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  1. SkunkBoat

    help me choose a transducer

    Your 744 thruhull has a 2" thread. It' fairing is 13.73" long. It is an old fashion "traditional" CW 600W transducer. A 265 has a 1" thread and its fairing is 22" long. It is CHIRP 1000 Watt. Its huge. It is more suited to very large boats. You would have to fill and redrill. I've done it...
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    Groco pump -simple macerator retrofit- 265 Express

    Yesterday my new setup worked flawlessly on a half tank of poop, overboard 18 miles out.
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    Crappy situation part 2. You won't believe this!

    https://www.greatgrady.com/threads/groco-pump-simple-macerator-retrofit-265-express.19049/
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    265 fuel tank replacement

    Corrosion on tanks tends to be down low. Your leak stopped after burning off some fuel from near full. Before you commit to new tanks, make sure it was not a leak from sender gaskets or hoses at the top of the tanks. Pull the deck. Look around. Get a look at all top fittings. Pull drawers box...
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    NJ fishing reports

    Sunday a lot of BFT were caught in the Separation Zone east of Manasquan Ridge. We went Monday....nothing...."should have been here yesterday" on the radio.
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    Boating after dark - options?

    hehehe and another thing... Radar and radar overlay on a chart is normally a "heading up" display. Like its looking out your front window. When you turn, EVERYTHING spins except you If you usually run your chart "North UP", that will take some getting used to. IMO, without radar overlay, North...
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    Boating after dark - options?

    One more thing...AutoPilot! Having autopilot is the greatest thing ever. x2 in the dark and fog. Your eyes are up and out there most of the time. Sometimes down at your screen. hand on throttle. You go where you wanted to go. You're not fiddling with radar and then saying "oh shit, I need to...
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    2009 Yamaha 250 water leaking into cowling/cooling line to nowhere

    follow the hose and see if it goes down to the lower unit. Could be dead-ended speedo hose?
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    NJ fishing reports

    Manasquan has been closing up with the south wind. Normally there is NO sand and 20ft of water on the left side of this picture. This is as bad as I have ever seen it. Dangerous. I think the dredge was there today to do a quick fix.
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    Boating after dark - options?

    Garmin Fantom 18 will do for radar. I find that using a split screen with one side chart overlay and one side blackout (hide chart,tracks/waypoints). Then you can easily see radar targets against black. 1 or 2 mile range is best on the black side. Very small targets only appear close-in. I...
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    Engine Flush Quick Connect

    they are the same as a garden hose quick connect
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    NJ fishing reports

    Saturday afternoon we stopped at a wreck and caught our sea bass and some ling. Had a 40 lb Mako follow a ling to the boat. Didn't try to catch it. fed it a ling.Then went to shipping lane between Manasquan ridge and Humpty. Whales and bait everywhere. read some really good marks in the bait...
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    How far out in the ocean would you travel from land?

    Kicker or No is a whole nuther thread....
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    NJ fishing reports

    Saturday and Sunday are looking stellar for tuna/mahi. The surest bet by all reports is the Hudson but i can't get a crew to do that. Saturday afternoon we're going to stay close and try and find a bluefin at Little Italy/Humpty maybe try Mudhole pots for mahi. There have been some big...
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    Garmin Radar & Isenglass

    Newer is always better. The HD+ and HD3 are not long for the garmin world. They are replaced with xHD3 which has incorporated some of the new processing technology from Fantom. The Fantom radars are the new technology. If you have a garmin MFD that supports Fantom radars, I would recommend...
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    How far out in the ocean would you travel from land?

    I don't get down that far but look at "the Cigar", 28 mile wreck, Cayru wreck and Lemke. Those are regular tuna spots. Probably 35 out of Cape May? Theres probably closer stuff to you too
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    Shore power question:

    Try kicking the breaker and see if it changes your battery voltage. Other than that I would say you need to get a look at the charger. Did they giive you the manual for the charger?
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    Canvas Time 265 Express- what did/ would you different than the factory setup?

    There is a pic of the back pinned up over the life jackets in that post. I know its hard to tell what your are looking at. They are just two twist loc holding it up. When I redid my hardtop I added some wood at those twistlocs to thicken the mounting location. The hardtop is thin. The...
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    Shore power question:

    Doesn't your Owner's manual tell you anything? Didn't you get a package with a Grady OM and a bunch of manuals from things like trim tabs and steering and head and charger?
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    The mystery of the Grady Wiper wash... (265 express)

    Regarding Wiper on 265...IMO don't waste time and money. You can't see thru your console bubble anyways. Its useless. The knob turns on FW to windshield. Regarding pump out and tank level and FW see links...