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That was the worst part of the project- limited access and long reaches while pressing against an opening!

I installed twin 12" Raymarine Axiom units a few years ago on my '04 265 and used a starboard panel that matches the Grady color from Fin-Addict in NC. I sent them a template of the panel without the cutouts for the displays. I recall the price was reasonable- maybe $90. They might let you...

Sorry for the delayed response- I've been away. Looks like others answered you but from what I recall, it's straightforward to remove the whole armrest bracket - it's bolted on so the length of the bolts may need to be shortened.

Looks great - how does the off-white match with the Grady fabric?

$100 cash and that included removing the frame from the aluminum. Seems like a fair price for the great work

My armrests were bad; even the covers that Grady sent wound up ugly. Stained and sticky. I didn't try the bleach method others have used and it might have worked -for a while. I had a new stern bolster made at a highly recommended shop - Art's Marine in Brockton MA and asked them about covering...

I replaced the handlebar anodes on both motors and decided to try aluminum - I've always used zinc. When I hauled the boat, the aluminum anodes were covered in barnacles! Never had that issue with zinc since it's a biocide. Something to consider...

I did the same inspection on my 2004 265 Express and your pics look just like what I found! After seeing the same possible water intrusion around the inspection plates, I unscrewed all of them and found very little sealant on the flange (in some of the flanges, none). I resealed with 4000UV...

Here's the wiring info for a 2004 265- perhaps this will give you what you're looking for.

From what I've read, my '04 265 probably has Tempress hatches. Check the o-ring on your Beckson hatches to be sure the ones I referenced are good for your hatches. Mine are 6-1/8" OD and 3/16 thick.

I resurrected this old thread because I want to replace the o-rings on my 2004 265 Express 6" deck plates. The specs on this thread were really helpful. I found the o-rings on Amazon in Buna-N- maybe not quite as sunlight resistant as other materials but the o-rings really aren't exposed when...

Sorry this back and forth started. My original post was just to say that Grady used top quality fuel hose and to inform folks that it appears the hose has held up quite well for 19 years. Everyone is trying to be helpful and I appreciate the input. Seems like the take home message is to use the...

I checked the Trident and Domestic sites and couldn't find a clear answer on the UV resistance for A1 or B1 hose. Both sites indicate that both types are UV resistant. Defender's info says A1 is UV and weather resistant while for B1 it's very resistant. Qualitative info but something. Sounds...

Dennis, you're right, a 3" sample out of about 30ft isn't very representative! You indicated to use B1 hose where it's exposed to UV but from what I can see, A1 is very good. Shields says A1 has a "Weather/UV resistant NBR/PVC cover". Is B1 a better choice? At least the exposed hose is very...

The boat is in Falmouth MA. The lines I pulled out were all very flexible and I checked all 4 and didn't see any cracks even when I bent them. I didn't yet do the lines from the selector valve to the primer bulb and I suspect that UV has affected them. That's a project for another day!

I pulled the gas tank cover on my 2004 265 Express to change the fuel lines. (Thanks to all the tips on my earlier posts about doing this) I changed all the lines with new Shields A1-15 lines. Not too difficult to do. After looking at the old lines, while the outer surface was dirty, the inside...

Thanks for the replies - it's a consistent message- pull the floor! That's what I'll do in the spring. Can anyone provide an estimate of what the floor panel weighs?

SeeVee - did you find any clamps or other restraints for the fuel line under the fuel tank panel? Seasick - I estimated 40 ft and Carolyn at Grady sent me the hose list for the boat and it shows 41 ft. I bought a 50 ft roll of Shields A1-15 hose for the project. Should do the trick. I'm going...

BTW I've had the boat for 11 years and I'm the 2nd owner. The 1st owner didn't do much to the boat so the fuel lines are likely as they were rigged at the factory.

Thanks for the responses. The camera is is excellent but (if I can round up some help) I'll pull the tank hatches and check out the tanks and do the fuel lines