Dave G.
1984 E30+ Ludington, MI
Wow, that is a lot of space there now ! Darn waste basket.....It sure looks like no engine there in that pic.
Cockpit floor - I'm assuming this ISN'T factory...
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Jaybee
Cocoa, FL 1984 30+
Well to be fair I do have the exhaust off doing the alternator bracket upgrade at the time of the picture !
Worth a mention perhaps - if you look at picture 2 in my above link for my blog, note that EY assembled their lift pump and the original fuel filter on a piece of teak faced sole that they had in the cut off's bin. They assembled the plumbing and wiring and then screwed that piece of plywood onto the inside of the engine compartment. Saved them some time trying work around the back of the engine........
Loren, I was just typing up a similar response when I saw yours come through....
With these boats getting a little long in the tooth, they are accumulating a lot of holes for various system installs. I've started placing equipment on removeable backboards so I can replace the backboard when it comes time to replace the piece of equipment. An added bonus of this approach is being able to take the backboard home where you can play with the configuration without worrying about drilling unnecessary holes in the boat's cabinetry. Not all spots on the boat are conducive to this method, but your project may be a good candidate. Here's one for the electrical panel
and another for the bilge pumps (before paint)
With these boats getting a little long in the tooth, they are accumulating a lot of holes for various system installs. I've started placing equipment on removeable backboards so I can replace the backboard when it comes time to replace the piece of equipment. An added bonus of this approach is being able to take the backboard home where you can play with the configuration without worrying about drilling unnecessary holes in the boat's cabinetry. Not all spots on the boat are conducive to this method, but your project may be a good candidate. Here's one for the electrical panel
and another for the bilge pumps (before paint)