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Hi! My name is Barney. I have owned a 1989 43' Post for several years now. If anyone needs information related to the 43 please don't hesitate to ask. Mine is a 671TIB Covington Conversion with Capitol Gears and an ONAN 8KW gen. I am a hands on owner and do most of my maintenance, repairs and improvement projects myself. Love all of the threads on this forum and the fact that we have a place to communicate with others that have and love their Post S/F. I am about to install a 1000# Nick Jackson davit on the Port side foredeck. Anyone with experience here...please post tips/pitfalls if you don't mind.

I think you are right about the floor space inside the full height locker. I will have to fabricate a pad for the stand pipe base and glass it in. I will post pics of my progress. I was fortunate that my windows were done before I bought her. The old owner gave me the invoice for the window retrofit...very pricey! Would love to hear about and see pics of any custom updates that you have done to your 43 mwwhit1. Thanks for the reply!

David, I am quite sure I have passed your dock on the ICW in Delray and waved as I passed while you were in the cockpit. Will stop and say hi next time. Your boat is beautiful! The name of our boat is "Miss Pearl". The Davit I am using is Nick Jackson's mini hydraulic 1000. I found a used one up in Palm Beach Gardens and had Nick build me a stand pipe with the proper angle on the deck plate. I am giving the Davit a once over operationally and cosmetically. It will have fresh Awl Grip Oyster White on it prior to installation. Soooo tired of hauling a wood floor foldable tender over the bow rail.... My back is looking forward to having a mechanical advantage and a tender with a better ride.

Have a great night.
Barney

here is one that you all might like!!

Great boat Berean! I am coming along on my davit project as well as the new foredeck/toe rail paint, Non Skid and new pulpit project. I also got rid of all teak (varnish) trim except for the accent half round on the sides of the house. Everything else is now coated with lots of 545 and Awlgrip Oyster White. Tough decision but I love the fact that it will be maintenance free for many years to come. Will post some pics of this recent work soon. Getting her all ready for a Bahamas trip in late July.

Some older completed projects...

Corian Countertop and backspash in the Galley. I did away with the trash can that was originally set into the counter and fabricated a roll-out inside the tall cabinet door below the counter to the right of the sink. It has an office sized trash can in it now...much bigger than the one that was set into the counter originally.



Granite Countertop and under mount SS sink in the head:



Master Stateroom - I added a layer of teak veneer plywood over the anchor locker bulkhead after tearing off the old nasty mirror. My wife took the picture that is framed on the bulkhead looking west from the Street in North Bimini. The picture has hinges on the top and adjustable tension catches at the bottom. The picture swings up to reveal the door into the anchor locker. I thought it was a great way to cover up the ugly door. This pic shows new headliner, lighting and refinished teak around the hatch above the bed. Also put a layer of 1/2" foam on the hull sides and covered it with some really nice marine vinyl material that looks like cloth fabric.



Hope everyone had a great Memorial Day!