Re: 1989 Wellcraft Monte Carlo ?'s and build
Well I've been nearly worthless for right at two months but all whining aside I'm starting to get around pretty good again and as long as I'm careful I am managing to claw my way into forward progress.
I forgot the before pic of the other side too but now both cabinets are in and the shelf'n'fence forward of each is in place.. still need to decide on upper side trim in front of cabinets and curtains or not.
My original setup had one breaker on the 110 panel labeled lights/outlets.. The parts boat had cabin lights, outlets port, and outlets starboard. I separated the three circuits and installed the other two breakers and added the correct labels. Now if at some point I want to run a couple space heaters I can with no problem.
Also the new v berth cabinets have outlets in the front which I still need to wire up and I'll be adding one to the back of the port cabinet which will be right next to the storage shelf along the dinette.
The stove in the parts boat is REALLY nice and fit in my cutout perfectly. The fridge hasn't been swapped yet but is in nicer condition than my existing one. I have salvaged about 8 or so single bulb florescent lights and I pulled the inverter n auto transfer switch out of the donor but haven't installed yet.
I tested the head systems and all are in prefect condition.... very clean too thankfully... maybe never even used. Haven't pulled em out yet tho.
I will be removing one of my wet mufflers for the genny (should only have one any how) and a battery location in the right front corner of the eng room to make room for the holding tank and will relocate the other genny muffler to make it easier to access for winterizing.
I am considering mounting the stainless radar arch above and slightly behind the existing glass arch... then I can remove all hardware from the glass arch and use it only to mount canvas, speakers and interior lighting... will have to do a test mock up to see if it looks stupid.
Looks like I MAY be working a trade for newer 16k A/C unit... that would be a very welcome upgrade as the 10k doesn't quite keep up when temps hit 90 plus.
This week I started installing the new poly planar stereo and routing wires to the dash for the control head... I also removed the factory "couch turns into a bed' thing from the aft cabin and put a twin mattress in it's place... the couch was a neat idea but unless you are less than 5 feet tall you couldn't sit upright on it and a simple mattress is WAY better for sleeping.
