MurrayM
Guru
We've shared the nasty stuff previous owners had done to our boats - how about sharing the pleasant and cool things you didn't know about until after you bought your boat? In our case it involved the 1980's era "auto pilot"; the kind that keeps you on a heading, and that's it.
Badger doesn't have a flybridge, and as former sea kayakers we missed being ouside with the wrap around view, especially going up really narrow mountainous inlets.
One day, I was looking at the thick grey cord coming from the auto pilot control and how it disappeared into a 1" diameter hole. "I wonder how long that cord is", I said. "It sure would be great if it was long enough to reach the foredeck". So I started gingerly pulling, and about 12' of cord snaked its way out of the hole.
Then I said, "Wouldn't it be awesome if this was held down by velcro?" So I gave the auto pilot controller a little pull at a corner, and it was velcroed into place!
Now we can sit on the pilothouse roof with our feet dangling in front of the windows, and enjoy the complete views. Awesome
(We bought Badger from the PO's son, who didn't have a complete understanding of the boat.)
Badger doesn't have a flybridge, and as former sea kayakers we missed being ouside with the wrap around view, especially going up really narrow mountainous inlets.
One day, I was looking at the thick grey cord coming from the auto pilot control and how it disappeared into a 1" diameter hole. "I wonder how long that cord is", I said. "It sure would be great if it was long enough to reach the foredeck". So I started gingerly pulling, and about 12' of cord snaked its way out of the hole.
Then I said, "Wouldn't it be awesome if this was held down by velcro?" So I gave the auto pilot controller a little pull at a corner, and it was velcroed into place!
Now we can sit on the pilothouse roof with our feet dangling in front of the windows, and enjoy the complete views. Awesome
(We bought Badger from the PO's son, who didn't have a complete understanding of the boat.)
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