New to me 2005 SANTE Recommendations

[Stevemo14]

I just got mostly done with the restoration ( hard to say that about a 2005 boat ) of my 2005 SANTE. Wanted to see what else people are doing to make this boat the best it can be. Any recommendations are welcome.

Here is what I have done so far:

New Interior ( All Pieces Recovered )
New Steering Cable
New Bow Light
New Tower Anchor Light
New Byerly Faria Guages ( Previous Owner )
New Flight Clip Bungies
Hand Buffed and Waxed Hull ( might still need a little work )

Stock Ballast ( I have Rear SACS for the Wedge Tanks / Bow V SAC )
Stock Prop

New Rockford RX5000 Head Unit / Dash Remote / Transom Remote
2 Rockford Amps ( P1000X5 for Boat, P600X4 Bridged for Tower )
6 Wet Sounds Revo 6 Interior Speakers
Pair Wet Sounds Rev10 Tower Speakers w/ LED Rings
Wet Sounds WS420 EQ
12" Kicker Solo-Baric Sub
LED Controller

[charlesml3]

Hard to think of anything else that boat might need. Looks to me like you have it well sorted.

[functionoverfashion]

Does it already have dual batteries? I'd put that down as essential if you run music with the engine off. Maybe you already have a dual setup.

Next on my list would be to replace all the stock ballast pumps with reversible ones and ditch the old remote valves, if you still have all that. Or was that updated for '05?

But also - very nice looking boat.

[Stevemo14]

It has Duel Batteries already, I put 2 new interstates in it right when i bought it.

It has all the stock ballast pumps, aerator style, which all work. All my valves currently work also. 2 of my hard tank sending units are intermittent and need replaced though. I haven't done that yet because i'm trying to decide to pull the hard tanks for sacs or just leave them be.

[markj]

Nice boat. My last boat was the same model/year as yours. I'd pull those rear hard tanks. I pulled mine, put 1,100's in and was glad I did. It'll render your ballast gauges worthless, but who cares. If your pumps and valves still work, I'd keep those. Do you have a heater? I couldn't live without one. Onboard battery charging is something I didn't know I'd appreciate on my new boat, but I would not order a new boat without one of those too.

[functionoverfashion]

I'll second the heater comment. I think the Team Edition came with one but I could be wrong. We use it way more often than I ever thought we would.

[Stevemo14]

I do not have a heater, so maybe i will look into that. I can see in September the Wife wanting one.

[charlesml3]

Onboard battery charging is something I didn't know I'd appreciate on my new boat, but I would not order a new boat without one of those too.

Just out of curiosity, how often do you use this? And why?

[markj]

Just out of curiosity, how often do you use this? And why?

I guess like most people. Over the winter or whenever I expect a long layup of more than a month or two. It's just convenient to plug it in and walk away without worrying about dead batteries. More importantly, it's supposed to lengthen the battery's life which makes it pay for itself in my mind.

[Stevemo14]

I do have a solar battery tender I use. The boat sits out at my camper during the summer when we are there. I put it in covered storage when we are gone for more than a week.

I think I need a new boat cover though, anyone have any recommendations?


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[charlesml3]

I guess like most people. Over the winter or whenever I expect a long layup of more than a month or two. It's just convenient to plug it in and walk away without worrying about dead batteries. More importantly, it's supposed to lengthen the battery's life which makes it pay for itself in my mind.

OK, gotcha. During the winter I actually take the batteries out and put them on my workbench in the house. As I think of it, I just put them on my charger to make sure they're always fully charged. You're right about that lengthening the life. Lead/Acid batteries do NOT like to be discharged.

-Charles

[210Surfer]

‘03 here. Deleted my stock rear tanks and put in 550’s x2 with another 300 in lead in the back. 1000 up front that i fill about halfway most days with another 100lbs of lead that I move around to adjust. The lead is a game changer. We are on and off the water in no time with only having to fill/drain one bag with the over the side pump. The others are full by the time everyone is on the boat and ready to surf. Best money I’ve spent. Also built a wake shaper using the plans I found on here. My son is goofy (in more ways than one) and my wife and I are regular. So switching sides easily is also nice. Not as nice as the new G’s, but my boat is paid for and I can still save for my kids college fund.


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[shag]

I like NOCO charger's... They make a dual bank one that keeps your batteries in good shape.. Please do not go cheap on a battery charger/maintainer, been a firefighter for awhile and have seen several fires of not just boats, caused by cheap battery chargers...

[markj]

OK, gotcha. During the winter I actually take the batteries out and put them on my workbench in the house. As I think of it, I just put them on my charger to make sure they're always fully charged. You're right about that lengthening the life. Lead/Acid batteries do NOT like to be discharged.

-Charles

You have a workbench in your house? Are you married? Removing batteries out of my 2015 230 means I first have to pull the two 12" subs out of the observer's side as well-which ain't a fun proposition since the batteries are in front of that. Plus... we like to make winter runs occasionally in NorCal. The longest my boat sits is 2 months. Did they move the batteries in 2019?

[charlesml3]

My workbench is technically in my basement. Part of the basement is separated off and that's where I keep my tools. When I remodeled the kitchen years ago, I did new countertops. The old countertop came down to the basement and became a workbench.

Anyway, they did not move the batteries in 2019. They're still under the observer's side. It's actually a good place for them. We need more weight on that side of the boat to account for the prop rotation.

-Charles