Moving the anchor locker to the lower compartment is one of the best improvements we did. I got rid of my old Ideal windlass and installed a new Lewmar windlass that will pull 1,000# I used a 1 1/2″ heavy PVC pipe to drop the chain into the lower locker and installed an anchor wash-down system.

I re-did the nonskid with Kiwi Grip (took 3 gals to do the all decks) It look nice.

I replaced the tolit for my wife (the old Vac-U-Flush did not work and look like hell) I have the holding tank in the keel bilge.

I removed the salt water cooling from the vee drive. I have been happy with this change and have had no problems.

I removed the shaft break as it never worked very well and most Velvet drives I survey don’t need them.

We also removed all the old brown vinyl and replaced it with off white vinyl and installed furring in both berths. Very nice.

I will be installing an engine waste heat (hydronic) Red Dot or Heater Craft, heater this spring (as it never gets too hot in the North West and we need the heat we can get).

I will also start replacing some of the standing rigging this year.

Don
Syringa

Hi Cada,

I wouldn’t know where to begin to answer your question, but if you want some ideas there’s a list of my own completed projects at http://www.silverheels.us/refit-list_done.htm , and a blessedly shorter ‘still-to-do’ list at http://www.silverheels.us/refit-list_to-do.htm . I’m sure you can find enough project ideas in there to keep yourself busy for the next few years.

Enjoy!

Tor
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I have a pretty good list of all the projects everyone has done with links to the individual projects as best as I could find them: http://www.deepplaya.com/page/Pearson-Upgrades.aspx
That’s my open ended brain storm list.

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Cada

The best addition I’ve made to the boat is not in the interior. The swim platform is the kids favorite place to sit while sailing or at anchor. It also makes it much easier to board and unload the dinghy especially in a rough anchorage. It also makes a great place to shower the sand off before climbing into the cockpit.

Linus

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I’ve made so many changes over the years, I’d have trouble cutting it down to just one or two.

The most expensive change I made is no doubt the repower. If I factor that out, I think the storage cabinet over the galley ice-box would be the best. It adds a huge amount of storage to the galley and makes a nice place to mount a TV. It was a lot of work, but wasn’t expensive.
https://www.pearson424.org/gallery/rcarterinterior/P8180005

Rich
BlackSheep

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Cada
No drawings. I made it to the same dimensions as the cabinet over the sink, but deeper. The depth matches the position of the wood stringers under the coachroof. I originally expected those stringers to hold the cabinet up, but I ended up drilling a pair of bolts through the deck to carry the weight. The cabinet faces must be under the stringers or when you tighten the bolts, the coach roof will get squished. I suppose you could cut the coachroof out above the cabinet if you wished. You could also put in an additional stringer if you wanted a narrower cabinet.

I carefully cut the five panels from teak venir plywood. I used oak 1″ square stock in the inside corners to hold the panels together as Pearson did. I glued solid teak stock using resourcinal in the outside corners using a dimension slightly larger than needed and ran a router around the edges to smooth it out. Then I cut out the door holes and used the coutout stock to make the doors. I used the same technique to make the doors. I glued oversided stock around the four sides of the cutout and then ran the router around the edges to trim to size.

The cabinet was my first cabinetmaking attempt. I think it came out pretty well, but it took me a long time. After a number of other projects, I think I could do it much quicker now. It would probably take about a week to make it. Much of that time would be waiting for glue to dry.

You need a good table saw, a router with a laminating bit, plus a lot of patience. If I had to do it again, I’d make it slightly shorter. The boat is slightly narrower forward of the sink. I’ll take some better photos of it the next chance I get.

Rich

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Do you and pictures of the non-skid – Kiwi grip-also what color and how hard was it to apply.One coat,two coats?Roller?My non skid is kind of a beige or light grey color.Probably can’t match.

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