Recent content by ChampyAdventure208

If the dog loves you, it will love the boat! I just introduced my Springer Spaniel to the boat this summer, and she loves it now. However at first, she did not like the floating dock or the boat. The more I brought her on board, caught fish, and let her swim after ducks, the more she fell in...

Congrats on the new boat. It looks like a 208 Adventure, and I should know as I picked mine up in York last May. What year is your boat?

I bought a 1997 Adventure with a 2002 Evinrude FICHT this Spring. The FICHT just died with only 80 hours on the engine. The mechanic said one of the pistons exploded into pieces. He said that this engine will hange on his wall of shame at the marina. Now I need to re-power. Great!!

Thanks for the information, everyone. Come to find out, the boat already had one it was just on the other side of the stern.

I'm hearing that it would be a good idea to install a fuel water separator kit for my 2003 Evinrude 175. Comments are appreciated.

What about the bilge pump? If you leave the battery switch to Off, while on the dock, then the bilge pump will not run. I realize this should not be a big deal, but if you are planning on leaving the boat at the dock for an extended period I would want the make sure the bilge pump could run if...

Try http://www.greatlakesboattop.com. They have a number of patterns from most of the Grady White models over the years.

Finally in the water, so now the fun can begin![/img]

I hope everything goes well trailering it home this weekend. I will be bringing mine home next Wednesday. Let's keep our fingers crossed for good weather this summer. Enjoy the boat!

No, not me. I bought a 1997 at York Harbor. I had my brother check out the boat for me, as he lives in Maine. What year hull and engine did you get?

York Harbor Marine I bought the boat at York Harbor Marine in York, Maine. Where did you find yours?

Trailer electrical adapters I also just bought a used Adventure 208, and am trailering it back from Maine in a week. The electrical hookup in my Jeep is flat with 4 sockets, and I needed to get an adapter with a 5th "socket" to connect to the trailer. I am told that the 5th socket is for the...

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I will be picking up the boat in Maine the last week of May, and trailering it to Lake Champlain. Hopefully the boat will like the move to fresh water. Great information on this site! I read a number of threads that helped me with my purchase, and others that are preping me for pick up and...