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I exchanged the motor and got the 25" shaft and returned the Adventure Marine bracket and bought the custom one from Jacobsen Marine in Seattle. Rock solid and perfect height on my 228.

I've also heard this but what's the problem turning it past off and what happens if you do?

I'm also in a 228, I go up to 40 miles out in the mid Atlantic and have all of these in my ditch bag. Plus, a waterproof flash light, head lamp, a couple water bottles, chapstick, hat, several white trash bags.

Roberth, Your pulpit is different than mine but I'm interested to see how it turns out. I almost bought a Mantus this winter but I often anchor in big rocks so I'm afraid it would be more prone to getting stuck (and costly if it does). I get good holding with my Danforth and never lost one...

So far the light is holding up great. My only complaint with installing under the pulpit is my Danforth anchor flukes block some of the light and causes some glare but If I'm doing any more than I quick run I take the anchor off the pulpit and that solves the issue. If my pulpit...

I did a lot of reading on this and here's one thing I know. The Blue Sea ACR is installed between the voltage regulator and the battery so it combines both batteries when it detects a positive charge coming from the alternator and disconnects them when there's no charge detected. The Yamaha...

My inlet is also at the bottom of the well, bad design.

Thanks that makes sense. I'm planning to turn that area into a big fish cooler/ storage area so trying to figure out what i could need access to in there, besides the water tank.

Just went through the entire fresh water system of my new to me last year 05 Seafarer 228. That screen before the pump was totally clogged with black slime. But the pressure was still bad after spraying out the antifreeze so checked the screen and it was totally clogged again. I pulled the...

I totally agree with Dennis on this, I've never made so many trips to the bow and back since I have a windlass. If you want one I think you need to add a pulpit or extension. If you do, one thing I can say is drill the hole as far back in the locker as you can so the line falls to the bottom...

Great idea thanks.

Smokey, You're reading my mind, scary . I've trailered my 17' Whaler to the Keys dozens of times so I've had some experience(s) but realize this is a new animal. I bought the trailer new last spring, it probably has about 1000 miles on it so trying to decide if I should do them all now or...

I'm taking my 228 to the Keys the second week of April so I'm getting an early start. - Upgraded my batteries to (2) group 31 AGM - Removed both cabin windows, replaced gaskets and resealed - Replaced supper houses and deck fittings - Checked all the pumps, houses, and fittings. Found the...

I tried the box model like Dennis suggested but they wouldn't fit. But, Optima's are narrower at the bottom and the transom angle gives me some room so decided to give it a go and they fit snugly against the back of the back of the Cockpit bulkhead like they were made for it. I had already...

I just replaced them in my 05 Seafarer 228 with the plastic ones from T&H Marine. I had to break both drains to get them out, not sure what I would have done if they were metal... The drains will outlast the metal ribbed hoses anyway so I figure 15 years from now the next owner can deal with it.

Group 27's will probably be enough but I'd rather not have manually work the A/B switch like I do now. I like the idea of a dedicated high cranking starting battery and extended run time of a group 31 for house with no switching. The group 31 optima blue is very high cranking but seems...

I made one out of a 45 qt RTIC cooler in my old Whaler. Used a 2" thru hull in the cooler for the drain and NPT for intake. It worked really well and served dual purpose as a cooler when I wasn't bait fishing and seat too.

I'm replacing my batteries and that space under the aft seat looks like a tight fit so wondering if anyone has put 2x 31's in the same compartment? My T9 kicker is on the opposite side so need them both on the port side for balance. I first started researching the Blue Sea ACR, add a battery...

Navionics app is a no brainer.

Seems really impractical unless you have some really specific use case. With the weight of twin 4 stroke 115's your back deck will always be wet, less economical, more maintenance, and if you lose one you won't be able to go much faster than with a T9.9 kicker, like most of us do.