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Sdfish, you can see pics of my mods (changes) on the "tips modifications and electronics" area of the forum. Yes I got a little carried away, but retirement can make one invent perceived improvements when on completion question their validity. But o boy are they fun!

captaintony, I removed the 6 inch plates in the splash well and replace them with two 10 inch Armstrong deck plates. Totally waterproof and makes easy access to the happenings in the bilge. Talked with GW first and they assured me it would not compromise the splash well structure or stern of...

Deck hatch with hinges and hatch spring, raw water spray wash down for starboard fish hatch, latched and hinged stern hatch, kicker connect with covered ignition and tt cable tubes and fuel line. Ok some repeats, but I guess a good time put a stop to this.

Moved fuel filter from port stern hatch to deck hatch to make room for 2 AGM batteries, plywood foldable floor in cabin for easier access to "stuff", cluttered helm with auto pilot, "updated" flush mounted chart plotters, radio and dual controls (kicker), bow pulpit for easier anchoring and...

A few more mods: onboard battery charger, NMEA install, raised the skippers chair, 10 inch armstrong deck plates in the splash well, Furuno auto pilot install.

Someone asked for some pics of my mods so here is my best shot. Flush mounted gps with storage behind, collapsable table, bow bunks for the 208....more to come

Been using the Ace line puller for years, found if you stop it before reaching the bottom of the hull, (side of the boat) you can manually swing it up and into the boat with no issues. Although...... if you load up with prawns it is a bit of a grunt to get it over the gunnels. The prawns tend to...

Seasick, the porta potty was built into the mattress, just difficult to see and difficult to use!

Thought you guys might like to see the bed I made for the master stateroom of my 208 Adventure. The frame I made from conventional dimension lumber but took some of my wood turning burls (sliced and polished for the head and base board. It was a squeeze but got it in place. ;)

In hot pursuit of a fishy yacht! Had issues with posting pics, but maybe this time it worked.

Kjc12 Also replaced mine with 12v LED. Found some that were touch on and off and dimmable. Installed on each side of the bulkhead in the cabin. Evening reading when boat camping.

Halfhitch, Appreciate very much your kind words and friendship. I have enjoyed the knowledge and the sharing of this band of brothers on the forum for going on 13 years. With its mix of personalities, know how, experiences and time on this planet. I feel fortunate to be considered a positive...

Thanks Doc for putting some clarity to the issue of additives to the fuel of our source of good times on the brine.

Thanks family affair for the short tutorial. "or do we just tell the gentleman to spend the extra $0.10/gallon to avoid headaches? If it aint broke........ with over 2000 hours on Yamaha F outboards with no issues, I believe I will stay with my program. This issue may have a lot to do with...

Ok guys, just how important is using an additive? I have never used an additive in many years of boating running mostly Yamaha 4 strokes, and have never had any issues as mentioned. Yes sometimes my boat sits for a few months between start ups, mostly winter months. So what could I possibly be...

I went with the Furuno Nav pilot 300. The remote steering and the the Sabiki mode sold me on the unit which has proven to be a great AP. I will get some pics up of my modifications ........I know thy are around somewhere on my laptop.??

Lucky, I guess I worked backward, from a 38 ft. commercial troller to a 20" Grady with a coupe of smaller stops on the way. But it sure has been a good time getting here.

Thanks Mustang, ..... OK now it appears to be about comfort as apposed to serious and competitive, I understand that. I don't think we should confuse budget with ones serious pursuit of the fickle and scaled finned. Yes those with deeper pockets can ride in more comfort , but then some of us...

Yes Halfhitch good point, re "way points". Speaking of which, returned to my favourite prawning grounds and productive waypoints on my GPS. Anyway I guess someone had marked my spots on his GPS last visit and set on my marks where I had been setting. We usually leave them for a few hour and...

"You can definitely still do all of the things mentioned above and then some, but imo it’s more meant for the serious or more competitive fisherman as opposed to the 208 Adventure." Sorry Mustang, can't agree with that comment. Size of a boat has little to nothing to do with a "serious or more...