Any 283 Release owners out there

Nice. Anything in particular you don’t like. I haven’t taken delivery yet. Hopefully on Tuesday. The only thing I noticed on the limited time I’ve been on her is less storage than I would have liked and the shore power right at the transom door
 
Just Chillin said:
Nice. Anything in particular you don’t like. I haven’t taken delivery yet. Hopefully on Tuesday. The only thing I noticed on the limited time I’ve been on her is less storage than I would have liked and the shore power right at the transom door
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Ours didn't have a shore power I installed it right side of the console Just for the battery charge. our boat spent its life being a yacht tender. I've replace all the upholstery New electrical switches I put power assist steering. I have 2 yamaha 250 they have 1600 hours They run great I also put transom lights up graded toilet to electric
 
You’ve been busy. Not sure if I’m going to upgrade the head also. First on the list will be removable back rests for the bow seating…..my wife’s request. Close behind will be adding a second Garmin unit. I fish a lot and want to run two screens. Other than that just the absolute pleasure owning a Grady
 
I have an 05 release and love it. On the heavy side and runs like a tank which is what I wanted. Minimizes the waves in rough conditions. I’ve made tweaks to it over the years but generally well fit it out
 
Thanks Billy. That’s why I bought this boat. Very solid. I’ll be on the Chesapeake Bay fishing and cruising the Kent Island area. My experience is this boat can handle anything that area can dish out. Just need to be able to fish on the weekends no matter the conditions
 
Just Chillin said:
You’ve been busy. Not sure if I’m going to upgrade the head also. First on the list will be removable back rests for the bow seating…..my wife’s request. Close behind will be adding a second Garmin unit. I fish a lot and want to run two screens. Other than that just the absolute pleasure owning a Grady
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how do you plan to install the backrests? any links?
 
Just Chillin said:
You’ve been busy. Not sure if I’m going to upgrade the head also. First on the list will be removable back rests for the bow seating…..my wife’s request. Close behind will be adding a second Garmin unit. I fish a lot and want to run two screens. Other than that just the absolute pleasure owning a Grady
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Let me know about the seat backs My wife has the same request I have dual ray marine displays Ray marine radar and auto pilot .
 
I haven’t decided how I’m going to do the back rests yet. The newer Grady’s have it mounted out towards the gunwale and it swings back out of the way. The other option is two sleeves on the face of the fish boxes or recessed. Won’t know for sure until I can get the boat. Supposed to be delivered early next week. After I decide I will share what I come up with. As for my electronics it has the Garmin 8212 with Garmin radar and autopilot
 
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