208 mods

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[trapper]

Sorry guys, trying to down load some mod photos of my 208 through Photobucket to no avail. Will keep trying some other way until I get it right. OOOOOOps, Cheers, trapper

 

[Pay2Play]

well... :dance . I don't see um

 

[antaris]

Keep trying - we wanna see another 208!

 

[Grady_Crazy]

Trapper, a little help.

http://s1256.photobucket.com/albums/ii4 ... =slideshow

 

[antaris]

Excellent! Well done, the mods are terrific (although I must admin I do not understand all of them)

Love the seacock extension - I was gonna do the same...

So, you've removed the water tank?

 

[trapper]

Big thanks to Grady Crazy for setting these photos loose onto the site. I was hoping to caption each photo before releasing but thought since I could not download them I would wait until I could. Crazy if you find time you could pm me with the process to get them from the bucket to Great Grady.It would be much appreciated. Apologies for my handicapped attempt. I was the one who purchase Chris Browns "Chumalong" and have renamed it as shown. I will explain the mods in order from top to bottom.
1 new name 2. ducer covers to prevent rooster tails. 3. removable table for charts and lunches, HDS 7 install. 4. and 5. remove screws and calking cut to fit with piano hinge install latch and spring for storage space. 6. remote switch for kicker motor trim (raise and lower) 7.Sunset on a lake we spend a couple of weeks each summer. 8. Extension for sea cock shut off to raw water pump. 9.Flush mounted water proof radio moved to make space for hds 7 10. fixed mount with Yam T8 11.closed hatch and storage for kicker steering rod. 12. wash down hose and rubber flooring cut to fit and painted. I realize some are a bit repetitive and I was going to edit on completion of photos but never got there so here they are. Cheers, trapper

 

[Walkers Edge]

Nice job, got any detailed photos of the floor hatch install?
Dash looks nice and clean too, considering how much stuff you have installed.

 

[trapper]

Thanks for the kind words. I don't have any photos of the hatch install but it was fairly simple. After removing the cover I drilled the hole for the latch then cut ss piano hinge to fit and fasted it to the back edge of the cover with ss sceres and 3M 5200 then ground down the front of the hatch cover to make space that the hinge filled. Installed latch and catch and rubber water proofing strip. The spring holding the hatch open was installed with a block of star board to clear the edge of the hatch opening then fasted to the cover. Not as clear as a close up photo or two but hope it helps with a look at the photo shown in the mods. I have also installed lockable latches and hinges on the stern under the seat covers (access to batteries and switch) Liked the idea of leaving the boat with no access to the battery switch. Also found it a pain every time I went into that area had to take off the covers and put them down to find them sliding around the floor. If I can get an idea how to get photos to this site I will show how they work. Cheers, trapper

 

[Grady_Crazy]

I certainly hope you went through the proper renaming ceremony!

According to legend, each and every vessel is recorded by name in the Ledger of the Deep and is known personally to Poseidon, or Neptune, the god of the sea. It is logical therefore, if we wish to change the name of our boat, the first thing we must do is to purge its name from the Ledger of the Deep and from Poseidon’s memory.

This is an involved process beginning with the removal or obliteration of every trace of the boat’s current identity. This is essential and must be done thoroughly.


http://boatsafe.com/nauticalknowhow/rename.htm

 

[trapper]

With help from GradyCrazy and Daman 858 .... I have been able to wrap this tiny mind around getting photos onto the site.... so stand back...here they come! Just a couple more mods of putting hinges and latches on the stern under seat cover hatches, new bow pulpit and plywood floor, as mentioned before.

 

[trapper]

oops! :bang wanted the photos a little smaller and after posting them I learned how. Apologies for the oversize shots. From now on, Photos R US! Cheers, trapper