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16 pitch Powrtech OFS4. From Ken at propgods.com. It is a little early to say I know how it is different. It seems to give me a better hole shot. I bought because people told me that it would keep the boat on plane at slower speeds, my 228 wants to be at ~22mph, sometimes 24, to stay on...

If you fish around here, you should join. I can cherry pick a few reports but they are a good group of guys, great place to make friends who are local.

The BRZ and the WRX (and the Porsche that is gone) were all manual. I thought I was done with manual until I drove the BRZ home. So much fun when you aren't in traffic. I love my 228 as well. You really want the extra 50 ponies? I switched to a 4 blade prop and I'm fine with the 250, she...

I love pics on the water as well. That pic of me and my son on the 228 is not the most flattering pic of me (heh, understatement) but I adore that picture. 2 boat launch with my fishing buddy. That 228 is one good looking boat.

I'm 58. A couple of years ago my son said "Dad, can you buy me that?" It was a BRZ. I had no idea that that car was a thing. I went and drove one and fell in love, I thought I was way too old to like a stick. Loved that car, it lead to the WRX (I took a crappy detour through a Porsche...

So we might be talking about different things. I'm new, I'm learning, I got lots of wrong advice. Here is what I have learned. If you are on really calm flat water, then you trim the engine back aka up. The point of doing that is to push the bow out of the water, with the right engine you...

Hi, So I call myself stupid or crazy to stave off the salty old dogs. I should not do that here, everyone here has been awesome. It's beat into me because if you show any sign of not being the end all to be all out on the water, the radio lights up with people saying you shouldn't be on a...

They are great boats, I'm still learning but the more I learn, the more I love my 228. Go get salmon! Tight lines!

Hi, bought my 228 right before the shelter in place. It was a saga, I wanted a brand new boat, I was buying my 2nd boat 2nd, got burned on boat #1. And I'm new to boats, I've fished on the ocean for a while, this is my 3rd year, but it is my first year with a boat that works that I'm running...

My kid wants a drone and I finally have a reason to get one. Wouldn't it be cool to have a bunch of GW boats launch out of Oyster point and Sausalito and do a big V formation out under the Golden Gate and get all that on a drone? Sounds pretty epic to me. I was gonna do just 228/226's but...

Go to google and type in Grady White 208 site:craigslist.org and hit enter. That's nation wide search. You can use the google menu to limit the search to stuff posted today, this week, this month, etc. Good luck. Don't be me, if this is your first boat, get it surveyed (I didn't know that...

I added some to my 228. Learn from my mistakes, little grasshopper. I bought a 5 tube holder from amazon and I mounted it on the back of the transom. Works great when the engine is down, not enough room with reels there for the engine to tilt up. Solutions - move the rods or get a transom...

I use coastside or http://baysidemarinesc.com/ to track stuff, quite a few reports on coastside, are you a member? Ya gotta pay to see the reports.

I have Bennetts and just a warning, the indicators are useless for me, they are tiny and red. Guess who is red color blind? Me, that's who. I'm new to tabs so I've been on a learning curve. My tabs put themselves all the way up when you turn the key off, so you know where you are. I've...

While we are talking ski poles, is it possible to add one to a modern 228 with the baitwell in the transom? Or has anyone tried attaching a rope to the hard top (is that a horrible idea?)

I can speak to 2020 era 208 and 228. The 208 is identical to the 228 except the cockpit is two feet shorter and there is no bracket, the motor sits on the transom. For 50 more HP, bracket, and 2 feet of cockpit, you pay around $30K more new. Wheeeeeee! I walked all over a new 208 at the...

So I'm either Mr Idiot or Mr Crazy (or both) but I got burned on my first boat, sold it for $15K less than what I paid for it. I was so gun shy I went all in and bought a brand new 2020 228. All I can say is it was spendy but, to me, worth it. The more I run that boat, the more I like it. It...

I can't remember if I had to pay anything to sign up here, I don't think so. Have you considered a model where some popular forums are pay only? THT won't let you post ads unless you pay. I don't remember what it was, I paid it, it was crazy expensive. Coastside, the northern california...

So I've been a bit of whiner. I had issues but I've been out a bunch and the boat is fine, better than fine. I can complain about stuff, the little ram that is supposed to hold the fish box lid open doesn't. On the other hand, everything that is supposed to work, does. I take the plug out...

I bought these and they fit just right: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07YBR1VW2/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 And while I have bitched about my trailer here, I have learned some good stuff about it. I don't have buddy bearings, I have a sealed system that has a 5 year...