The official "What did you do to your jet boat today" thread.

[haknslash]

Finished result. I need a cold shower now

 

[haknslash]

Looks great! How did you run the wiring for the swimdeck, and did you just stick them to the back of the seat? Thinking about trying this next week.

Thanks! I ran wires all the way around the boat. The swim deck lights are stuck to the fiberglass and not the cushions. Kind of a pain to contort my mitt of a hand up in there to hide the lights so you can't see them from behind. Drilled holes in the fiberglass to run each LED wire. It helps to have a mirror so you can see up behind the vent. You can see the tiny small hole I drilled by the blower (right next to the bottom right screw on the blower).



For running the long wires to the front and helm I used my fiberglass rods from my car audio installer days. So glad I never lost those things as they were a huge help in running wires in small tight places....



Used an old audio installer truck to make stranded wire for clean easy routing...





Wired everything to the courtesy lighting switch at the helm...

 

[Honey Badger]

Thanks! I ran wires all the way around the boat. The swim deck lights are stuck to the fiberglass and not the cushions. Kind of a pain to contort my mitt of a hand up in there to hide the lights so you can't see them from behind. Drilled holes in the fiberglass to run each LED wire. It helps to have a mirror so you can see up behind the vent. You can see the tiny small hole I drilled by the blower (right next to the bottom right screw on the blower).

For running the long wires to the front and helm I used my fiberglass rods from my car audio installer days. So glad I never lost those things as they were a huge help in running wires in small tight places....

Used an old audio installer truck to make stranded wire for clean easy routing...

Wires everything to the courtesy lighting switch at the helm...

Thank you! That is so helpful. Great work.

 

[haknslash]

Thank you! That is so helpful. Great work.

I just made a full on write-up to help you and others out in the future. Check it out Whole Boat LED install

 

[swatski]

Installed optional engine cover SeaDek today. I'm not a big fan of the look but my wife keeps slipping when stepping there so this went in. Now moving onto my LEDs, will update when done.
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You will love those, I find them to be most functional/useful.

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[seanmclean]

Cleaning day. After a month in the slip, she was getting pretty gross. Finally bought a bottle of hot sauce after all the rave reviews here, I'm pretty impressed by it.

 

[jEt_jAk]

Any guesses what is on the menu this week?

 

[jEt_jAk]

Done

 

[sethman919]

Not getting installed today but I couldn't contain my excitement. Ditching the cheap Chinese racks I bought that were rotating on the tube and installing these sick Samson Typhoon swivel racks. One side will be wake/knee other side wake/surf/wake.

 

[LeeFlan7]

Led lights set up

 

[jEt_jAk]

Final touch

 

[sethman919]

Samson Typhoon swivel racks installed. These things are sooooo nice.

 

[JetboatMN]

Cleaning day. After a month in the slip, she was getting pretty gross. Finally bought a bottle of hot sauce after all the rave reviews here, I'm pretty impressed by it.

I just did the hot sauce treatment today as well. It’s amazing the shine you get! Looks brand new again.

 

[atldude]

Cleaned her up, oil and spark plugs and heading out to the lake!

 

[buckbuck]

 

[JetboatMN]

Sea Dek optional pad upgrade complete!

 

[haknslash]

Today I fixed my loose starboard window. Here's the fix

 

[Scuba_ref]

Working on the cockpit LED's today. Got the bow knocked out. I'm glad I did not do the 5050 LED's in the cockpit as those would be way too bright for me and affect my night vision. I will put the super bright 5050's on the swim deck vents. Loving the look!

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When I did my interior lights I added an inline dimmer. The dimming via the remote wasn't enough.

 

[vanmurray]

I saw 2 other 19 footers at the lake yesterday. This is a SMALL lake so it's extra rare. 1 of the guys had an issue with his cleanout plug. I told him about the site hopefully he joins up!

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I know that ramp. I caught one of my biggest bass at that great little lake.

 

[JC6275]

New steering wheel, New switch covers, new ski and anchor locker latches installed today, and a pic of the seadeck installed late last fall