Ships Log

Documenting our adventures on the 4788

Category: 4788

  • On Board Pressure Washer

    On Board Pressure Washer

    Being around the saltwater and weather, the boat is always in need of a cleaning. My gas powered pressure washer at home was simply…

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  • Pilothouse Doors

    Pilothouse Doors

    On the Bayliner 4788 there are sliding doors on either side of the pilot house. One has never worked well since we purchased the…

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  • New House Battery Bank

    New House Battery Bank

    After our shakedown cruise, we discovered that even with the 4 x 8d deep cycle and AGM batteries they would barely hold a charge…

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  • Internet on the Boat

    Internet on the Boat

    After our first outing and realizing that using a cell phone hotspot for internet access was’t going to do the job, we determined we…

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  • New Vinyl Boat Name

    New Vinyl Boat Name

    Before we could add the new lettering for the boat name, we had to clean off the previous worn out stickers. Once the transom…

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  • Solar Panels

    Solar Panels

    We added 440 watts of solar panels to the pilothouse roof. When the sun is showing the panels charge the house batteries and keep…

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  • Anchor windlass switches

    Anchor windlass switches

    One of the first things that I noticed is that the anchor windlass up and down switches were not working. A quick disassembly and…

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  • It is now ours

    It is now ours

    Today the boat officially closed and it is now ours. We plan to bring it home tomorrow. There were many parts to making this…

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  • Bayliner Pilothouse 4788

    Bayliner Pilothouse 4788

    Our offer is currently pending on the 4788. Scheduled to close in about a week and a half if everything checks out okay.

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