- Messages
- 18,583
- Reaction score
- 20,887
- Points
- 1,082
- Location
- Raleigh, NC 27614
- Boat Make
- Yamaha
- Year
- 2016
- Boat Model
- 242X E-Series
- Boat Length
- 24
As many of you know I've sold my 2005 SX230 and am now awaiting the arrival of a Blue 2016 Yamaha 242X! It should arrive in the next couple of weeks (3 at the outside). What I've bought already for her or to install:
- Xintek Fume Detector with blower control - my favorite safety mod
- 60" CE Smith Guide posts for trailer (needed these brackets to make them fit)
- 48" pads for guide posts
- Garmin GPSMAP 541 (now replaced with a Garmin Echomap Plus 94SV)
- Garmin Transducer mount and installation, and a description of how I ran the wires is here
- RAM mount for GPS
- 4 New Taylor Made blue swirl fenders and 4 blue fender lines
- 4 new dock lines
- New Anchor line (x2 now...since I donated one to Poseidon in Bimini)
- Deluxe Yamaha mooring cover
- Vinyl boat name (dimensions for my boat) from doityourselflettering.com
- Jetboaters.net spare tire cover (had to give the old one away to the new owner!)
- Stoltz bow roller
- 2 Dual USB charging ports (one at helm, one at passenger chair)
- 2 Blue Sea ST Blade fuse blocks-one for behind the helm, one for the battery compartment
- Wet Sounds HT-4 Amplifier for mid cabin speakers and also connected the sound bar too! (also covered some in this thread) -eliminating the speakers in series stopped the amp from cutting out!
- Pair of JL MX 650 Speakers for the mid cabin by the helm, and replaced the other cabin speakers with JL too.
- Blue Sea Systems Common 150A BusBar with Four Terminal of 20 1/4-Inch Studs with Cover, & lots of wire, ring connectors, and fuses!
- Helm storage Rod for hanging life jackets
- Target garbage can for copilot bungee spot
- 2 Flag poles and holders for the tower (Kwik Tek FWT-1 Wakeboard Tower Flag Holder)
- Mesh pocket organizers for storage closet
- 2nd table leg that I insert the grill into on the stern
- Guest Dual bank onboard charger
- Cable wrap to make cable runs look stock
- Paper towel holder in storage area
- 2 Amarine-made Stainless Tournament Style Clamp on Fishing Rod Holder for Rails 1-1/4" to 2"
- 2 Amarine stainless gunnel rod holders (30 degree...I'd go 15 next time)
- 25 Watt Standard Horizon Explorer GX 1600 marine radio, and Shakespeare Stainless Steel Quickconnect rail mount antenna - photos here.
- External VHF Speaker
- Portapotti (never been used...hope it stays that way!)
- Made my own windshield/Rainshield...and it got tested in Ft. Lauderdale and worked well!
- Stern Seadek added to cover more of the stepping points than stock.
- Inexpensive Ballast bags from Aerial ( I have their 500lb bags too)
- Video of how to add a 2nd bilge pump to a 242X
- Video of how to install Cobrasteering on a 242X
- Video of how to rebuild Yamaha clean out plugs.
- Aluminum anchor?
- Bow and Cockpit covers?
- Keel guard?
- Fender Locks?
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