Recent content by Dieler

Thought I would share a "by the way"...Did quite a bit of near shore and slightly offshore last several days. Had one day in particular where the forecast was a bit off and the afternoon turned very windy, had major chop and tight period 3+ footers. Ran around through it and was amazed at how...

Cabo's a beautiful boat, guessing you are powered with diesel inboards for her? In any event, that limits your draft as compared to the GW Express (360 being the flagship and a beauty as well). Believe the 40 Cabo draft is 41 inches whereas the GW 360 is 29 inches (with drives down I think)...

Was referring to trim on the motors (not the tabs). Not enough trim at plane will bow steer and too much will porpoise the bow, find the sweet spot at your preferred cruising speed and then you have a reference for how it should handle when all is at a nice equilibrium.

Congrats on the ride, have same setup. Simply takes a bit of time at the helm to sort out trim at various speeds. Once you get a feel for it the boat handles great. I find that the boat likes a bit more speed than some others in chop or a bit of swell - likley what you felt yesterday. At slower...

Anyone remove the stripe and leave off? Would love to see pics if so. Thinking it may look pretty clean overall.

Thanks much - will track it down, greatly appreciated

Very nice - greatly appreciated. Found the switch, looks right. If you do have info on the washdown that would be a bonus Thx again

Have a 265 Express and looking for to source the following parts. Have searched forum and internet with little luck. Any assist appreciated. a) Have a plastic dome light assembly under the hardtop electronics box. There is a white and red bulb in the dome on one switch and another switch for...

More opinion for you; I have a 265 w/ 2 x 200 HPDI's, love the boat and love the motors, best I have dialed in is about 2.1-2.2 mpg at relatively moderate cruise, would say I avg 1.8-1.9 mpg best for general use (varying rpm range through day), likely about 1.6-1.7 mpg when zipping along at...

Thanks for the info. My masthead light has 3 wires, assume 2 hot leads for Nav / Anchor position on rocker switch and one ground. You note two wires, different setup?

Great, thanks for confirming...Seemed odd to me based on past vessels owned

Another possibility and easy to check is the wire bundles coming out from the outboard. Have seen many develop split sheathing, followed by split wire loom, followed by splitting throttle or shift cable. Seems to be a combination of outdoor weather and tilting the motor out of water when not in...

So, the 18" dual bulb white lamp on top of the hardtop of my 265 Express has cracked at the base, requiring replacement. This may be an very elementary question, but need it cleared up. Any assistance appreciated. My assumption was that this light functioned as both a Nav/Anchor light as I...

Any suggestions for replacement of the Masthead / Anchor Nav Light mounted on a Hardtop 265 Ex? Anyone seen availability with stainless base and adjustability?

Thanks for the input. Left the tabs alone last 2 days running and simply played with trim switch to level her out. Ran all RPM ranges and no unusual leaning or listing. In fact, boat runs better than any hull I have owned through 2-4 chop - very smooth.