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Welcome to Great Grady wscott! My '87 228 Seafarer gets up to 8 tablespoons of water in my bilge after any amount of time and/or rough water. You heard right, most times its like 3 tablespoons. The only time it is more than that is from a full live well and heavy wave action. Now when it rains...

Congrats Rob! Sweet looking ride you have there~ Lee

Hi Smokey, Vegas is 7.5 hours from Reno not pulling a trailer. I haven't ventured outside the area because my old trailer was undependable. Now I have confidence in my trailer I picked up in the spring, but still wouldn't go that far unless it was for something special. I hope to get down to...

Looks like a nice way to spend the 4th.

228 Freshwater owner here. Older hull, but I have been slowly restoring and upgrading things. Love the deck space of the 228, and it's "fishability".

Empty Big Gulp=Porta Potty

Keep us updated Smokey. Largo is def on the bucket list. Crazy how close the gulf stream is to shore....

Sure it found a good home. All the best with your move south! Lee

Ken @ Prop Gods. kr@propgods.com 941-735-5808 My 228 has a Honda 200hp I was spinning a 14.25x17 prop when I purchased boat that was owned by a family who used it for water sports of all things, so guessing they had good power, but I live in high altitude, so Ken helped me as he has done...

www.newwiremarine.com That is where I would start. Good luck and happy 4th! Lee

Ouch! I just drilled through my hull and added a 3/4" pickup for a new live well pump and new wash down. I used 5200, I never plan on removing it, but if I had to, I would be comfortable removing the 5200. In applications where I have used and removed 5200, never been a major hassle like many...

That's why I chose neoprene... it's not too thick. You might have to shave down the lumber a bit when you dry fit everything. I used an electric planer to accomplish that.

I glued strips of neoprene underneath my lumber supports with 5200. I believe mine were regular lumber too, and I was able to re use them. You want some type of buffer between the lumber and the tank so it won't corrode. Sounds like you have a good handle on it. The goal is avoiding any surface...

Correct, but that doesn't mean it is acceptable for the application. Lt.Mike hit the nail on the head. Azec board or similar for spacers.

Feels better to be lucky than good. 5 Macs on Lake Tahoe today. No sea monsters, but happy I was able to catch some minnows and put some meat on the deck. Still lots to learn. Boat launch was nuts, and they rent kayaks too, so it was threading the needle waiting for my buddy to get the trailer.

Blood, July 1-5 are first come first served, then by calendar appointment. I had a scheduled appointment on July 10, but they were not discounting the season launch permit, so I set my alarm for 2:30 am, and treated it like pulling an all niter for concert tickets. 6 boats ahead of me couple...

Wanted to change up the fishing routine. There is a mandatory vessel inspection for Lake Tahoe, and today was the first day for unscheduled appointments. So I knew there would be lots of peeps and showed up at 4:15 am. I was about 15 boats from the front of the line. By 6 am there were 200+ cars...

Life has it's moments~ Score!!

As a father, I can't imagine the hurdles. Good on you for providing all the best for your son! Love the new pics.

Yes Drifter, Front coffin drains to rear coffin which drains to bilge. Good to go!