Three Word Post Whore's Delight

[philwsailz]

I have spent as much as $150.00 in a weekend just last year for fuel in the Stingray.

When I had my other Catalina sailboat, I used maybe 6 gallons every couple of months. I used that boat a LOT too...

The old boat had surround sound, (hafler matrix-wired method) a hi-fi VCR, (state of the art at the time, pre-DVD) two flat panel LCD screens, and a CD player.

I still have the previously installed screens, plus an old 12" screen that has never been used...

[philwsailz]

Don't make it french theme... Dang ungrateful f$*kers!!!!!

nah....

Stinky they are too....

The exterior is white on white, and the interior is plaid, (the stock one all are).

I would love to go with an ultrasuede micro-fiber in navy blue with tan/khaki piping on the cushions...

I also like hunter green and tan/khaki......

Vnyl is attractive for obvious reasons, but cloth is so much more comfortable...

[da.bell]

Sounds like you are going to need a battery arsenal in that vessel.

[da.bell]

nah....

Stinky they are too....

The exterior is white on white, and the interior is plaid, (the stock one all are).

I would love to go with an ultrasuede micro-fiber in navy blue with tan/khaki piping on the cushions...

I also like hunter green and tan/khaki......

Vnyl is attractive for obvious reasons, but cloth is so much more comfortable...

I like that one better.

[philwsailz]

Sounds like you are going to need a battery arsenal in that vessel.

For a sailboat, I prefer head-unit power only for the audio... problem is, in my position, I will HAVE to install a subwoofer. So... I will also be installing the smallest class-D amp we have for the sub.

Three group 27's in parallel will last a long time... That is the sweet setup.

[philwsailz]

I like that one better.

Another thing that is real hot looking in these is some teak and holly sole flooring inlays for the interior. One can also go with the fake teak material that is very popular on swim-platforms these days. You can buy it in sheets with the black "grout lines" already in place. Cut to fit and cement in place...

[philwsailz]

I like that one better.

the green and tan just feels right, doesn't it?

[da.bell]

I was thinking about the tv's that you are planning to put into the boat. Those need some power.

[philwsailz]

see this link:

http://www.plasdeck.us/Flash/pub/

[da.bell]

One can also go with the fake teak material that is very popular on swim-platforms these days.

Tige uses this material for their teak swim platforms. There has been plenty of discussions regarding it and the displeasure some have had with it. he he he

[philwsailz]

I was thinking about the tv's that you are planning to put into the boat. Those need some power.

Not so much, I am thinking... I guess I need to check with my contacts to find current draw on some 12" and 15" models...

Just to be sure...

[philwsailz]

Tige uses this material for their teak swim platforms. There has been plenty of discussions regarding it and the displeasure some have had with it. he he he

what are the problems encountered?

[da.bell]

see this link:

http://www.plasdeck.us/Flash/pub/

That looks like some nice stuff. It comes is sheet? Wonder how it would look on my swim platform. The black stuff is already going bad and I was thinking about doing something with it this last off season. hum....

[da.bell]

what are the problems encountered?

People thinking it was real teak only to find out that it's from a tree that isn't truely a teak tree... Kind of false advertising IMO.

[xpjim1]

It was also warping and cracking