Recent content by Coastboater

If you’re not set on rod holders, look in to surface mount attachment. Oodles of options in Bimini mounts.

Try New Wire Marine in N Charleston, SC.

No, that one would hit his head on the hard top:)

Sounds like a lead screw set up that needs to be recalibrated to restore its full stroke.

Years ago I had a Freedom 225 shipped from Ft. Lauderdale to Charleston and used Caj Flynn on his trailer. It was $1,200. Using a boat transporter I didn’t need another trip down there to load the boat and everything was stowed, hatches were taped down, etc and the boat arrived in perfect...

May be time for some batteries. While you’re at it, go through all major wiring connections .

If all else fails, I know a few trees that are excellent at removing antennas from hardtops:p

Since you’re replacing the top, cut a section out to reach both the screw head and nuts. Two wrenches to loosen the acorn nut from the other nut. Remove both nuts. Screw acorn nut back on, use hammer to break sealant bond and tap the screws out.

Sounds like Prop torque. Normal unless list is extreme.

Starting with the zip ties is how you locate it correctly in the frame and put tension on it before you start lacing it. I kept a pair of nippers so as I was lacing and encountered a zip tie I could snip them. Lacing By myself, started in the center bow of the top, worked my way down one side to...

I no longer have the boat, but here’s a pic of the new top. I did buy it from g2 and went with the Sunbrella Sea Mark. I had the new top back in about a week. They send you enough cord to do the job, too. Plenty of videos on YT on how to lace it. Pretty easy DIY.

I did a top on a Pioneer I had. Removed the old top and sent it to a shop where they copied it. Iirc, the shop was in Vermont. I chose an upgraded Sunbrella product that has a rubber backing, so completely waterproof. Maybe took two hours to install the new cover. Put it up first with zip...

Here’s where I put the Marineco bulkhead plug on a Freedom 215. The charger was mounted on the inside of the same bulkhead.

Nice! My first Grady was a 2004 228. Had a 4 stroke on it, a 225 Yammie. I put 2 Raymarine 6” displays in the dash cubby, one for depth/fish and the other for charts. My fondest memories are of constantly replacing the vhf antenna due to forgetting to lower it. :)

Those aluminum main bunks are standard fare for Charleston Trailer. They’re typically used on boat lifts and their advantages apply to boat trailer use, too. They don’t rot nor float. After looking at your pics I think you could benefit from new main bunks and brackets, whether you go the...