Ultimate Upgrades

[Cookee]

OK I'll admit it's research for an article of the same name I'm doing!

What is your top 5 ultimate upgrades from what you have - obviously this is based on what you have and what you would sensibly add to your boat - also what do you think is the absolute upgrade (Once you've got your dream boat).

Thanks!

[hunton69]

Originally Posted by Cookee

OK I'll admit it's research for an article of the same name I'm doing!

What is your top 5 ultimate upgrades from what you have - obviously this is based on what you have and what you would sensibly add to your boat - also what do you think is the absolute upgrade (Once you've got your dream boat).

Thanks!

1: new tits
2: belly tuck
3:face lift
4:Liposuction
5: she doesn't need the fith one

[hunton69]

just read the bit about boats.

625 ilmors all 4 of them

[still no worries]

hi john
you only need 1 upgrade for any boat
blond swedish twins with long legs and big t-ts,
even a pram dinghy would look great
(don"t tell the wife)

derek...

[larby]

To get this back on track...

Chartplotter
Cockpit lights
Foot throttle
Trim tabs

Not sure on the ultimate one, other than buying an inboard bernico!

James

[dowdy]

Originally Posted by Cookee

OK I'll admit it's research for an article of the same name I'm doing!

What is your top 5 ultimate upgrades from what you have - obviously this is based on what you have and what you would sensibly add to your boat - also what do you think is the absolute upgrade (Once you've got your dream boat).

Thanks!

Nuclear powered engine No,1 Cheaper seat suspension No,2 Some sunshine No,3 A Co-Driver that put his hands in his pocket now and again No,4 and people of the same ilk to race against without sabotaging me engines,the slimy ****ers,you know who you are

[Jon Holmes]

Who's the target audience for this article?

[Cookee]

Originally Posted by Jon Holmes

Who's the target audience for this article?

Probably anyone from the typical "Boatmadder" to the average boater in the street with craft ranging from a small ski boat up to small to medium gin palace, so quite a wide range really. I'm thinking of including those underwater lights that are great in a Chav sort of way!

[mattboy]

Hi John,
for me my upgrades would be.

1/chartplotter(new Garmin kits is the nuts) 2/footthrottle 3/good set of seats 4/pro trim 5/small LED underwater lights(bit chav but they look great and at night the blue ones attract fishes) and Del is right a swedish bird would set it all off!

We are doing alot of upgrades at the moment being winter an all that.....seems everyone out here is wanting.
1/LED underwater lighting 2/upgrading Raymarine to Garmin 3/LED sign writing for the transom(linked to thier stereo so it is beat activated....SAD, but i have done 5 boats this winter?) 4/low level deck mood lights 5/Hi/Low bathing platform (hydraulic)

[Jon Fuller]

Mains Inverter.

There's nowt better than being able to knock up a brew when you're away from civilisation.

[The Docta]

On a performance boat I'd say a prop upgrade from standard ally prop to a worked race prop coss it can totally transform the way the boat performs

[jonny12t]

i was going to say nice new NMEA2000 garmin chart plotter but the perfect worked prop has to be top of the list then followed by protrim or the Garmin unit.

[NorwegianBoater]

Well since I live in Norway, I already have the blondes So all I need is a Merc 200xs, In Control footthrottle, led lights, Nomen cleats and a chartplotter

Ultimate: Tuned Merc 300X SS offshore mid and a old school deck mounted racing compass

[Bazza]

Swopped my 300xs in and bolted these puppies on the back over the winter.

[Temporarily Insane]

Niiiiiiiiiiiice.

[Atlantic Xpat]

Originally Posted by Jon Fuller

Mains Inverter.

There's nowt better than being able to knock up a brew when you're away from civilisation.

Or run your hairdryer eh?

The obvious answer for you lot is:

1) Tubes
2) A bowie knife
3) A chartplotter showing that outside of the solent ain't neccessarily 'Here be dragons' territory after all....
4) Another bowie knife
5) A dry suit.

For the rib-nobbers it would be:

1) A cabin or some other weather protection
2) A cabin or some other weather protection
3) A cabin ...... oh you get the idea.
4) A bangin' stereo
5) An operation to remove some of that sense of innate superiority over 'hardboat' types.

[Athito]

In no particular order:

• Bow & Stern thruster so I can single-hand regardless of weather or crew ability
• Raymarine plotter, radar (and AIS)...Navionics charts are the nuts!
• Gaffrig 270 degree trim guages...so much more movement than OEM
• Heater!
• Electric toilet...not those nasty hand pump or cassette types

Wishlist:

• Lab finished props
• Anything to make me go faster!