Keith

Nice, would love to see the outcome. I like what Tinker did with his, brilliant renovations and designs, just no more money left to do anything this season. I think next season I'll have to do the vinyl, it's 14 years old and just now starting to see some stitching dryrot. The cabin will more than likely have to wait until 2005 at this stage.

Tinkerer

Yes I did ALL the design and fabrication and install myself. I heck of a lot of time just sitting and looking and thinking. The new breaker panel alone was $600 just for the panel and a few meters. I had a panel custom built just so it matched the design of the original. BASS products built the original and the new one. I built a complete new upper cabinet for the cabin and built one for the bathroom where their wasn't one. I rebuilt the lower cabinet in the bath also to make it larger and offer more storage space. I also made the flooring in the bathroom one piece. I wanted a larger sink in both the bath and the galley. I also installed a pressurized water system with a water heater and transom shower. I also installed a 1500 watt inverter to power the coffee maker and the microwave, OH and the hair drier when in an emergency my wife needs it if she gets wet.

MY whole goal was for someone to look at my boat and say WOW I didn't know that the factory offered that option. I didn't want anyone to look at MY work and know that I did it myself.
MY cabin and Head remodel cost over $1500 in parts and probably over 100 hrs in labor.
Was it worth it --YOU BET

pullmytrigger

Tink- Post pics!! Id love to see em

Keith

Tinker's link is still active, you can see his most excellent handy work here:

http://community.webshots.com/user/tinkerboater

Keith

Tinker, did you have a horseshoe shaped couch in front of, and blocking the V-berth? That's the piece that bothers me the most, I can't use it for anything other than storage. Can't keep crawling over the couch and fit up in there, my anchor locker cuts the headroom in half.

Basically I made a matching center cushion for couch and sleep there.

Tinkerer

Keith-- No the berth is stock and so are the couches. I would like to redo the couches because they are uncomfortable and you will roll off them if you try to sleep on them. The bed is comfortable to me but not for my wife. I have the anchor locker but I sleep with my feet up there so it isn't a problem. I really love the boat and have had it since fall of 95. I have done remodel or renew of some part of it every year since I bought it. You should see the guys fight over one of my boats when it is time to sell them. The last boat was sold without starting the engine. And I had a guy offer me more than what I was asking because he knew someone was on the way to look at it. I said NO to him. This boat means almost as much to me (sentimental value) as my CVX-18 GLASTRON CARLSON did. ( The original TINKER TOY )

pullmytrigger

Tink- cool mods, you cant tell it didnt come that way.....
Whats the diff in the later mod cockpits? I know the cabins are different, two lounges to port vs two facing benches in the latter.
Did you have 365hp and bravos in your III?......doug

pullmytrigger

sorry, the 365 and bravo question was directed to Makdaddy.....check post time.......damn strippers!!