Your thought folks

[Mark Laurnen]

I'm onboard with Jleonard ... Autopilot Pilot was most impactful addition out of many I have done.

 

[Ertyqway]

Already had an autopilot and hydraulic dinghy lift when we bought the boat, so the two best upgrades I've done so far are the Marriage Savers (duplex headsets) and Starlink.

Of course, my icemaker and oven are recently deceased, so I'm thinking through what to do about both of them now.

 

[philmitch]

Stern thruster to go along with a bow thruster. Game changer.

 

[Caballero II]

I have searched and haven't found one on the Forum so I thought I would start one. What is your best modification to your boat, whether it be engine, cosmetic, fishing related, it doesn't matter. Let me know please

Thanks

There have been a few over the years. I guess the best modifications will vary by owner with the performance of the equipment they started with. In my case, a few mods in order of the pleasure they have brought me have been:

1. Diesel forced air heater, Espar in my case. What a luxury. We had no heat before.

2. Salt water washdown pump, Groco kit with valves and vane pump. We had none before.

3. Electric thru-hull valves. Groco as well.

4. New, powerful Lofrans Kobra windlass replacing old, tired and frail windlass

 

[slowgoesit]

Some of our upgrades, in no particular order:

• Hard bimini
• 2880 watts of solar
• LiFePO4 house battery bank
• Water Maker
• Starlink

 

[Mark Laurnen]

My boat is too small, but the Marriage Saver headsets sound like a brilliant idea. I saw a video where the poster mentioned a t shirt he had seen; “sorry about what I said while docking sweetie.”

 

[NancieLafferty]

As a liveaboard on Morning Mist, a 1986 PT35 Sundeck, the improvement I appreciate every day is our electric mattress warmer! And the fresh water heads; and the enclosures of the sun deck and fly bridge; and the bow thruster that we rarely need but is always there. We have lived aboard this jewel for over 20 years and every day she warms my heart.

 

[Sababa]

Strictly speaking, the OP asked about modifications, not upgrades. Hands down, the best *modification* I ever did was to soften the forward chines on the 2001 Nordic Tug that we used to own to reduce the notorious bow slap that plagued those boats. Our life as cruising couple would have been cut very short without that mod.