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09-18-2022, 10:41 AM

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You are a brave man taking it to a run for its first time out! Id have been stressed out! LOL...boat looks beautiful. love the new dash set up.

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02-04-2023, 11:58 AM

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Finished my digital dash up a few weeks ago. Talked to my upholsterer the other day and he will do my bolsters and other cushions early spring after my Mustang interior.
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02-04-2023, 12:59 PM

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That’s pretty sweet!!

Are your switches for 3/4-inch holes?

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02-04-2023, 07:19 PM

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That pretty sweet!!

Are your switches for 3/4-inch holes?

Pretty much. They are 19mm (0.748") switches. I drew the letters and layout in CAD and then laser cut the holes and laser engraved the the lettering.

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02-05-2023, 07:35 PM

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Did you do all the engraving and cutting yourself?

02-05-2023, 08:08 PM

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Did you do all the engraving and cutting yourself?

I had a friend at work cut and engrave the dash for me. I did not have my laser at the time. After I got it back I purchased a laser the next week. Hers is a CO2 laser and mine is only a diode laser. Mine will engrave white acrylic, but has trouble cutting through white. Black, blue green, gray and others is not a problem for me to cut through.

Also, the switches are either momentary or latched dependent on what they are turning on/off. Also, the ignition are higher amperage switches.

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02-06-2023, 12:38 PM

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Finished up the majority of the back of the transom. New stainless drain plugs and yes, the lag screw does go to the trim tab mounts. It mounts directly behind the stringer so a thru bolt can't be use. Also installed 2 new Rule 1100 27SA bilge pumps. Don't know how I feel about them. They do not use a float switch. They use Rule "Smart Technology" and power on every 2.5 minutes and sense for resistance. Also cutout new high temp silicone exhaust seals.
https://www.westmarine.com/buy/rule-...06?recordNum=5

Where did you get those stainless exhaust rings? I have not been able to source one with four holes, they all seem to have three and my original ones were four.

02-06-2023, 12:43 PM

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Where did you get those stainless exhaust rings? I have not been able to source one with four holes, they all seem to have three and my original ones were four.

https://www.stainlessmarine.com/shop...-4-od-pipe-ea/