My Journey with my 2005 SANTE. 1 Year in the Making

[Stevemo14]

In the photo 1702 it looks like your original mounting point for the tower has been converted into cup holders. Is that correct?


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Yes. I didn’t want to fill the holes and put gel coat filler in them, so I did cup holders. You can always use more cup holders.

I purchased the RGB Led cup holders from Nautique Parts, cut the holes out with a jig saw, and slid them in.


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[Stevemo14]

looking great. I'm guessing the laws may be different in the US to the UK on this one: Whilst underway, having red lights on the starboard side where they can be seen by other boats is a no-no. So the cup holder and speakers would be questionable. Is there any conflict in the US on this?

So all the LED’s are RGB, so I can make them any color, or they cycle, or change along with the music.

I guess I never really thought about the red and green lights while underway. I might ask the Ranger next time I get pulled over for my music being to loud.


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[Stevemo14]

Fantastic, hope I don't drive you nuts with too many questions but I've got a bit of down time coming up and will be spending some time with the boat at home...
1. What solenoids did you use? Going to plumb in the bow sac and am going that route as well

2. What lights did you use on the transom? Considering adding some but the variance in cost/quality/brightness makes it tough to pull the trigger without seeing performance first


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1. I used the following from amazon.

3/4" Brass Electric Solenoid Valve 12VDC N.C. Air Water Fuel VITON https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DQ1J4H0..._ZtaQEbPMTBET9

I have not tested them yet, but as soon as I do I will give you all an update. When Jeff did it way back in the day ( post on here about it ) the first type he used didn't work. I hope I do not have that issue. Might be a few weeks until we find out since it's supposed to rain for what looks to be the foreseeable future in Ohio.

2. I installed 2 Roswell Night Wave lights in the Blue Color. I wanted to do RGB lights back there too, but got too good of a deal on the Night Waves to pass up. I honestly wasn't going to do it at all this year. I ended up finding a dealer that was retiring, and just wanted to get rid of his inventory. I got the Roswell Mirror and the 2 Night Waves for less than $550 shipped. With a deal like that I had to do it.


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[ATX Jeep]

Good looking boat. I like what you have done with it, especially the tower. I bet some chormax lettering down the side would really pop.. Michael

[Stevemo14]

I got the Boat back from the Cover shop. I think it looks pretty good.


No much left to do this year. I got a few small odds and ends. I'm planning on making a few carpeted panels to protect my sacs in the rear lockers.

I did order some decals.


The top is for the 2 sides, and the middle for the transom. I think they will look pretty good. Just hope they come before the holiday weekend. Otherwise I will have blue tape registration letters until they do.

[Stevemo14]

Did a little more cosmetic work this weekend. I got ( OK my OCD buddy ) the Decals installed.



Now just one last issue to resolve. I need to get the Bimini I purchased exchanged. I'm hoping to get this take care of this week, but we will see.

[GeoffW]

Boat looks atleast 5-7 years newer with the tower and cosmetic work. Very nice job!

[Stevemo14]

FINALLY!!!! I got the Bimini, and the boat on the Water!!! Is was a good weekend on the river, and all the hard work paid off!!

[Spud]

Looking very nice indeed... Aviator well worth the money and effort!

[Aaren22]

Great job this thing looks amazing!!!!!!

[Stevemo14]

I got some new additions coming this spring.

New 4 Zone LED controller
New WS-420 Mount

One of the most exciting is going to be the new ballast system. I ordered 3 reversible pumps, and was talking to a buddy (electrical engineer ) about the relays, and possible timers for the new pumps. Its all snowballed to this point, but I for now it looks like there could be a touch screen, digital tank gauges, and other controls incorporated. Its all above my head, but lets just say my buddy is excited. Should be pretty trick when it is all said and done.

If anyone has a multi Line Perfect Pass gauge they are looking to part with please let me know. He wants to do some GPS stuff too, and if I'm going to do GPS i might as well upgrade to Stargazer.

[HALLEBETT]

Wow your upgrades are coming along nicely! Where did you get the Byerly Gauges and how much? Do those work for replacement of the gateway Faria gauges? Or do those only work after updating to the newer gauges that delete speed pitot tubes and gateway? I have a tach that is pinned at 6k and wanted to just replace it until I found out it is discontinued and requires the $1k update to all gauges and gateway box. This would be a nice workaround.

[Stevemo14]

They work with the gateway system that came with the boat. Unfortunately they look like they are sold out.

https://www.nautiqueparts.com/produc...gateway-boxes/

I am pretty sure https://www.mniboats.com/TACHOMETER-...MS-p/90024.htm will work for your boat. Just wouldn't match the rest. Might be the only option unless someone is selling used ones. You can get the matching speedo here https://www.nautiqueparts.com/produc...eter-5-50-mph/

Temp https://www.nautiqueparts.com/produc...team-editions/
Volt https://www.nautiqueparts.com/produc...ed-team-boats/
Oil https://www.nautiqueparts.com/produc...from-2009-now/
Fuel https://www.mniboats.com/FUEL-GAUGE-...28-p/90028.htm

Looks like you can get a matching set between the 2 vendors, but I would do it sooner than later if that's what you are looking to do.

[HALLEBETT]

Thanks for the info! I really appreciate you putting this thread together! Your boat is killer and watching your build has got me wanting a LOT of upgrades lol...Keep up the awesome work!

[SilentSeven]

Hey...did you ever get the solenoid valves installed? I'm thinking of that as one of my spring projects this year. My application is pretty simple; I just have one small aft hard tank.