Upgrades to Play Dough

Although we haven't traveled any since arriving at Hales Bar in mid-March, we have been quite busy around the boat. One or both of us, have made several 3-4 day trips to the boat to complete various jobs. Besides several install jobs and cleaning the boat inside and out, we also dealt with a toilet repair issue. We have a couple of major projects left on our list before we are finished. Those include new bottom paint as well as main engine and generator oil changes and tune-ups.


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Bottom Paint is a thick protective coating that covers the bottom portion of the boat that is in constant contact with the water. It is designed to wear away and must be replaced approximately every year on a boat in saltwater and every 2-3 years on a freshwater boat. We've had prices from $50-$60 per foot for a bottom job. This includes hauling the boat out and placing it on stands, sanding, two coats of paint and putting the boat back into the water.

This amplifier increases our cell phone from 1/2 watt to 3 watts. It will also connect to an air card to increase our internet coverage.


Cell Antenna is on the right and is connected to amplifier inside the boat. On the left is the
Track-it-TV with its satellite dish.



Removed built-in TV/VCR from cabinet. Made book storage of that space and installed a flat screen TV along with Satellite receiver and DVD player


Removed the "Promised Land II" decal from the transom, waiting for the "Play-Dough" decal