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I was in the Keys and was blowing 15-20 knots most of the time and the embryo oh Hanna past through and we had squalls of 40 knots. I was not in the ocean. on that day. I have been in a lot of stuff in my seafarer over the years from the Keys, to the Bahamas to coming back from the Dry...

it's a great boat for Adventure. we at one time did a trip down the entire length of the mighty St. John's River from the Atlantic to Sanford. we slept 4 in the cabin. they were our kids and it was 2009. I slept on the deck using a thermorest and our drop curtains in the rear. it's a 228,not a...

I just spent two weeks in the Florida Keys and I am going to splash in Fontana Lake in the Great Smoky Mountains this weekend. I much rather be in the Keys. on my way home today.

towing is easy..it's stopping that's the trick! lol,but no really it is.

Not so long ago my home port was the St. John's River. we would boat to Lake George and check out Silver Glenn Springs and Salt Springs on the western shores in the Ocala National Forest. The SAV( submerged aquatic vegetation ) which was largely valisanaria (eel grass) and clinging to the eel...

just wrapped up 2 weeks in the Keys. kept the boat in the water the entire time. I had one kraken egg , two mermaid tails and a homeless guy named Rico all hiding out in the bottom. actually, we had no issues. I put on a new trim tab annode and it was pitted some. I tillted the motor every...

my dad was a ham radio operator his entire life before he passed away. he was an electronics weapons officer in the Navy attached to VF 31. he was then in the electronics business both commercial and military contracting retiring from Martin Marrietta as an engineer. I learned some of my radio...

I have felt your pain and in some ways still do as my dealer went belly up in 2012 during the recession . I bought a new boat from a dealer 5.5 hours away. My closest dealer is 3 hours away and the next closest is 4.5 hours. My advice is take a day off from work , load her up and take the boat...

I tow mine nearly 1,000 miles one way from North Carolina to Florida keys with my Tundra. It's a V8. Does a solid job .

The sticky caliper thing ,for me , is hearing it and if you jack up your trailer and spin the wheel you will feel it. The added friction will add heat. You could try using a lubricant on the pistons but remember if you do that you need to make sure you use brake cleaner on the rotors. To be...

I would add don't go cheap on the antenna. Drop the extra coin and get the Shakespeare models that are either Galaxy Series or Phase III models. They start to build the elements using silver plated brass. The fiberglass is beefier too and the mounting is stainless steel and not nylon or what...

I would get it fixed with the right props. The Gulfy is a big girl and while your dealer may know zukes clearly he is under estimating the mass and needs of the Gulfy. I would push to test other props and call Ken . That dude is the man!

I repowered in 17 from a 3.3 to a 4.2 liter Yamaha. I went digital and the motor is great. I have a Garmin system with radar,VHF and Alpine marine stereo. I have two batteries and even with the 3.3 I never had an electrical issue and I surely don't with the 4.2. I used my square smart gauges...

I saw plenty of tarpon on the reefs. Where we go snorkeling you are prohibited from fishing inside the yellow buoys.

Went out yesterday out of Key Largo and got skunked . This has not happened to me in years. My son is know questioning my manhood and wondering if I am even his real dad. Saw weeds and birds between 300 and 1,000 feet. Dragging ballyhoo, naked dolphin lures and cedar plugs. Nothing. Not...

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I would suggest Walk-arounds and express boats have more windage than other boats thus the swing will be more pronounced. Also, if you 6 feet or chain or 20 feet of chain it will not change how the boat floats at the surface. The chain is to keep the nylon rode on the bottom and to keep the...

Great boat . Congrats!

Greetings : I have been here now for over a decade and in those times I have driven 500, 600, 1,000 miles and in my early days I would have the worse luck. I would blow tires our,wheel bearings failed and hubs and spindles would fail. Year after year I would have the worse trailering...

The curtains come off when trailering. Two things can happen ...tons of flying insects getting killed and their body fluids smearing over the curtains and you could out right lose them with vibration and wind.