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Boat Improvement Projects

In the spirit of do-it-yourselfers worldwide, Rick continues to make improvements for Sea Gator's betterment.

Some of the more interesting projects - including instructions - are described here:
Bilge Pump Alarm Water rising in the bilge? Rick designs and builds dual visual and audio alarms to sound when either bilge pump is activated (August 2009)
Anchor Alarm

Added security on a stormy night: Rick designs and builds a stand-alone portable GPS-based anchor alarm (January 2008)

Project update: Anchor Alarm-
The Sequel
Anchor Alarm Refined: The project proves worthy of modifications and improvements (February 2009)
Users' Guide: Users Guide
PDF
Portable Anchor Alarm User's Guide
PDF download (400 KB)

Water Level Gauge Monitoring water use with a high-tech water sensor: Rick designs and builds a sensor to monitor water supply aboard (December 2007)

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