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On the 307 I have a hatch on the floor that lifts up. It is right in front of/under the flip up seat. On the CC I think this is not not made to open. My bilge pump is easy to access from this. If yours is in the same place (same hull right?) it might be worth it to remove that panel. Especially...

Yes there are 4 small thru bolts with nuts on the back if memory is correct.

But not as dry as a DC.

Good call on that!

^^This. We are 50-70 miles offshore. I have a SpotX, EPRIB and PLB. Last two for emergency. SpotX for comms with preset messages...you get 10 and can customize them.

Biased opinion here as I own a Freedom 307. Started fishing on similar sized CC. After a few very wet Bahama crossings I knew my crew would not like that. So when I moved into a "fishing" boat I knew it was going to be a DC. Great day boat and very capable fishing boat. We HST in NE FL in...

Out for a cruise Sat evening and had a bottle of wine in the sink with some ice. I hear a clunk behind me and see the sink collapse down into the cabinet. See pics. It looks like there were some L shaped white plastic clips that secured the sink to the countertop with just some silicone...

It may depend on what compound you are using and how it is applied. With either Presta Super Cut or Starke Level R and a Makita rotary I could take down a 3x3' area in less than 5 min. Probably more like 2-3min. When I did my first coating I wasn't nearly aggressive enough with the rotary and...

Never heard of any.

It may not be as bad as you think. There are only the spreader lights and the anchor light there. Any radar, sunshade, etc is run up through the post in front of the helm, behind the windshield. When I had my rear top post bases rewelded they were able to jack them up just enough to slip...

Yes all the time. And they are great for deep dropping too. We were high speed trolling here in this pic. But for regular trolling I use them for the short rigger position on each side.

I have had my boat 4 years. I ceramic coated it in year one and just redid it this spring. The actual ceramic coating is easy. But the prep work is a ton of work. But honestly, if you were doing it correctly for wax, you would go through the same steps. Mine consisted of a heavy cutting, medium...

Here are 3 pics. 1 is a 2023 275 with welded in plates on the frame. 2. Is an older 275 with the bases mounted with a backing plate inside the Hardtop frame. Sorry hard to see with the enclosure. 3. Is my 307 with same base as #1. If you have the plates already installed it should be pretty...

There is a 275 across the slip from me and I will look at it today. Will try to send you a picture if I can my experiences the top on these freedoms have a thicker spot that is made for the outriggers. It’s a very simple installation process of just drilling the center hole and the four bolt...

On my 307 I have a 0° swivel mounted in the gunnel between the two factory rod holders. The previous owner had installed these and I wasn’t sure I was going to like the 0° but it actually has worked well and I especially like the swivel.