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I know of one Gulfstream here and it apparently handles well due to the weight but the rear deck/cockpit is pretty small for the overall size of the boat. Cross country trucking/towing and ocean transit would run between $8-11k, maybe more. It would be a pain to trailer as the Gulfstream beam...

Vote for Lee’s medium rod holders. I have the zero degree fixed in the corners for clearing lines/moving rods/mini outriggers and the zero degree swivel holders set toward the keel on the transom for bent butt rods (one runs to a roller troller like a flat line close in for ono/wahoo and the...

I have a 208 adventure so not sure if the bilge access is the same but I mounted my b175m 12” stbd of the keel and 12” fore of the transom. My raw water pick up location is mirrored on the other side of the keel. You will love the performance of the thru-hull transducer. I can hold bottom at 300...

I don’t want to hijack this thread so I’ll start a new one if I get around to it. The basic premise is straightforward but I admittedly suck at/dislike glasswork and am slightly allergic to the fiberglass dust so it Will undoubtedly be a long project.

It’s not worth the incremental improvement to get a 228 as the market here is absurdly overpriced and shipping one in would require a significant amount of modification, putting me well over $100k. The rear seats/livewell are in the way for fishing rough water and equate to wasted space for my...

Demolition of old circuits/wires might be a pain as the harness was installed before all of the final trim work and you likely wont be able to pull all of the old wire out (especially wire to the navigation lights/horn/all around/and anything else fore of the helm). Aux feed cable is 8 ga but...

Only issue I’ve have with the 208 is space. Engines on the transom provide a more consistent ride/handling up vs down sea due to being closer to the center of gravity/balance fore/aft. The captain’s skill level can easily compensate for this; a couple friends have/had 228s and they handle...

Note that if you use epoxy you won’t be able to gelcoat over it but agree that epoxy will have a significantly stronger bond to the substrate than poly/vinylester resin. Even then the areas being repaired are relatively small and will likely chip again so using the existing to make a mold will...

At least a Nac2 computer, pump, and heading sensor. The MFDs can replace the stand-alone control but you’ll need a dedicated disengage/red button like the Simrad/Navico outboard pilot (don’t get it as it comes it the crappy NAC1 computer and point 1 heading sensor). Likely will be best off...

Clean up and spray with corrosion-X HD/Boshield/etc. I personally prefer NO-OX-ID grease as it seems to stay on better than the sprays but any coating is better than none.

Simplify and get rid of the external gps antenna. The internal antenna on the Evo3 works well and you’re going to need the Point-1 anyway for the NAC1. You might be able to reuse the mounting location/cable run of the external antenna for the Point-1.

For fire/aft balance we’ve found that sandbags in the place of the portapotty in will help to balance the additional weight of a 4-stroke and help get up on plane faster. You can also use sandbags on the rear jump seats to mimic the additional weight of a 4-stroke. Reduce the overall payload of...

Late to the party. I used to be into car audio a little bit and realized a few boats ago that you’re fighting a losing battle for sound quality due to the lack of good placement for soundstage and for the need to build enclosures (don’t know if many good free air coaxial or component...

He did a good job describing the conditions in the channel. The majority of the time the conditions are as rough as described and the only vessels out are interisland tugs or cargo ships.

You’ll usually want select the heading sensor as the Evo3 internal gps will only give you heading based upon movement as they don’t have a default orientation whereas the Point-1/Precision-9 are orientation dependent. The Point-1 can be selected as the position source for the Evo3 via the...

Assuming your spotlight is mounted on your hardtop you’ll want to replace with another spotlight or relocate to the pulpit if going to a LED bar. This is due to the beam width/spillage of the LED bar (even if noted as a spot instead of flood pattern) as it will mess up your vision and make it...

This is spot on regarding the mounting. Any thoughts as to why the higher end Navico Autopilot packages come with the Precision-9 instead of the Point-1 if it’s less accurate? I know it’s not apples to apples as the more expensive packages also have the NAC2 or NAC3 computers so their improved...

Apologies for the typos (I have a 208 so I automatically type that instead of 228). A 228 is definitely bigger than a 208 but I still wouldn’t put a full size door on it. Maybe a half-height door will work along with the smaller wheelchair; something like the Edencraft boats out of Australia...

I have a bimini top and haven’t noticed any real issues as the windshield doesn’t seem to interfere with the compass. Figure if MFDs with internal antennas work in the electronics box then there shouldn’t be a problem. That wasn’t me that did the Molokai writeup but we fish/cross that channel...

I have a 208 and installed the same autopilot kit. Pump and NAC-1 installed on the bulkhead inside the cabin. Needed to drill holes in the bulkhead to run the hydraulic hoses from the helm. Not the prettiest location but I wanted it out of the weather and easy to inspect. I have an...