[GPierce]

Nice boat man. I just bought my 2nd Xpress, they are great boats. I also have (8) 50w 12v HPS Seelite's for sale if another member decides not to buy them. 6 are just over a year old, and 2 are a few months old with the new X.D. glass.

 

[GPierce]

Why are you getting rid of them?

This is my first Xpress and I have to say i'm a huge fan! They really put some time and effort into them and the quality is killer, one of the nicest aluminum boats i've been in personally.

Well, I've been running these for over a year on 2 deep cycles at 24v and absolutely love them. But, decided to go with 120v Seelites and genny setup on the new boat. I've given much thought to keeping these, but I would have to add converters and it doesn't give me the exact easy-detach setup that I'm looking for.

 

[GPierce]

I've considered putting the converter in a compartment, but it still doesn't give me what I want and a 100% 120v setup does. I also wanted to have the battery/genny setup for flexibility, but kept coming back to scrapping the extra weight/hassle of the batteries.

 

[GPierce]

Man....that is a clean deck! I love the look of that nicely bent tubing...what size is it?

 

[GPierce]

op:

 

[GPierce]

Both the compartment and switchpanel look awesome! Can't ever have too many compartments!

 

[GPierce]

Paint looks great! I would also want to be able to touch up with a spray can. And I bet once you start putting your camo pattern down, no one would ever tell the difference.

 

[GPierce]

Exactly what i'm thinking. Gonna go to harbor freight tomorrow and buy a airbrush so i can do the black tiger stripes. Gonna prime and paint the whole deck tonight. Going to pull it off the boat as well

I would just cut out a stencil in thin cardboard for the tiger stripes as I am fairly certain that's how the original was done. Unless of course you just really wanna airbrush...then disregard and go forth!

 

[GPierce]

:laugh::laugh:op:

 

[GPierce]

I think the black looks good! It might have helped disguse it more if you did the dark tan blotches before the tiger stripes.

 

[GPierce]

Looking good TN! I couldn't help but notice your 7 electrical panels...must have some serious power needs.

 

[GPierce]

I'm only using 4 right now actually, decided to keep the running lights on the original switch, probably should have gotten a 6 switch panel vs the 8 but o well.

1st is front led spot lights
2nd is bilge
3rd is gun box light
4th is interior lights

No sir, not the boat...you can never have too many switches in the boat. I was referring to the 7 electrical panels on the wall of your garage.

 

[GPierce]

Must be!

 

[GPierce]

Speaking of switches...I just added a few to my boat.

 

[GPierce]

Interior lights look good. Was that the first night on the water with it rigged?