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Someone asked for some pics of my mods so here is my best shot. Flush mounted gps with storage behind, collapsable table, bow bunks for the 208....more to come

Been using the Ace line puller for years, found if you stop it before reaching the bottom of the hull, (side of the boat) you can manually swing it up and into the boat with no issues. Although...... if you load up with prawns it is a bit of a grunt to get it over the gunnels. The prawns tend to...

Seasick, the porta potty was built into the mattress, just difficult to see and difficult to use!

Thought you guys might like to see the bed I made for the master stateroom of my 208 Adventure. The frame I made from conventional dimension lumber but took some of my wood turning burls (sliced and polished for the head and base board. It was a squeeze but got it in place. ;)

In hot pursuit of a fishy yacht! Had issues with posting pics, but maybe this time it worked.

Kjc12 Also replaced mine with 12v LED. Found some that were touch on and off and dimmable. Installed on each side of the bulkhead in the cabin. Evening reading when boat camping.

Halfhitch, Appreciate very much your kind words and friendship. I have enjoyed the knowledge and the sharing of this band of brothers on the forum for going on 13 years. With its mix of personalities, know how, experiences and time on this planet. I feel fortunate to be considered a positive...

Thanks Doc for putting some clarity to the issue of additives to the fuel of our source of good times on the brine.

Thanks family affair for the short tutorial. "or do we just tell the gentleman to spend the extra $0.10/gallon to avoid headaches? If it aint broke........ with over 2000 hours on Yamaha F outboards with no issues, I believe I will stay with my program. This issue may have a lot to do with...

Ok guys, just how important is using an additive? I have never used an additive in many years of boating running mostly Yamaha 4 strokes, and have never had any issues as mentioned. Yes sometimes my boat sits for a few months between start ups, mostly winter months. So what could I possibly be...

I went with the Furuno Nav pilot 300. The remote steering and the the Sabiki mode sold me on the unit which has proven to be a great AP. I will get some pics up of my modifications ........I know thy are around somewhere on my laptop.??

Lucky, I guess I worked backward, from a 38 ft. commercial troller to a 20" Grady with a coupe of smaller stops on the way. But it sure has been a good time getting here.

Thanks Mustang, ..... OK now it appears to be about comfort as apposed to serious and competitive, I understand that. I don't think we should confuse budget with ones serious pursuit of the fickle and scaled finned. Yes those with deeper pockets can ride in more comfort , but then some of us...

Yes Halfhitch good point, re "way points". Speaking of which, returned to my favourite prawning grounds and productive waypoints on my GPS. Anyway I guess someone had marked my spots on his GPS last visit and set on my marks where I had been setting. We usually leave them for a few hour and...

"You can definitely still do all of the things mentioned above and then some, but imo it’s more meant for the serious or more competitive fisherman as opposed to the 208 Adventure." Sorry Mustang, can't agree with that comment. Size of a boat has little to nothing to do with a "serious or more...

Thanks John, having a bit of difficulty getting to the factory reset as the little box does not follow instructions at the moment... The Furuno folk have sent me the direction (which is also in the installation bible ) but so far negative responce. Just matter of erasing the memory and...

Halfhitch, I guess I did not clarify, It is not just in Sabiki mode. If I hold down the port of starboard activation buttons on the controller until hardover they will not return "stuck" until I manualy jerk the wheek to unstick them and then the AP reponds. Since I have never gone hardover...

Because of our flat water days here off Vancoiver Island It would be a useful way of putting the boat the boat in a holding pattern for our prawning trips. Where positioning the traps fairly precisely is imprtant for posative results. Since traps are placed up to 400 ft in depth, with wind and...

Thanks Doc, I will try configuring as suggested and see if I can bring Sabiki mode back to working order. I believe you have the same Nav Pilot 300. Do you use the Sabiki mode?

Yes Halfhitch, it hangsd up on both starboard and port hardover. I have talked on line with their gurus on the Furuno Forum and their suggestion was a in line hydraulic bleeding was necessary. Have done that more than once to be sure, but still the issue persists. I'm thinking I may have to...