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Dec 20, 2007CaptainJP's SeaLebrity Profile Pick of the Day - Surface Interval
Hello All, We just found out that Surface Interval, was selected as the SeaLebrity Profile Pick of the Day at TheBoaters.TV.com on December 10. Whoo hoo! Dennis registered the boat at TheBoaters.com just for fun. Each week the producers pick one boat to show off. TheBoaters.TV is a 6-...    See all 2 blog posts...

Electronics

• Auto Pilot: Raymarine S1G AST, type 1 hyd pump
• Fish Finder: Raymarine DSM300
• GPS: Raymarine Raystar 125
• Radar: Raymarine 4KW radome
• Radio: Raymarine Ray54 DSC, MMSI#338068864
• Other:

  Raymarine E120 multifunction display v4.29, Raymarine ST8002 AP control head, Raymarine SR100 SIRIUS satellite weather, Flowscan 9000-20B-1 GPS interface fuel flow computer, Safe-T-Alert gas vapor detector, Bennett trim tab position indicator, Navionics Platinum Plus West Great Lakes, Overboard color video system, Engine compartment color video cameras (2), LED step plates, Aqua Light 35W halogen underwater lights.

Crew

• #1: Captain Ron: "If anything's gonna happen, it's gonna happen out there."
• #2: Mel Fisher: "Today's the day!"
• #3: Get busy living, or get busy dying.

Living

• Staterooms: 1
• Heads: 1
• Galley: Carrier 13.5K BTU low profile roof mount air conditioner (2008), spacesaving combo microwave/coffee maker, frig, sink, etc...Flojet Quiet Quad fresh water pump (2008), Jabsco Par-Max 4gpm washdown pump (2009)

DVDs by DiverDennis (bruizer-man) on eBay

COZUMEL MEXICO DIVING (most popular) ALPENA HURON GRECIAN MONTANA COPPER HARBOR COAST GUARD MESQUITE MACKINAC HIGGINS TRAVERSE GILBOA

FISHING EQUIPMENT

Two Big Jon electric downriggers with 52" booms on Traxstech 3" swivel mounts with quick slides, 4 Bert's ratchet holders for dipsies and birds, all on two 48" Bert's track. Okuma Convector line counter reels on Okuma rods.

PAINT AND BRIGHT WORK

Bottom paint stripped to bare metal and recoated with antifoul in 2006 (Interlux Trilux 33). Hard top, sun deck, trim, new aluminum tracks for sliding windows, fixed window frames and windshield glass removed and refurbished, all salon teak (Goldspar) done in 2007 (Interlux Brightside and powder coating on trim). Gunnel, coamings, and nonskid deck paint in 2008 (Brightside and powder coating on trim). Also new Perko bilge vent cowls, Perko LED step plates, Perko navigation lights, and a HD SS sampson post, in 2008.

STEERING SYSTEM

Seastar hydraulic, 5271 helm, 5313 cylinder 24 volt stern thruster, Navigator trolling motor with 55 LB thrust 25hp Mecury 2 stroke kicker motor on a 90 degree swivel mount (nauticaltwist.com)

SYSTEM MONITOR

Sea-Fire Marine automatic halon fire suppression

Custom engine monitor sub panel with switchable piezo 100db alarms: LOW WATER PRESSURE ALARM, LOW OIL PRESSURE ALARM, HIGH ENGINE TEMP ALARM, HIGH TRANSMISSION TEMP ALARM

Digital display showing ships power and thruster voltage (selectable)

TOWING COMPONENTS

2008 Chevy 1/2 ton 5.3L 4X4 crew cab with Timbren suspension enhancement system, Loadmaster tandem axle twin I beam aluminum trailer with electric brakes on all 4 wheels, Swift Hitch wireless backup camera system, heavy duty custom made guide ons, PowerWinch RC30 with wireless remote control, posi-lube removable spindles

VIDEO AND ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM

Pyle PLTFD122 TV tuner/DVD player, Clarion M455 CD reciever/CeNET control with CRMC1 wired remote control, Clarion DCZ625 6 disc CD changer, Pyle 15" flip down color monitor, Sony surround sound speaker system with sub woofer, Shakespeare Seawatch 2025 marine amplified TV antenna system