Hydra-Sports Boat: Seats, Stereo, SeaDek®, and More

This Hydra-Sports Customs boat came to Next Level for a huge upgrade to the entire boat. We’ve added all new upholstery to the seats, and along the gunwales with custom stitching. A custom acrylic dash was made to flush mount the electronics like the Garmin Chartplotters and JL Audio radio unit. Next Level is one of the only custom boat aftermarket fabricators that are flush mounting the JL Audio receiver and other electronics.  We also installed BocaTech Switches along with an Etching of Hydra-Sports logo with backlit lighting. This customer also got custom CNC cut SeaDek® cushioning and flooring in the boat.

Flooring and Upholstery

The boat was equipped with SeaDek® marine flooring everywhere in color combo Mocha over Black. The main flooring is 6mm thick with the helm pad at 13mm thick.

UPHOLSTERY – ALL NEW MATERIAL DOING NEW DIAMOND DESIGN

Audio

When it comes to sound we went with the best, JL Audio – a superior stereo for boats, 6 amps in a custom enclosure then wrapped to match the new seats. 4 tower speakers with covers, 4 T-top coaxial down-firing speakers, two 12” subwoofers, two 10” subwoofers, six outdoor side mounted speakers, four below deck JL coaxial speakers. We installed LED lights to add to the effect and painted the 3 engines and made custom OEM decals.

Customizations:

Acrylic Dash and Switch Panel

Custom cut and installed acrylic dash for new electronics from Garmin, JL Audio and Yamaha. Another acrylic dash panel was cut for the gauges and switch panel with new BocaTech switches. The lower acrylic panel has backlit lighting with Hydra-Sports logo etched for a great finishing touch.

-BocaTech re-settable switches

-Install and rewire all switches and install RGB back lighting

Lighting

Installed flir cam and tv ant – remove and replace NAV and ANC lights – install lightbar and remove and replace spreader lights.

Remove and replace trim tabs and pumps / led gauge and all 16 necessary components – test and verify all operation.

Custom CNC cut black acrylic boat name – 1 raised from transom and backlit.

INSTALL ACRYLIC BOAT NAME- WIRE RGB LIGHTING

Audio

Install all stereo components / wire / test tune and verify all 20 operation

Fill all holes in roof and rear sub location cut out backs of 1 speaker in hardtop and patch fiber glass and re-gelcoat all areas

Body Maintenance

Remove decals and pinstripes – full wetsand buff polish and 1 wax detail.

Full Hardtop soft Eisenglass – doorway in front and rear – 1 rollup windows on sides

Paint all engine cowlings – paint radar and lighbar and all 1 ant / mounts on roof / flir cam

FLIR M232 Camera

The M232 pan and tilt camera is one of FLIR’s smallest and affordable marine thermal cameras. Featuring a resolution of 320 × 240, the M232 improves safety by revealing vessels and obstacles at night. Enjoy 360 degree viewing while underway. Combine the M232 with a Raymarine Axiom MFD and take advantage of FLIR ClearCruise™ intelligent thermal analytics. ClearCruise™ provides audible and visual alerts when “non-water” objects such as boats, obstacles, ornavigation markers—appear in the scene. This enhances boaters’ overall situational awareness, both day and night.

Navigation

A FLIR thermal and night vision camera and GPS radar was installed to the T-Top then repainted black to give a sleek appearance that matched the engines we repainted and added new decals to.

Paint

Engine Maintenance

PERFORM 100 HOUR SERVICE ON TRIPLE 250
YAMAHAS TO INCLUDE OIL, OIL FILTERS,WATER
SEPARATOR FILTERS, REMOVE AND SPARK PLUGS,
CHECK AND CLEAN ZINCS, GREASE PROP SHAFTS
AND ZIRC FITTINGS, REMOVE LOWER UNITS AND
REPLACE WATER PUMPS/ INSPECT FOR ANY OTHER
ISSUES – YAMASHEILD ENGINES, START AND RUN
ENGINES HOOK UP COMPUTER AND RUN
DIAGNOSTICS, VERIFY OIL LEVELS, SHIFT AND
THROTTLE AND CORRECTLY PUMPING

INSTALL SET UP TEST VERIFY ALL OPERATION

Disassemble engine cowlings and all components to be 8 painted – reassemble cowlings and all components – install new decals on motors

Install new bow thruster control – install door latch

More Maintenance

Disassemble engine cowlings and all components to be 8 painted – reassemble cowlings and all components – install new decals on motors

Install new bow thruster control – install door latch

Install new TACO 15’OUTRIGGER (BLACK-SILVER) 1 and WINDLASS – MAXWELL RC86

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