Who would have thought you'd have to remove the companion way stairs, WHEW happy you figured that one out. I might have had to go to HomeDepot for a CHAIN SAW 🤣
It was great meeting all of you in Annapolis. It was so nice of all you to take the time and chat with us. I am glad i didn't listen to my wife and not bother you guy by saying hello. I did get made fun of by my daughters when I got home and they found out I was like a star struck teenager going to say hello. Now being in the video really ups the ante. Again, great meeting you and safe travels. Hopefully we will bump into you again on our travels around the Chesapeake!
Thanks Kevin, it was fun to meet you and your crew as well. Honestly, we film these trips basically as home movies for ourselves and we are really flattered that other people enjoy them. The ironic part is that my son is on TikTok (@rjmclok) and has 1.2M followers, and I'm the one that got recognized that day! Hope you guys are having a great summer. Slainte!
Can you give us details about your crane dinghy davit? We love how sleek it is and we also have the 48 SeaRay Sundancer - we have the manual hurley davit that we hate and most of them are so bulky in the swim platform. Thanks! (We are also on the Chesapeake Bay, in Annapolis ❤
Hi Michele, thanks for the comment - you are the first one to ever ask about the crane :-). We also had the Hurley davit, but on our previous boat (420 Sea Ray). There were things I liked about it, but my biggest problem was that the dinghy was too heavy to haul out myself. When we were shopping for the 48, many of the ones we looked at had the hydraulic swim platform. That option was great if you were away from the dock, but it traps the boat on the platform if you are in a slip. Oh, and it's expensive. Our boat was the only one we have ever seen with a crane option. I wasn't sure what to think at first, but when I found that I could pluck the dinghy off of the platform and drop it on our dolly at the dock, I became very interested. Our crane was made by Quicklift, but sadly they are no longer in business. It is pretty simple and basic, with two hydraulic pistons (up/down, in/out), and a manually operated swing. Ours has no winch, which would be nice, but not critical. A quick google search shows that there are other vendors out there, including UMT marine in FL. If you have a fixed swim platform, then this is definitely the way to go. Your back will thank you! Thanks for watching, and enjoy that beautiful boat. Slainte!
@@thevesselslainte can’t tha k you enough! Was hustling talking to the Sea Lift and Freedom Lift guys at the Annapolis Boat Show and that is quite an endeavor to put those on and then yes, you are trapped. Which is why I’m bowing at the slip right now in Eastport so I can get my dinghy out. Many thanks!
Great job on the Washer/Dryer! Ours does not work, and my wife wants it gone! She sees that space as another hanging locker. So, I have a few questions on the removal: 1. In hindsight, was it necessary to remove "the laundry room door"? If so, how did that come out? 2. In removing the main stairs, were all the screws accessible from the salon side? Any notes, tips, or hints you could offer would be greatly appreciated.
Hi Jaybeaux, The cabinet that hides the washing machine must come off because the screws that hold the stair box in place are covered by the cabinet frame. Actually, they are ALSO covered by the vinyl cover on the aft stateroom wall. You have to peel back the edges of the vinyl to find them. Here are the high-level steps for you to get it out of there: 1. Open the laundry room cabinet and remove the access panel above the shelf. 2. Reach through and remove the 2 screws holding the washing machine lid onto the machine. You will need a stubby screw driver, and find the screws with your fingers. They are in the back 2 corners, pointing at the door, so you need to remove them blindly. 3. With those 2 screws removed, you can slide the lid backwards to release it from the front lip, and then you can pop it up a bit and slide it out the front. If you don't remove the machine lid, you will not get the cabinet out. The little shelf in the cabinet will hit the top of the machine. Your other option here is to sawzall out the shelf. 4. With the machine lid removed, now remove the screws holding the cabinet into the side walls. I think there are 3 or 4 on each side, very obvious. 5. Now you can slide the bottom of the cabinet out. Keep pulling/tilting until the top of the cabinet is freed from it's slot, and then set it aside. This part is tough, even if you do it right. 6. Start peeling the edges of the vinyl and look for the screws holding the box to the wall. There were a bunch - maybe 12? 7. Now move to the salon side. My boat had another screw through the right-hand TV cabinet into the side of the stair box. Remove that if you have it. 8. Remove the 2 courtesy lights in the stair cabinet (I think I had to cut the wire on the top one to get the box out). Then remove the carpeted panel above the top step. Mine had a screw hidden behind the carpet at the bottom of the panel, but it had been off of there before, so you may need to do some hunting for the fasteners on yours. 9. Remove the hand railing 10. Remove the frame that holds the lower steps. There are 4 screws on the floor and 4 that go through the front of the stair cabinet, so you will need help getting those 4 off. 11. You should be able to move the box at this point, which will expose the washer. Move slow in case you missed something. 12. Find a young/strong back to help lift it out of the cabin! Hope that helps! Feel free to post this in the 48 DA owners blog if you think it might help someone else. If you make a closet out of that space, I would love to see pictures. Good luck with your project!
Who would have thought you'd have to remove the companion way stairs, WHEW happy you figured that one out. I might have had to go to HomeDepot for a CHAIN SAW 🤣
Yeah Ron, my patience was still in tact at the time, but in a few more hours, I would have had to resort to more drastic measures!
It was great meeting all of you in Annapolis. It was so nice of all you to take the time and chat with us. I am glad i didn't listen to my wife and not bother you guy by saying hello. I did get made fun of by my daughters when I got home and they found out I was like a star struck teenager going to say hello. Now being in the video really ups the ante. Again, great meeting you and safe travels. Hopefully we will bump into you again on our travels around the Chesapeake!
Thanks Kevin, it was fun to meet you and your crew as well. Honestly, we film these trips basically as home movies for ourselves and we are really flattered that other people enjoy them. The ironic part is that my son is on TikTok (@rjmclok) and has 1.2M followers, and I'm the one that got recognized that day! Hope you guys are having a great summer. Slainte!
Can you give us details about your crane dinghy davit? We love how sleek it is and we also have the 48 SeaRay Sundancer - we have the manual hurley davit that we hate and most of them are so bulky in the swim platform. Thanks! (We are also on the Chesapeake Bay, in Annapolis ❤
Hi Michele, thanks for the comment - you are the first one to ever ask about the crane :-). We also had the Hurley davit, but on our previous boat (420 Sea Ray). There were things I liked about it, but my biggest problem was that the dinghy was too heavy to haul out myself. When we were shopping for the 48, many of the ones we looked at had the hydraulic swim platform. That option was great if you were away from the dock, but it traps the boat on the platform if you are in a slip. Oh, and it's expensive. Our boat was the only one we have ever seen with a crane option. I wasn't sure what to think at first, but when I found that I could pluck the dinghy off of the platform and drop it on our dolly at the dock, I became very interested. Our crane was made by Quicklift, but sadly they are no longer in business. It is pretty simple and basic, with two hydraulic pistons (up/down, in/out), and a manually operated swing. Ours has no winch, which would be nice, but not critical. A quick google search shows that there are other vendors out there, including UMT marine in FL. If you have a fixed swim platform, then this is definitely the way to go. Your back will thank you! Thanks for watching, and enjoy that beautiful boat. Slainte!
@@thevesselslainte can’t tha k you enough! Was hustling talking to the Sea Lift and Freedom Lift guys at the Annapolis Boat Show and that is quite an endeavor to put those on and then yes, you are trapped. Which is why I’m bowing at the slip right now in Eastport so I can get my dinghy out. Many thanks!
Great job on the Washer/Dryer! Ours does not work, and my wife wants it gone! She sees that space as another hanging locker. So, I have a few questions on the removal:
1. In hindsight, was it necessary to remove "the laundry room door"? If so, how did that come out?
2. In removing the main stairs, were all the screws accessible from the salon side?
Any notes, tips, or hints you could offer would be greatly appreciated.
Hi Jaybeaux,
The cabinet that hides the washing machine must come off because the screws that hold the stair box in place are covered by the cabinet frame. Actually, they are ALSO covered by the vinyl cover on the aft stateroom wall. You have to peel back the edges of the vinyl to find them.
Here are the high-level steps for you to get it out of there:
1. Open the laundry room cabinet and remove the access panel above the shelf.
2. Reach through and remove the 2 screws holding the washing machine lid onto the machine. You will need a stubby screw driver, and find the screws with your fingers. They are in the back 2 corners, pointing at the door, so you need to remove them blindly.
3. With those 2 screws removed, you can slide the lid backwards to release it from the front lip, and then you can pop it up a bit and slide it out the front. If you don't remove the machine lid, you will not get the cabinet out. The little shelf in the cabinet will hit the top of the machine. Your other option here is to sawzall out the shelf.
4. With the machine lid removed, now remove the screws holding the cabinet into the side walls. I think there are 3 or 4 on each side, very obvious.
5. Now you can slide the bottom of the cabinet out. Keep pulling/tilting until the top of the cabinet is freed from it's slot, and then set it aside. This part is tough, even if you do it right.
6. Start peeling the edges of the vinyl and look for the screws holding the box to the wall. There were a bunch - maybe 12?
7. Now move to the salon side. My boat had another screw through the right-hand TV cabinet into the side of the stair box. Remove that if you have it.
8. Remove the 2 courtesy lights in the stair cabinet (I think I had to cut the wire on the top one to get the box out). Then remove the carpeted panel above the top step. Mine had a screw hidden behind the carpet at the bottom of the panel, but it had been off of there before, so you may need to do some hunting for the fasteners on yours.
9. Remove the hand railing
10. Remove the frame that holds the lower steps. There are 4 screws on the floor and 4 that go through the front of the stair cabinet, so you will need help getting those 4 off.
11. You should be able to move the box at this point, which will expose the washer. Move slow in case you missed something.
12. Find a young/strong back to help lift it out of the cabin!
Hope that helps! Feel free to post this in the 48 DA owners blog if you think it might help someone else. If you make a closet out of that space, I would love to see pictures. Good luck with your project!
@@thevesselslainte You are a rock star, Captain! Thank you so much.