Updates and some more pics:
It's been a while, so here is where the project is currently at. The boat has been finally completely sanded and ready to be wiped down, masked off and final coats painted. There are 3 colors that will be shot in probably 8 sections with 3 coats for each section. The entire boat is masked off except for the section being painted. That section will get 3 coats of paint in one day. Then that section is masked off and another section in uncovered and painted, until all sections are done. Monday the boat came out of the building for the day so that the inside of the building could be power washed to remove all the dust. And so the final painting begins.
Meanwhile I have been finishing up little projects that don't look terribly impressive. Thought I would post some pics of the smaller stuff.
In the pilothouse I added some new displays. Please pardon my dust. Clean up will come after the painting is finished.
First is the gauge panel for the new John Deere engine. Below are vacuum gauges for the Racor separators. The left is for the dual Racor 1000 on the engine. The right is for a Racor 1000 which is in the fuel polisher / transfer pump system.
Already had the Magnum Energy inverter / battery charger. Below that is a Victron Battery Monitor. Bottom is the remote display for the Sterling Advanced Alternator Regulator.
Here is my new custom Aqualarm bilge pump panel. There are 2 compartments in the bilge. Each has a primary and secondary pump. All pumps have a selector switch, system on light (green), pump running light (red), and resetable cycle counter.
To the 2 existing Garmin plotters I added two GMI 20 displays on both sides of the autopilot. The GMI 20 can display many things that I might want to focus on such as as depth when going into shallow areas, Wind speed and direction, or anchor drag alarm. Below the GMI 20 on the left is the thermostat and blower control for the pilothouse heat from the engine's cooling system.
In addition to the 2 Garrmin Plotter screens, I have added an HP "all in one" computer. What appears to be the monitor is actually a full function desk top computer with USB ports and Disc drive built into the back. The keyboard and multi touch mouse pad are wireless from Logitech. Add to that a USB GPS receiver, Polar Navy software with Active Captain, and a wifi hotspot. I now have a very nice backup and route planning system. Not bad for less than $500 for everything but the hotspot.
Can also stay current on TF while underway. Below and to the left is the new control panel for the Webasto pilothouse air conditioner and heat pump.
Was having problems with my bow thruster short duty cycling due to low voltage. The system was 12 volt and the batteries were back in the engine room separated by 40'+ of cable and numerous connections, fuses and switches. Sent the unit off to be rebuilt and converted to 24 volt. Had Sean build a battery shelf in the bow thruster compartment under the bed in the master stateroom. Unit is now wired to 2 Optima AGM batteries in series. The batteries are charged by a Duo Pro 6 amp dual output battery charger. The inverter stays on all the time unless either the generator is running or tied to shore power. So the batteries will recharge as soon as the thruster is used. The cables are 4/0 left over from cabling to the old batteries. I know it's ridiculous over kill for such short runs, but the price was right and there aren't going to be any low voltage issues! Managed to break one of the dies in the crimper when trying to attach the cast ends of the battery connectors to the 4/0 cable.
It's amazing how nice a job a hydraulic hose fitting swaging press will do on cast battery terminal fittings. Not many places will let you use the hydraulic press right after you break their battery cable crimping tool.
Really good people here! Have the control wiring to secure, but the project is basically done and functional.
The black block in the upper left corner is the fuse holder. The PVC pipe in the middle is the new oil reservoir. Old one was cracked.
Ted
Well it should keep the boat nice and warm this winter when I'm cruising SW FL. 
