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Just from the areas I know: Jupiter Inlet does not have a sand transfer plant so has a serious sand bar. This bar becomes very dangerous on high east winds. People get hurt here. On flat calm days it is fine. Lake Worth (Palm Beach) Inlet is well maintained and is the safest inlet in Palm...

I went with all AGM a couple of years ago. By default of just replacing in place, I believe I followed all these rather specific requirements right down to to " exposed to the same environmental conditions"! But thanks for posting the requirements.

Sorry to see the pain. But looks as though you're on your way towards getting through it. I'm another one who is wondering just how mine looks inside. I'm going to look for those rust stains coming off the bolts this weekend.

Randy: A trip I would love to do once we complete the Great Loop but getting boat there (Seattle?) probably not practical. Please take us along via this forum when you go. Tx, Rob

Do a search on this forum. There have been a number of solutions offered with before and after pics. One poster recommended a bleach solution, although I don't recall the proportion of bleach. He and others had good luck with that method. After doing that, I sprayed mine with SEM Vinyl Coat...

Felix: Welcome to the Forum. And good luck with your search for a 265. The right one for you is out there somewhere. Rob

Sounds great. Hurricane Dorian hit West End hard in 2019. We haven't planned any crossings since then, so I don't know how the rebuilding is coming along. If it works out for you, Green Turtle has been our favorite spot in the Bahamas, although we have the most and best memories in Bimini. We...

I know there are folks on here who understand batteries and boat electrical systems very well. I'm on the opposite end of that spectrum. To add to Seasick's question. Assuming a boat/batteries are wired like mine, what if the starboard-most battery select switch is left 'off' and the port-most...

Southfork: Thanks for the picture. We do have different designs on the port side of our aft berths. I believe my boat would not have as much room behind that panel (which I don't have) as your boat seems to. Richard: Interesting thoughts you have on putting a window unit below deck. I never...

Meletong: Good posting. It caused me to go back and read my manual more carefully. My 2007 manual reads like your 2005. Battery select switch position 1 powers the starboard engine and the house battery. I do a lot of live-bait drift fishing with the live well running. I tend to alternate which...

Sounds like a great trip. You could just keep going and do the Great Loop. You're already well on your way!

SouthFork: I would love to see a photo, even it's just with the panel on. Also, what year is your Sailfish? My aft berth has a storage net with an indentation on the port side and no panel. That indentation would lessen the space behind it. But not many other things run up the port side...

Beautiful work. I could have saved thousands over the years if I had the skill and confidence to do work like that.

$785/month for high and dry in Riviera Beach, in southeast FL. Great location, about 5 minutes to Lake Worth (Palm Beach) Inlet. Interestingly, they charge by the height of the rack you're in. Their logic is, height determines how many boats they can fit under that roof. Length doesn't matter...

My Sailfish is also wired and switched the same.

Well I took ttles comments seriously and gave a second look under the steps. At least I looked as well as I could. I'm more convinced that this isn't a good placement on the 282 for several reasons. This view is from just over the top of the small storage box at the bottom of the steps. Note...

At least on the latter year sailfishes, the hot water heater is in the most forward under berth compartment. I’m not sure where the factory put the AC. It may have been behind the fridge as in the Marlin. I do know that the intake air grill is in that panel in the aft berth. I may be showing...

ttles: Good question. But on my 282, it won't fit behind the steps unless you go further back towards the microwave. From there you would have a lot of runs for everything like intake and return air, cooling water and drip pan water, etc. And I'd have to cut a fairly large working hole to get my...

I do believe that 2 7/8" is correct.