Recent content by artodea

I put a t-top extender on my Gulfstream that works great - not cheap but it was a complete kit and it is easy to deploy and store: t-topeextender Used it just yesterday in the burning sun. I can dig up some pics if you'd like.

Your ventilation with that prop is not a motor height issue. I believe it is an unfortunate characteristic of it's aggressive profile and going lower won't eliminate it. I get the same thing with my RX4 (16 pitch) when I'm running in rough seas into the wind - it's almost that the...

The panel on the port side and the small panel under the helm on the starboard side provide no structural support. The screws holding them in place are something like a no. 8 trim screw. The center panel, however, is structural as demonstrated by the larger (and numerous) bolts. You posted this...

5500 rpms at 28 mph with the 2:1 gears yields 37% slip - wow. You definitely need to come down in pitch. For reference, see: https://www.greatgrady.com/threads/gulfstream-f250-propeller-must-read.16450/

Not sure what Grady did with the porta-potty plumbing in '06, but 10 years earlier, this is how it was set up: A "Y" valve located under a pry-out plate in the compartment under the first step in the cabin directs the flow either to the pump-out port on the port companionway deck - or the...

Bought and installed in 2016 - the engine is one of the early ones with a Nov 2014 build date with all updates factory-installed prior to purchase.

At the request of another member, I have the following performance numbers on my e-tec G2 300 hanging on the back of my 1996 Gulfstream 23. I am starting my fourth season with the engine and I have absolutely no regrets with the re-power. Three seasons, (only 228 hours - I need to stop letting...

I bought one through my local Grady dealer and let them spec it out for my 232 (single 300). What I got was a LoadRite 25' aluminum bunk trailer with the optional target bunks (bow), tandem axle, hydraulic disk brakes on both axles, 8,400 lb capacity with torsion spring suspension. It fits...

Get a survey - the Gulfstream hull is balsa-cored above the waterline and it is worth having someone tap over the entire surface looking for delamination and/or water intrusion. Get a good look at the through-hull fittings, particularly if they are plastic, and the hoses they are connected to...

I put one on my Gulfstream last year and I like and use it a lot. I got a Simrad unit that I assembled over the winter - pump, computer, and compass, either new or used but not installed. I have a simrad chart plotter so I use that for the interface. The only difficult part was opening the...

You got it - the aux cushions backed with plywood rest on the lip on the port side and scoots the starboard cushion over slightly to rest on that lip. If you add the third cushion on the head cover then you've got them all locked in like a puzzle. You correctly note that the cushion thickness...

I did just the opposite - I had the aux berth cushions and had a starboard berth cushion made. You definitely want to match the foam density and finished height to avoid a step in thickness. I didn't and while my naps aboard have been wonderful, I have mismatched thickness and density... For...

Not sure about 2004 but in 1996 the wiring from the factory was not tinned. Good luck - and keep us posted!

If you have the aux charging option on your outboard that is just the ticket for you. Run the aux charging wire from one of your outboards through the rigging tube to your stern and connect that to the house battery with an appropriate in-line fuse. I think you'd be fine using the wire that...

Right - I should have pointed that out: my Gulfstream has the Gill bracket that sets the engine back about 3'. The G2 engine tilts up higher than the Yamaha (which means the lower unit is out of the water), so the 6' or so added to the length is all engine and its mount