What's your winter " to do" list for the V ?

[SkunkBoat]

did a lot with the gunnels this year, now I'm thinking I should tackle that 30 year old transom....ooooh ...I went and said the T word!

no wiggle in it but the bottom where the transducers have been mounted over the years is definitely soggy.

thinking about cutting just enough of the cap to get at it and dig it out and fill it with Arjay.
problem is, once I cut, I have to paint to make it look good....project creep....

reality is I should skip a summer of fishing and become one of those old dudes who works on his boat all the time.

[step up here]

A boat needs the same attention as a woman right down to the last penny!!!!

[bgreene]

Originally Posted by step up here

A boat needs the same attention as a woman right down to the last penny!!!!

I think a boat needs more attention than a woman.........A boat usually runs more consistenly than a woman anyway. Oops, did I say that ...

[spareparts]

you can walk away from a boat and it won't cost you a dime

[bradford]

Need to finish up a few small things, but those small things add up.

-Get my back to back lounge seat back from the upolstery man

-install hatch latches in my new hatch covers

-install nav lights, thinking about some shark eyes port and starboard

-see Spareparts pics of this Bertram 20 he's talking about with the new top his friend built and consider throwing more money down the hole

-think about installing I-command guages

-buy and install a garmin chartplotter/depth sounder and vhf radio

-install new teak trim in the cuddy

-put new trailer lights on to keep someone from crashing the etec

-think about how everyone who has trim tabs raves about how great they are and cringe when I think about drilling into my new virgin transom

-Take her out on the nice days!!

[Genie Aye]

Bradford--

Do the I command gauge and get the chip for the gauge-I feel best insurance for that E-tec-it allows several more options on the gauge--trim tabs, fuel gauge etc--it allowed me to take several gauges out and put my 5" chartplotter in my dash.

I am rewiring after replacing the old glass fuse holder behind the dash with ato fuse panel with 15 power sources--can shorten my wire runs for accessories, maybe a new dash panel if I get carried away and got to figure out why my running lights are blowing the fuse. All running lights are led, but think it might be the new tilt up light on the radar arch--to tight going thru the top hole in the arch--oh well, did 4hat one to myself.

Maybe even work on the side storage boxes.

[DiverDux]

Repair/replace throttle.
Secure seat at helm to floor.
Bolt the hinges to floor hatch with nylabolts or threadsealer.
Clean and oil teak trim.
Tach isn't reading accurately, determine cause and repair/replace.
Power wash and paint bottom.
Clean, polish & wax hull.

[Hedge]

Originally Posted by spareparts

you can walk away from a boat and it won't cost you a dime

Love this one.

My winter to do list is find Skools and kidnap him for a day to get my motor tuned.

[cfelton]

I just replaced my shifter and new cables. My wife got me a 728 Himminbird last christmas, just got the GPS antenna to go with it, need to mount that. Planning on taking it out tomorrow morning to try again ta catch a striper or maybe a catfish.

[DiverDux]

Thanks Destroyer and Greywolf. My brother and I picked-up the boat (1987 Steplift) back in May 2013. It is in real nice shape and we fished off of it all summer and kept track of the little things that need to be done. I'll put some photographs up once the weather breaks here in NE Ohio.