Recent content by Ekea

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    Gulfstream shopping.

    that seems severly underpowered. even if you went up to 175s. my chase has twin 250s and it feels right.
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    New Marlin Owner

    congrats. post some pictures when you can
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    Engine Flush Adapter no longer sold by Grady

    fresh water boater here, so i have never needed to flush... why all the flush adapter stuff? the engines have a garden hose attachment. whats needed beyond a garden hose? i dont see how it gets much easier than hooking up a garden hose
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    1997 Islander 268 Transom Rebuild Project

    looks good. what was the total cost?
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    Test drove a gulfstream today - carumba

    a 23 foot boat is not going to be pleasant in 2-3 foot closely spaced seas. often times people think that 2-3 foot seas are pretty "tame" because in the spectrum of 0 foot to 30 ft seas, 2-3 is pretty small, you are still talking about a 3 foot wall that you are trying to bust through at...
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    Trim tabs getting damaged when forklift lifts boat

    im glad its not the trailer used for that boat. to me, it looks like its for a stepped hull.
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    Trim tabs getting damaged when forklift lifts boat

    is that the trailer for that boat?
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    ?Problem with AGM batteries in new Grady White boats

    Sams Club reviews may not be the best source of information. Additionally, just because 30-40% of the reviews indicate early failure, that doesnt mean that the battery has a failure rate that high. The VAST majority of owners without problems never leave reviews. so, of those that did leave a...
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    My new 2026 216 Fisherman….still in the wrapper until spring

    damn, im sorry to hear that. i hope that whoever is battling it beats it and stays cancer free for a long happy life.
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    Treasure coast fishing

    yikes. hopefully you took all necessary steps to prevent an infection. i got hooked once, as a kid. we were pond fishing and my buddy hooked my forearm with his cast. it was a much smaller hook than you got caught on though.
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    FS - 263 Chase Windshield

    it went in the trash 2 months ago
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    GPS Antenna ?

    at the risk of derailing this thread, why does the SKR need highly accurate gps input? i assumed the only gps input to SKR was speed, but also assumed that high accuracy isnt as cruicial for speed as it would be for pitch/roll/yaw and acceleration g's
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    Embarrassing Admission/Question

    i know this is old and you seem to be fine, but just thought i would add that i would expect the hub to spin before you damaged any gears
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    Got the attention of the GW merchandise people

    have you talked to them recently? did they give a timeline of when they might have new items available?
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    Recommendations for fiberglass repair shop on Cape Cod

    that is the correct ballpark for the rebuild with coosa.