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Nice looking boat. Can't believe she is a 1990. Well taken care of.

Fantastic!

I came across these two spare pieces that I no longer need. I'll send them to first person(s) who gives me an address. You can IM me through this website. First piece is a fish box hasp from a 1995 208: Next is a pair of covers that cover the screws on a radio box hinge on a 2005 258...

First things first ... Your wife says "buy a newer boat" and you're asking about repower!? Seriously, I don't think you'd be happy with an F300, at least not the 4.2 6 cyl. version. And I think Grady will say that the transom is not made for a Yammy V-8 300 or 350. The suggestion of 200 HPDI's...

Tunes: I don't think 800 - 1,000 is anywhere near the max. I put 1200 hours on an F250 and it was flawless the entire time. A commercial guy I spoke with said he changes them at 3,000 hours. Of course, he puts those hours on in about two year's time. If it takes five or ten years to collect...

We had a 1995 208 for ten years before getting a 258. The 208 was a great boat. We could spend weekends aboard. My wife and I are both 5' 8". Our 150 HPDI was fine most of the time. Only when we really loaded up did I wish for more power. If I still had that boat, I would likely opt for a 200...

My best position is also two marks to the right.

Wow. As usual!

Just FYI, a friend put a Yamaha F150 on this same hull and he is happy with it. Not fast, but gets up on plane okay.

The new 4.2L Yamahas don't have the female hose threads on the dipstick tube like previous engines had. So I fashioned this little rig to make it easy to connect my oil-change pump with the male threaded hose end. Click the thumbs for larger images. Soft tubing with 1/2" inside diamter fits...

Double-clicking works for me!

wrobinson and Bob: Thank you both. You both gave me suggestions that I did not find online or in the waterway Guide. Thanks! Bob: I'm still in West Palm Beach. We just got this notion to do a different boat trip. And the idea blossomed when the local dealer said the truck goes back to NC empty...

I upgraded to the Beta version of I.E., but didn't cure the problem. I agree, it is a nuisance.

I'll be running our Grady from New Bern, NC back home to South FL via the ICW next week. There seems to be quite a few small hotels with docks in NC, but not so many south of Beaufort, SC until Florida. Anyone know of small places that capture local flavor in that stretch? Okay, my wife says...

Bob: Hard to imagine that a boat most commonly sold with a pair of F150s would have a weight problem with an F350. However, I think Grady will tell you that your bracket was no designed to take that much horsepower and torque on a single engine mount. If that is a concern, you could consider the...

NE: I think it is likely that your hull design would support the new V6 four-strokes just fine. You can see my post of the new F300 here: viewtopic.php?f=2&t=15118 I'm pretty sure that Grady can supply the numbers you're looking for. I recall that Yamaha had numbers for the 248 with F115s and...

Ed: I may see the difference between your numbers and mine. I'm guessing you have the 15 3/4 X 15 prop. The table below are Grady's numbers with that (recommended) prop: Performance Data Test Date: 10/8/2010 RPM MPH GPH MPG Range dBA FALSE 1000 5.1 1.2 4.21 624.9 61 FALSE 1500 7.0...

In the year classes you're considering, you may want to see in which years each of these models took on the SV2 hull. The SV2 hull will make a difference in a chop. I believe that hull design first came to the 30' marlin in 1998 and was on all hulls 22' and up by 1992. The Grady White website...

I like Parthery's idea of a 'black box' radio. And if you are willing to replace the radio box door with same-sized piece of starboard, you can flush mount a garmin 4208, or similar. Click on image to enlarge:

Ed & Steve: I've not been back on the boat, but can answer some of the questions. No bottom paint and no hardtop. I do have an oversize bimini (6' long) and it was up. I'm not sure that the bimini doesn't add more drag than a hardtop. The bimini is billowed out while running no matter how tight...