Minor Modifications

When we bought Naughty-Cal over two years ago (how time flies!!) we made the decision not to make any modifications that would potentially devalue the boat or make her less attractive to potential purchasers should we wish to trade her in or sell her.

Over time of course you make minor modifications and alterations to suit how you use your boat.We have so far been very careful with how and what we have changed. Over the last two years there has been very little we have changed but the minor alterations include adding extra 240v and 12v sockets to match the existing ones in, locations we needed them, adding extra leisure batteries to increase our power capacity, alterations to the canopies and adding extra storage capacity in the cabin with a few sea grass boxes.

The time has now come to make some more minor modifications to enhance our enjoyment of Naughty-Cal. First on the list is the lighting. Currently there are six 10W halogen lights in the cabin. These are to be replaced with 24 LED equivalent bulbs to reduce our power consumption whilst away from the electric hook up in the marina. The cockpit lighting is also to receive replacement LED bulbs and extra LED strips are to be located around the cockpit to provide lighting in areas that are currently a little dim during the longer winter evenings. These strip lights will be cleverly hidden away so that during daylight hours they can’t be seen so as to avoid creating an eye sore. The combined power draw of the new cockpit lighting will be much less than the current setup which will again give us more battery power in reserve for longer stays away.

In the coming month or so we also intent to have further alterations made to the canopy to make winter boating easier. Currently access to the bow area with the canopies erected is difficult to say the least. We intend to have additional zips installed in the side canopy sections to allow these to be rolled up allowing easier access to the bow. Whilst the canopy man is making these alterations we will also get him to carry out some minor repairs.

There will, I am sure be many more alterations in the time we own Naughty-Cal but we will endeavour to make them as sympathetic as we possibly can.