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Hey guys, here’s what I have been working on lately in the man cave
2002 SANTE ,600hrs
I had originally planned to redo the entire upholstery but when the guy came over he told me I’d be better off just redoing a few seat cushions because the rest was in pretty good shape for it’s age.The guy couldn’t believe I had taken everything apart... live and learn!! I will add more pictures along the way but as of now, there is not a single square inch of upholstery left in the boat!!
Audio:
The old inboat speakers we’re cutting it anymore, the bass was so so and I really wanted a mic.
I was lucky enough to have Odin from www.earkmarkcaraudio.com help my out with my nonstop questioning.
I ended up buying the following items from Earmark
6x Wetsounds XS-650 inboat speakers
1 Wetsounds WS420 equalizer
1 Wetsounds 10” free air sub to replace the old kicker one.
1 Wetsounds Syn6(thanks to viSor on the board)
I removed my Roswell tower speakers to clean them up and to stop banging my head on it while working
That should do it for the sound system, I will not win any sound off competitions at the beach but it should be plenty to have a good time while surfing (and shouting at boneheads with the ws420)
Next up, ballast!
I decided it was time for me to get rid of the factory hard tanks. We use the boat for surfing and going to the local hang out spot so I figured I would kill two birds with one stone, more weight and more storage on the other side.
I started talking with the nice folks over at www.wakemakers.com , looking to purchase their tankbuster kit. They were super helpful with (again..!) all of my questions. I went with the 750 bags , using the existing aerator pumps. I did not receive the parts yet, can’t wait to hook it up!
Once the tanks were removed , I removed the old stained carpet. As you can see, towards the end of the boat you will find a small nook (which probably accommodated the empty pump). I decided to block it off to make a nice level floor for the bags /storage. I made a template out of sheating. I then used a left over piece of 5/8’’ thick cutting board ( I am a GC so I often stumble upon such nice little things!). I will also use that material to do the panel between the engine bay and the storage. I had to order another sheet,costs around 100$cdn.
I redid the carpet , pics to follow.
This is it, I will update as more progress is being made, thanks for reading
2002 SANTE ,600hrs
I had originally planned to redo the entire upholstery but when the guy came over he told me I’d be better off just redoing a few seat cushions because the rest was in pretty good shape for it’s age.The guy couldn’t believe I had taken everything apart... live and learn!! I will add more pictures along the way but as of now, there is not a single square inch of upholstery left in the boat!!
Audio:
The old inboat speakers we’re cutting it anymore, the bass was so so and I really wanted a mic.
I was lucky enough to have Odin from www.earkmarkcaraudio.com help my out with my nonstop questioning.
I ended up buying the following items from Earmark
6x Wetsounds XS-650 inboat speakers
1 Wetsounds WS420 equalizer
1 Wetsounds 10” free air sub to replace the old kicker one.
1 Wetsounds Syn6(thanks to viSor on the board)
I removed my Roswell tower speakers to clean them up and to stop banging my head on it while working
That should do it for the sound system, I will not win any sound off competitions at the beach but it should be plenty to have a good time while surfing (and shouting at boneheads with the ws420)
Next up, ballast!
I decided it was time for me to get rid of the factory hard tanks. We use the boat for surfing and going to the local hang out spot so I figured I would kill two birds with one stone, more weight and more storage on the other side.
I started talking with the nice folks over at www.wakemakers.com , looking to purchase their tankbuster kit. They were super helpful with (again..!) all of my questions. I went with the 750 bags , using the existing aerator pumps. I did not receive the parts yet, can’t wait to hook it up!
Once the tanks were removed , I removed the old stained carpet. As you can see, towards the end of the boat you will find a small nook (which probably accommodated the empty pump). I decided to block it off to make a nice level floor for the bags /storage. I made a template out of sheating. I then used a left over piece of 5/8’’ thick cutting board ( I am a GC so I often stumble upon such nice little things!). I will also use that material to do the panel between the engine bay and the storage. I had to order another sheet,costs around 100$cdn.
I redid the carpet , pics to follow.
This is it, I will update as more progress is being made, thanks for reading
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