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Zimm, My advice is not to be cheap here at all. Think about your needs and then think resale. I am 5.5 and sure I dont need all that space above my head, but one day I will sell the boat and perhaps a 6.3 guy will buy it. Second, storage is a premium on the boat as you know. The overhead net for...

I find it funny that our friends in the northern regions see the curtains as a cold weather application primarily and my southern brothers ( sisters I suppose too) view the curtians primarily as foul weather gear especially in the summer thunderstorm season. I can see a difference between hard...

Brian, I rented a covered slip for the season at Prince Boat Dock, just past Almond. I did not paint the bottom. It is in the lake now while I repack bearings on the trailer. We have the family vaca to Key Largo this year and she will be in a slip at Pennekamp for 12 days. Then we haul it back...

You know hazardous seas often happen with afternoon storms on inland lakes, bays and so forth. I would much have more boat under me than a typical open "bay boat". Now if you are flats fishing in south Florida, then get a flats boat, but other than that, the 265 would be an awesome cruising...

If you are honestly just going to use it on Lake Lanier, I am with Brian here. I would consider a 225 to 275 dual console boat. Then again and I know this blasphemy and all here, but why not get a big deck boat for the lake? I have had my 228 on Lanier, Chatuge, Fontana ( where it is currently...

Great job...really nicely done.

My brother had a 190 with 140 Evinrude on it and it seemed fine, this was about 18 years ago. I do recall him saying the power is on the middle low end. Your best bet is the 190. The boat 208 is more than just a foot longer. It is heavier and so forth. Just my 2 cents.

Screen name - Smokymtngrady First Name - Bob 2008 228G Seafarer 2008 F250 Secretly, I want to be Coconut (lol).....

I am not a water in the fuel expert. Do you really know how much water got into the tank? A few drops or a few gallons? If it is a few gallons and it was my boat I would get rid of the gas. Take somewhere and empty the tank out completely. Some might suggest having the gas conditioned where...

Dp - We use our boat for all sorts of things from pulling a tube or wake board to fishing to cruising, from lake and river running to offshore use. I noticed the boat in turns with a F250 would be fine but in sharper turns it would lose performance and slow down, as if the boat could not corner...

Hey Guys, If you trailer a wide beam boat to the Florida Keys you will likely get stopped and checked for a permit once you are in the Keys. Do not assume you wont get stopped, assume you will once in the Keys. Doc, I would have agreed with you on the 226 planes out better at lower speeds than...

That yellow stain will come off with a hull cleaner and it will come off. Then apply a good wax like Collinites or Maguires Fleet Wax. Get some good water proof contact adhesive for the Grady logo, do not use 5200 or 4200 though. We bumped into a dock and it pushed our Grady logo a little and...

DPc Carson, just curious as to why you use a kicker to troll? Perhaps you have an older boat with a 2 stroke that is I am curious more than else? I suspect increasing the prop to 4 blades could improve performance assuming one gets more thrust out of it. I am tropical water troller and I...

Ok, I will bite. First, I would agree on getting a bigger boat. I would agree all the boats mentioned above are very nice and very capable. With that said, you asked about a 228 which I own and moved up from a GW 192. Last summer I took her to the Bahamas in the Abacos with a well maintained...

Just curious, why would you not consider the v6 300 from Yamaha? That Yammy V6 300 would be my choice to repower my 250 with if I had the need to do so. That motor is lighter than the 250, more fuel effecient and more powerful. I dont know how it stacks against the verado, but it is a sweet...

Based on Fish, tales suggestion, I went and bought 2 blue LED from superbright. They are bright maybe on the too bright side. But heck, they were like $4.98 a bulb so there is not much to lose if your do not like them. I will use them for the time being but I am likely going to be switching...

The question I have is does it fit? If it does then what is the issue of using what you have on.hand?

Hey Yall: I found these " diamond bright" 20 inch high intensity LED lights at Autozone for $30 which are water proof. They came with a 3m adehevise tape but that stuff does not stick to the underside of the gunwale worth a crap. I then examined the stip and noticed the small diodes and...

I was skimmingt the threads and stumbled upon yours. I am not an expert on props or motors mind you, but reading your results two things pop out at me. I know the sweet spot for RPMS is around 6K and it seems, and I could be wrong here, that your motor is slightly over revving. Dont know if...

The breaker was likely bad due to the corrosion of the breaker itself and or the light fixture. t If the fixture is corroded out you can create a short which the breaker is in place to protect against. This spring I went over the electrical stuff in the boat and used that PB corrosion guard...