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    2021 Adventure 208 Build

    Pictures of the boat in it’s new home without the canvas and pictures with the canvas installed. It was very easy to put up, I highly recommend following the videos Stratoglass has for cleaning and polishing the clear parts. Also a closer look at the sliding tongue on the trailer, which will...
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    Yamaha CL7 is a Garmin 7607 (I believe)

    Yeah my main chartplotter is the Garmin 942 xs plus. It should be able to network well to the CL7 and other devices. I was planning on running my chartplotter for charts and the CL7 as the depth/ fish finder. I wasn't sure digging through the owners manual of the CL7 (came with the grady-white...
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    Yamaha CL7 is a Garmin 7607 (I believe)

    I may be reaching out to you to see how yours is set-up. I have the CL7 on my new 208 with my DEC F200 and plan on using it the same way. I didn't think to ask the dealer to wire it that way, but it may already be good to go. We'll see in a week...
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    PLEASE READ THIS AND RESPOND!!!!!

    Screen Name: Koakine88 Name: Tyler Boat Name: NO KEIKI 2021 Grady-White Adventure 208 2021 Yamaha F200 DEC
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    2 questions about reenforcing the rod holders

    I plan on replacing all my holders with Gemlux Bluewater HD Swivels. I plan on fighting big game from the gunnel and even the Gemlux/ any other brand backing plates seems to be a little small to really distribute the forces well. I thought of running an entire piece of starboard under the entire...
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    Trolling Setup from Scratch

    All excellent advice. I was bouncing around different options including the universal shotgun mounts or HD swivel mounts I could lock down with some cheaper rod riggers. The tradeoff I kept finding was that I'd basically have to move my stern rods forward if they got bites as my fighting mounts...
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    Trolling Setup from Scratch

    I have not seen that before. Where did you get that?
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    Trolling Setup from Scratch

    Must have been a real exciting topic. :D I spent a lot of time thinking about all my options and I think I was finding too many compromises for each plan I had where I'd be using the forward rods as some sort of outrigger. Going to do it right the first time. I like Gemlux's Deluxe Outrigger...
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    Dealership "restrictions" for buy a GW?

    When I was about to purchase my 208 for shipment to Hawaii I initially went through a dealer in LA and with recommendation through someone that shipped a Grady here I got a quote with a dealer in Oakland. The price was the same, the difference was in “commissioning fees” which one dealer charged...
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    Your Closest Call?

    Every winter Hawaii gets the occasional massive swells from the North that make the North Shore really come alive. Literally 40-60 foot groundswell a handful of times a year is the norm. I used to launch a ton on the West side of Oahu out of Waianae Harbor in my little 18' bowrider to fish the...
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    Replacement rocker switches

    The switches changed manufacturers and design a few times over the years so it will depend on the year of your boat. In my owners manual I saw that your dealership can get you the matching rocker switches and even replacement covers for any aftermarket additions you may add. That would likely be...
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    Trolling Setup from Scratch

    Aloha, A few weeks away from receiving my 208 Adventure and I am beginning to order my fishing gear. I have to start from scratch as I sold my last boat with all my fishing gear. I am running into a few hurdles as to what direction to go and figured a few extra brains on the topic would help me...
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    New(er) Freedom 205 vs Adventure 208

    EPIRB. You'll never have to worry about that problem if you have one, or at the very least a PLB. Our water changes from 78 degrees to 82 degrees from winter to summer, we have plenty of time to be found as long as we're still floating and have stuff to make us somewhat visible. On the West...
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    New(er) Freedom 205 vs Adventure 208

    Yeah, Hawaii is known for big ground swells but the wind can be tricky at times. I've had the sea breezes kick up some nasty chop while out on my old boat and I'd have to use the engine to trim the bow pretty far up to avoid the "scoop" happening. There is a reason why you hardly see any center...
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    New(er) Freedom 205 vs Adventure 208

    If fishing from the bow is an important aspect a dual console likely isn't your best bet. If you need to move to the bow while fighting a fish if you have a bimmini or a hard top, how are you going to do that in a dual console? I used to have a runabout 18' boat and the bow was only used once at...
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    Learned some stuff in my 228

    Great write-up. I'll be in the same boat as you here soon as I'm a few weeks away from my 208 delivery in Hawaii. I will have to learn how to properly run my boat as my previous boat did not have trim tabs and was a much different design despite only being 2 feet shorter than the 208. You have a...
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    Do I need new hinges?

    I attached a picture of my finished electronics install following my previous mock up picture. Flush mount is the way to go I think.
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    Do I need new hinges?

    I’m with Parthery. I had my panel removed when electronics were installed. Flush mount 9” screen and VHF on carbon fiber look panel, matches the Grady White panes very closely and you don’t have to move the door every time to use the touch screen. I think the glovebox is a great thing to have...
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    Grady White 208 Owners: Anchor size

    Thanks for taking the measurements. It looks like the brand I’m looking at has a 16lb SS anchor that should fit. Below are the specs: like yours it seems this will just require some pushing of line to the side in the locker. A: Total length, B: Stock width, C: Fluke length FLK-16SS, 16.5 lbs...
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    Grady White 208 Owners: Anchor size

    The stainless anchor I’m looking at is this Norestar brand. Not sure on actual quality of the SS, but for $220 (16lb) and $110 (8lb) seems like a killer deal. I’m also considering fortress aluminum anchors, using a larger but lighter anchor is intriguing and I saw an article that compared a ton...