top of my water tank which is located under the rear portside dinette seat cushion. Made out of 3/4"marine plywood used wood blocks mounted on either side then ran stainless steel lags into the blocks from both sides it's about 9" deep and does not come into contact with the water tank. Easy access for emergency flares etc about 14" x 14" x9" deep

3.46 mpg just over a thousand water miles.42.7 for a top speed

Notice wood dowels in rod holders used for holding bumpers so space on Cleats is not used up.

A closer view of the wooden dowel arrangement to hold boat bumpers

Green can on the way out to Little Egg Inlet Long Beach Island to the left

this picture taken almost at the same time as the previous shows the two cans shown to the right of our boats Icon well out our course and in fact in the position they are shown they are on top of a shallow sand bar. This is an expensive upscale Blue Chart G2 Vision chip

a small wahoo going in the box Oct 1st 2012 Hatteras,N.C.

Mark Mckee with some wahoo and Mahi Mahi Hatteras N.C. Oct 1st 2012

my son Nate with a couple of wahoo from the gulf stream aboard the Sea Creature Oct.1st 2012

My son Robert more wahoo caught out of Hatteras Harbor marina aboard the boat Sea Creature Oct 1 2012. 200 pounds of total fish before cleaning mostly wahoo but some Mahi Mahi

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Caribineer keeps anchor from self deploying on the highway

In an effort to get rid of rubber bellows that rot from Ultra violet rays from the sun, cut template from wood then used 1/4 inch 6061 aluminum bored holes then cut in half dremeled a little to get decent fit. Used same holes that the rubber bellows used to I guess I should paint it white.

getting rid of this solid canister type filter Racor makes one that spins on to the same head that has a ten micron filter and plastic bowl with a drain valve so you can see water and drain it. The bowl spins on to the bottom of the filter pictures coming. Available from Sims Yamaha for less than sixty bucks. Replacements are available by themselves for $20.72 eac.

row of hooks for life jackets rain gear etc on a teak board thru bolted

Clock and barometer on teak thru bolted

My hurricane hole

new RACOR spin with see thru water bowl with drain

another view will install as soon as we get some more miles out of the existing filter

instructions

updated Attwood fuel vents with clam shells

clam shell side view

I think the factory suppied fuel vents were getting sprayed in rough water to the extent that they were the cause of water intrusion in our fuel tanks

New fuel filter with water collection bowl and drain. Purchased thru Sim's Yamaha on the internet Sim's are located in Wisconsin and give excellent service and have someone to answer questions via phone or internet,nice people