Cutwater 28 upgrades

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Automaticman865

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Fluid Motion Model
C-24 C
Non-Fluid Motion Model
Cutwater 28
Vessel Name
Alana Kaye
Made a few changes and now that I can post pictures again thought it was time to post.
added two handrails, one outside the cabin door and one on the swimplatform. Also took the suicide knob off
the helm wheel as it was winning the battle suicide knob 10, knees 0. Moved it to a more central location and as
long as I'm maneuvering at a slow pace it works fine with the hydraulic steering, Gets a little harder to move at normal
cruising speeds.The seat to wheel distance was always a bit tight and there is no moving the seat.
Also check out my suitcase fuel polisher outsidegrabrail.jpggrab.jpgsuicideknob2.jpgsuicideknob3.jpgfuel pollisherclosed.jpgfuel pollisher.jpg
 
Adding a swim step handle on the right side of the ladder is a great idea. Climbing the swim step ladder with only a left-hand-side handle makes it awkward. Can you please share a link on the purchased handle? Also can you share any info on your choice of positioning of the handle on the swim platform? Thanks!
 
Automaticman865 said:
Made a few changes and now that I can post pictures again thought it was time to post.
added two handrails, one outside the cabin door and one on the swimplatform. Also took the suicide knob off
the helm wheel as it was winning the battle suicide knob 10, knees 0. Moved it to a more central location and as
long as I'm maneuvering at a slow pace it works fine with the hydraulic steering, Gets a little harder to move at normal
cruising speeds.The seat to wheel distance was always a bit tight and there is no moving the seat.
Also check out my suitcase fuel polisher View attachment 23400View attachment 23401View attachment 23402View attachment 23403View attachment 23404View attachment 23405
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Please describe your polishing system a bit. Is the small silver item at upper left a pump or something else?
 
Very Cool polishing system!! Did you purchase it or build it yourself? If built yourself you should think about selling them. Great idea!!
 
Below is the link for the grab handle. Got in through amazon. I positioned the handle so it really did not interfere with your feet going onto the platform. Its about the only place without being an obstacle.
The fuel polisher has a cheap fuel pump that came with the smaller silver filter below it so I just left it in place. The racor type filter was a cheap knock off from ebay. I use a 10 micron filter inside it and if I remember correctly I think it also included a filter. The suitcase was from a thrift store and then added the switch and hour meter. That picture doesn't show the power cord, which later plugged in below the switch and also had alligator clips to attach to the battery in the boat.

Hope this helps.


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Automaticman865 said:
Below is the link for the grab handle. Got in through amazon. I positioned the handle so it really did not interfere with your feet going onto the platform. Its about the only place without being an obstacle.
The fuel polisher has a cheap fuel pump that came with the smaller silver filter below it so I just left it in place. The racor type filter was a cheap knock off from ebay. I use a 10 micron filter inside it and if I remember correctly I think it also included a filter. The suitcase was from a thrift store and then added the switch and hour meter. That picture doesn't show the power cord, which later plugged in below the switch and also had alligator clips to attach to the battery in the boat.

Hope this helps.


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This is helpful. Do you have a photo showing the fuel polishing system in use, hooked up to the tank?
 
Hi,
no pictures in use. Just took off the fuel gauge sending unit and placed the copper tube so it sits on the bottom of the tank and the return lines sits just inside the top of the tank. One of the guys at the dock was clogging filters, so we ran this overnight and then also run another polisher for the next day. His filters don't clog anymore. He was almost ready to have his tanks pulled.
 
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