Recent content by Ekea

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    Fell Marine Wireless Cutoff

    This is a bit overdue, but back in early October I had the Fell Marine kill switch installed. I was able to get a test run with it before putting the boat away for the season. it worked as advertised, and gave me no issues. it synched and never "accidentally" killed the engines while under...
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    Yamaha F-150 lower unit

    no personal experience with SEI, but i have heard that a small percentage are junk off the bat, but most run for a long time.
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    375 Freedom Issue / Question

    i know what im going to refer to is 9 years old, but bear with me... how in the world would 150 lbs of ballast even come close to making a difference on a 37 ft boat? on my 27, the difference between a full tank and a near empty tank is about 1000 lbs. there is no way that 150 lbs would...
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    2005 Gulfstream

    a mechanic should be able to drop the lower and scope the mid section
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    Rear deck section on 2004 Grady White Express "How to Secure"

    were they 316 stainless?
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    VHF Antenna removal

    those were easy for me as well, didnt soak at all
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    Mini 8 Generator

    no pic...
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    VHF Antenna removal

    i just did this on my 2000. everything came apart very easily.
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    Rear deck section on 2004 Grady White Express "How to Secure"

    mine just takes the same screws as the rest of the deck panels. nothing special
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    T-Top Canvas...needs replacement!

    i did kind of a sand color for the top and an off white for the windshield surround
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    T-Top Canvas...needs replacement!

    sunbrella is a non-waterproof cloth fabric that is sprayed with a durable water repellent (DWR) coating that increases the contact angle between the fabric and water (beading effect) allowing the water to sit on top of the fabric and/or roll off. the thing is, this coating is 1 not water proof...
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    265 props with in line 4 200hp yamahas

    hookup is right, thats probably the best route to go. let us know what you end up with
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    T-Top Canvas...needs replacement!

    why sunbrella? i wouldnt use it for a t-top. as the water repellency wears off, it will hold moisture and be difficult to clean (it is a cloth after all). i would instead, use vinyl. it is actually water proof (not resistant), and will be much easier to clean. being a t-top, you dont need...
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    Fisherman 222 CC Performance

    you dont need to take it off to see. it should be stamped on the barrel/tube
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    Grady Stringers and Knees?

    wait, are you saying there are ads throughout the page? i only see one at the very top of the page and one at the very bottom of the page.