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Phil

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I’ve been using a 5 gal shower bag tied on the roof and it works ok. But the 5 gal bag is a pain to tie on the roof because it only has a top handle and no way to secure the bottom. So I thought about mounting a 5-10 gal poly tank to the roof until I found this bag on amazon. It has HD grommets at the 4 corners. So I installed 4 eyebolts and will ziptie the bag on.

http://www.amazon.com/Advanced-Elements ... shower+bag

Instead of just using the supplied poly hose, I decided to do a little outdoor plumbing. I ended using ½” CPVC pipe and fittings because they came naturally in Parker off white (a bit darker) so I didn’t have to paint it. Both the shower head and faucet are threaded so I can remove them if I want to replace them later. The whole project ended costing about $60 and it looks like it will work well. Very simple with very few things to go wrong. Tick off another creature comfort of home—not bad for a 23 footer...
 

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You sure have a LOT of perforations thru your hardtop......You did seal the core with epoxy on each hole didn't you?
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Yep, as evidence in the 1st pic lower left eyebolt you can see some epoxy spillage. Most of those perfs were done more than 13 years ago. I was going to redo them when I had some leftover epoxy but when I tried to unscrew them I had a hard time because I installed them "wet" (screw in epoxy) so I'm just going to let spleeping dogs lie...
 
>Sure do have a lot going on up there!

Why would you say that? haha As they say, when you run out of space, you can either go up or down. I already went down to the bilge to make more space, now up...
 

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Why all the lines strung all over the trunk cabin and cabin top ... ?
 
The forward line is to bring the 130 to the bow swivel rodholer when tight on a fish. Loosen the drag, on hand on the rod, one hand on the boat. The thin line tangled on top is the cockpit tether.
 
Haha, where else do I put my feet when I sit on the dome??? The radar mast is the orig Parker seat that I took out (same as Dale's setup.) I boat at night and areas of fog often and I wanted as big a radar signature as possible. The foot rest is light alum and it also acts as a grab rail and mounting for nav light, ect.

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Update on the project: I tried out the shower after sitting in the hot sun all day and the water was scalding hot. So I ended putting a white "cap" (tote cover) over it.
 

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kind of at a loss for words . That will be great for resale value :idea:
 
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