265 express

I've been dating this boat for 2 years and I think its time to put a ring on her finger. So I'm in the "get a loan so I can re-power" mode...I have constant daydreams and night sweats... Looking at twin Suzuki DF200AP or possibly DF250APs I remembered a post from 2018 but had a hard time...

I finally laid down the law and said NO to coolers. We left the 120 qt cooler on the dock and also no extra beer cooler. The 265 has a giant fishbox in the deck that can hold 250 pounds of ice (if needed). The live well is insulated and can also double as a cooler. We made several tuna trips and...

A sunset trip from the beach off Mantoloking thru Manaquan Inlet.

Got some good GoPro video last time out. Dolphins

Garmin reactor 40 Autopilot Smart Pump in the void under the starboard seating.

Anybody here have actual experience with using Parker part# 2TFMS-6-5b as a permanent fix or to make new hoses out of old SEASTAR hoses for Seastar Outboard Hydraulic steering? I'm talking about the 1000psi hoses not the 3/8 nylon compensation hose. These fittings have 9/16-24 thread and an...

I'm designing my new FF/GPS Radar and settled on the Simrad NSS 12 EVO3. My problem is I would love to do a 1KW thru hull Chirp Fishfinder. The Transom mounts are huge and with twin outboards I dont want to have isses. QUestion is has anyone placed a thru hull? Boat is a 265 Express. I'm...

So I was at the boat show and talked to Mercury regarding 225s and the also the joystick. According to the boat show people....Mercury joystick helm is only available on select new boats. They work with the boat brand to optimize the software of the product to the hull model/engine...

I'm considering adding a windlass to my 265 express. I have no experience with a windlass. Always had a smaller boat. I've used a capstan on a destroyer but that doesn't help me here... Looking at Lewmar ProFish 700, H700 or V700. ProFish seems ideal with the FreeFall, H700 is same thing...

So I'm thinking of adding autopilot to my 265 Express. It has manual Seastar 1.7cu in Tilt helm. I would need to add power assist pump which I'm seeing as $1800...can that be right? For autopilot I see I would also need an autopilot pump at $400. And I would still need an autopilot from garmin...

Port engine cable bundle was rubbing on the threaded steering crossbar when the motor was raised/lowered. There was no cable cover, just a zip-tied bundle of wires/cables/fuel line. I kept saying "I should do something about that"....I didn't....I still have in my head that I want new 4 strokes...

Some things I've been doing... Removed rusty fridge that I was never going to use. My brother had some left over mahogany. Made a door frame and added a plexiglass door. There is a floor in there made of pvc board. Very disappointed with the OE rod storage in the cabin. Put some rod...

Here's a rough idea of what I'm trying to do. I want to be able to switch on batteries without opening hatches and removing bins on both sides of the boat. Both starting batteries on port side and doubled house batteries on stbd side. Utilizing existing switches for emergency combining. There...

So, finally started getting some things done. Have been rewiring some things, adding a gps/ff, some new deck lights... My wiper was removed by PO. Don't care because they are useless on a 265. So I want to use the switch for some new spreader lights. But, I want to replace the SPST lighted...

Anybody have a sidescan sonar with a transom mounted transducer? Does outboard(s) motor interfere with sidescan? I'm looking to put a secondary sonar on my Grady 265. Looking at Garmin 94sv. Going with Garmin because boat already has a 4208 (with a garmin24 Sonar unit and Airmar trhu Hull...

New member, new boat. Moved up from an '84 Wellcraft V20 that I ran for 18 years. I wanted to go bigger. Really loved the 265 express layout. Working thru some bugs... 1 cracked thermostat housing dribble 1 oil tank pump wouldn't fill the little tank Now having charging issues. one battery...

Now that I've figured out how to resize and post photos I thought I'd share a few from some of the off-season projects on my 265 over the last two winters. A lot of the work was wiring and is out of sight but it was a rat's nest under the dash and in the electronics boxes. I now know and have...

After putting the boat back in the slip I am having an issue with the shore power tripping. I have had this problem before but usually after playing with the cable connections it stays on. Today nothing I did worked. I even tried plugging into a different dock box connection. So I changed out...