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    Fuel gauge / Filling issue

    If you filled to the filler neck (topped off) you blocked the vent tube. It will fill with gas as you click the nozzle, wait a bit, click again etc. Assuming the vent hose is plumbed correctly , it will eventually drain as you burn fuel but you may have excessive back pressure. So, don't over...
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    Fix small gelcoat crack

    Spectrum match pretty well if the hull is not too old as mentioned. For older hulls that may have faded, the match won't be as good
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    Grady 208 Bow Rail Diameter?

    My 208 has 1 inch OD tubing
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    Fuel gauge / Filling issue

    I believe your tank is poly. Pickup is aft, vent and fill are forward. If you think that you can estimate how much gas is in the tank based on the gauge display at various conditions, you are in for a let down. On the 208, the gauge can read 3-4 bars or more when getting on plane and then when...
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    GW 330 Express Recommendations

    Exactly:)
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    lid latch

    This may be it. https://www.boatoutfitters.com/soft-draw-latch-black?msclkid=510a9c52baa91b0bfb97fe985b2e17b2&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=TNT_Shopping%20-%20Smart%20-%20Hardware&utm_term=4584619896420203&utm_content=Hardware save your old hardware. When I replaced mine, I had to...
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    Pump Out

    No but if you have a selector Y valve, it must be in the pumpout position and not the discharge position. Some Y valves are not intuitive as to which position is which. If the pumpout doesn't work and no air is being sucked into the outside vent ( probably on the outside hull near the gunnel and...
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    Fix small gelcoat crack

    There are many video on the web. Search for gel coat scratch repair video. There are two ways to approach small cracks: The professional method that takes time and patience and the fast fix method. Which approach you take is determined on how you want the repair to look or in the case of the...
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    repower 232 Gulfstream

    It will run fine on a single 300. For me the downside is that it is a heavy and fairly wide hull for its length and tight spot maneuvering is tougher. No need to to spend the money for twins and all new rigging.
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    Looking for GPS/Fishfinder for 208

    I have 2-5 inch displays mounted on brackets, I remove them when I am nit using the boat. I am pretty sure you could fit a 7 in display, maybe one 9. As skunk mentioned the bigger the better,
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    2018 275 Grady White Freedom

    Does adjusting thrust on one motor make a difference in the list? I still think you may have uneven thrust for whatever reason. It would also help if you confirm that the wakes of the engines cross somewhere between 25 and 50 feet or so aft of the transom
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    GW 330 Express Recommendations

    I erased and rewrote my response after thinking it over. Assuming the 04 has no serious issues, I would go for it since I really like the 300s. The genset is a bargaining chip and not a show stopper. I may be off a bit here but I think the 7212 is an older model plotter. The EVOs probably are...
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    Raw water wash down

    Is the filter a strainer type? Regardless if you remove it, the fitting will shoot water out if the seacock is open
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    Raw water wash down

    The fresh water pump"s inlet should be lower than the water level n the tank and assuming no loops would therefore self prime, The raw water washdown could be directly connected to a seacock, or perhaps to the aux output of a dual port pump. That should also self prime by water pressure but it...
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    Raw water wash down

    What is thr feed to the washdown pump connected to? Dies it use a shared sea cock ( perhaps for livewell and washdown)?
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    Transom 208 adventure

    That last picture is not a good sign, The core appears to have swollen causing the glass to crack. I can't tell from the picture how extensive the swelling is.
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    Fuel Management & Speed/Trip Gauges

    Maybe. It sounds like certain segments of the display might be dead, When you power up the guage, it should run through a quick self test and all segments of the display should activate for a few seconds. That will tell you if the display is OK. The speed is probably a different story and I...
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    Survey for 2003 330 Express

    Moisture readings are only as good as the surveyor's skills. In addition, by themselves they don't give the whole story. Ad you mentioned, delamination depending on where it is will read fine on a moisture meter. So will a hollow core. Tapping is best for detecting voids like delams but is not...
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    Good battery but no power

    you may have missed a black jumper cable that connects the two negative terminals of both batteries together.
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    Fuel Management & Speed/Trip Gauges

    If there is no data link connected to a plotter, how would the engine know speed other than by a pitot tube. The pitot could be connected to a pressure sensor at the motor and present an electrical signal to the helm but you still need something to measure the speed. I am not sure if the OPs...