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Huh, care to say why? Need the space for something else? I've found that mounting it pretty far forward, I stuff the display covers, power cords for my electric reels, an extra power connector and a bunch of other crud in there just fine. If you fish, having it up there is great. No sun...

A buddy of mine recently added a CL5, I don't think the CL7 is made any more. Setting up the gas tank was a royal pain, he had to use up all his fuel and tell it to zero when the tank was empty. I can dig out more details if that is not enough info.

I have a smaller 228 and what I did was to have the compartment covered up and mounted a display and radio there like so and stick the 2nd screen up in one of the cubby holes. That 2nd screen works extremely well for fishing, I put the fish finder on it and I can see it from the helm and the...

With a boat that old, I'd urge you to have the hoses replaced. They rot. If they break out to sea, you'll get a lot of water coming into the boat.

So a small update, I have fished on the boat with the carpet 3 times. Halibut and rockies. I have not gutted a fish on it, I never do that, just bleed them out and put them in the fish box. But I've had something like 30 rockfish put on it and it is fine. I pull it out of the boat and I...

I haven't fished it yet so I don't know how the cleaning is going to go, that's the big question. I'm going to try a pressure washer but with it laying on the driveway that might not work. I may build a raised wire screen to put it on to try and clean it. I'll report back once I've fished it.

Just a little gotcha. On the first piece I had the holes were lined up, there is the same row all the way along the side edge, all the way along the top etc. I foolishly assumed it would be like that on the 2nd piece and it was not. So I have some sewing to do to fill in the wedge where it...

Yep, and I'm a guy with bad feet, that's why I fish on the ocean. When my feet worked, I was a backpacking and fly fishing guy. The funny thing is I used to think of a 15 inch trout as a decent fish. Now I think of a 15 inch mackerel as bait :cool: This DECKadence is indeed nicer on your...

I don't know the answer, to me it sounds like the sending unit took a crap. But if your gauges include flow rate and gallons used, you can fill up your tank and put a sticky up there that says "Full at XXX gallons" and just watch the gallon gauge. It's a hack but I know people who have done that.

Another option (maybe you get quotes from both) is the folks that did my 3 piece that I love: Barrios Upholstery 16840 Joleen Way Suite G6. Morgan Hill, CA 95037 Tel: (408) 779-9991 https://www.barriosupholstery.net/

I learned something, it's hard to see in the 2nd photo but the port side that goes around the fish box is a little hacky. The other side is spot on. What I learned is there is a hole pattern on the underside that goes up and down, left and right AND if you go at an angle and follow the holes...

I asked about what you guys liked for covering the deck that was sticky and DDst suggested DECKadence and I went and bought $1300 of that stuff. I'm halfway through the install and so far, I'm loving this stuff, it is just what I wanted. It's comfy on your feet, it does not slide around, and I...

Down and foward are the same thing, up and back are the same thing. Down/up are a little confusing because your engine starts up high before you put it water and put the engine down. But you go in the down direction enough and most, if not all, outboards will go past the 90 degree straight up...

Wow some very different advice from what I do. I think Seasick gave good advice, trim it all the forward, get on plane, watch your mpg, start trimming it back and the mpg will go up (a little, for me it is .1 mpg so it is subtle). Keep going as long as the mpg goes up, as soon as it goes down...

I have a Pacific trailer and love it, it's really well built. That said, my local Grady dealer has stopped ordering trailers from Pacific, they have become very unresponsive. If you can get them to build you one and you believe they will come through, go for it, great trailer. But just be...

This is good advice. Pay attention to where it works for you, for me the right place is to have the water level right where it is about to submerge the highest part of the fenders. If the surge covers it and exposes it, that is just right for my trailer. You want it so that you need to use a...

If you have guide on bunks it is pretty hard to screw up. I've had mine for about a year and if there is enough wind/surge I sometimes have to back out and line it up again. Oh well, it is what it is, that's why I fish on weekdays. Just get a good line and drive it on is the answer for guide...

Except those numbers are not apples to apples. Those are on a flat lake, with no gear, one dude, etc, etc. Grady claimed similar numbers for my 228 with a 250hp. Over the 2600 miles I've put on it, I average 2.2mpg. That's real world stuff and I'm pretty sure the 232 guy was quoting real...

You should check your discs, with surge brakes, mine were too hot to touch at the harbor. Electric over hydraulic, barely warm, I can hold my hand on them. If yours are not hot, fine. If they are hot, you're gonna burn them out. Especially with just on one axle. I used to haul heavy...

Those are great MPG numbers, that's better than my single 250 will do pushing the lighter 228 hull, I'm around 2.1-2.4 @ 30mph depending on how flat the ocean is. One more reason for the 232, I'm jealous.