The Plytanic 2.0 - FS17 Build

[Jeff]

Looks good!!! Jeff

[silentneko]

This will be a longer post the usual. Because I couldn’t get onto the forum due to the migration I missed a post or 2, so let me catch up. I’ve been rushing a bit due to going in for shoulder surgery soon, and I wanted to get the boat as finished as possible before. So….
I installed the console hatch door and latch.

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With the caps non-skid pretty much done it was time to work on the interior. I decided to incorporate a fish ruler into the front hatch. It’s 24” long.

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I wired up the switch panel and bought a new group 24 deep cycle to run the engine and onboard systems. I will buy a group 27/29 later on for the trolling motor. With the battery I was now able to inspect my handy work. Everything works as it should. The Oznium navigation lights are nice and bright, brighter then the attwood LED’s I used last time.

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Here are the underwater LED lights. This is in the daytime, cloudy outside, with the garage lights turned off. For the money and low power consumption they put out a good amount of light.

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So I spent the week finishing up most of the little things. I installed inspection plates, hatch spring, bungee cords, helm, tank, fuel lines……

This morning she was inspected by the FWC! I’ll have to wait a month or more for the FL numbers and HIN, but I’ll be down with the surgery anyway. I’ll arrange to buy and hang the motor in late January or February. This is how she sits this morning. Everything is basically done, except for the rubrail, which is ready to go back on.

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Here is a close up of the fish ruler.

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The life vests will be stored behind the bungee cords.

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I’ll get more pics once the motor and rubrail are done.

[Jeff]

Very nice!!! Jeff

[Jaysen]

quiet cat, let me know if you are still having issue. Mobile is still making me angry, but nearly everything else should be working.

[silentneko]

Some of the tabs still look a bit off, but everything seems to be working ok.

[Jaysen]

Some of the tabs still look a bit off, but everything seems to be working ok.

Assuming mobile... I'm hating mobile anything right now....

[narfi]

It is looking really nice!

[cape man]

Looks great from here. Good luck with the shoulder!

[Bogieman]

Looks great!

[silentneko]

Well finally some good news. I got her titled and registered today. 


A story of pure bureaucracy:


FWC refused to come look at my boat until it was 100% water ready except for the outboard being mounted. I tried to get it done when it was mostly through the paint process so I could get the outboard mounted before I went out for shoulder surgery, but no dice. So I got them to finally come a few days before I went out. 


I had receipts proving I paid taxes on the materials, and pictures of the build waiting. The FWC officer looked over the boat for a few seconds and got her laptop out to take some info. It was a simple form that along with the pics and receipts she was required to send to the state.


More then 5 weeks later I received a package in the mail. It had her simple form, a generic application for title, and a simple affidavit to sign assuring it is a home build. They also returned my pictures for some reason, but not the receipts.


The above is what I'm annoyed about. There was no magic stamp or forms provided by the state. She could have, if allowed, emailed me the forms right there and I could have gone to the tax office an hour later! This was Government red tape on full display.


Well I took the forms to the tax collectors office. 40 minutes later I had a title, registration, and a sticker. They didn't need the pictures since it was inspected by the FWC, but they needed the receipts. Luckily I had copies with me. 


I'm good, once my shoulder heals more, to go get the outboard installed, and put on the FL numbers, HIN, and capacity sticker. So she still might not touch water until sometime in February.