Fish Beware! Build Thread...

[pjbrownva]

I've made so many changes to my V20, and I'm planning so many more, that I thought I'd start a "build thread", where I chronicle some the changes over time, and also share ideas and ask for advice.


I bought Fish Beware last summer (2020), from the previous owner on Cape Cod, who had taken wonderful care of this 1984 V20 steplift with 2003 Johnson (Suzuki) 140 HP 4 Stroke with under 350 hours.

The boat is clean and well loved, and I'm thrilled to be her owner.

Later I'll probably list all of the changes that I've made so far.

Right now I want to jump into the refit.

I've added an inexpensive tower, and now I just purchased a 7" Sonar / GPS multifunction display (MFD) from Raymarine.

I'm thinking about the best way to mount this new toy on the dash. Plus, I'd like to add Radar too, and now that I'm learning about the possibilities, I'm even considering an NMEA2000 wifi gateway, and maybe a 9" MFD as well.

I bought a Raymarine Axiom 7+ with side and down scanning sonar plus their "Real Vision" 3D sonar imaging. The unit is high resolution at 1280x800.

I'm now trying to figure out the best setup, including if I should add a 2nd screen, and if if so, what size.

More to come.

-Philip