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Refresh to Dash Project

by argonaut » 12 May 2026, 11:48

I have a Four Winns H210 …. and have never been happy with the dash.
There was a sunglasses tray in the centre, and no dedicated depth guage .. and the inbuilt depth gauge on the Rev Counter was too small to be used when underway.

So I added a Depth Trax depth gauge, with adjustable depth alarm … great for waterskiing.
I then added a Zero Off wakeboard speed control in the centre, utilising the sunglasses tray. Achieved by manufacturing a mounting plate and I had that Hydrodipped in Carbon finish.

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However the cheap & nasty wood effect did not cover edge of the dash panel, and corrosion set in.
I removed the dash … you can see the corrosion.

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Polished it back to plain aluminium

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Then had it anti-corrosion treated, and then hydro dipped in graphite finish, and an overall ceramic clear coat.

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All assembled it looks to me a lot better than the tatty wood effect.

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FourWinns H210, Volvo 280-C-N duoprop, Monster MTK tower, SBS 2600 twin axle trailer
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by Ianfs » 16 May 2026, 17:01

Bloody 'ell Argonaut, that is amazing.

Send it to Four Winns, they'll offer you a job old chap.

Who did the finish for you?
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by argonaut » 16 May 2026, 17:31

Aquagraphix
https://www.aquagraphix.co.uk/

Most of their stuff they do by post, but it’s an easy drive for me, plus save postage charges.
They were dipping rifle stocks to make them desert camouflage, impressive to see it’s done.
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