Thanks guys! I'm definitely happy with the new dash. I was inspired by my favorite V on this site, Emmett Fitzpatrick's 1975 V20. Here's his album, which he still updates... (
http://www.wellcraftv20.com/gallery/.../Spring_2012_a).
My V has never seen fresh water! I fish/cruise with my wife and two kids (8 and 4 yrs old) off Sandy Hook.