First Time HUGE PROJECT WHOA

[Dukes1843]

Hello.

Thanks for having me, I bought a 1988 Santego 2767. Its been and adventure already. We bought the boat in July 2019. Both engines had 400hrs and everything original inside. These are the only pics I had on me. Just some of work in progress.
Some of the stuff done. We planned on doing all of this. wasn't an uh=oh what have we done situation.

1. Sanded and fixed the bottom then bottom painted.
2 .Whole boat wet sanded and buffed twice.
3. Replaced both hatches acrylic glass
4. Replaced both starboard and port cabin acrylic windows
5. Added SeaDek over entire boat exterior, swim platform, fly-bridge, cockpit, sides walks, and around the layout area.
6. Had all upholstery done, Captains chair, interior cushions, all exterior cushions
7. Rebuilt front exterior layout cushions
8. Built a removable bench seat on back wall of cockpit that hold a 30amp silent generator
9. Removed and replaced all headliner carpet
10. Removed floor carpet putt in a wood floor
11. New Bimini top
12. Removed all teak inside and had refinished as well as outside steps to fly-bridge, side steps and swim platform steps
13. Painted and sealed counter tops
14. New speakers and radio
15. Sealed all bolts and screws from top and sides to stop any leaks
16. Stopped all interior leaks
17. Removed the separating wall in cabin
18. New gauges
19. New Stainless steel anchor
20. New triple torsion axle 15,000 GTWR trailer

probably left some stuff off.

Cheers. Thanks again!

[Viper]

She's looking real nice
You'll want to be really careful having a portable generator on board!

[Dukes1843]

Thank you

Yes sir. It is a huge concern. May or may not work. Heat and carbon monoxide are my worries. So the box is lined and fan ventilated on both ends. One pulling in air the other pulling out the exhaust. The exhaust is piped through the cubby hole behind the seat to back of the boat where I cut a hole and put a vent cover. I updated and tesedt both carbon monoxide alarms. We shall see. I will be on high alert. If it does not work I will punt and try something else to get power. Any suggestions?

Thanks for looking
Davin

[tomschauer]

Looks great!
Hopefully you don't miss the pink and seafoam green!

[bud37]

Nice job, better than new.....gonna keep one pillow to remind you of all the work ????...

[Viper]

Qr Bbpost....Heat and carbon monoxide are my worries....

I don't want to veer this thread off coarse but you should also worry about operating a generator in an enclosure/confined space that has an engine with a carb that is vented to atmosphere with a generator portion that is not ignition proof. They are not meant to be operated in an enclosure for safety reasons. Its fuel tank is also vented to atmosphere and therefore is venting on board instead of overboard. Most people operate those in the open on the swim platform for these reasons. While there are still concerns, it's the lesser of two evils. There's usually a jerrycan that accompanies portable engine use, they are also not safe on board. I've actually seen people store these generators and jerrycans in their engine compartments. Be careful.

[1992330aftcabin]

Looks great, nice job on the interior looks better than new!

[pepmyster]

Nice job!!!!!!!!!

[RGrew176]

Wow, looking good.

[Cooler]

Dukes - WOW! Beautiful. Now that your about done, you're going to have a lot of time on your hands. Maybe you should come up and put that wood flooring in my Mariner. You know, just so you don't get bored! We could set you up with a tour of Carver. Amazing how the interior opened up and looks roomier with the change in color. er