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Moving & removing the top
- Grafunkus
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- Cooler
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- km1125
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Re: Moving & removing the top
Once the bridge surround is off, I don't think it would be that big of a deal to get the actual helm assembly off or the bridge rear seat/storage.
Between the weight of a hardtop and the heights involved, I can't imagine trying to do those without a good lift.
A lot of the cost and complexities would come from prepping stuff too... taking all the connections loose from the helm. THAT stuff I'd be more inclined to do myself because then I'd know what had to be "undone" at the other end, and could pick and choose what I wanted to cut and resplice rather than leave that up to someone else.
- Grafunkus
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- g36
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- km1125
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Grafunkus wrote:Source of the post KM1125 thanks for the information. I guess I asked the question wrong and appreciate the info about the prepping stuff. That was more of what I was asking about. Another question... is the helm station/front seat, and the "dog" house attached to the bridge surround or is it in three pieces?
There are three completely separate pieces. The surround, the helm/front seat and the port seat/storage. Not sure which part you're referring to as the "dog" house.
Once you take the footrest at the helm off, you can see most of the wiring connections. There are a couple large factory connections that will come apart to disconnect most of the stuff, but anything added by a P.O. will probably not have connectors. Those wires run forward along the starboard side in the "tunnel" where the starboard side cupholders are to the starboard of the front seat. There is (or was on mine) a round access panel there where the wires turn and go down to the lower station. I think the splice for the horns was in there too.
You don't need to remove the stainless railing from the whole surround, but there is a "splice" in it near the aft on both sides because you will have to remove the sections of it that attaches to the bridge sole by the steps and where it goes down to the aft deck.
- Grafunkus
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If you have to cut wires, label both ends. All fasteners should be placed in clear zip-lock bags and labeled for the assembly they belong to. There should be a bag of fasteners for each assembly, don't mix more than one assembly per bag. If you have again tag a radar arch and you have to cut wires to remove the arch, again, tag the wires. It's not ideal to cut coax cable and resplice but there are connectors for that. You just may loose some signal strength. It's also not recommended cutting radar cables.
If you have to disconnect a hydraulic steering system, make sure it's not a pressurized system before you undo any hoses. If it is pressurized, there should be a reservoir typically close to the rudders but can be anywhere. Release the pressure before disconnecting the lines at the helm. Label each line with the corresponding letter on the back of the helm. If there is no port identification on the helm, label the helm pump too. The biggest cause of hydraulic failure is contamination, so cap off each hose as soon as you remove it and the port on the helm pump. Be prepared with rags to wipe up spills.
Unless the dismantle crew takes pride in the work when dismantling, the reassembly crew will take much longer to do the job which will end up costing you money. Usually they give you a quote to dismantle, and to speed things up they get messy in an attempt to come under their allotted time.
Good luck and let us know how it goes.
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